A recent news article described how birthday parties for pets are increasing in popularity. Two high-end parties were described, with pooches and owners showing up at facilities that cater to dog parties. For the dogs, there were birthday cakes, tr...
Animal psychologists and behaviorists have been interested in the personality of dogs for many years, with the first studies appearing in the early 1900s. In the last 15 years or so interest in personality or temperament in dogs has exploded with dozens ...
Anyone who has ever had a puppy has been told about the importance of “socializing” the pup. To most, this implies taking the puppy out and about and allowing her to meet people, other dogs, and experience a variety of environmental settings....
There was a news article* a few months back about a 4 year old girl killed by the family’s Rottweilers. It was a truly sad situation and our hearts go out to the parents and family of this young child. Dogs kill between 10 and 20 people a yea...
While we don't normally get 'off topic', from pet behavior training, as a special Christmas celebration, we thought you might enjoy listening to two songs from the Christmas Steel Band Ensemble Suzanne performs in. This performance was a...
There's a disturbing new book on Amazon.com by Terry Slater and illustrator Arthur Howard that is one more example of how dangerously uninformed the general public is about dog behavior and safe relationships between dogs and kids. The book is called Smooc...
With the start of the Holiday Season, we all will be anticipating wonderful family meals. Smoked turkey, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie was the standard Thanksgiving meal in Dan’s family with occasional forays into Texas style barbecued ribs, mash...
Many cat litterbox problems can be prevented and even resolved by following these five guidelines ...
Fear is often an unrecognized cause of many pet behavior problems. Do we not recognize fear because we are viewing our relationship with our dogs in terms of the problematic “pack leader” model? Fearful behavior that is left untreated will persis...
In our visits to several locations in Turkey, we saw many dogs on the loose on the streets. People referred to them in various ways – street dogs, feral dogs or strays. But what did those terms mean, and how...
