“There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. Crumble will suddenly jump up and frantically destroy a blanket, the footstool or sofa.”
“Overnight she just flipped into a different dog.”
The problems start when they want Koda to do something he himself doesn’t want to do!
Why is Apollo reactive to dogs while Atlas pulls on lead, and how can their walks improve? Atlas and Apollo are sibling brothers, two years of age. The family very wisely did most things with them individually for the first few months of their lives, which has paid off. The Read more
The smallest thing sets anxious Cas off.
If he settles for a moment, just the intake of breath from someone is enough to cause him to leap to his feet again. Then he rushes about, mouth wide open, panting.
How can a dog rescued from starvation and neglect still be so sweet — yet pin other dogs when things get too much?
I have just met Staffie Chester, featured on TV’s The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davis, rescued with two starving companions from squalor.
How do some of these dogs coming out of such a bad situation, come out of these situations and remain so sweet? (more…)
Barney is an emotional mix of being extremely friendly, over-excitable and scared stiff of the world outside his house and garden.
Hector’s lack of self-control both when people come into the house and the frantic pulling on walks are due to much the same things. Over-arousal and I, believe, some anxiety too. As he now gets no exercise he must have an excess of energy and no outlet for other stresses.
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.
Is she aggressive — or trying to protect herself in a world she doesn’t yet understand? ‘Aggressive towards other dogs but a perfect dog at home’. How many times do I hear that. Aggressive is only a word. It can mean a lot of things. In Lottie’s case it’s probably Read more
Such uncontrolled excitement is a challenge to deal with.
They let Tia out of the utility room and into the kitchen where I was standing. She flew at me, grabbing my arm with her teeth. She repeatedly jumped up.