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Education - Care & Training Tips
The tips on these pages will help you choose the right pet for your family, train your pet and solve many common pet problems.
Selecting A Pet
General Pet Care Tips
- Moving with Your Pet
- Preparing Your Pet for Baby's Arrival
- Grieving for your Pet
- Territorial Marking Behavior in Dogs and Cats
- Positive Reinforcement Training
- When the Information Isn't Enough Help
- Successful Cleaning to Remove Pet Odors and Stains
- Unusual Eating Habits in Dogs and Cats
Dog Behavior & Training
- The Benefits of an Educated Dog
- The Fearful Dog
- Nothing in Life is Free
- Puppy Nipping and Rough Play
- Dealing with Normal Puppy Chewing
- Canine Rivalry
- Separation Anxiety
- How to Use a Head Halter
- Keeping Your Dog Safe
- Dealing With Dominance In Dogs
- Stages of Puppy Development
- How to Solve Digging Problems
- Inside or Out? - Making Your Dog Part of the Family
- Submissive or Excitement Urination
- Children and Dogs: Important Information for Parents
- Overcoming the Fear of Thunder & Startling Noises
- Sample Aversives for Dogs
- Introducing Your New Dog to Your Resident Dog
- Crate Training Your Dog
- Why Dogs Bite: a Guideline for Children
- Dog Toys and How to Use Them
- Understanding Aggressive Behavior in Dogs
- Destructive Behavior in Dogs
- The Canine Escape Artist
- Housetraining Puppies
- Re-Housetraining Your Adult Dog
- The Barking Dog
Cat Behavior & Training
- Cats: Indoor vs. Outdoor
- Your Cat Needs a Tag!
- Your Talkative Cat
- Feline Social Behavior and Aggression
- Introducing Your New Cat to Your Other Pets
- Understanding Cat Aggression Towards People
- Litter Box Problem Prevention
- Solving Litter Box Problems
- Cat Toys and How to Use Them
- Destructive Scratching in Cats
- Aversives for Cats
- Discouraging Roaming Cats
- Managing Your Kitten's Rough Play
- Developmental Stages of Kitten Behavior
- The Fearful Cat
Seasonal Pet Care Tips
- Holiday Hazard for Pets
- Keep Your Pet Safe on the Fourth of July
- Keep Your Pet Safe on Halloween
- Keep Your Pet Safe from Winter Hazards
- Protect Your Pet from Hot Weather
- Stuffed Toys Make the Best Easter Pets
*Many thanks to the Denver Dumb Friends League for providing this content!
ThePetCenter, Best Friends Animal Society, and Canada's Pet Information Center also have excellent libraries of articles on dogs, cats, and other pets.