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BEHAVIOR & TRAINING TOPICS

DOGS:
Bark Collars
shock collars
Coprophagia in the Canine
Parmacologic Treatment of Separation Anxiety
Behavior Modification: Departures
Behavior Modification: Relaxation
Behavior Modificaition: Uncouple Departures and Departure Cues
Leash training an adult dog
Is my dog senile?

CATS:
Kitten behavior and training
Toilet Training your Cat
Feline Agression
Inappropriate Elimination

GENERAL:
Fears and Phobias
Destructive Behavior
Compulsive Behavior

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BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION

• Behavior Modification: Departures
• Behavior Modification: Relaxation
• Behavior Modificaition: Uncouple Departures and Departure Cues

These protocols offer a recipe for gaining control of a dog, not by teaching obedience, but by providing structure and altering the dog's priorities. If you wish to try these techniques, work first with your veterinarian or a trained behaviorist who can offer help with body language, equipment, techniques, or dangers.

A note of caution: As social beings, we all live with rules and constraints. Adapting to those constraints can be turbulent (remember your teen years, or the Terrible 2s). Although your dog will soon learn the benefits of behaving appropriately, (s)he may initially resent a change in the rules. Protect yourself.

The behavior modification protocols were developed by Dr. Karen Overall of the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Behavior Clinic, with contributions by Drs. Ian Dunbar, Bruce Fogle, Roger Mugford, Victoria Voith, and trainers Carol Lea Benjamin, David Weston and Ruth Ross, among others. The complete collection is available in her book, Clinical Behavioral Medicine for Small Animals, 1997. Mosby-Yearbook, Inc.