Nina is too easily over-aroused. This is their list of things they said they would like to change when they contacted me: Barking at every sound. Crazy around visitors Barking at new people Struggling to settle Chasing their cat at bedtime, same scenario every night Seems permanently on high alert Read more
Their goal is ‘for Snoopy not to bite’. What brought this to a head is that he bit their 7-year-old nephew. MY goal is ‘for Snoopy not to feel the need to bite’. These are two very different things. ‘For Snoopy not to bite’ implies that the humans carry on Read more
8-month old Meeko, a mix of Staffordshire Bull Terrier, German Shepherd and Lurcher, is becoming increasingly bad-tempered when someone approaches him. The other day he snapped at the thirteen-year-old daughter and caught her face. He was lying on the sofa with her sister and she was sitting on the floor Read more
Bella has always been a bit defensive when approached by other dogs. She just wants to be left in peace. The four-year-old Cocker Spaniel lived in harmony with older Cocker Mikey. Then the family added two puppies to their Cocker Spaniel gang – Bonnie and Nellie. The pups are now Read more
Just as we don’t always feel like being touched and fussed, so it is for many dogs. To make her feelings quite clear to the girl who doesn’t stop otherwise, Pippa will now snap.
Milo’s Story – his online consultation. Poor Milo isn’t well at the moment. A couple of weeks ago he had an ear infection that resulted in him snapping at the gentleman when he tried to look in his ear. He then snapped at the vet. Milo’s still not right and Read more
Lack of consistency is a problem. ‘No!’ doesn’t tell him anything specific. Grabbing his collar can result in a quick twist of his head and a snap.
A fluffy, cute little dog like young Cockerpoo Florence is a magnet for human hands. Human hands that feel compelled to touch her. Just look at her and you can see why! Like many dogs, she is very friendly with people she knows well but very nervous of other people, Read more
It has been proved beyond all doubt that using punishment to ‘teach the dog’ where any aggression is concerned can only make things worse
Pearl started snapping too and although it’s mostly at the young lady, it’s other people also. Family members want to fuss her. Looking as she does, people everywhere want to touch her. When she reacts, telling them in clear ‘dogspeak’ that she doesn’t like it, she is scolded. NO!