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Information on Dog, Cat, and Bird Behavior from Companion Animal Solutions
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Training Dogs Who Are Blind AND Deaf
07/11/2010
Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT
In the past two months, I’ve received calls and or emails from two different shelters asking me for advice on training a dog who is both blind and deaf. There are terrific web sites for training blind dogs and for training deaf dogs, but I’m not aware of a web site devoted [...]
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Tips for Greeting Other Dogs on Leash
06/27/2010
Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT
You’re out on a relaxing walk with your dog when you see another owner walking towards you with their dog. The owner says to you, “can our dogs say hello”? How do you decide whether allowing your dog to greet a strange dog on leash is a good idea? After all, some [...]
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It’s Summer! Hot Dog! (and Cooked Cat??!)
06/20/2010
The dangers of heatstroke for those that can’t sweat.
Louisa Beal, DVM
If you have ever seen a dog or cat with heat stroke, you won’t forget it. But what if you have never seen it? What do you look for? The signs of heatstroke are listed below, however, in an emergency, lists tend to slip away [...]
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What Do I Do Now? Conflict Behavior in Cats and Dogs
06/15/2010
Jim Ha, PhD, CAAB
Some time ago, I wrote an article titled Pass It On, Redirected Aggression in Cats and Dogs. In that article, I wrote: “Redirection of a behavior is one of three forms of conflict behavior seen in animals, and humans. The other two forms of conflict behavior are “approach-withdraw” and “displacement behavior,” which [...]
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What Is a Reactive Rover?
05/29/2010
Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT
One of the most commons calls we get at Companion Animal Solutions is from an owner whose dog barks, growls, and lunges at other dogs when on leash. Often, the owner is baffled because their dog loves playing with other dogs at the dog park or dog daycare. There are several reasons [...]
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