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Ways You and Your Pet Show Love to Each Other

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …dog or cat and how to express your own feelings in ways they will understand. The Mirrors of the Soul In dogdom, the act of locking eyes can signal aggression….

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Canine Separation Anxiety: Home Alone! An Anxious and Fearful Time for Some Dogs

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …update on separation anxiety and noise aversion. Vet Clin Small Anim. 2008; 38:1081-1106. Overall KL. (2013) Abnormal canine behaviors and behavioral pathologies not primarily involving pathological aggression. Manual of Clinical…

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Surprising Things Pet Insurance Covers: What You Might Not Know

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …cell therapy Platelet-rich plasma therapy Laser therapy Alternative therapies like traditional Chinese medicine, massage, and acupuncture Behavior modification therapy (for issues like food aggression or cats urinating outside a litter…

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Dogs in Yards: Are They Happy?

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …along the fence, he’s going to be frustrated at not being able to interact with dogs and people passing by. “That can look a whole lot like aggression: lunging, growling,…

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Whine, Wiggle And Wet: Why Dogs Wet At Homecomings And How To Stop It

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Reading Time: 2 minutes …cowering body language, means, fear and/or appeasement. Yep, fear and/or appeasement are the ultimate signal used to prevent aggression from escalating.  They can be considered a backhanded compliment, because your…

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Airport Therapy Dogs Lend a Calming Paw

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …a regular household pet, possess a friendly, balanced temperament, and a desire to approach and seek attention from strangers. Dogs must not demonstrate signs of resentment, shyness or aggression of…

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Kitten Meetups With All Creatures Great and Small

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …canine reach, and introduce the leashed dog from a safe distance. In either case, back off if either animal shows signs of aggression or anxiety. In some cases, it may…

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Pain and Pet Behavior: Learn How They’re Linked

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Reading Time: 5 minutes …something physical is wrong. And it’s so important to be aware of these potential connections, because our pets have no other way to tell us it hurts. Aggression and Changes…

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Cats Wanted; Dogs Need Not Apply

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …job helps prevent a wide variety of behavioral problems, including destruction, inter-cat aggression, anxiety, hyperactivity, overgrooming, litter box aversions, and overeating. Additional physical activity means a healthy weight and a…

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5 Signs You Need to Leave the Dog Park

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …tired dog. At worst, you could end up with a dog who develops fear and aggression toward other dogs, or one who gets seriously injured. Here are five warning signs…