Why can an excitable dog erupt with barking and frantic behaviour when he can’t reach a baby or another dog? Everything came to a head the other day. Reggie, the little volcano, exploded. The house was full of visiting family – and someone brought a baby. The 14-month-old terrier, already Read more
Why would a newly adopted dog start bullying the dog already living in the home? A week ago, their new rescue dog began to bully their other dog. Six-year-old Cookie is a cute and somewhat nervous, anxious little terrier. Rudi, a Wirehaired Terrier, joined them six weeks ago. It began Read more
They asked one of the older children if they were sorry to see her go. The child said, ‘Not really’.
Something has frightened him badly either in his past life or as the result of someone demonstrating how they should ‘cure’ his barking at the hoover. They tell me this person threw spoons on the floor in front of him – or it may have been training discs specifically manufactured for ‘scaring’ a dog out of doing something.
Why would anyone think to punish fear is a good idea?
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
The peeing never happens in the day if people are at home. However, if they go out and leave the two dogs alone for just a short while they come back to urine.
Little Scamp’s barking and vocalising is driving his lady person crazy! Scamp is an eight year-old Jack Russell Yorkie cross and he has lived with her from eight weeks old. Doing things differently This has been going on for years, so the lady does accept that what she has been Read more
Not all dogs like a little dog to rush up to them and jump all over them. So far Milly has come to no harm. Three-year-old Yorkie/Terrier cross Milly is an absolute delight – a little bundle of friendliness and joy. Many of the people I go to would love Read more
Two of these little dogs had been fending for themselves on the streets of Romania, roaming free. The two girls, black and white Bonnie with little terrier Elma, were probably abandoned pets. The lady is an experienced dog owner – particularly with rescue dogs. She took on much older Charlie, Read more
They can no longer let her off lead. Tilly was attacked by another dog a while ago and she hasn’t been the same been the same since.