Aggression
Hostile To People Coming To The House
The behaviour began a few months ago. She become very hostile to people coming to their house. She also reacts to certain people when they are out if they walk towards her, particularly men.
arousal, excitement
Frantically Excited When Guests Come Into the House
Why does Mackie lose control when family arrive at the door? It’s all about the build-up. Cocker Spaniel Mackie is three years old. He is lively, excitable and friendly. The couple have their two adult daughters living nearby. One has a toddler and the other a baby. Their problem is Read more
arousal, excitement
Preparing a Barking Dog for a Baby Due in Five Weeks
Why did Gigi bark so intensely at the door? Baby due in five weeks. Just five weeks. Then they will have friends and health visitor calling to see the baby. If that happened today it would be a noisy problem. They may be unable to talk due to Cavachon Gigi’s Read more
Aggression
Timid with Visitors in the Home: A Young German Shepherd
Why is Atlas barking fearfully at people coming into his home? Atlas is a beautiful, playful, loving and friendly white German Shepherd with the people he knows. He is however very timid with people he doesn’t know. Atlas is 15 months old and lives with a family that includes three Read more
Aggression
Learning to Welcome People Without Barking and Nipping
Why does Vinnie explode into barking and nipping when people arrive, and how can he learn to feel safe welcoming them? A dog that doesn’t welcome people into his home is a problem made much more common by lockdown. Working Cocker Vinnie’s owners refer to his behaviour as ‘aggressive’, but that Read more
barking
Fearful Barking When a Guest Visits
When Bo erupts into barking as soon as the bell rings, is he being territorial — or overwhelmed by a chain of sounds that signal something worrying is about to happen? Bo reacts with fearful barking when a guest visits their flat. Bo has lived with the couple since he Read more
Fear
Rescue Terrier Struggles After a Big Change in Life
They asked one of the older children if they were sorry to see her go. The child said, ‘Not really’.
barking
Dog Nips Legs When People Walk About.
Why would a small dog bark and nip at people’s legs when they move around the house? Little Miniature Wire Haired Dachshund, Ziggy, is scared of people he doesn’t know coming to his house. Particularly if they are standing up and even more so if they are walking about. He Read more
Aggression
Protective German Shepherd. Guard Dog Behaviour at Home
Why would a friendly German Shepherd turn into a fierce guard dog when people approach the house? I am sometimes contacted by people wanting to make their dog be a guard dog. These people aren’t happy because their friendly or fearful dog is useless at protecting them or their property. Training dogs to Read more
Fear
Dog On High Alert Around People and Sounds
he most recent involved him jumping at someone and he may have caught her hand. This is serious, not least because of the dog law. Someone now need only to feel threatened by our dog, with no damage done, for us to be in trouble.