Jumping to conclusions If we jump to the wrong conclusions as to what’s behind a behaviour, it stands to reason the behaviour’s unlikely to improve. When the dog does something we want to change – like digging the carpet – we should be dealing with the underlying cause. When the Read more…
Polly is aggressive when people leave. I had been sitting on their sofa for a couple of hours and had slowly made friends with her. Then I stood up. The dog thought I was leaving. She changed in a flash into a snarling, barking, biting dervish. There is a lot Read more…
Jack Russell Bella is constantly nibbling, sucking and chewing herself – or scratching. She has many seasonal allergies and allergies to food, but the nibbling and sucking was something else. The intensity and manner in which she was chewing herself looked to me like she was deliberately shutting out the Read more…