Articles: Decoding Your Dog
Decoding Your Dog for Christmas
Decoding Your Dog, dog behavior, dog bites, dogs, enrichment, Featured, Steve Dale, veterinary health
Just a couple of years ago, most people didn’t know veterinary behaviorists even exists as a specialty in veterinary medicine. Veterinary behaviorists are specialists just as veterinary cardiologists or veterinary oncologists are – but I argue they may save more lives, though there are fewer than 85 boarded behaviorists in the U.S. far less than…
Dog Thanking from Purina and Decoding Fearful Dogs on WGN Radio
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, animal shelters, cats, Decoding Your Dog, dog breeding, dog show, dogs, Steve Dale, WGN Radio
On Steve Dale’s Pet World, I begin HERE by chatting about how I just returned from the taping of the National Dog Show presented by Purina, the Kennel Club of Philadelphia. I had the opportunity to chat on two different facebook live broadcasts and discuss #dogthanking. *National Dog Show announcers David Frei and John O’Hurley.…
Decoding Your Dog: Best Gift for Dog Lovers
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, Decoding Your Dog, dog behavior, dogs, enrichment, Featured, human animal bond, Steve Dale
I bet veterinary behaviorists save more pets than even the most talented surgeons. Kicking off the 12 pet books of Christmas is my own book, called Decoding Your Dog, which I co-edited with Dr. Debra Horwitz and Dr. John Ciribassi, and members of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists authored. Veterinary behaviorists tend to see…
Veterinary Behaviorists, Decoding Your Dog
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, Decoding Your Dog, dog behavior, dogs, Featured, Steve Dale, veterinary health
I bet veterinary behaviorists save more pets than even the most talented surgeons. Veterinary behaviorists tend to see the worst of the worst cases, like dogs jumping out of windows when owners leave for the office, or cat owners living in smelly homes because a cat just can’t aim accurately into the litter box. By…
Do Pets Have a Sense of Humor?
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, cat behavior, cat training, Decoding Your Dog, dog behavior, dogs, Featured, human animal bond, veterinary health
Our pets have emotions all kinds. That’s not news to pet owners. In fact, pet owners have known this for thousands of years. However, scientists, until recently, called it anthropomorphizing, or offered other explanations. One of the first scientists to peek inside brains to prove that animals do have basic feelings is Jaak Panksepp, who…
Hands-On Behavior Learning at AVMA
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, cat behavior, cat training, cats, Decoding Your Dog, dog behavior, dogs, Featured, pets, Uncategorized, veterinary health, veterinary technician
Pets are afraid of the veterinary clinic. When the cat carrier appears, the cat relocates to the next county, or dogs hit the brakes and begin to tremble when they realize where that car ride has taken them, pet owners aren’t as likely to come back. When pets are anxious, their people are too. The…
Society of Animal Behavior Questions Cesar Millan Methods
Cesar Millan, Decoding Your Dog, dog behavior, dog training, dogs, Steve Dale, Steve Dale arhives
Cesar Millan goes by his gut, and his own experiences….that’s fine, except he’s also ‘teaching’ millions watching on TV. Over the years, some of those methods have clearly been inhumane, and his general approach is based on dominance theory – that if you don’t dominate your dog, your dog with dominate you. That’s rubbish!! Still,…
Do Speak with Your Veterinarian About Any Change in Behavior
American Animal Hospital Association, cat behavior, cat training, cats, Decoding Your Dog, dog behavior, pets, Steve Dale, Steve Dale arhives
Sometimes pet owners either believe their veterinarian doesn’t want to hear about pet behavior problems, isn’t qualified to help or often people are just to embarrassed to bring up. However, for starters, any change in a pet’s behavior may actually signal a medical explanation, which the veterinarian needs to know, says Dr. Pamela Nicholas, board…
Decoding the Fearful Dog
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, Decoding Your Dog, dog behavior, dogs, veterinary health
Decoding the Fearful Dog was the name of the program I was asked to speak at with veterinary behaviorist Dr. John Ciribassi. It wasn’t until about a month before the talk that I realized I had committed to speak on Super Bowl Sunday, hosted by A Sound Beginning. So, who will attend? It turned out…
What To Do About Thunderstorm Anxiety in Dogs
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, Decoding Your Dog, dog behavior, dogs, pets, Steve Dale, Thunderstorm Anxiety, veterinary health
Some dogs are better at forecasting the weather than the National Weather Service. They know a storm is approaching before we do. They pace, salivate, tremble, whine and become “Velcro dogs” (sticking to you like glue) even when a storm is an hour away or more. By the time the tempest arrives, the pet may…
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