It’s hard to believe that dear little Rottie (perhaps Rottie mix) Dotty had been languishing in Wood Green Animal Shelter for four whole months. Not only is she beautiful to look at, she is amazingly calm for a dog who is probably less than eighteen months old. Dotty had been Read more
Elderly dog Chloe barks at Jack
Jack
Seeing Jack petted and fussed may be upsetting Chloe. She barked at him when he was excited around me. She barked at him when he was chewing a toy. She barked whenever he came back into the room from the garden.
She sometimes barks when he just walks about. She barks constantly on walks with him.
Milo is a beautiful 14 month old Cocker-Springer mix – and a handful! His family adopted him from Wood Green three months ago at eleven months of age. Hand-reared It became obvious very soon just why his previous owners had given up on him. Fortunately the members of his new Read more
Rosie is very scared of people. She is a two-year-old Jack Russell re-homed from Wood Green a couple of weeks ago. She has landed on her feet with a lady who is very empathetic to her needs and who instinctively understands the balance between loving Rosie and giving her space. Read more
Princess came from Wood Green Animal Shelter two months ago. The Staffie Labrador mix is a wonderful dog, friendly and stable with no apparent hang-ups at all. Persistent jumping up The problem I was called out for was her persistent jumping up. There are three children in the family, aged Read more
Rex, a Border Collie, was found as a stray in Ireland a couple of years ago. He was shipped to Wood Green Animal Shelter and now at four years old is a dog you would be proud to have. He lives with a more elderly Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who Read more
She previously lived with an old man in a flat and rarely went out. She slept with him on his bed and toileted on a puppy pad in the corridor – and it’s clear she was punished if she did it anywhere else.
When she gets home it takes her a long time to unwind – she is even more manic than when she started out. This is a clear indication that the walks are doing her no good at all. It’s a case of ‘less is more’ for the time being.
My gentleman client has had Monty for just six days. Monty is a small and extremely cute Jack Russell. He has previously had two homes that probably had young children and Monty may have felt threatened and shown aggression to protect himself. He then spent six weeks in Wood Green animal shelter. Read more
I had a relaxing Sunday afternoon with two friendly dogs. Nightmare walks Sitting there with Noodles the Lurcher asleep much of the time, and Tofu a brindled cross breed a bit more active but happy, it was hard to imagine that these same two dogs could be so fear aggressive Read more