Twelve-year-old Cockerpoo Charlie has become increasingly agitated around the puppy as each day goes by. Fortunately the 11-week old puppy is resilient. He’s a Cavapoochon. They have chosen to get a puppy at this time because the daughter is home from uni and has time to dedicate herself to settling Read more…
The dog thought I was leaving. She changed in a flash into a snarling, barking, biting dervish.
A lot of incidents happen in doorways. Over-excited dogs may jump up at people, dogs may control entrances so another dog may not dare walk through. Over-aroused dogs may redirect onto one another resulting in fighting when someone walks through the door, and so on.
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 destroying or eating them, tail-chasing round and round, and suckling his blanket. Staffie Marley is a loveable but exhausting, hyperactive dog. When they are out Read more…
They also have a toddler and now they are expecting a new baby.
When the little girl runs about Jack can become quite aroused. He grabs her clothes and sometimes lightly nips her. They need to keep a close eye on him. The temptation then is to tell him off rather than to call him away and reward him for doing so
Jack Russell Bella constantly nibbles, sucks and chews herself – or scratches.
She has many seasonal allergies and allergies to food, but the nibbling and sucking was something else. The intensity and manner in which she chews herself looked to me like she was deliberately shutting out the world.
A person like Dudley would be on the go non-stop. They would nev
er stop talking, chewing their nails, demanding attention all the time. They would be unable to listen properly because they were so preoccupied, jumping into the air and screeching at sudden sounds and being inappropriately demonstrative to strangers.
I was called because they no longer take her for walks due to her ‘aggression’ towards other dogs. This I’m sure is due to terror. She nearly strangles herself lunging at them.
For the past two or three months Daisy has become a different dog. She looks miserable and has shut down. She has little interest in food or play. She seldom gets up when people come home. She’s constantly depressed.
Sophie is a 7-year-old Springer Spaniel. She is stressed and hyperactive for much of the time, panting, pacing and crying. This can continue for hours and she only really settles within the confines and restrictions of her crate. It can be very tiring for her family. Springer Sophie and ‘training’. Read more…