Why had Ziggy and Buddy’s fighting suddenly escalated? Common denominators: Food or a chew has been involved. Ziggy may have been on the stairs up ahead of Buddy (they live in a town house with the living room upstairs). Ziggy was already aroused in some way. Buddy has always been Read more
Poor man. Here was his dog, snuggling up to me and kissing my nose, whereas if he so much as moved on the other end of the sofa she shrank back into the seat
Why does Maddie redirect onto Misty when she becomes stressed and over-excited? Over the months so much stress has built up between these two 9-year-old dogs that one redirects onto the other. Staffie Maddie is almost impossibly noisy, pushy, barking and jumping up when the lady owner has guests – Read more
How did William and Fergus go from fighting on walks to four weeks with no aggression? Just under four weeks ago I visited William and Fergus – Whippet brothers that fought. Walks were a nightmare as the excitable William would redirect his stress onto Fergus, especially if they came across Read more
Why do William and Fergus suddenly fight when they usually get on so well? Whippets are just so delicate and graceful. To look at them it’s hard to imagine they could ever cause any trouble! These two beautiful whippet siblings are now four years old. They have lived with their Read more
Why does excitable young Lucy keep jumping up and nipping people? Jumping 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 Read more