Dog Borstal Series 4 on BBC - Need Help With Your Dog? Apply Here
March 1, 2008 by Freelance Writers
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.
Telephone: 020 8752 4875
E mail : dogborstalemails@bbc.co.uk
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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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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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