The definition of a reactive dog is one that will overreact in certain situations or stimulus. An example of this could be a dog seeing another dog across the street, a person wearing a uniform such as the post man, a cyclist, or even a stationary object. These are known as ‘Triggers’ and a reactive response to seeing a trigger if often displayed by the dog’s behaviour, such as whining, barking, growling, and lunging. Often owners and passers by may feel the dog is being aggr

Buster & Skye Oh, the Spaniel they just melt your heart, with their gorgeous brown eyes looking straight into the very core of your soul. You may have been a guardian to a spaniel before or you decided on a different breed of dog the next time round. You could be a first-time guardian to one of these gorgeous dogs. I did not do any research when I bought Buster home, having recently lost my previous dog of 17 years I was not planning on another dog so soon after her passing.

I was lucky enough to attend a talk by Professor Daniel Mills at the University of Lincoln. A veterinarian and Biologist and the UK’s first specialist in veterinary Behavioural medicine. He is the leading international authority on animal behaviour problems, from global multicentric trials to individual consultations with caregivers at the university alongside his team. The research programme Pets can do gives caregivers the opportunity to get involved in vital research (with