Fear
Nervous Dog Meets New Puppy — Confidence Takes Time
Nervous dog Tom is yet another Staffie who is fearful of the outside world and reluctant to walk.
Tom drools when he is scared. He does a lot of drooling on walks.
barking
Fearful Dog and the Alpha Myth
What happens when a frightened dog is treated as though he’s trying to be dominant? Staffie Boxer mix Digby came out of his shell after a couple of hours. What a character. This is yet another story that could make me cry. A young couple get themselves a puppy. They don’t Read more
Cocker Spaniel
Giving a Fearful Dog Choice on Walks
Why was Willow happy on walks away from home but frightened on familiar routes? I met Willow a couple of years ago when she was nine months old. The original problems I helped with have all but disappeared but they have relaxed a bit as people do. Here is the situation Read more
arousal, excitement
Little Jack Russell Constantly Chews Herself
Jack Russell Bella constantly nibbles, sucks and chews herself – or scratches.
She has many seasonal allergies and allergies to food, but the nibbling and sucking was something else. The intensity and manner in which she chews herself looked to me like she was deliberately shutting out the world.
Aggression
Blue Merle Sheltie Only Feels Safe Indoors
Eight-year-old Robbie spent the first seven and a half years of his life never outside a utility room and garden, with virtually no human company.
Behaviour and Training
Staffie Stressed and Easily Scared
He is shouted at for licking them whilst being encouraged to jump onto them. He is more or less force-fed from human plates whilst refusing to eat his own food – though he is partial to doughnuts. He only has to bark at the box, and he is given one. He is becoming increasingly scared out on walks, running back to the car at the slightest sudden noise.