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Behavior
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  Link   Behavior: Indoor Cat Initiative
Addresses litterbox issues with cats, through basic understanding of cat behavior, stresses, indoor housing and multicat housing needs
  Link   Indoor Cat Activities & Enrichment
OSU's Indoor Cat Initiative has wealth of practical info to create a home environment that meets emotional and physical needs of cats.
  Link   Aggression in Cats
Various types of aggression in cats described in this helpful brochure from Cornell Feline Health Center.
  Link   Articles on behavior in dogs
These short articles by behaviorist Ian Dunbar cover housetraining, chewing, barking, hyperdog, digging, home alone, puppy biting, fighting, fear of people, dogs and people, leash pulling.
  Link   Articles on behavior in cats
Library of articles on most aspects of behavior in cats.
  Link   Children: Kid's Site on Dog Care and Training
Kid friendly site with excellent, colorful information. Always something new.
  Link   Crate Training Puppies
Pros, cons, how-tos of crate training, with alternatives to the "crate." From Ian Dunbar's website, a DVM with practical gentle ideas.
  Link   Clicker Training
For cats, dogs, horses, birds --- for obedience, agility, hunting, conformation, or just for fun. Karen Pryor, who mainstreamed clicker training from dolphins to dogs, has this store of clicker training books, ideas, conferences.
  Link   Feliway: pheromone to decrease stress in cats
This UK homepage is instructive on a product available in the petstores, including Pet Smart. Not a pancea, but a safe help.
  Link   Destructive Behavior in Cats
Destructive behavior in cats includes scratching and chewing/sucking on items like plants and fabric. Brochure from Cornell Feline Health Center.
  Link   Introducing dogs and cats
How to introduce dogs and cats slowly to increase chance of amicable relationships.
  Link   Litter Box Problems
House-soiling (eliminating out of the litter box) is the subject of thie Cornell Feline Health Center brochure.
  Link   Potty Training Puppies and Dogs
Good tips on housetraining puppies. If you are not having success, be sure to call us. Don't simply rely on a website.
  Link   Training Philosophy. Monks of New Skete
Training is a process that extends throughout both your own and the dog's life. The purpose of training is not to put five neat little exercises on your dog that you can entertain your friends with. Training is meant to ... enhance the relationship.
  Link   Teach Your Dog Something Today
Basic commands, some with video illustrations, using positive rewards and luring. Web-site for children.
  Link   Walking Trails for You and Your Dog
Describes 11 pet trails in the Metro Park system. Pets must be leashed.
 
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