Use Natural Rewards Strategically Click here for original post One often encounters the use of treats in dog training and behavior therapy, and treats are indeed a wonderful and powerful reinforcer to use for teaching new behavior, generalizing learned behavior in new contexts, or fostering calm and attentive behavior...
Author Archive for: Megan Maxwell
The Benefits of Fostering an Animal
The Benefits Of Fostering An Animal By Dr. Megan E. Maxwell, Ph.D. My first adventures in the world of observing and analyzing dog behavior occurred while I was an undergraduate in the mid-1990s. I was a psychology major and lifelong animal lover and knew I wanted to find a...
Bolting out of the Front Door
Many clients have called me in to address their dog’s bolting behavior. Bolting refers to a dog’s tendency to run through an open door and off into the wild blue yonder, often then refusing to come when called. I’ve written before on how to improve a dog’s response to...
Drop It!
Drop It! by Megan Maxwell, Ph.D., CAAB One wonderful option for owners interested in playing with their dog is tug-of-war, but tug toys (e.g., ropes or stuffed toys) have a bad reputation because some owners have heard that tugging with their dog will make their dog aggressive. This is...
Teaching Verbal Cues: How to Make your Words Matter
Dogs and cats are social animals who can learn easily to respond to many of our words, gestures, and body language cues throughout any given day. In some cases, our pets learn our words so well that we end up having to spell them out when communicating with other...
Teaching Sit/Stay by the Front Door
It’s useful for many reasons to teach your dog to Sit and Stay while the front door opens. In addition to preventing bolting, a reliable Sit/Stay by the front door can be used to prevent crowding, jumping on, or mouthing at visitors when they arrive; to prevent chasing after...
Dog Bolting
Q: I have a 3 1/2-year-old male silky terrier who is very intelligent and lovable. He has a large, fenced-in area in our back yard to run free, which he does during the day. My problem is that when he is in the house and someone opens the front...
When Cats and Crates Clash
When Cats and Crates Clash Cat owners Chris and Jess called me in to help them with their beloved 6-year-old cat Minnie. Chris and Jess had adopted Minnie from a foster program when she was a year old. She had been virtually feral, with very little socialization prior to...
Is every dog bite aggressive?
I received the call late on a Friday and the woman’s voice on the other end of the line sounded frantic. “I need you to come out as soon as possible! I adopted a dog three days ago and he’s being really aggressive – he bites me so much...
Where Not to Take your Dog
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/decoding-your-pet/201711/where-not-take-your-dog From The American College of Veterinary Behaviorists in Psychology Today’s Decoding your Pet series
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Address: 1800 Denison Ave
Manhattan
Kansas
66506
I am a primary care practitioner with over 21 years of experience in a multi-doctor small animal hospital followed by work as a clinical associate professor within a veterinary teaching hospital. I seek out 25-50 hours + of high quality continuing education annually in behavior taught by experts in the field and use this knowledge to manage canine and feline Read more... -
Address: Gerrardstown
Gerrardstown
West Virginia
25420
Multi-certified dog trainer, behavior consultant, and groomer. Licensed Vererinary Technician. Read more... -
Address: 5142 Hollister Avenue #544
Santa Barbara
California
93101
California based veterinarian certified in both feline and canine behavior. I offer in-person and tele-health behavioral consultations. I can work with you independently or consult with your veterinarian. Please see my website for more information: www.pawsitiveanimalcare.vet Read more... -
Address: 20337 Farmington Rd
Livonia
Michigan
48152
My veterinary practice, established in 2007, is Great Lakes Veterinary Behavior Consultants. It is a behavior-only veterinary clinic in Livonia, Michigan (southeast Michigan). I also offer housecalls. I have a wonderful, knowledgeable trainer working for me. She is soon to finish her program to become a KPA CTP. Read more... -
Address: South Korea
anyang-si
Gyeonggi-do
14033
Conduct behavior correction and counseling of positive reinforcement/humanitarian methods based on the latest knowledge and theory in veterinary behavioral academia, not correction methods using coercion/aversive learning. The basis of behavioral therapy is to find the best approach for the situation and environment, which requires systematic analysis of the causes of behavioral problems from various perspectives. * Factor analysis: genetic background, Read more... -
Address: Austin
Austin
Texas
I’m a general practice veterinarian with a special interest in feline behavior, and I offer housecall and virtual cat behavior consults within Austin, TX. Outside of clinical practice, I’ve been a frequent contributor to Fear Free (including serving on the Fear Free speakers bureau) and volunteer on the AAFP Cat Friendly Practice committee, which strives to make vet care less Read more... -
Address: Bridgewater
Bridgewater
New Jersey
08807
Veterinarian and pet behaviorist Read more... -
Address: Esmeralda
Santiago
Región Metropolitana
8320045
I am a Veterinarian with advanced studies in Ethology, Comparative Psychiatry, Learning, Psychopharmacology, therapy in complex multi-species family systems, and university teaching. I specialize in solving moderate and complex behavior cases in dogs and cats with an integrative approach that departs from the usual way of handling cases, which currently has a very low success rate. If you want my Read more...
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