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Hi. I have a question about my male cat's behaviour. I have 4 kittens who are a month old. My male cat doesn't really care about them much, however I caught him hissing one of the male kittens and the kitten hissing him back. He's not really an indoor cat, spends much of his time outside and he...

Hi everyone! I wonder if anyone has any advice on this one, a few months ago we took on a springador, he wasn't from a rescue but didn't have the best start, we know the house in which he lived when he was a puppy and up to when we got him, he was pretty thin and riddled in fleas and we couldn't...

Hi all, I am wondering if anyone else has experienced with their frenchie what I have. I have a male 10 months old puppy. He has been an absolute dream. Always been on guard and can’t protective of the house (so any knocks at the door or sounds outside the house he will react and be at a stance...

Hello, I am currently studying a level 3 Animal Behaviour and Welfare course. I am doing my dissertation project about if neutering has an effect on dog behaviour. If there is any forums I can post my dissertation questionnaire link into please let me know. I am having to do a survey due to...

I am looking after two cats (on a long term basis as their owners moved abroad) and i'm having a few issues with the behaviour of one of them. The cats are a male Nebelung, Baloo (adopted, 3 years old) and a female Maine Coon, Boo (1 1/2 - 2 years old). Before i moved into the flat where the...

Hello everyone! I'm new here, and have come with the hope of getting some help and advice! This is going to be a long post so sorry in advance! I currently have 2 dogs. My GSD who I have had since she was 8 weeks old, and will be 3 in August, and my Labrador who I have had since November 2018...

My dog is a 10month old German Shepard/golden retriever/lab, he is male and not currently fixed. He has always been slightly aggressive with things such as toys and food. He often will go up to my parents dog and steal the toy that the other dog has. And if a dog comes up to him while he has a...

Hi all, I recently got a new kitten to join the family (we now have three, Cassie 8 weeks, Sunny 1.5 years & Suki, 8 years old.) Suki, our eldest, is a grumpy cat and wants to be alone most of the time and is only affectionate with me and not the other cats, so Sunny hasn't really had anyone...

I have an energetic 2 year old mini schnauzer who is always up for going to the field and excels off lead. However when I try to take him on a 20 minute road walk around our block he will constantly stop and look at me and refuse to budge until I either really tug on the lead (which I hate...

Hi, We adopted a kitten in January who is now 10 months old from Romania into the UK. More and more, he is pouncing on and biting our ankles, feet, arms and then pouncing up at our face. He doesn't show aggression, more playfulness but he is biting harder and this is becoming more frequent...

Hi everyone! Im just hoping for some advice on how to be a better dog owner. My doggo is nearly 3 and i love him more than anything, id literally be lost without him especially in current times with COVID-19 as its just me and him. He is a great dog. But he has this really bad habit of eating...

Hi, I really need some advice!! First some background...I have a Weimaraner called Casper, he was a rescue and is approx 13 years old. I have had him for 7 years and besides being a terror occasionally when food is around, I have never had any problems with him. Last Summer though...

I think my 11 year old Pomeranian has started thinking bedtime is treat time. My brother has been giving him treats and food at night and i now the dog gets extremely excited and stressed and sits at the cupboard with the treats in and starts running round the house when its time for bed. I feel...

Hi, I currently have a cockerpoo staying with me in my home, I have my own dog and another also staying. In my home she has started to get quite aggressive when the other dogs walk past her. All dogs give her a wide birth, but they only have to walk past her bed and she either growls, barks or...

Hi all Our cat begins loudly meowing for between 30 mins- 2 hours every single night when our family head upstairs to wind down for the evening. The meows are long, quite loudly pitched. This is usually at 9-10pm, we are all still usually active until around 12-1am, i.e., landing and bedroom...

I have a 4 year old corn snake who has suddenly started trying to bite me when I reach my hand into his vivarium to get him out. He will stare at my hand whenever I open the vivarium and strikes at me when I go to get him out. (Only strikes when I actually touch him). I have had him since he...

Hello! Help needed from experienced rat owners. We got our rats, Barry and Nigel, from PAH and been with them for over a month now. They were 12 weeks when we got them and very skittish for a while - now Nigel has turned out sweet, but Barry started to bite whenever we are close to him and drew...

I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on a behavioural issue I seem to be having with my malamute. He is just 1 year and very playful. He wants to be everyone’s friend and play with all dogs. As with most mals he has selective hearing and recall is scetchy when others are around but...

As a long term cat owner, I decided to treat myself to a Ragdoll kitten from a local ‘hobby breeder’ last year. Chewie was the cutest little ball of floof, and thankfully at the visit of the litter she chose me. It all started so well, however she is 10 days away from being 1 year old, and has...

Hey guys, I've posted on here before about our French bulldog Louie and his issues with resource guarding. Unfortunately the issue is still there, and in many ways has gotten worse. He has not bitten us, but whenever any of the following things happen, he goes into a mode we call "gremlin mode"...