Why does a dog feel unsafe and react when she feels trapped on a lead? 15-month-old Bella came over to this country from Romania. Wire Hair Fox Terrier’s history included being abandoned at about 12 weeks old beside a road. She was then in a Romanian compound before coming to Read more
How can a rescue dog learn to adapt to life in a home after living on the streets? From the street in Romania, to a rescue compound, Billy has now lived in a house for just one week. A new life It’s sounds wonderful, but it isn’t yet all wonderful Read more
Two main things are going on here which they need to change. One is the window-watching. The other is the ‘flooding’ – the forcing her to confront the things that overwhelm her.
He guards the stairs
If the lady is downstairs, Carmelo snarls, barks and charges at her from top of the stairs as she goes up. He does the same from the bottom when she wants to come down.
From a lonesome cage probably surrounded by other similar bitches in cages, to a rescue compound. Then a horrendous journey ending in a rescue kennel.
For the past four weeks Polly’s lived in a nice, comfortable detached house with a family with two children.
Why was Luna struggling to cope with the world outside her new home? Luna on the left, age six months, has been them for just one-and-a-half weeks. She came from a pound where she had still been with her littermates. As well as not being used to living in a Read more
Consider Jasmine’s early life. She was found as a young puppy along with one sibling beside a road. From there she will have ended up in an open shelter for about six months, having to hold her own with lots of other dogs. No wonder her priority is to feel Read more
Why is Ella reacting to the man when the lady is present, and how can her fear be changed? They have had their Romanian rescue, Ella, for about six weeks. As she gets braver she now will bark aggressively at the man when he approaches or moves, hackles up. They Read more
Why has Rogue started growling at Jasper, and how can they prevent this tension from developing into real conflict? The couple have two lovely dogs that used to get on like a house on fire. There may be a problem between dogs beginning however. Rogue, a Romanian rescue and the Read more
The rough mouthing is definitely generated by excitement. Mina grabs and bites hands; she leaps up and grabs clothes. When particularly aroused, she may even growl as she does so.