Training your dog to walk on a lead, or loose lead walking, is essentially training your dog to walk by your side. This is a good exercise to practice to ensure walks with your dog are safe and enjoyable for both of you. It also encourages your dog to give you their attention.
Resource guarding occurs when dogs exhibit behaviors like growling, lunging, or biting over food or toys. This behavior is also known as “possession aggression” and may occur in dogs of any breed. Training early and often can help discourage resource guarding before it becomes too problematic.
Separation anxiety describes dogs that usually are overly attached or dependent on family members. They become extremely anxious and show distress behaviors, such as, barking, destruction, or toileting in the house when separated from the owners.
Dog to dog aggression occurs because a dog is either not socialised and is uncomfortable around other dogs, or has had a traumatic experience which causes them to be afraid of another dog's presence.
This behaviour can make taking your dog outside frustration and difficult.
Reactive dogs are often overwhelmed by their surroundings. They can often perceive people, dogs or objects as frightening. They over-react to these frightening things.
Having a reactive dog doesn't make you a bad dog owner, nor does it mean that your dog has been mistreated.
Some dogs can become reactive because of a single negative experience.
Some dogs constantly bark during travelling which can make journeys very unpleasant. Other dogs can be car sick or find travelling distressing.
Whatever issue your dog has, there are things we can implement to change the travelling experience.