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Shadow Chasing

biting or nipping

Growling Warning Ignored. Springer Spaniel Bit Man’s Face

Jonny is a gorgeous, friendly dog – looking and behaving a lot younger than his supposed ten years. The elderly couple who had him previously could no longer keep him.

He has a lovely home now with activity and enrichment.

His two problems are around guarding, growling warning and chasing shadows – or just charging about chasing nothing. (more…)

By Theo Stewart, 4 yearsOctober 21, 2018 ago
obsessive compulsive

Laser Danger. Obsessive Light Seeking, Light Chasing

Laser lights, usually cat toys, are DANGEROUS to dogs! They should come with a written warning on the packaging. I went to a gorgeous little Cavapoo yesterday, called out because the people couldn’t understand her odd behaviour. They showed me this video. The six-month-old puppy runs about frantically looking for something, highly Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 5 yearsJanuary 11, 2018 ago
Fear

That’s Not Punishment, is it?

What exactly is punishment? This is not the place to get all technical with semantics and the definitions of punishment. It’s enough to say here that it’s anything the dog doesn’t like, done by us, in order to stop him doing something we don’t want him to do – correction. Punishment Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 6 yearsApril 15, 2016 ago
obsessive compulsive

Obsessing Over Shadows. It’s a Dog’s Life – or Maybe Not

I regularly go to see Border Collies who are so very unfulfilled in what they have been bred for – herding and stalking – that they substitute sheep with shadows, lights, joggers, traffic, children or anything that moves. These two are both much-loved rescue dogs.[divider type=”white”] Obsessing over shadows Two-year-old Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 9 yearsNovember 20, 2013 ago
cats

Cairn Terrier Chasing Shadows and Biting

During the whole time that I was there, poor little two year old Cairn Terrier Charlie never settled. First of all, my arrival stirred him up.  He did a lot of jumping up.  Then he started looking for shadows and reflections and was obessively chasing them barking and growling at Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 10 yearsMay 14, 2012 ago
Fear

‘Unpredictable’ Viszla

Toffee is a beautiful fifteen month old Viszla – quite petite for the breed. She is a nervous dog – and has been since she was a puppy. She is an obsessive shadow chaser and (very unusually) already doing this at eight weeks old when they brought her home. He Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 11 yearsAugust 17, 2011 ago

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