| Counselling tames dog's behaviour | 6th July 2007 |
A hooligan hound which bit strangers, barked all night and yanked his 51-year-old owner to the ground on walks is now the perfect pooch - thanks to relationship counselling. |
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| Training? Got it Licked! | 5th August 2006 |
By Easter, I was secretly hoping that things with the dog would get worse. During the winter, I’d watched every episode of Channel Four’s dog-training series It’s Me Or The Dog, and begged my husband to let us apply. “I’m not being embarrassed on national television,” he growled. “We’re not dysfunctional enough.” |
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| Meet Charlie, whose phobia cost his owners £2,500! | 13th February 2006 |
EVER heard the one about the claustrophobic dog?
It might sound like a joke but it cost a Lianhilleth resident more than £2,500. |
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| Bark Busters make Tinker tailor-made for good behaviour | 13th January 2006 |
AN elderly couple from Four Marks have good reason to thank home dog- training company “Bark Busters”, who came to the rescue when a new puppy proved more of a handful than anticipated. |
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| I hear you barking...but you can't come in | 10th October 2005 |
SEVENTIES pop star Dave Edmunds is used to having crowds wrapped around his little finger - but a troublesome puppy was almost more than he could manage.
Dave, 61, from Monmouth, is best known as a producer and top-ten artist with hits like Girls Talk and I Hear You Knocking. |
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| Benji's bark is cured by dog therapy | 22nd September 2005 |
BENJI the yapping Yorkie drove his owners mad with his noise - but now his barking has been busted.
Caroline Law and Richard Lewis are now enjoying peace and quiet after their Yorkshire terrier was treated by a canine behavioural therapist. |
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| Balloon threat to puppy's career | 8th September 2005 |
The career of a champion puppy has been left up in the air after she was spooked by a hot air balloon. Read this story on the BBC News website |
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| Therapist takes the lead and has noisy dog barking up the right tree | 5th August 2005 |
FOR humans, indulging in a little bit of therapy can help cure all manner of ills but for one Elstead couple it was their pampered pooch who needed a visit from a behavioural expert. |
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| Steve could sort out your pet hates | 20th July 2005 |
THE first time Sandra Newham led her dog Tia into the room I have to admit I started to feel very nervous
Tia makes no move towards me and she is on a short lead and is well muzzled.
But her deep growling when the photographer starts moving around the room taking pictures leaves you in no doubt: she is giving a clear warning of her feelings. |
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| This feat of Klay is a real delight | 29th June 2005 |
DON’T speak to Sian Dodd of Torquay about disruptive pet dogs — she’s been full circle with one in the past year.
Sian, who lives at Babbacombe, took in German Shepherd pup Klay nearly 18 months ago. and quickly found she was losing the battle for training and control.
“I thought I knew a bit about dogs from previous experience, but how wrong I was. |
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