Behaviour therapy links

General

Archives

• About.com archives for Dog behaviour and training - collection of specialist articles
• Pet Behavior Newsletter – Archived behaviour therapy case documentation

Body language

• Calming signals (by Dogmantics) - 
• Turid Rugaas’ Calming signals - Body language photogallery
• Colleen Safford’s body language translations – Improving communication between you and your canine
• Sue Sternberg’s Ethogram – Explanation/illustration of dog body language

Etiquette

• Dear Labby – Etiquette answers for the many diplomatic incidents between pet owners

Physical problems affecting behaviour

• Medical problems disguised as behaviour problems (by Eric Goebelbecker with guest veterinary surgeon)

Specific behaviour problems

Aggression

• Article about On-leash dog-dog aggression (by Eric Goebelbecker)
• On-leash dog-dog aggression (by Dogmantics):
• Thank your dog for growling (article by Leah Roberts)
• What we label ‘aggression’, and the multiple facets thereof (by Chirag Patel)

Anxiety, Fears and Phobias

• About.com’s archives on Fear and Anxiety in dogs – list of relevant specialist articles
• Dogster’s archive for fears and phobias – list of relevant blog articles
• Scared of household appliances:
• Scary floor surfaces or stairs (by Dogmantics):
• Teach shy dogs to like being handled (by Dogmantics) -
• Thunderphobia interview (Eric Geobelbecker as guest trainer)
• Fear of loud noises and thunder (by Holly Nash, DVM)
• USA Today interview about dogs and fear (Nicole Wilde is the guest trainer)
• Surprise Party Game – Video on how to treat a dog who lunges and barks at anything and everything (by Pamela Marxsen)

Barking

• Barking at noises (by Dogmantics):
• Barking at scary objects (by Dogmantics):
• How to stop your dog from barking excessively, by Leah Roberts (Dog Willing on Tweeter).

Excitability and impulse control

• Door manners:
• Excitement over food (Dogmantics):
• Gentle tugging (by Dogmantics):
• Go wild and freeze:
• How to stop jumping up (by Dogmantics):
  
• How to teach your dog not to pull (by Dogmantics):
• Stop your dog snatching food from you: train them to take food nicely.
• Nipping: How to stop your puppy from nipping. Another excellent article by Leah Roberts from the Orlando Examiner.

Grooming

• Teach your dog to enjoy taking a bath:
• Nail clipping (by Dogmantics):

Home alone

• How to teach a dog to love being on its own (by Emily Larlham – Dogmantics)

New pet

• New pet introduction (by Eric Goebelbecker)

Stealing

• My dog keeps taking stuff (article and training video by Eric Goebelbecker)

Toilet training

• House training a puppy (article by Dogmantics)

Last updated June 2010