Dog Borstal Series 4 on BBC – Need Help With Your Dog? Apply Here
We’re looking for badly behaved dogs and frustrated owners for a new series of
DOG BORSTAL
Dog Borstal, the last-resort boot camp for canine criminals and their desperate owners, is back for a brand new series.
Putting the canine misfits through their paces will be three of the UK’s most experienced trainers – Robert Alleyne, Mic Martin and Lynne Davies.
They will attempt to reform the dogs and their owners with some tough love and discipline.
Each programme follows the highs and lows of three contributors during a four day stay in a disused air force base in Suffolk.
If you are at your wits end with your dog’s behaviour contact us now.
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Please can you inform me on when i can next apply for DOG BORSTAL.
Thank you
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lynnejones Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
i am a 53year old woman and have a very strong male staffordshire bull terrier.he was left to me when his owner never returned for him.he absolutely lovely at home, with people, young dogs and bitches.the problem is certain other male dogs. most he will want to avoid but other staffs or threatening dogs he will go for, given the chance. hes much larger than other staffs, people have said hes crossed with a pit bull, american bull dog, mastiff, hes an irish staff, american staff, etc etc etc.so will always get the blame even if the other dog goes for him. im terrified of the damage he could do and im only little. also, he will always chase other animals-deer,cows, sheep if he got the chance and it seems that no matter how far out into the countryside i take him, something always turns up. consequently, im more and more nervous of letting him off the lead. i realise that this is the last thing he needs as he picks up my nervousness.i feel really sad for him, sitting like billy no mates, watching other dogs all running around and playing together because i know that 99.9% of the time, thats all he wants to do but i just cant trust him. although i dont really believe in chopping bits off animals, if i thought it would improve his quality of life, i would be perfectly willing to get him castrated. however, the vet and dog trainer ive spoken to both said it wouldnt necessarily solve the problem. so im at my wits end to know what to do and really really hope you are able to help. he is such a lovely dog. everyone who meets him, loves him, even non doggy types who start off scared. please, dog borstal- HELP.
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i have a 5 year old english bull terrier who is deaf!!!! can you help me???????
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Hi my name is maria, my husband is paul, and we have a daughter aliyah.We have a dog called betsy, she is a miniture jack russell. She is a loving dog but she barks at everything and every one. I feel embarrest to take her for a walk, also she is chewing her way through the house, stairs skirting boards,carpets etc. Also when i do take her out she pulls terrible,We love betsy but i have been brought to tears with her barking especially at children. She wil not bite any one just bark. Also she will try to attack other dogs too .Please can you help i have tried my local vets but no joy .Thanyou .Also she will be one year old in january .And she has been spay.
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please can you help me, i have a 9 month old staff cross mastif called bullseye he is the most beauitiful dog you have ever seen but me and my partner are at our wits end and im on the verge of giving up and re-homing him he constantly plays me up when we are alone in the house and barks all day and night despite long walks in witch i cannot take him alone because when he sees another person of dog he goes mad and has pulled me over on every walk my partner and i have really tried everything and i cannot cope anymore bullseye chues everything and anything despite having toys, we have rewarded good behaviour with treats and he is now even started weeing behind the front door despite long walks and differant routes like i said the constant barking and crying has put me to breaking point and aking for help now really is the last resort im dredding christmas and its breaking my heart to think what our life would be like without him he is so loving and my 6 year old son is hes best friend, but unless i can get help ill have to give him up and its breaking my heart please if their is anyone who can help i would be forever greatful
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PLEASE HELP __my dad has a 2 year old dobermann called max __he is such a pain but we love him my dad cant walk him alot so he dont get the exersise he needs he eats loads and is about 8 stone so he needs to run it off wen he does go awalk he wants to bite other dogs he hates them he was bit wen he was a pup so he cant be let of the lead because he will atack them and dont come back heneeds to be let off coz he is such a big dog he sits looking out of the window crying nearly all day until my dad comes home from work and gets my mum up every night to go out or to be covered up with his cover on our 1,000 pound chair he is so big he runs round the house like a mad dog nocking everything over there just some of the little things i could go on forever PLEASE HELP ME my dads getting no younger and he cant go on like this its not fair on both of them and i dont want to see him go he means the world to us all i would pay 1,000s to get him like the dog that my dad wants him to be he is a really comfurt to my dad has he lost his son 5 years ago he as 19 wen he died and max is the only thing that kept my dad going i dont no how he would be without him__
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hi ….we are keeping our fingers crossed that some-one can help us with our chocolate labrador stanley(he comes from a showbreed backgroung and is a jimjoy ,he is 14 months old and a total nightmare ….we walk him as often as we can (twice a day ) and has been trying the heel ,sit command ..although the sit command works ,he pulls our arms out the sockets to get to anything and anybody ,hes as strong as an ox ..
