Training consent behaviors builds confidence, promotes force-free learning, and increases your pet’s cooperation.

In the first part of this article, we learned how a client can prepare a cat for a Low Stress Handling® Blood Draw Visit. Now, we will look at how the veterinary professional can incorporate Low Stress Handling®️ into the blood draw visit.

Although you may have been told your new adult dog is house trained, that may not be the case in your home.

By desensitizing your dog to wearing a cone, it will be less stressful for your pet if and when they need to use one.

Teaching voluntary behaviors such as a chin rest can be useful when you want your dog to hold still and show you they are comfortable.

Many cat owners never learned to trim their kitten’s nails and struggle with nail trims for their adult cat. To prevent scratches to people and furniture, as well as to decrease the potential of too long nails causing pain, difficulty walking, and other medical issues your cat’s nails will need to be trimmed from time…