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Here in Scotland weve already had the BCs overpopularity and is was very sad. Lots of very neurotic under-exercised and understimulated dogs in rescues. Now nearly every 2nd dog i see is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, rescues are brimming with them. Worryingly lots owned by young men as a first...

How do you treat your dog when this behaviour happens. Are you inadvertantly providing a reward for her by being over-attentive, sympathetic, giving treats. I ask cause dogs can act, perfectly normal happy dogs can give the appearance of being timid for a quicker route to the reward. If you are...

keep a diairy Could you tell me what age your dog is? Its very useful to keep a diary of incidents. Write down where the dog was, what both the dog and the person were doing. Very often you can see a pattern to this behaviour. I noticed that in the incident you describe the dog was on the bed...

I train wait and stay seperately. Wait means wait there until you receive the next command. use this for recall. The dog learns to be alert and ready for the next command. Stay means stay there until i return to you, no further commands are coming, teaches the dog to relax.

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I think that your dog needs to see a good behaviourist. It could be that your dog has got a bit of a nasty habit thats become a bit of an obsession. Ive seen it often in collie type dogs and dogs that tend too be a bit smarter than normal. I may be wrong but you imply that no reward distracts...

People dont seem to understand that being intelligent isnt necessarily a good thing. These dogs need lots of exercise and mental stimulation. They are wonderful dogs in the right hands though

You are absolutely right that aggression in a pup is less common and i agree it is much more likely statistically to be play biting. I probably overreacted because my own dog was an exceptionally aggressive pup and training wise i mainly worked with aggressives. So possibly i tend to err on the...

I just never like to presume there is no problem without seeing it first hand. Its hard to tell what the motivation is from a description. I was a bit concerned that the dog seems to be nipping one person in particular and that the face is involved. You are right that the rules are for dogs who...

I have used a small water pistol before with great effect. It can be hidden so that the water is not seen to come from the owner and happens in response to the behaviour. Plenty of praise when quiet. This is used in a " if all else fails" situation or if quick results are needed ie if the...

Thanks I will post pictures as soon as my daughter shows me how to do it . Im a wee bit of a technophobe. Tidus my ridgeback cross (he is very ridgeback) is a beautiful dog amazing ridgeback red colour. I feel warm just looking at him. He was a massive challenge behaviour wise. A very strong...

Nipping, does this mean in a playful way Is your dog reddening, bruising or breaking the skin. If so I would be loathe to ignore this. First steps should be to scream "oww" very loudly to teach your dog that you are fragile and not a chewy toy. Do this everytime the dog nips. A lot of dogs will...

breed of dogs in the film 3 dogs were used in the film. Originally Skye Terriers were going to be used but the ones seen proved to be a bit too independant for thetraining. Instead we used West Highland Terriers who had never been clipped so had quite long hair. They enjoyed the...

I have 3 dogs, a neopolitan mastiff who is 5yrs old, a 2 yr old rhodesian ridgeback x german shepherd who was an nightmare scary puppy but is now a (semi) reformed character, and a real cranky but lovely 18yr old greyhound cross. I have been a clicker trainer for many years but currently taking...