Is his behaviour unpredictable — or the result of too many changes piling up? Unpredictable only because they can’t see inside Banjo’s head. If they could, and if stress was visible, they might see a little pressure cooker in there; they would see how over the past five months or Read more
Is something wrong with him — or is stress quietly building beneath the surface?
Maybe it wasn’t such a sudden behaviour change after all. Perhaps there were already signs.
Earlier when we spoke on the phone I heard this story:
It began about three months ago. Ambrose was spending hours just sitting and staring.
He wasn’t looking for shadows or lights. In the lady’s words, he stared obsessively and becomes very distant. When they called him out of it he came, but went straight back.
Coinciding with this there was a sudden change in the two-year-old Cocker Spaniel’s attitude towards the family’s other four dogs. One, four month old Vizsla pup, Hector, he had ‘attacked’ several times – not yet drawing blood but very negative experiences for Hector at a vulnerable age.
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.
Could your dog’s behaviour be the result of simply too much going on? ‘Too much’ results in stress. Ollie’s stress levels are at the root of the problems. This said, not all stress is bad and a lot is associated with fun – but it’s too much of everything that’s Read more
(The lady) told the BBC she heard a noise “like an earthquake” when the van smashed into her property.
“This van came flying over a hedge and crashed into our hall and kitchen,” she said.
Why would two young male dogs raised together start competing and fighting as they mature? They got both Harley and Louis as puppies, at about the same time, ten months ago. They are now seeing some of the problems they might encounter with same-sex siblings. The two dogs are, in Read more
Why does a dog bark constantly at everything, from sounds to people to other dogs? Barney barks at anything and everything. The Wirehaired Fox Terrier came to live with the lovely lady ten weeks ago, a companion for her Welsh Terrier, Lily. Barney barks for attention and simply won’t stop Read more
Honey is a delightfully friendly dog but loses control of herself very quickly – and any efforts to try to impose control only make her worse.
It was the perfect storm. Why can a normally friendly dog suddenly react far more intensely than expected? It was a clear example of trigger stacking. The day had been over-exciting. There had been lots of people in the house. The dogs had had too many treats. They will have done Read more
Why does a friendly dog become so over-excited that he can’t stop himself jumping, barking or reacting? Much of Blue’s early life was spent in a crate after he and his brother began to fight. He was rehomed. Next he was in another bad situation before being taken in by Read more