Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT-KA A companion animal with a behavior problem is a serious issue for most owners. You need to find help and you want to find qualified help. Our first recommendation is to consult with your veterinarian. Your vet should always be the first person with whom you discuss a behavior issue. All… [Read More]
Happy New Year!
Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT As we look forward to a new year, we want to thank everyone for making 2010 such a successful year for us: Thank you for being our clients. We appreciate the trust you placed in us by inviting us into your homes and families. Thank you for caring so much about… [Read More]
What Do I Do Now? Conflict Behavior in Cats and Dogs
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,”… [Read More]
What a Blockhead! Head Shape and Trainability in Dogs
Jim Ha, PhD, CAAB An interesting paper appeared in a recent issue of Behavioural Processes (2009, vol. 82, pp. 355). The author, William Helton from New Zealand, examined results from three published studies in which breed and head shape were reported, to answer the question of whether morphology (head shape, in this case) reflected intelligence… [Read More]
A Reading List in Animal Behavior, Part Two
Jim Ha, PhD, CAAB Back in the fall of 2008, I presented a blog titled A Reading List in Animal Behavior, Part One. I went on in that article to say, “So here I present a highly personal reading list in ethology. In this entry, I suggest some reading in basic ethology, and in a… [Read More]