When I go to a family who simply want to bring their puppies up right with my Puppy Parenting programme, I feel truly blessed in my job. Four-month-old brothers Ronnie and Teddy are a delightful mix of Bichon Frise and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (Cavachon). Poo indoors The only problem Read more
When a puppy pees or poos indoors, the only possible reasons are insufficient vigilance and trips outside (our fault). Also lack of positive reinforcement for going outside (our fault), anxiety (our responsibility). Or simply too young, an unsuitable diet – or perhaps a medical problem.
Respect is something that needs to be earned. Respectful dogs have good manners – but it also goes both ways. We need to treat them with respect also. Tyson, 5, and Kyai who is 13 months old, have potential to be such wonderful dogs if given proper ‘dog parenting’. From Read more
Here they are – lying down at last! Miniature Daschund Alfie on the left and Eddie on the right. Both around four years old. Highly stressed Dachshunds Barking, excitement, peeing indoors, nipping, jumping up, easily spooked, scared of people……it’s a long list all coming back to one thing – stress. Read more
5-month-old Sprocker brothers Ollie and Benjie live in the kitchen, along with 10-year-old Springer Flossie. The room was crowded with a large table, a small sofa and two crates, three young children, the couple and their adult son. Spending hours on end in their crates Because of the family’s work Read more
They are expecting a baby in six weeks’ time, and have left it a little late to do something about highly stressed little 8-month-old Chihuahua Twinkle. He flies all over the place and it is impossible to check him. He may grab hair and nip. Exuberant and happy or stressed Read more
Floyd used to have such enthusiasm for life, but this has slowly changed over the past few months. He seems depressed. He also started to toilet in the house and it’s gradually becoming more frequent, particular when his owners have come home from another trip. Something seems to have traumatised Read more
Roxy had been living in one room, surrounded faeces and urine, and the gentleman found her with two dogs he describes as ‘fighting dogs’ that intimidated her to staying in her corner.
Little Jack is ten years old and lives with Jill who is also ten. They are both very good little dogs as far as obedience is concerned, but both, Jack in particular, is troubled. Although both dogs have a very good life with a loving owner, it is possible that Read more
All three get overly excited before meals. All three get extremely excited before walks, so much so that mixed-up Milli can’t cope and her crazy excitement and stress overflows and redirects into an attack on one of the other dogs. All three pull like mad on lead and are not good with other dogs.