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New to Cats? Litter Box Basics for Beginners

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …homes can create some increased anxiety. Cats inside covered boxes can’t tell if another cat is sneaking up on them. If there is low-level aggression between the cats, and the…

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Pets With a View: How to Create Visual Interest at Home

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …sit in a windowsill or on a raised perch and watch the street or yard. But if you notice your cats are frustrated by the view (i.e., redirecting aggression to…

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Kitten Caboodle: Play Dates Are Fun and Educational

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …anxiety, and arousal. Accompanying unwanted behaviors include eliminating outside the litter box (not the good kind of thinking outside the box), aggression, and scratching. But what if when they were…

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Cats Life at Home

Phone Fanatics: Why Does My Cat Pester Me On The Phone?

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Reading Time: 2 minutes …understand the concept of long-distance communication. It’s much more likely that your attention to the phone, and the sounds it generates, prompts curiosity. For cats who react with aggression, the…

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Dogs Life at Home Training & Grooming

Got A Pop-Up Pooch?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …and can cause your dog to fear you, leading to avoidance behavior or even aggression. You want your dog to welcome your homecomings and be happy to see you. Avoid…

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Animal Mourning: Recognizing A Pet’s Grief

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …whining and whimpering. The following seven behavioral categories were studied: Affection (increased, decreased, clingy/needy, or withdrawn) Territoriality Vocalization (frequency and volume) Aggression Sleeping (increased, decreased or different locations) Elimination Feeding…

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How To Head Off Your Dog’s Hat Hate

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Reading Time: 2 minutes …react with defensiveness, fearful aggression, or actions such as hiding when they see humans wearing hats, even people they know and love. The hat might as well be full-body costume,…

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Reducing the Risk of a Dog Bite: Setting You and Your Dog Up for Success

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Reading Time: 5 minutes …factors that may result in a dog biting a person, including heredity, health, pain, training, fear, and aggression. Instead of focusing on how a dog may or may not react…

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Introducing Cats and Dogs: How to Help Ensure Harmony in the Home

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …plonk the cat down and let the pets work it out. They could be fearful of one another and even show signs of overt aggression. And there’s no escape like…

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Puppy Socialization: Does it mean what you think it means?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …falls and serious injuries. In some cases, their excited behavior can trigger aggression in the other dog, resulting in injuries to both dogs if they are able to reach each…