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Hi Lincoln Hawk and welcome to DogForum :) In a lot of ways I'm with the trainer that you consulted. The high pitched squeal is something that you are likely to use later on (you squealing) when Florence gets too rough with human hands or skin, but for the moment it's Florence's way of...

Yes, I'm with Raven oaktree on this one. If it would set your mind at rest, or even if it would allow you to then start the process of registering your dog and making her legal, then that's the course you need to go down. The risk of someone pointing a finger and then it being decided that...

Hi Chlo36005, and welcome to DogForum :) There are lots of people who will tell you that a dog won't starve themselves if you give them access to food, that eventually they will decide to eat even if that means changing their behaviour. Unfortunately for these people I come from the world of...

Hi Lukkat, and welcome to DogForum :) There's no point in me typing out just what ladydogwhisperer typed all over again, so I won't :) Suffice it to say that your little one must be so stressed with what is happening that there's no amount of snapping out of it or throwing a tantrum...

Hi Tracy, and welcome to DogForum :) I'm afraid I'd have Gwen back down to the vets to discuss this with them. If she had her teeth cleaned and didn't have extractions which have left holes which can fill up with food and sore areas which can make them eat strangely then I'd want to know why...

Hi Maz, and welcome to DogForum :) Thank you so much for doing this the right way. There are so many people who say that they just couldn't leave a pup in such dreadful circumstances when they get their pup from a bad source, completely failing to see that this is what the breeder is relying...

It could be cramp, but at 13 years old on a large dog it could also be all sorts of hip or knee problems, including cartilage/ligament ruptures which can genuinely cause a piece of tissue to lodge in a joint and cause locking, or osteoarthritis, which can cause pain and spasm on trying to...

Hi Dougiedog, and welcome to DogForum :) I don't think that telling this dog off will achieve anything other than to scare her more. Start off from understanding that the vast majority of aggression is based in fear. This dog must be completely out of her comfort zone with you, your family...

I haven't done this, but I know various people who have. They also included valerian and skullcap in their biscuits, which are also calming herbs. All of the herbs could be equally used for calming anxiety too. One potential downside to doing these yourself is that they may turn out to be...

I'd also recommend classes, but another thing would be to find a way to show her lots of other dogs without the need to interact. One way that we found to do this with Molly was to go to 'doggy days out' which are set up all over the country during the summer months. The advantage of the doggy...

Hi MzGray, and welcome to DogForum :) I'm afraid that for the most part emotional support animals are not recognised in the UK, as they are officially not service animals. Service animals have lots of rights in terms of planes, access to services and housing, but ESAs aren't registered and...

The big issue here is that if you get a puppy you can't be sure whether yours will be one of the turbocharged beagle pups that studies escapology in their spare time, and no matter how well you plan everything, if you have a dog that grows up to have separation anxiety or to take your flat to...

Oh, what a handsome Bear he is too :) When they finally seem to 'get it' and the days without major time outs finally outnumber the ones where you want to tear your hair out, it does feel wonderful, doesn't it? It didn't come at age 2 with Molly because we were still very much in the middle...

Oh, poor Bert! You must have been terrified for him, poor love. I've known a whole selection of both cats and dogs who have had reactions to an assortment of anaesthetic and sedative drugs, leading to everything from sickness to losing a leg to death as a consequence. As far as I'm aware, the...

I'd never seen them until your link- they look like fun for a dog that loves tugging play. I trained Molly out of playing like that because of my gammy arm and back. On a practicality note, how do they get the pole suitably in the ground but flexible enough to allow the game to work? That...

Oh Michael, you have my sympathies. I don't know whether I'd be able to take the hard decision that you took with your dog, but if you felt that it was the only responsible course of action to take then of course it was right that you took the decision you took. Do you have home contents...

Hi Hannah You haven't said what breed your puppy is or whether he's neutered yet, and both of these are likely to be influential on his actions, but his age may trump both of them. He's just entering the 'stroppy teenager' boundary testing phase and even the most biddable and sweet puppy is...

I understand fully that GSDs may well seem to be a very unapproachable breed with their formidable looks and the 'I'm a big roughty toughty police dog' appearance, but really, they're just dogs that you train like any other, and if you'd met my Molly you'd understand that she's just as soft as...

Another problem is that the diagnosis is also a bit hit and miss. Since we don't know what causes it and there's no test to define the disease, some of these reported cases may or may not be the same disease. I know what the lesions on my friend's dog looked like and yes, they looked very much...

It may be uncommon, but I already personally know one dog who has had it. Thankfully she survived and now just has bald patches where the rot happened. This was in the Peak District BTW. I think it's fairly safe to assume that the causative agent is pretty much everywhere- the issue is that...