When a dog is frightened of traffic, people and new places, how do you know whether exposure is helping or making things worse? Is it desensitising or is it over-exposure? Ellie, her siblings and other Tibetan Terriers were picked up from a breeder in a dreadful state of neglect, with matted Read more
It’s quite common for a younger dog, as she matures, to challenge the older one – particularly when they are both of the same sex.
Has your previously house-trained dog suddenly started toileting indoors again? To poo indoors once seemed the natural thing for the twelve-year-old Tibetan Terrier. Tipsy was a breeding bitch who had lived in kennels for the first five years of her life. It took them a year to house-train her, but Read more
Was Jack really distressed about being left alone — or frightened by something else entirely? I was welcomed by two beautiful, friendly dogs, Border Collie Jack who is seven years old and Izzy, an eight-month-old Tibetan Terrier. Jack has become increasingly anxious since last March when the lady’s other Border Read more
Why does a dog react differently depending on which family member is walking him? The importance of consistency. I sat with the family – parents with late-teens son and daughter – and their dear little Tibetan Terrier, Archie. My first question was, as always, ‘What would you like to achieve from Read more
The trainer sat on the sofa, ready for the three-month-old Buddy to be released from the kitchen. He flew over to her in his exuberant and friendly fashion and what did she do? She sprayed in him the face with bitter apple.
While the puppy was going mental after this, she then pinned him down. She even tried to show the two-year-old little girl how to use the spray on her puppy.
Then, Buddy back jumping up at the kitchen gate, she threw her keys on the floor in front of him.
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 the lady has met a new man. He gave her an ultimatum – it’s me or the dog. She parted with the wrong one in my opinion.
t takes very little to set Milo and Evie off barking.
Ruby will join in. They bark whenever they hear any sound outside. Milo stands and barks in the garden whenever he goes out, joined by Evie who runs around barking. They bark frantically when someone comes in the house.
The next few weeks are crucial for introducing her to people, children, cars, bikes, vacuum cleaners and so on in a careful way so that she grows up to be a confident dog. Her early experiences need to be positive ones.