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]
Thoughts For New Adopters (and all dog owners)
Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT The calls come in through out the year but become especially heavy during the summer and Christmas holiday season: “We love our new dog. She’s so sweet but she’s jumping on the children and mouthing them and I’m worried.” “Our new dog is dragging us down the street on walks. The… [Read More]
Training Dogs Who Are Blind AND Deaf
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… [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]
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