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Aggression

Working Cocker Spaniel needs constant action so makes his own fun

Jarvis Cocker – don’t you love it!  Jarvis is a 17-month-old working Cocker Spaniel. His need for constant action is giving his young gentleman owner some trouble. To quote the young man: ‘He has no fear, took a sock off my nephews foot and swallowed it. Stealing food from table, Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 8 monthsNovember 11, 2021 ago
arousal, excitement

Arousal-busting needed. Jumping to the wrong conclusions

Jumping to conclusions If we jump to the wrong conclusions as to what’s behind a behaviour, it stands to reason the behaviour’s unlikely to improve. When the dog does something we want to change – like digging the carpet – we should be dealing with the underlying cause. When the Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 11 monthsAugust 15, 2021 ago
arousal, excitement

Wild behaviour. Their life revolves around coping strategies.

When hyped up and wild, Nellie needs help. She has a need. Putting a lid on it merely makes it erupt somewhere else. They want something acceptable for her to vent her wildness.

By Theo Stewart, 12 monthsJuly 22, 2021 ago
obsessive compulsive

OCD Abnormal Repetitive Behaviour. The frustration of chasing but never catching.

(Online consultation) Little Lexi is a sweet 19-month-old Working Cocker Spaniel with a beautiful loving nature. Very soon after they got her at 4 months of age, she was exhibiting OCD by fixating for hours on the sunlight dancing through the leaves onto the ground. They didn’t realise the implications Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearMarch 6, 2021 ago
obedience

Come When Called. Getting Attention.

The problem seems simple enough. They want to be able to get Working Cocker Milo’s focus and attention on them when the are out. When the eight-month-old has his head under a hedge or down a hole, when he’s playing excitedly with other dogs, he goes deaf. Attention has to Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 1 yearJanuary 22, 2021 ago
Aggression

Adolescent Unemployed Working Dog

Young working dog without a job. I have just met Sam who is seven months of age. Sam is so very like my own Working Cocker Spaniel, Pickle. I have had over five years with Pickle, learning how to give my alert and energetic working dog a sufficiently fulfilled life so that he’s Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 2 yearsMarch 15, 2020 ago
barking

Food-Driven Cocker Spaniel

Bobby is a five-year-old chocolate working Cocker Spaniel. He is an unusual mixture of easy and difficult, well trained and wilful! His male owner had him for four years before meeting his partner, and they don’t always agree on how Bobby should be treated. She says it’s like taking on Read more…

By Theo Stewart, 11 yearsJanuary 2, 2012 ago

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