Rottweiler Amber has a lovely temperament, friendly and confident. They have obviously come a long way with her compulsive shadow-chasing etc. in the two years since they adopted her at six months old. She was already doing it then. Her problems probably are due to a mix of genetics and Read more…
‘Well-trained’ isn’t always enough. The three dogs, 7 month old Rottie pup Kaiser, Jack Russell Budd, 7 and Jack a Chihuahua Jack Russel mix aged 8 have been taught some impressive training tricks by the lady. This case is interesting because three problems exist despite the training. Kaiser is so excited to Read more…
Females fighting – nipping things in the bud before they escalate to something worse I have just been to another family that really pulls together where their dogs are concerned. They have a situation with two females – a Labradoodle and a Rottie, both a year old. The two dogs got Read more…
It’s hard to believe that dear little Rottie (perhaps Rottie mix) Dotty had been languishing in Wood Green Animal Shelter for four whole months. Not only is she beautiful to look at, she is amazingly calm for a dog who is probably less than eighteen months old. Dotty had been Read more…
My last visit was to an older dog being introduced to a new puppy. Today it was another older dog and a tiny brand new baby. Rottie Koda is a very fit 8-years old and the baby is under 6lbs in weight. You can see from the panting the stressed Read more…
I went to Rottie Jake and 11-week-old Bert yesterday. Jake is a very mellow character who, despite being given the free run of many unfenced acres day and night and is a formidable guard dog, encouraged to chase visiting cars down the track as they leave, is also a gentle Read more…
Today I visited Baxter again – the delinquent young Rottweiler I wrote about a few days ago. I must confess I was feeling a little apprehensive on the way there, knowing what a big undertaking this is going to be for his new owners. For the past week his they have worked hard at being Read more…