Dog Name: Nixon and Huxley
Dog Age: 3 yrs, and 1 yr. 6 mos.
Dog Breed: Maltese
Behaviour issues:
Nixon: marking, barking, jumping. Huxley: aggression, barking, jumping
Nixon has been marking in the house daily for years. Huxley was aggressive on and off the leash to people and other dogs. The day I called Bark Busters, Huxley bit a neighbor. Both dogs also jump up, bark at people out the window and when someone knocks on the door.
Outcome Descriptions:
All the identified problems have now been substantially mitigated. The aggression both inside and outside has been dramatically reduced and hasbeen almost completely resolved Kelly says "I feel like someone replaced my pups with obedient little angels". She is now equipped to deal with any new problems as they arise and to maintain the control she has learned over Nixon and Huxley leaving her much more self assured in her relationship with her dogs.
Client Comment / Review:
Walking my dogs was an embarrassing nightmare. They would run every which way, barking and charging anything that caught their eye – even stationary boxes and rocks. Visitors had to endure a few minutes of incessant barking and jumping until they settled down. Nixon would demand attention by whining and clawing at my legs. They both had separation anxiety, following my every move and whining if I shut the door just to go to the washroom.
I felt absolutely awful because people would give me the worst looks, like I was a horrible human being because my dogs were barking at them. Despite their behaviours, to me they were my adorable and loving pets. When I'm home with them, they would be calm and cuddly. I wanted them to be under control so that other people could see that side of them as well.
When Janna came to my house, we had an in-depth discussion about the dogs' behavior and all of my concerns. She told me a lot of their behaviour could be an attempt to act as pack leader, since they did not identify me as such. So, we got to work by setting a boundary. It took about a dozen tries, and once they understood that I was taking charge, everything changed.
It hasn't even been a week, and I feel like someone replaced my pups with obedient little angels. They don't bark at the window or door. I can walk them beside me and entire groups of people can pass without incident. They wait for me to signal them to walk through doors, navigate staircases and jump onto furniture. I still have to correct them and keep up the training, but we are already miles away from where we started.
It's a miracle. I can't say enough about how impressed I am with the results.