Behavioural Issues

Address common behavioural challenges with practical solutions, from excessive barking and jumping to anxiety and aggression management.

Aggressive Dogs

Does your dog growl or snap at you when you walk by his food bowl while eating? Or does your dog refuse to give up during a game of tug-of-war so you let him...

Calming Signals: How Dogs Talk to Each Other

Many people seem to believe that dogs talk to each other like the characters in a Disney cartoon – through howls and barks and possibly even canine words t...

Fear Biting

Dogs can't call mum into the room when the kids are tugging at his ears, nor can he stand up and say stop it. Dogs bite because they have no other way of tel...

Furniture Chewing

Chewing is natural and healthy for puppies and dogs but it is up to us to teach them what they can and cannot chew. Why Dogs Chew Dogs chew things because it...

Handling Hounds That Hump

A dog that mounts and humps everything is one of the most frustrating and embarrassing problems many pet owners have to deal with but understanding the reaso...

How to Stop Your Dog Digging Up the Garden

Dogs digging up the garden are one of the biggest headaches for many pet owners. However, there are ways to deal with this normal canine behaviour, either by...

Quiz: Are You Making Your Dog Neurotic?

There is nothing worse than a scared, nervous dog cowering at every slight sound or unusual sight. But many dogs are not born this way – no, they are made...

Separation Anxiety

When you leave for work does your dog start barking, howling and whining? And when you come home, are you overwhelmed by the exuberant greeting and constant...

Why do Dogs Bark?

Dogs bark. It’s how they communicate with one another and us. What is not natural however, is excessive barking, which quickly becomes your problem, especi...