Some dogs, like some people, are more easily excited and more vocal than others! Genetics is involved and in the case of a dog this includes the breed. Dylan is a Border Collie, not one of the breeds I would say that’s renowned for being quite so over-excitable and vocal, Read more…
Little Scamp’s barking and vocalising is driving his lady person crazy! He is an eight year-old Jack Russell Yorkie cross and he has lived with her from eight weeks old. This has been going on for years, so the lady does accept that what she has been doing (mostly scolding Read more…
Oh Joy! This was one clever little dog. Eighteen-month Westie Fraser that I went to yesterday lives with a couple and their 3-year-old son. He has two different traits, both of which result in toileting indoors. When the little boy is up and about Fraser can become very amped-up. The Read more…
Marley is a beautiful Collie/German Shepherd cross age seven. He has been with the family for two years now. This was their initial message: ‘Attacking anything that comes through the post slot. Cries and whines every time any family member leaves the house. Unwilling to sleep in his bed, sneaks Read more…
As I walked in, 6-year-old Weimerana Dudley was jumping up at the child gate near the front door, barking somewhat scarily. Following the young lady into the living room, he leapt up at my face. I just kept turning away until he got the message and sat down and then Read more…
Sabre is a rescue German Shepherd, probably around eight years old. He has a very friendly temperament. In the evenings poor Sabre can become almost obsessively attention seeking and stressed. It took Sabre getting on for three hours to calm down completely. All evening he was whining for attention, jumping Read more…
My photo doesn’t do beautiful 8-month old Springer Harry justice. What is driving the couple mad is Harry’s whining! This mostly happens when they go upstairs and out of sight. He seems to be fine when they are out, and he goes to bed happily at bedtime. He is quiet Read more…
Coco looks a little like Basil Brush, with one ear up and the other down! She’s an unusual colour for a Border Collie. This is the best photo I could manage, because she was pacing all the evening. She lives with a much calmer Border Collie, Shep. The fact the Read more…
What a wonderful looking pair. There are a few minor issues to fix, but the main aims of my visit are to control Weimaraner Lulu’s territorial barking and hunting – for her to have reliable recall. At present the dogs run freely off lead a lot of the time, so Read more…
Lucy is the most endearing little dog. She is a seven month old Whippet/Cocker Spaniel mix, with a whippet body and cocker spaniel ears – and bounce! With this breed combination one would not expect her to be slow and placid! Mix this with two young children and you have a recipe for EXCITEMENT. Read more…