we have two children aged 12 and 9 and they love him but are a bit scared of him as he has bitten my 12 year old(3times) on the back because he climbed on our garden wall to get away from him …he barks all the time at anyone who calls round and then wee's over them …hes even bitten my huband and i and it did draw blood and bloomin hurt ..
we cant let him off his lead as he runs off and dont come back …
jumping up is another problem aswell as chewing all our furniture ,stealing stuff and when we do try to correct him ,he growls and barks like a loony ….!
.pls help
many thanks !
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i have an american pitbull/american bulldog she is about 3 yrs old and she is an exellent dog. the only only problem is every dog she sees she wants to attack what can i do i cant trust her near dogs
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i have a 1 year old bullmastiff. she is all over friends and family when they walk through the door when they sit down she jumps all over them on the settee. when she is on the lead she doesnt listen to me. she pulls she doesnt react to anything i say or do. she isnt aggressive to other people or dogs she just pulls the whole walk round. i cant let her off the lead cos she wont listen to me she would just keep running. what can i do to stop her from pulling and jumping all over my guests.
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hi have u tryed a head coller to stop him pulling
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mrs keli dawson Reply:
February 9th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
hi ..yeah we have tried them all ….the halti was very hard as it took us ages to get it on and as soon as we did ,,he fought and took it off although we kept tighten it …he wont keep it on at all …
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Joy van Veen Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 7:53 am
I wouldn’t recommend the use of head collars except by or under experienced trainers. They can cause severe injuries and permanent damage.
1) They can cause whiplash when the dog keeps walking when their human stops, or when the dog tries to bolt. The dogs head is pulled sharply to the side.
2) Constant pressure is placed on the top of the dogs muzzle. This is a sensitive area. It is by grabbing the muzzle of a pup by the mother, that disciplinary control is exerted. The same form of discipline is commonly used by an alpha to a subordinate.
I often hear the analogy made of the head collar being like a horse’s halter. But anatomical differences in the two species is ignored in that analogy. The horse’s halter does not rest on its muzzle. In a horse, the muzzle does not start just below the eyes, but just above the nostrils. There is a device that is used on horses that exerts pressure on the horses muzzle. It is called a twitch. It is used only for short term control while something unpleasant is done to the horse, such as some medical proceedures or shoeing. no horseman would consider using a bridle that incorporated a built in twitch.
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hi my name is lance i own a 1 an half year old male staffordshire bull terrer called sam i would like to put him forward for dog borstal..He has a serious
behaviour problem he jumps all over my kidz and he gets really jealous when my partner comes near me he dosent come back to me when i do a recall on him so that means i have to keep him on the lead at all times he dosent really get any exercise.
He also chews my walls in my kitchen..Plus when he gets really excited he runs round the house like he owns it and dosent get down when i say down he trys an steals food from my children plus when i tell him to get down he jumps up at me and trys an nips my hand.He dose sit when i tell him to plus stay as well some times..Dog borstal is my last resort i would really need your help sam is om best friend again i need your help..Thank you hope to hear from you soon
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hi i have a 14moth old rottweiller called murphy, hes extremely stong and im struggling to walk him, he pulls that much it nearly breaks my wrist, iv tried a halti but he fights that much he gets it off, after spendin about half an hour to get it on him! any1 help ?
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Hi Tracy,
I saw your post about walking your Rttweiller.I have 2 German Shepherds one of 3 years and onae of 14months old. I was unable to walk the three year old as she is too strong for me to hold. I tried a halti which was useless as she manages to remove it before I get out of the door with her.Choke chains are also useless as with her they have no effect. It was suggested to me that I get Gentle leader for her which I did. When I saw it I thought that as there was less of it than in the Halti it would be off her in 2 seconds However SUCCESS it works and after the bucking and kicking stopped she now walks to heal very nicely.
