He is very attached to his lady owner and he likes to know where she is at all times. It is so bad that when they shut the dog gate at the kitchen door before going out, he attacks their ankles quite ferociously. He does all he can to stop them going out
What – constantly on the go and gets up to mischief if ignored? You wouldn’t believe it would you! Eighteen-month old Milo is divine. He’s a cross between a Jack Russell and a Cocker Spaniel. He can be both very mischievous and extremely anxious. They can’t leave him alone at Read more…
Like so many of the dogs I go to, his start in life was far from ideal. From the time he left his mother and litter mates at 8 weeks old and until he was four months old, he was shut in a room all alone for hours on end, before being returned to the breeder.
Until four weeks ago, Ben lived with a gentleman of ninety-eight who now is in hospital and will not be able to go home again. It’s little wonder Ben feels insecure now.
If little Tilly lay on a sheepskin rug one could easily trip over her! She is an eleven-year-old Havanese who came to live in her new home about fifteen months ago. Her new owners worship her. It can be hard when you’ve not had a dog before, and believe you Read more…
In the kennels they were shut down at 4pm and left alone until the morning. I expect anything in the kennel available to chew would be fair game to a young dog. He needs to be caught in the act – set up intentionally perhaps. He needs learn not to wreck the furniture. To be taught that furniture isn’t for chewing and shown what can be chewed instead, using patience and encouragement.
Lurcher Bovril is a sweet, gentle natured dog with two problems. He has separation distress big time, and he is scared of other dogs. He is now six years old. He came to live with his lady owner about three years ago. Before that he was kept in single a Read more…
Hercules, on the left, lives with Shadow. I am told they are Staffordshire Bull Terriers, but believe they must be a mix. They are both eleven years old. Hercules isn’t as strong and brave as his name suggests. He is very nervous. He starts to shake at the slightest thing. Read more…
He felt absolutely terrible when he discovered that all the mess wasn’t done by Chloe. They had had a break in and poor Chloe was traumatised. Where before she was distressed at being alone, now she was also terrified of her owner coming back.
This week I visited two dogs called Bracken. Both were gorgeous and they were completely different. The first Bracken was a beautiful Japanese Akita. Bracken didn’t have a good start in life. As a puppy his first family lost interest in him and he was shut outside in the garden by Read more…