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I expressed myself badly. I know it isn't a good idea to ignore a growl but we try to turn our backs on behaviour that is unwanted and reward what we do want so in that sense we're ignoring the behaviour. With Boo this is difficult because he is very jumpy, reactive and apparently much more...

This is really helpful - thank you. He has always behaved in this way towards Poppy and has always growled when we touch his feet or try to groom them. We had an older dog who died before we got Poppy and Boo humped him continuously as well and sometimes slept in his bed leaving the much bigger...

Yes he has. He has a few health problems including spinal problems and the start of hip dysplasia. He is on pain medication and has had a lot of physio. We have taken very good care of him and followed all instructions for exercises and the vet assures us that he is no in pain now. Whenever we...

I am Mags. We have a 10 year old male miniature poodle (Boo) and a 6 year old cockapoo female (Poppy). We're struggling with extreme grumpiness in Boo whilst finding Poppy very easy to live with. Glad to be on this forum and looking forward to learning lots. Mags