It is made by CANAC My Vet recommended it to me and I purchased it through him as was told our local pet stores didn’t sell them. It cost me about £9..95 and was well worth the money It comes in 3 sizes small meduim and large I have a medium for the shepherds and a small for my Jack Russell and they work with all 3 of them.
Hope this helps you. Janet
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elo i luv this show n i have a jack russell X spanial. he is 2 yrs old. he’s been choped.we have had him seen he was 6 wks old n he is the family dog but more mine then my mums,dads or brothers,n i was wondering if some1 could tell me y my dog is like this :-
1)every morning when we let him out side he bark non-stop n darts arwd the garden then calms dwn or go’s bk to barkin
2)as soon as he sees me pick up his lead even when we an’t goin on a walk he starts barkin n whining a lil
3) when we get out my front door he pulls me ova to our bridge ova my road n wants to go to my friend house because she used to hav a yorkie n louis like him but he an’t there no more
4) he’s not keen on some dogs that r biger than him
5) he don’t like black ppl ( and i’m not beenin racsist, he just don’t)
6) he don’t like the male sex comin up to me
7) when he takes thing n chews them when we go to take them bk he sometime gets nasty
when we let him off lead he sometimes don’t com bk til he wants to
please can u help me dog borstal
it’s just i don’t feel that ppl r safe when i walk him n i want to feel that he wo’t bite any1 or a animal
i just don’t know what to do wid him
thanx
amy x
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Hi my name is Joanne and i have a 25wk old Rottweiler called Lunar. she is a boistrous girl but very loving. My problems with Lunar started about a month ago, she started chewing my carpet on the bottom of my stairs. Ive used every chew stop spray that i can find and none have worked. I even resorted to using pepper and mustard, and she just licked it off!!! She has also chewed and clawed a hole in my wall. She does it when i am in the house so it is not separation anxiety. When i catch her chewing, i have removed her from the area but that doesnt work, i also tell her no but she ignores me. I have now resorted to putting a muzzle on her when i catch her chewing but even that doesnt seem to be working as she starts again as soon as the muzzle is removed. She has lots of chew toys but none of them interest her. she has recently started to chew wires and im frightened of her getting a bad shock. Can anyone help me please, im at my wits end. Joanne x
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hi
I have a 4 year old lucher cross called tarker he is realy strong on the lead and every dog we see he barks and nearly pulling me over i have got a propper lead for dogs that pull but dosen’t help.
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I have a 2 1/2 year old cross breed called skooby, She is a very loving and docile dog indoors but barks at any sound she hears,
-She howls when I go out, even though I always walk her 1st, leave food, leave tv and light on etc
-She is a fussy eater, just decides that she doesnt like things any more and I have tryed putting meat in with her dry food and gravy on it
-She is very tempermental, She will go for any1 who is making loud noises or play fighting or even drunks (I was in a violent relationship and she tryed to protect me) She doesnt usually actually bite them but growls and jumps at them. (whether its an adult of a child)
-She will chase any1 who runs (she has knocked my little sister over on numerous occasions) and if they run away and scream then she will become aggressive. Its usually around the time she comes on heat (I intend to get her spayed if that will help)
-She hates staff’s and most other female dogs and will try to attack them whether they want to play or not
-If she does play with a female dog she will try to hump it and if it doesnt let her she will try to attack it
-When I tie her up outside shops she used to bark constantly but because that did not get her much attension she goes 4 people (I have tryed a mikki mussel as advised but she does not seem to be able to breathe and will not walk with it on its just a constant battle to get it off)
-She jumps up at people and will not listen when I tell her down
-She takes food from your plate if you leave it unattended
-She goe up to every1 and stiffs them and has to stiff everything we pass on the street
-She pulls constantly on the lead (I’ve tryed countless methords but none seem to work)
-She chases cats, foxes, squirrels etc and I am not sure to whether she intends to harm them
-And the list goes on
I have also recently got a new puppy who is 12weeks old (as an attempt to cure some of skooby’s problems and to save it from a not so good life) but skooby was fine for the 1st day but is now growling at her and im scared she may hurt her if not kill her
Please I need your help, I could not bare to lose her or have her put down (she means the world to me) and it makes me cry having to think about it but I can not go on with her like this, She is getting totally out of control and if I dont get help soon I will have to give her up
Please please help me
