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4-in-1 Poster

Now our 4 most popular posters-The Body Language of Fear in Dogs, Body Language of Feline Anxiety, How to Greet a Dog, and Canine Bite Levels- All in one great poster. Perfect for clinics, waiting rooms, boarding facilities, and trainers.

Body Language of Feline Anxiety Poster

The first step to keeping animals calm is understanding their way of communicating with us humans. We’ve covered the important cues to cat behavior in our Body Language of Feline Anxiety poster.

Body Language of Fear in Dogs Poster

Every year over 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs. One of the most common causes of biting and aggression in dogs is fear. This color poster developed by Dr. Sophia Yin and illustrated by Lili Chin, shows the common as well as more subtle signs of fear and anxiety in dogs.

How to Greet a Dog (and What to Avoid) Poster

This color poster, developed by Dr. Sophia Yin and illustrated by Lili Chin, shows appropriate ways to interact and greet a dog while also illustrating the types of interactions to avoid.

How Kids Should and Should Not Interact With Dogs Poster

Children around the world are badly injured or even killed by dogs almost every minute of every day. These two posters together show kids and parents the types of interactions they should AVOID with dogs as well as the types of play and interactions that are appropriate.

Learn To Earn

This poster outlines Dr. Yin’s adaptation of the Learn to Earn program, which you can read about here, which is designed to develop leadership skills in humans and impulse control in dogs.

Four Categories of Operant Conditioning

It seems like almost everyone is familiar with some of the categories of operant conditioning; however, most people aren’t fluent enough to necessarily get the category correct. This poster clearly lays out the steps in determining which category a technique falls under. You can read more about the process and how it will help you here in this blog post.

Dr. Yin’s Top 10 Dog Training Tips.

Have you ever gone to a dog training class or taken a private lesson and left with your head swimming? With so much information, the main messages can sometimes get lost among the more intricate details. Here is a downloadable handout with some great information that Dr. Yin used to guide her every-day interaction with her patients as well as her own pets.

The Puppy Socialization Checklist

It’s now common knowledge that puppies should be socialized, but sometimes it can be tricky remember what they should be socialized to. This 6-page socialization checklist, breaks the process down into categories and allows owners to keep track, not only of the socialization opportunities but of the pet’s progress. You can click on an image to download the entire checklist from out store fro free or a donation.. For step-by-step instruction on how to perform the socialization, see the book Perfect Puppy in 7 Days.

Canine Bite Levels

One way to find out how serious a bite may be is to acknowledge that different levels of bites exist. Bite levels range from minor to so severe they lead to death. Dr. Ian Dunbar first developed this bite levels system and Dr. Sophia Yin has modified the description of these levels on the her poster that includes artwork by Lil Chin.

Dog Park Etiquette

Proper dog park etiquette is important if you want your dog to stay out of fights when playing. Anyone who frequents the dog park and knows about dog behavior probably has a few horror stories to share. Check out this blog post for some basic rules to keep your dog out of trouble.

7 Things All Dogs Need

You’re getting a dog and it’s time to go shopping, but what to get? How many toys, which leashes are right? Does he need a harness, a collar or a bed? You can spend hundreds of dollars on supplies, but will you get the ones you really need? Read about Dr. Sophia Yin’s list of the 7 things all dogs need for a behaviorally healthy life in this blog post here.

How To Handle Patients In A Caring Manner And What To Avoid

How While most veterinarians and petcare professionals want to help animals, sometimes even when we are trying to be helpful and friendly, we inadvertently do things that make the animal more uncomfortable or scared, which in turn makes each interaction more laborious and even unsafe. It may seem that some people just have a gift for knowing how to act around animals and others lack it; however, the difference is really about whether they can understand the animal’s point of view. In reality dogs and cats are a lot like us humans. The same things that make them uncomfortable would make us nervous too. Read about the five tips that will help you handle patients in a caring manner in this blog post by Dr. Sophia Yin.

Monthly Newsletter and Behavior Bytes

Sign up to have our bi-weekly articles automatically delivered to your email. At the beginning of each month the Newsletter contains a main article and an “Ask the Low Stress Handling® Team” question. The main article is geared towards topics that help bridge the gap between veterinary professionals and pet owners. The questions come from fellow pet owners through our email and social media pages. Our Behavior Bytes are sent out in the middle of the month, and they consist of short, image heavy, how-to articles to help with training and animal handling needs. Newsletter questions? Email Us here