Hi Naileen…the world can be a scary place for dogs and strangers can be seen as potential threats/dangers. If your dog’s start to life was a little traumatic then it’s very likely she has learnt not to trust humans…..apart from her own that is! Helping her relax around strangers is something that can be achieved with patience and the right information from you…..essentially showing her that she can trust you to keep her safe! My website TheOnlineDogTrainer.com shows you very clearly how to achieve this…maybe take a quick look…its a $1USD trial for 3 days…all the best Doggy Dan

Hi Neena! This can be a really normal behaviour for young puppies and it may be a result of them being over-tired or over-stimulated. The best response is to calmly pop him in his crate or puppy pen for a bit of a chill-out. Often puppies will then fall asleep but the aim is for him to be calm before you allow him back out. Try to do this all very calmly so as not to escalate his excitement level. Good luck! Doggy Dan

We recently got a bichon puppy who is so sweet when calm. He gets this sudden burst of energy and will come charging at us and would want to bite. He starts barking and it scares me that he will bite our small son. I know he’s playing but sometimes it doesn’t seem like it. How do we manage that behavior and get him to stop?

This is one of the most common enquiries we get Jill and as frustrating as Ben’s behaviour is, it’s coming from a good place. He is out there on his walk trying to protect you (and him) from meeting a dire end, which you know won’t happen but in Ben’s little doggy brain he really doesn’t! The key to calming everything down is to start to show him that he no longer has to worry about everything, that’s your job! My website TheOnlineDogTrainer.com shows you very clearly how to achieve this and we have an extensive section about Barking…maybe take a quick look…its a $1 trial for 3 days…all the best Doggy Dan

Hi Diane,
The following Blog (link below) may be really helpful for you as it covers barking in all it;s forms, including barking for attention. Ultimately if barking is motivated by attention seeking then in order to stop the behaviour your dog needs to realise barking no longer works for them. So make sure you avoid telling your dog off or make eye contact, just ignore them, but if they continue you can walk away from them or place them outside or in a room on their own. We want your dog to learn that barking at you will actually have the opposite result and they my lose you as a result.Hope that helps, Doggy Dan
http://theonlinedogtrainer.com/how-to-stop-dog-barking-doggy-dans-ultimate-guide/

Hi Sally,
Having cows at such close range, when previously there were none, would be an occasion where I would expect a dog to react. Bobby is just trying to work out if these strange animals are a problem for you or not and so how you reassure him is really important to calming things down. If you are ‘thanking’ him for barking then that’s great but something else that can be helpful is to place him on-leash and head out into the garden to do a little work in sight of the cattle. It may be that you just grab yourself a cup or tea and a chair and go and sit in the garden with Bobby to show him that the cows really don;t bother you at all. You can also try practicing some command training or just walk with him on a leash in sight of the cattle. If he barks or tries to pull you towards them then calmly change direction until he is happily coming with you again. A 5-10 practice session on the leash can accomplish a lot but it’s important that you are calm and matter-of-fact about his behaviour.
If you would like some more information my website TheOnlineDogTrainer.com shows you very clearly how to achieve this…maybe take a quick look…its a $1 trial for 3 days…all the best Doggy Dan

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