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hi i have a year old male staffie Nelson, we already have a 10 yr old staffie who is great and never been a problem (female)the problem with Nelson is other dogs – he is fine with our family dogs and brilliant with my grandchildren and other people although he is very boisterous and tends to jump up as he is solid weighs about 30lbs. i have tried taking him out where there are other dogs but he snaps and snarls and pulls like crazay. we tried puppy classes for a while where we learnt to sit fetch etc but he would have none of the other dogs near him, once he did snap at a dogs face and made her bleed, then the owners said he was vicious and i felt so uncomfortable i left. as we know staffies have a bad rep anyway. we are struggling to calm him down we even had him casterated as early as we could, thinking it would calm him down – no it hasn’t this i am trying to manage. tonight however was the last straw whilst out walking he was off lead chasing his ball when a great dane can running towards us, i straight away put him on the lead, but the other dog wouldnt go away (the owner was trying) and Nelson latched on to the dogs lip and wouldnt let go i didnt know what to do or how to stop him. it was awful eventually he did but the dog was injured, now i think he mayt have to go but that wont solve the problem i really am attached to him, but his boisterous behaviour and now this hasnt helped his cause, my husband would get rid of him but i really want to work through this, i really need some help, for the time bieng i think i will have to muzzle him so at least if he does come across other dogs he cant hurt them, i hope you will give me the opportunity to join you on your programme to help Nelson stay with us as he is a charactor and affectionate (when he is not chewing my arm! well nibbling in a friendly way. i want people to know how staffies can make great pets and they are not as bad as people say, although after today i know thats what pur neighbours will think thank you Mandy (one very hopeful lady)
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I have 2 English Bull Terriers 1 Male “Satan” 1 Female “Pheonix” both of them are 2 years old. They are not related. I dont know where to start on the list of probems I have a cat and they have grown up with him but they just think he’s a play toy and constantly chase him the only peace he gets is at night when they are sleeping as I close the room door so they cant get to him. I thought because they were so young 7 weeks and 10 weeks when we got them that they would adjust to the cat and get used to him but no such luck. They are not toilet trained well Phoenix is ok but Satan is a night mare he just pee’s whereever he stands. It doesn’t matter how many times they are out a day or how long they are out for almost as soon as he comes in he pee’s on the floor. Phoenix if she gets shut in a room she rips up the carpets I have went through 2x sets of lino in the kitchen shes ripped the bedroom carpet, the livingroom inside and outside the door trying to get into the livingroom and at the front door. I cant leave anything lying ie food or bottles of juice as they rip up the packets and eat it or spill the juice all over the floor they rake the buckets. They constantly try to get your food when you are eating they are practically on the plate. Now for my biggest problem the aggression. Phoenix is usually fine around other dogs but when we are out walking when she’s on the lead nd see’s another dog she goes crazy barking and pulling to get to the dog then because she does it Satan starts aswell and im only small and they are very strong dogs it’s getting to the stage I dread taking them out I could never let them off the lead cos they just run away they dont come back when I call. Back to the aggression, If there is any sort of food about there is always a fight it’s not just a little growl and snap its actually a full blown fight and they are so strong it’s hard to seperate them and even when you manage to get the appart they are still trying to get at each other. The fighting never used to be so bad until recently my partner died 5 months ago and it has just spiralled out of control now Phoenix is very very jealous if shes sitting anywhere near me as soon as Satan comes even in the same room she starts to growl at him and as much as I tell her off she still does it and if he comes any closer it ends in a full blown fight again. I dont have children and don’t have visitors in the house and so that I don’t have anyones safety to worry about if anyone does come up I lock them away. I’d hate them to start fighting and someone to get bitten because of it. I love them to pieces and I wouldn’t want them to have to get put down. I’ve noticed that it’s Phoenix who starts most of it and its usually because shes jealous. I want to try my best to sort it as I do love them to bits and i’m just at my wits end and can’t handle it anymore. I hope that you can help me do something please thanks Nicole McCreadie
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help,
i have an 9 month old english bull terrier who i love.
but she has bin bein very grumpy she growls for no reason u only have to move or walk past her and she is nasty she will even come up to u and growl we are worried it will get to a point she will bit and we will have to put he down and we dow want that to happen.
she as also gone off her food witch is unlike her.
if anyone has any ideas what can help that will be great thanks.
