Pet Behavior Solved

04/01/2023

When you punish a cat for exhibiting a behavior you don’t like, it doesn’t stop the behavior. First, it’s important to understand that regardless of how unwanted the behavior is, it serves a purpose for the cat. Your cat isn’t scratching on the sofa or jumping on the counter just to make you mad. Animals engage in behaviors that serve a function (i.e. a pay-off). Additionally, many of the behaviors cat parents view as unwanted, such as furniture scratching, are normal, natural behaviors. When you sq**rt the cat with water for scratching the furniture you may momentarily stop the behavior but the cat has a normal and natural need to scratch. If he gets punished every time he attempts to engage in a normal behavior, he will probably become afraid of you and he’ll also continue the behavior in secret. That’s a very stressful combination.

24/11/2022

Dog and cat behavior advice made simple!

14/01/2022

Yes, Yes, and Yes!!! Who else here is proudly ? 🐱🐶

Credit: Sarah Andersen Comics

12/01/2022

This can be as simple as placing cat trees near windows or you can really take advantage of unused wall space and install cat shelves, cat skywalks, and wall-mounted stairways. There are many companies online that sell shelves and walkways for you to design a vertical world for your cat. Just be sure the pieces are sturdy and that you space them well so a cat doesn’t have to make a giant leap from one wall perch to another. It’s also important that you not create a dead end perch where a cat could be ambushed by another cat. Always have more than one on/off ramp.
Increased options for vertical territory can make a difference in helping maintain peace in a multicat household.

15/12/2021

🙌🏻

I hope that these puppies can demonstrate how unethical it is to breed and buy flat-faced dogs. These puppies require very specialized care due to severe bra...

18/11/2021

18/11/2021

This is an X-ray of a dog’s bent front leg. See that tiny white spec? That’s a microchip! It has migrated down the leg....far from where it was inserted, between the dog’s shoulders. This is actually quite common.....

When lost pets are scanned, the entire body SHOULD be scanned to catch any that have migrated. But, as an owner, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AT THEIR YEARLY VET EXAM, to ask for a quick scan to make sure that: (1) the chip is still working, (2) the location of the chip is good, and (3) that the chip info is correct.

Remember microchips save lives and reunite families with their pet.... just have it checked regularly!

18/10/2021

Two kittens are better than one! 🐈 🐈‍⬛

One kitten is half a kitten. Two kittens are a whole!

18/10/2021

Miss “Muffin” ❤️

Sunday’s are my day to work with this cutie and her family. We meet once a week to work on normal puppy behaviors, as well as, separation anxiety.

17/10/2021

Sunday’s are my day to work with this cutie and her family. We meet once a week to work on normal puppy behaviors, as well as, separation anxiety.

12/10/2021

Friendly reminder that fake Halloween spider webs are dangerous for wildlife. 🕷 🦉 👻 🦇 🎃

https://www.nativeanimalrescue.org/fake-halloween-cobwebs-pose-real-threat-to-birds/

Fake spiderwebs post serious threat to birds at Halloween

02/10/2021

Some lucky pet lover won this lovely basket at Corgtoberfest! Happy To help!

02/10/2021

I’ll be at Corgtoberfest tomorrow at Beda's Biergarten in SLO. Let’s have some fun and support Woods Humane Society! Raffle prizes include an in-home behavior consultation from yours truly (valued at $75). 🍻 🎃 🐶

06/09/2021

Practicing these restraints at home and pairing them with high-value treats can lessen your dog’s anxiety when they have to be restrained at the vet.

27/08/2021

Happy National Dog Day!! 🐶

24/08/2021

Over the summer, twin kittens Jace and Jackie arrived at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington in Arlington, Virginia. Later, they would become known as Whiskey and Pippa. At the rescue, Kitten College program volunteers began the time-consuming work of caring for the twins. Each

24/07/2021

At first, this was not a fan of the new addition to the family. After an in-home consultation with me and a slow introduction these two are coexisting nicely. 👍🏻 😍🥰

03/07/2021

08/06/2021

We talk to our dogs a lot. It's only natural since they have such individual personalities themselves that it's hard not to talk to them the same way you would people. However, they do seem to understand us. Just think of how many times they know what words like "treats" and "walk" mean, as well as....

30/05/2021

This guy! 😍