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.
I spied this wily golden mantled ground squirrel while hiking in the Valles Caldera of Northern New Mexico. He noticed me and Mick, the Nichol family Border collie but wasn’t worried. Check out what he did see in the video called Hungry Coyote- Big & Too Well Fed
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This healthy guy was so big that at first I thought was seeing a wolf. But Ranger Dean at the Valles Caldera Ranger Station confirmed that he was, in fact, a coyote. Theirs grow taller and beefier than the scrawny variety we have in Albuquerque. If you watch this video you’ll notice his gender affirming behavior. He must not have been quite hungry enough to catch the little rascal who saw him first in my video titled Too Squirrely for Hungry Coyote.
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Housetraining can feel like such a challenge that many people just give up and mop up. You can get so completely flummoxed and frustrated that you lose their patience. You can teach your spiffy new puppy – in just one day – where to find the dog bathroom. He’ll learn that all good things come from you. Get ready to be the benevolent and loving head honcho who controls the resources that you will be delighted to help your puppy learn to earn. I hope you find this information useful. You’re welcome to share this video with any of your…
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Have you ever wanted to pick the puppy who best fit your life? I’ll take you to Animal Humane NM and show you how it’s done.
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I also came upon this little reptile during my hike in the Weminuche Wilderness of Southern Colorado. Was this a horny toad? I’d call them that in the past but when I took the time to identify this little devil I found out that they aren’t toads at all but Greater Short Horned Lizards. They’re found from Saskatchewan, Canada in the north to Nevada in the west, and from Texas to Mexico. They’re called “sit-and-wait” predators who eat ants, beetles, and grasshoppers. Being so well camouflaged, the hapless bugs they call lunch might never even see what ate them. Apparently…
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I encountered this lovely creature while hiking in the Weminuche Wilderness in Southern Colorado. This female dusky grouse was trying to mind her own business while I stalked her. I’d hoped she wouldn’t notice but if you listen carefully you can hear her complaining. Now I know how she got her name.
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Feline acne starts as comedones on the chin and lower lip. Poor grooming may be a factor. Stressed cats may just hunker down and neglect their personal needs. When a cat doesn’t rub his chin naturally, dead skin cells can plug the hair follicles. The upshot can be inflammation and infection. An accurate diagnosis should start with a bacterial culture. In addition to a carefully chosen oral antibiotic cats with chin acne will need a benzoyl peroxide gel like Oxydex. I hope you’ve found this information on cats helpful. And I hope you’ll share it with your cat loving friends.…
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Dr. Nichol visits Animal Humane New Mexico with some advice on how to pick the greatest kitten for your life.
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Avoid the Mess: Set your Cats Up for Success The scent of urine in all the wrong places is a drag on everybody’s wellbeing – your cats’ and yours too. They need easy access to clean litter pans because they really hate stepping around in a stinky soggy mess, holding their little noses to get it over with as fast as possible.
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“Homer” flummoxed his people by refusing to eat. Rather than chowing down like most dogs he was skittish and anxious about protecting his dinner from Axel and Gryphon, the other two dogs in his home. He looked behind him and watched them. Sometimes Homer picked up pieces of food carried it for long periods, putting it down and picking it up. The recent addition of mulch to the yard resulted in food being squirreled away. Sometimes Homer would hoard it among blankets in his pet parents’ bed. This nervous pupster needed a structure. I instructed his people to put his…
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