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I NEED MAJOR HELP_ I HAVE 2 AND A HALF YEAR OLD AMERICAN BULLDOG WHICH I HAVE HAD SINCE 8 WEEKS OLD HE IS AGGRESSIVE WITH OTHER DOG AND EVEN SOME PEOPLE HE JUMPS ALL OVER PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME TO VISIT THAT NO ONE COMES OVER ANYMORE HE IS FINE WITH IMMEDIATE FAMILY THAT HE KNOWS BUT AS SOON AS SOMEONE ELSE HE DOESN’T KNOW COMES OVER HE JUMPS ALL OVER THEM AND OCCASIONALY GETS AGGRESSIVE AND GOES FOR THEM I AM GETTING INCREASINGL WORRIED ABOUT HIM AS I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN I NEED TO THINK OF HE CAN BE SUCH A LOVING DOG BUT HE ALSO HAS A VERY HORRIBLE SIDE I WOULD HATE TO HAVE HIM PUT DOWN THROUGH FAULT OF MY OWN CAUSE I KNOE THAT IT MUST BE MISTAKES THAT WE HAVE MADE WHEN RAISING HIM THAT HAS MADE HIM LIKE THIS HE HAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH MY PARTNER I FEEL HE IS AFRAID OF HIM WITCH MAKES HIM AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS HIM
PLEASE HELP ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREAT !!
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Hi my name is Joanna and I have a 1 year old collie called Max he is aggressive when I got to brush him he jumps up and goes to bite me he has bit my husband and wont let anyone touch his paws he has attacked over dogs and keeps jumping wall round side of my house and playing in the road
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Please help me i have a 4yr old chocolate lab (max) and a 2yrold lab x (yoda) when seeing other dogs i have no control, they run off and i cant get them back. we have horses and would love to be able to take them with us with out having a stressful ride because they dont listen to any of our commands, wont heel wont come back wont sit or stay run off to see people and dogs (our chocolate lab as bee attacked twice ecause i cant get him back in time). I have to shout and this is useless. when on leads they pull and are so strong. please please help me!!
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Many of the problems above are exactly the type of problem I now refer to a Dog Psychologist within my veterinary practice. I use Nikki Brown (AKA Canine Angel) and have witnessed some amazing turn-arounds in behaviour. It is mostly about proper communication and establishing the correct relationship with your dog through some relatively easily-learned techniques alongside spending time to apply them.
All is not necessarily lost ….
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i have a bull terrier he is 15mounths old n he is dommant 2 the ova dogs in my house he has niped 1 n it needed stitches in her ear he dosent cum bk very well n if sum 1 knocks on door he atacks one of the ova dogs plz help me understand y he does this
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hi, i have a 12month old dalmatian, called Poppy. we are her 4th home and i can understand why. she is so greedy she attacked our other dog who is 10yrs old and ripped her ear in two,shocking because they got on so well.now we have to keep them seperated at all times.she has also growled at the kids and my hubby. she pee’s and poo’s in the house even after her walks. she even pee’s in her own bed. she steals food, jumps up at the sides, barks at other dogs, people and more or less anything that moves. she jumps all over the funiture and even pee’d on the sofa. she does not listen to commands and refuses to go out if told, she doesnt walk well on the lead, some days she is amazing other’s we want to get rid of her. all i hear is its the bread, but i dont care i want a controlable dog. help our family.
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Please help! we have just rehomed a rescue dog- a big cocker spaniel about 4-5 years old. we have no idea of his life before we rehomed him. He barks and everything,when the Door bell goes, Phone rings, and most people when we are approached. He also wee’s on the floor everytime he is left alone. We take him out before we leave, but he doesn’t come outside as though he knows we are going out and he is holding onto it-payback. Also, just recently, when a family member he knew passed his side, he bit their hand and they sustained quite a bad wound. He has done it a couple of times with different people with no reason, out of the blue. We were considering taking him back, but we cant, he is already part of the family. We need advice and Fast!
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