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Article Library

Dog Articles | Cat Articles | Cat & Dog

Welcome to our library of useful behavior training and medical articles.  Check back often as we add new articles regularly!

These articles are all in PDF format and require Adobe Reader.  If you don't have reader, you can download it for free here.     



Dog Related Articles

• A New Leash on Life!
• A New Puppy? Read This!
• Adversive Learning Experiences
• Barking
• Buckle-Up Your Best Buddy
• Cabin Fever
• Calming Signals
• Canine Guilt
• Canine Rivalry
• Cat Chasing
• Children and Dogs
• Choosing the Right Dog
• Crate Training
• Destructive Chewing
• Digging Problems
• Does Your Dog Take you for a Walk?
• Dog Toys
• Dogs and Body Language
• Escaping
• Everything About Housetraining
• Excessive Mouthing and Biting
• Exercising with your dog
• Fear and Reactivity in Adolesence
• Fear of Noise
• First Days Home With a Shy Dog
• Housetraining Tips for Dogs and Puppies
• How to Encourage CALM Greetings
• Impulsive Control
• Intelligent Diversions
• Internalizing Leadership
• Is Your Dog a Dog Park Dog?
• Jumping Up
• Kong Stuffing Pointers
• Leadership vs. Dominance
• Living Calmly in the House
• Managing New Dog Behavior
• My Dog Won't Bite
• Puppy Play Biting
• Puppy Chewing
• Out of the Blue
• Retraining Your Adult Dog
• Secrets of Dog Training
• Separation Anxiety in Dogs
• Serene Homecoming
• Set Your Dog up for Success
• Shy/Fearful Dogs
• Space Invaders
• Starting off Right
• Submissive/Excitement Urination
• "Unleashing" the Power of Positive Training
• Was Your dog abused?
• What are you Paying Attention to?
• What's Your Motivation
• Yard Dogs

Cat Related Articles

• Cat Introductions
• Crate Training your Cat
• Excessive Meowing
• Feline Elimination Problems
• Introducing your Cat to a New Territory
• Kitty Capers
• Moving with your Cat
• Overstimulation and Petting Aggression
• Play Aggression
• Selecting a Cat
• The Scratch Stops Here
• Thinking Outside the Box

Cat and Dog Related Articles

• Connected Pets
• Introducing Cats and Dogs

Additional Resources

The information and links provided below are for additional reference and are provided for the convenience of our online audience.  Content and materials are owned and maintained by the respective organizations.

ASPCA-Virtual Pet Behaviorist
www.aspca.org/Pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist
 
Dog Star Daily
www.dogstardaily.com
 
Association of Pet Dog Trainers-Information for Pet Owners
www.apdt.com/petowners
 
Humane Society of Boulder Valley
www.boulderhumane.org/training-behavior/online-behavior-library
 
San Francisco SPCA Library for Dog Owners
www.sfspca.org/resources/library/for-dog-owners
 
San Francisco SPCA Library for Cat Owners
www.sfspca.org/resources/library/for-cat-owners

American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior
(PDF's of their positions statements on Puppy Socialization, Dominance Theory & The Use of Punishment.)
www.avsabonline.org