Anxiety in dogs shows itself in so many different ways that it’s easy for dog owners to pass off the symptoms as either a fault in their dogs character or simply a behaviour problem. How many times have you heard dog owners complaining about their dog being aggressive when out on a walk, or damaging ...…
Dog marking is a territorial statement that is both natural and useful in a dog’s world and a dog marking in house probably thinks it quite natural to do it there too! Of course, if our dogs are marking on the garden boundary, or the nearest lamppost when we take them out for a walk ...…
A recent study on dog preference disproved some of the long held assumptions we have about owners of aggressive dogs, but went on to suggest their findings also confirm the conventional wisdom that dogs match the personality of their owners. But if that is true, what does it say about owners who have anxious dogs? In ...…
An owner with a fearful dog recently asked this question: “My dog is fearful of strange noises like thunder or fireworks, how can I help him?” The short answer was that they could help in a number of different ways, but that it was equally valuable to know what wouldn’t help, because some of the ...…
An incredible 76 percent of American pet owners feel guilty over leaving dogs alone, according to a recent American Animal Hospitals Association report. Not only that, the report also suggests that employees can be too worried about their dog home alone to fully focus on the job, which is not great for business. In some ...…
If you’re looking for a way to stop dog anxiety, this could be the answer to your problems. It’s a comprehensive Step-by-Step Training Guide developed by a professional dog trainer with more than 10 years experience of working with anxious dogs. Using training methods that are based on the the Dog Listener techniques which are recognised and ...…
Dog separation anxiety is a common problems faced by owners all over the world, with latest research suggesting that between 15 and 50% of our dogs show dog separation anxiety symptoms at some stage of their life. While it’s not always easy for dog owners to distinguish between dog behaviour problems and dog separation anxiety ...…
As my anxiety-suffering rescue dog Sherlock was the inspiration behind creating a new guide to getting rid of anxiety in dogs, I thought it was only fitting that he should help me pick 3 lucky winners of a free copy of our dog anxiety eBook (available for sale in April 2012). You can watch the ...…
What our dogs should and shouldn’t eat is often a source of anxiety for dog owners and it can have us running to the vet for expensive emergency treatment if they get hold of the wrong foods. This kind of incident can cause our dog anxiety too. Last year, there were more than 100,000 cases ...…
Dog chewing is a sure sign of dog separation anxiety if it happens when they are left home alone. Often it can start for no apparent reason, as this question I received yesterday demonstrates. The dog owner had taken on a rescue dog a week earlier. We rescued Sam a 6 month old Parsons jack ...…
If you have ever wondered what a dog with separation anxiety does when they are left home alone, this study sponsored by the Danish Animal Welfare Society should satisfy your curiosity. Most of them whine. In fact dog whining topped the list as the most common anxiety behaviour. This is bad news if you have ...…
Anxious dogs will often react badly to having visitors in the house. Some dogs have a generalised fear of all strangers, while others will react badly to particular groups of people such as young children. An anxious dog’s reaction to having visitors in the house can range from a dog acting shy, cowering under the ...…
