You often hear folk describe a calm dog as ‘a bit boring ‘, but while having an active dog might be thought to be more fun, hyperactive dogs are the opposite, causing havoc in the house as they race around manically, sending furniture flying and breaking things in their wake.
Some dogs in a hyperactive state [...]
Dog owners often ask how long it takes to cure separation anxiety in dogs and while it’s an an understandable question question, unfortunately it doesn’t have an easy answer. In today’s high speed society, we’re all looking for a quick problem fix, but when it comes to your dog’s behaviour problems, time and patience is [...]
While digging is natural for a dog and part of their built-in survival mechanisms, some digging can be driven by separation anxiety in dogs. A stressed dog can develop many acute dog behaviour problems and making an attempt to dig their way out of the garden is only one of them.
Hence while you are never [...]
Comparing a dog jumping up to the Queen sitting on her throne may appear bizarre, but the link is a lot closer than you most likely think!
Ask yourself why the Queen sits on a throne and why we bow or curtsy should we meet her?
The answer has a lot in common with pack behavior, as [...]
Hyperactive dogs may cause chaos in a household, racing around, knocking things over, and throwing themselves at people, and can be dangerous if they start to bite, or scratching.
When they’re in this manic state it can be hard to calm a dog down, which also makes it difficult to take them out anywhere as their [...]
Dogs are scared of all sorts of unusual and wonderful things from the sound of falling leaves to folk wearing hats or men with beards.
But as funny as some of their fears appear, living alongside a fearful dog is not very easy. While many of us spend our time trying to calm our dogs over [...]
While some dogs are nervous naturally, others will learn to be nervous due to incidents in their life, or because they missed out on learning some very important socialization skills at a very young age. Nervousness in dogs can produce a range of behavior issues, the most extreme of which is nervous aggression.
If you’ve a [...]
It can be very tough to keep some dogs safe at home where you would like them to be, when they’re focusing on running away. In fact , the sheer determination and creativeness that goes into your dog escaping can be as impressive as watching Steve McQueen in the Great Escape!
Are They Actually Running [...]
There is no such thing as a very good dog that means most dogs will develop a type of behavior issues at one stage or another in their lives. How we deal with it will make the most significant difference between owning a dog that's a pleasure to have around, or a complete agony!
If we [...]
There’s no such thing as a perfect dog, suggesting that many people will be dealing will dog behaviour problems at some particular point in their lives. It could be chewing the dining room chairs while teething, digging holes in your prize grass, enthusiastically throwing themselves at your visitors to get their attention or any [...]
