Category: Behavior Bytes

Teaching Your Puppy to Love Their Leash Equipment

By pairing the sight of the collar and leash with food, your new puppy should quickly form positive associations. The presence of the equipment will predict tasty treats, creating a positive emotional response to the leash and collar.

Teaching Go To Mat for Cats

Teaching your cat to go to a mat is an easy behavior that supports exercise, enrichment, and engagement for you and your cat.

Capturing Desirable Behaviors

By focusing on the desirable behaviors your dog does naturally rather than correcting the undesirable ones, you are building a stronger relationship without force or stress.

Behavior Modification for Dogs

When it comes to changing behavior, training alone is often not the answer. If your goal is to change behavior long-term, your pet will need behavior modification instead.

Feline Play and Play Aggression

Cats are social animals and enjoy interactions with the humans in their lives.

Shake a Paw for Nail Trims

Teaching “shake a paw” is a fun trick and can be helpful for nail trims.

Low Stress Handling® Silver-Level Certification

Individual Certification at this level demonstrates to clients and employers the individual’s dedicated interest in Low Stress Handling®. Hospital Certification at this level demonstrates to clients and staff the hospital’s commitment to appropriately training staff in Low Stress Handling® methods.

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