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To Bite or not to Bite: Teaching Puppies to Bite Safely
from Behind the Behavior
on Friday January 18th, 2013 at 08:31 PM
Peggy Adams Myers, CCS
The initial phone intake with a client whose dog has bitten and done damage can be emotionally charged. What caused their beloved pet to lash out like that? Are they going to be sued? And if it was the owner who was bitten, how will this affect their future relationship?
Of course there are many reasons why dogs bite and many things we can do to help avoid future bites. But when a dog has bitten and done damage, its too late to go back and change how hard the dog will...
Anti-Tethering Legislation
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on Saturday January 21st, 2012 at 02:09 AM
Jim Ha, PhD, CAAB
A bill has been introduced into the Washington State Legislature to limit long-term, unsupervised tethering of dogs in the state. Specifically, the current form of the bill (and these bills change frequently before final passage, so this is just the latest that I understand) seeks to: ban outdoor tethering of dogs for more than 10 hours in any 24 hr period and between the hours of 10PM and 6AM, require tethered dogs to have constant access to shelter and water, ban the use of...
Rehabilitation Therapy for Dogs
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on Wednesday September 28th, 2011 at 12:10 AM
Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT-KA
Dr. Kari Johnson, DVM
Many of the medical treatments that have been available to human patients are more commonly becoming available for our pets. In fact, some research being done at veterinary schools like Purdue and research centers in veterinary oncology are furthering human research and treatments. When I got curious about water therapy and physical rehabilitation, I reached out to my referring veterinarians. I was lucky enough to meet and interview Dr....
Indoor Cat? Outdoor Cat? Why Choose?
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on Wednesday September 21st, 2011 at 12:15 AM
Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT-KA, Katherine Ayres, PhC
We know that outdoor cats live shorter lives subject to disease and injury, yet many cat owners believe that their cats cannot be happy unless they go outside. I think one of the reasons people believe this is that many cats suffer from environmentally deprived environments without their owners even knowing they could be doing more for their cats. The added benefit is that spraying/marking, aggressive behaviors, excessively rough play and...
Introducing Dogs to Other Dogs
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on Tuesday September 13th, 2011 at 12:09 AM
Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT-KA
First impressions count. This is as true for dogs as it is for us. Taking some time to think through how to introduce dogs appropriately can mean the difference between dogs learning to be friends or ending up in a situation where youre trying to overcome distrust and fear when the dog/dog greeting goes wrong.
Off Leash Introduction I prefer off leash greetings if at all possible since all dogs are more reactive on leash than off leash. Off leash introductions...
Do You Dread Going to the Veterinarian?
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on Tuesday September 6th, 2011 at 01:03 AM
Christine Hibbard, CPDT-KA and Anna Baxter, LVT
Do you dread trips to the veterinarian with your dog or cat? Do you wonder if the veterinarians and vet techs dread your visit as much as you do? The veterinary staff needs to be able to perform thorough examinations, provide treatments and perform procedures. How can they be expected to do their best work if theyre fighting your pet every step of the way? Its stressful for everyone but its also unfortunate because it doesnt have to be this way....
CAUTIONWALKER Safety Leash
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on Wednesday August 24th, 2011 at 05:34 AM
Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT-KA
I chose to devote my career to working with anxious, fearful and aggressive dogs. If you read the articles I post here and in our newsletter that include Why Dogs Bite, What Is a Reactive Rover, Dogs Biting Children, well, you get the idea. I know many wonderful trainers who also work with fearful dogs and when we get together, we bemoan how clueless people can be when approaching a dog they dont know. We spend an unbelievable amount of time coaching owners of...
Barking Dogs: Make It Stop!
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on Wednesday August 17th, 2011 at 11:18 PM
Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT-KA
In my post Control Your Dogs Barking, I discussed the most common reason owners complain about their dogs barking, Alert Barking. In this post, I wanted to talk about some of the other reasons that dogs bark and how you can stop the barking as effectively as possible.
Separation Anxiety/Distress If your dog is barking all day while youre gone, thats a type of separation anxiety. While it may be tempting to use a bark collar (spray or shock) to simply shut off the...
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