- I forget the name of the behaviourist but we did a lot of research and found a very recommended one....she thought that ralphies behaviour was all down to herding instincts and said we were doing the right thing by avoiding people and distracting him with toys etc when we were out....she gave us a plan which consisted of games etc to help tire him out which we followed but none if this dealed with the actual problem they just seemed like distraction tactics.