Animal Behavior Blog - Articles About Animal Behavior - The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior

Back to School for Your Pet: Let’s all Just Relax!

Megan Maxwell, June 17, 2018, Dog Training, 0

Teach your dog to relax on cue! https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/decoding-your-pet/201709/back-school-your-pet-let-s-all-just-relax

To Muzzle or Not to Muzzle: That is the Question

Megan Maxwell, June 13, 2018, Dog Bite Prevention, 0

In this post from Psychology Today’s Decoding your Pet series, Dr. Emily Levine discusses uses and benefits of muzzling when necessary. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/decoding-your-pet/201709/muzzle-or-not-muzzle-is-the-question

My Dog Dug up my Daisies and my Cat ate all the Calla Lilies! A Pet Owner’s Gardening Woes

Megan Maxwell, June 13, 2018, Cat Behavior, Dog Behavior, 0

How refreshing it is to feel the warm breeze and see the pops of color appearing around town as we (finally!) move into spring. For those of us who like to fancy ourselves green-thumbed, one of the brightest aspects of spring is the chance to get back into the...

CAAB Chat: Identifying Behavioral Indicators of Welfare Using A Converging Evidence Model of Health, Physiological, & Cognitive Data

Megan Maxwell, June 3, 2018, Uncategorized, 0

Identifying Behavioral Indicators of Welfare Using A Converging Evidence Model of Health, Physiological, & Cognitive Data Register and listen in on this month’s CAAB Chat at the link above. With guest chatter Dr. Lisa Gunter, MA, PhD. CPDT-KA Previous research has identified many stressors in the daily lives of shelter...

Help! My Dog Eats His Own Waste!

Megan Maxwell, May 10, 2018, Dog Behavior, Uncategorized, 0

Molly and Polly were two Pugs I worked with several years ago. Among other problems, I was called in to address an issue the owners found especially distasteful – the dogs ate their own feces. When crated, the dogs would defecate and then eat whatever they had deposited. Outside,...

How to Train Dogs to Use Pet Stairs and Ramps [Infographic]

Megan Maxwell, March 4, 2018, Dog Training, 0

How to Train Dogs to Use Pet Stairs and Ramps This infographic was created by topdogtips.com

Upcoming Book Publication: Train your Dog Now!

Megan Maxwell, February 13, 2018, Dog Behavior, Dog Training, 0

Upcoming Book Publication: Train your Dog Now! From Simon and Schuster publishing company: The forthcoming book Train Your Dog Now! Your Instant Training Handbook, from Basic Commands to Behavior Fixes by Jennifer L. Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA (March 6, 2018), presents an effective, new way to train a dog, with bite-sized instructions to help owners teach...

Valentine’s Day Safety Tips for Pet Owners

Megan Maxwell, February 8, 2018, Dog Behavior, General, 0

Valentine’s Day Safety Tips for Pet Owners https://topdogtips.com/valentines-day-dog/

A Clockwork Hound: Fruit Fly Clock Genes and Understanding the Genetics of Dog Behavior

Megan Maxwell, January 22, 2018, Dog Behavior, 0

Understanding the Link between Genetics and Dog Behavior

A Clockwork Hound: Fruit Fly Clock Genes and Understanding the Genetics of Dog Behavior In this most recent CAAB Chat, Drs. Stephen Zawistoski, CAAB, and Jessica Hakman, DVM, discuss some new and exciting research on canine behavior genetics. For more information and to registerl visit: http://caabchats.com/a-clockwork-hound-fruit-fly-clock-genes-and-understanding-the-genetics-of-dog-behavior/

Grrr… This Lap Belongs to Me!

Megan Maxwell, January 12, 2018, Dog Behavior, Fear/Aggression, 0

Grrr… This Lap Belongs to Me! When I met Lucy for the first time, she rushed to greet me at the front door, happily jumping and whining as she tried frantically to lick my face. She was a 9-pound Chihuahua mix, totally adorable and totally adored by her owners,...