Why did this lovable Staffie sleep peacefully when left alone, yet turn into a whirlwind of jumping, stealing, tail-chasing and chaos whenever people were home? Chaos Jumping all over people, flying behind them around the backs of the sofa, leaping up at faces when they are standing, stealing things then Read more
How do you safely bring two boisterous dogs and four young children together under one roof? She has four children and he has two dogs. They are moving in together. Staffordshire Bull Terriers Suzie and Ben are beautiful, friendly dogs but too excitable and not a little unruly! Both dogs Read more
When the man is at home which due to work is only three days a week, the two dogs fight ferociously. Rufus becomes demanding and insecure – not letting the man out of his sight, whilst poor Stoker has to be shut away. When they are alone, or just with the lady, these two dogs get on famously.
Could your own worries about other dogs be making your dog’s reactions worse? Bruno really is the sweetest dog you can imagine. Here he is asking us to throw the ball. He is a three-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the lady bred him herself. Lady’s nerves affecting Bruno This dog’s Read more
Could one dog’s over-excitement be triggering fights with your other dog? I walked in – and immediately a fight kicked off. The two dogs wore no collars and there was nothing to grab hold of. Their young lady owner relies on shouting at them to break them up – and Read more
Have you recently adopted a rescue dog and want to help them settle in from the very beginning? Tommy is delightful – a small Staffie mix aged eight. He has had a hard life but landed on his feet a few days ago in his new home with two older Read more
Norma started life probably in a shed or barn – a puppy farm. Then at two months old the litter was taken to the vet to be put to sleep but the vet refused and they ended up in kennels. She was there for four months until her current owners adopted her at six months old.
Why does Maddie redirect onto Misty when she becomes stressed and over-excited? Over the months so much stress has built up between these two 9-year-old dogs that one redirects onto the other. Staffie Maddie is almost impossibly noisy, pushy, barking and jumping up when the lady owner has guests – Read more
Bella is a typical rather pushy pup. In the house she will not leave poor Stonker alone, jumping on him and trying to play fight. He is severely stressed with this, so he goes and hides.
Much of the time now he’s in hiding.
When baby arrives the couple needs to be able to trust the dogs not to jump on people. They need to be able to walk the dogs safely with a buggy. This means no more pulling on lead and barking or lunging at other dogs!
They couple needs to have their bedroom to themselves, so the dogs have to be introduced to sleeping downstairs gradually, well in advance,. This so that they won’t feel ousted by the baby.