Videos

Bringing out the best in a cat or dog is a hands-on task. Seeing it in a video is often better than reading it. My goal with these videos is to make behavior management easier to understand and implement.

Elderly Pet Confusion

By drjeffnichol | December 2, 2024 | Comments Off on Elderly Pet Confusion
dog

Normal Aging? Dementia? Barking, pacing, clingy, soiling? Older dogs and cats who cry, act lost, and stare at walls are not normal. We can help but our best improvements are in early cases. Learn to notice the first signs in dogs and cats over age 10. Advanced senility can improve.

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Foxtails: That’s Tails, not Tales

By drjeffnichol | November 25, 2024 | Comments Off on Foxtails: That’s Tails, not Tales
foxtails

Aggressive grass awns invade the bodies of dogs and cats.

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Stick–in–the Mud Cats

By drjeffnichol | November 18, 2024 | Comments Off on Stick–in–the Mud Cats
feral cats

Love cats enough to bring out their inner snuggle bunny? For some it’s a walk in the park of catnip, for others it can be more like a briar patch.

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Cats Gone Wild-Indoors

By drjeffnichol | November 4, 2024 | Comments Off on Cats Gone Wild-Indoors
cat toy

Cats are predators wherever they live. Satisfy those essential primal urges with this cool Indoor Hunting Feeder.

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Children & Dog Bites

By drjeffnichol | October 28, 2024 | Comments Off on Children & Dog Bites
children and dog

This is serious business. We want our dogs to be trustworthy with children despite kids being, well, kids.

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Big Dog Bloat

By drjeffnichol | October 21, 2024 | Comments Off on Big Dog Bloat
Big dog

A twisted stomach, filling with gas is a painful medical and surgical emergency. If you have a large breed, deep chested dog you need the facts on bloat, also called gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV).

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Puppy crying, barking, chewing

By drjeffnichol | October 14, 2024 | Comments Off on Puppy crying, barking, chewing
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Dogs of any age who struggle with Separation Anxiety are miserable – and so are their people. Incessant barking disturbs neighbors; frantic attempts to escape can damage your home. You can spot the signs early and help your puppy adapt.

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Meeting Dogs: Hand up? Hand Down? Hand Bite?

By drjeffnichol | October 7, 2024 | Comments Off on Meeting Dogs: Hand up? Hand Down? Hand Bite?
Petting dog

We love dogs and so do our kids. When encountering a canine beauty with a gently wagging tail you want to make friends and rub his fuzzy little head. Are you sure the dog is safe to pet? Its person may think so but they could be wrong.

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Rambunctious, mouthy, wild puppy

By drjeffnichol | September 30, 2024 | Comments Off on Rambunctious, mouthy, wild puppy
Rambunctious puppy

Yell? Spray? Teach? Yelling and jerking a leash hurt the heart. Some puppy parents are advised to hit a mouthing/nipping puppy on the nose. But punishment may trigger fear and defensive behavior.

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Calm the Heebie Jeebies

By drjeffnichol | September 23, 2024 | Comments Off on Calm the Heebie Jeebies
dog training

We love our pets like little people in furry suits – that’s the way I feel about mine. But if we’re going to get the calm behavior we want we need to speak their language. That includes predictability. If your dog has an anxiety problem – like so many people, that pupster needs a reliable structure. I know you can do this. Believe it or not, we’re actually smarter than our dogs.

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