Jones Animal BehaviorMay 254 minDog Meets DogOriginally written for Dogster.com. If you are like 40% of US pet owners, you have (or would like to have!) more than one dog. Before bri...
Jones Animal BehaviorMay 184 minCat Meets DogOriginally written for Dogster.com. So many homes are fostering or adopting right now and that is amazing! But what are you supposed to d...
Jones Animal BehaviorMay 124 minCoprophagy- A Real Crappy Behavior ProblemPoop eating is a topic that comes up regularly from clients desperate to put an end to it. Coprophagy (pronounced ka-PROFF-ah-gee), or “t...
Jones Animal BehaviorApr 33 minMy Ears Are Bleeding!!Does your dog bark at everything? And I mean everything? For many dogs, the mail carrier, guests at the door, passersby, neighbors, and m...
Jones Animal BehaviorFeb 243 minShock Collar Case StudiesParaphrased from this blog by Don Hanson. How can shock cause aggressive behavior? I believe most everyone understands that there are tim...
Jones Animal BehaviorFeb 186 minWhat Does Science Say About Shock?Paraphrased from a blog by Don Hanson. Many organizations positions and policies are based on the careful review of the growing number of...
Jones Animal BehaviorFeb 133 minWhat Others Are Saying About ShockParaphrased from a blog by Don Hanson. The current scientific data, in addition to the moral and ethical concerns about mental and physic...
Jones Animal BehaviorFeb 63 minLet's Talk About Shock, BabyShock collars, e-collars, stim collars, whatever you want to call them. Some are activated by noise such as when a dog barks, others when...
Jones Animal BehaviorJan 255 minTHE PERILS OF PLACING MARGINAL DOGSShared with permission from the author. (Originally published in Sheltering Magazine, 2003. Currently published in the IAABC Journal, 201...
Jones Animal BehaviorDec 5, 20194 minAssault On Dogs Written Dec 4, 2019 By Erika Lessa, dip. CBST CDBT, CDBC, CPDT-KA Cooperation Canine I saw a video of a man who calls himself a dog train...
Jones Animal BehaviorOct 23, 20193 minwhen behavior problems...aren'tThings aren’t always as they seem. Sometimes what appears to be a serious behavioral problem may actually be a symptom of an underlying m...
Jones Animal BehaviorAug 22, 20194 minFreak on a LeashIf you've ever lived with a leash aggressive or reactive dog, you know it's not easy. Walks are less like walks and more like battles of ...
Jones Animal BehaviorJun 28, 20193 minIt’s Training Cats and Dogs!Have you ever trained a dog that seemed to be on the verge of psychic? They know exactly what you want, figure it out super quick, and ad...
Jones Animal BehaviorMay 29, 20194 minNew PetsLately I've been hearing more and more from people who are interested in adding a new pet to their existing family pet. Perhaps it's the ...
Jones Animal BehaviorApr 26, 20192 minTraining Should Be Enjoyable For Everyone!The following was written by my colleague and friend Erika Lessa of Cooperation Canine and originally published April 18. I couldn't have...
Jones Animal BehaviorApr 4, 20193 minIs Your Dog Dog-Friendly?If you said "yes," congratulations! You are among a small group of about 10% of the dog population. If you said "no" or "sometimes," rest...
Jones Animal BehaviorMar 8, 20195 minWhen Did Dog Walking STOP Being About the Dog?All too often, I see dogs going for what the owner may call a "walk" but what the dog probably considers more of either a drag or a force...
Jones Animal BehaviorJan 5, 20193 minPet Meets BabyWhen it comes to bringing a new baby home to your pets, there can be a lot to think about. Are you supposed to kick the dog out of the be...
Jones Animal BehaviorDec 29, 20183 minKeep Bored Pets EntertainedThere are only so many hours in a day, and as people spend more and more time working to make ends meet and “fit it all in,” something’s ...
Jones Animal BehaviorDec 21, 20183 minYou Want Me to Wear That!?#fearfreefriday Have you ever tried putting something on your, pet only to have it go....not so well? For example, you put a harness on y...