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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 [...] more info

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 [...] more info

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 [...] more info

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 [...] more info

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 [...] more info

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Have you ever thought you might like to be a dog trainer, or just learn more about how to train your dog? If so, apply to one of these wonderful programs:

SF SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers
http://www.sfspca.org/academy/index.shtml

Golden and Cat

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Seattle Dogworks Canine Studies Program
http://www.seattledogs.com/beatrainer.htm

Legacy Canine
http://www.legacycanine.com/

SF SPCA Cat & Dog Behavior
The San Francisco SPCA publishes papers with information on cat and dog behavior. You can download the PDF files free of charge

Dogs: http://www.sfspca.org/behavior/dog_library/index_library.shtml
Cats: http://www.sfspca.org/behavior/cat_library/index.shtml

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