Why does Dixie’s scrabbling and digging escalate as the day goes on? Two-year-old Working Cocker Dixie is constantly on the go. As the day wears on, she gets worse. It manifests itself in what I call ‘scrabbling’ and they call ‘dobbing’. She paddles and scratches with her front paws on Read more
Her dislike of being touched or cornered by little children started a year ago when the neighbour’s one-year-old child kept grabbing her ears. Luna had enough and eventually snapped. She had found it the only way to make the child stop.
Why can misreading a dog’s behaviour make arousal problems worse? 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 – Read more
‘He has no fear, took a sock off my nephews foot and swallowed it. Stealing food from table, walking on dining table, barking at people when out for walks and running up to them. Aggressive /bites when you try and take certain items off of him’.
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.
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.
When a working-breed dog ignores calls while sniffing or playing, is the real issue obedience — or that the reward simply isn’t worth it? 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 Read more
What happens when a young working-bred dog has lots of energy but no real job to do? 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 Read more
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 a stepchild with the various emotions involved.