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.
Now settling into his new home, Baxter had been found as a stray. He had been in kennels for one week and then a foster home for a few days, during which time another dog had attacked him – he bears the scars.
Why do some friendly young dogs suddenly become wary of people as they mature? Boss, an American Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross, is now two years old. Despite getting him at the tender age of five weeks old, Boss was very well socialised as a pup. They lived in Read more
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
Why does an affectionate young dog keep grabbing people with his mouth when he’s excited? When people call me about their dog, they nearly always, feeling disloyal, first list their dog’s good points. They tell me that their dog is ‘perfect dog in the house’, or a ‘very loving dog’…..BUT…..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.