Whether you're bringing home your first pet
or your hundredth, chances are that there is always something
you can learn. Well, we're here to help! The information below has been
provided by The Humane Society of the United States, and is from their
"Pets for Life: Pet Behavior Tip Sheets" CD-ROM. Click any
subject and find solutions to the most common pet behavior problems
and related issues that cause people to give up their pets.
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FREE cat training videos from Animal Planet!
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on any of the topics below:
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Aggression
Between Cats
Cats'
Aggression Toward People
Cat Toys
and How to Use Them
Destructive
Scratching
Discouraging
Free-Roaming Cats
Introducing
Your New Cat to the Litterbox
Introducing
Your New Cat to Your Other Pets
Managing Your Kitten's Rough Play
Positive
Reinforcement: Training Your Cat
Reducing
Your Cat's Fearful Behavior
Solving
Litterbox Problems
Solving
Aggression Between Family Cats
Understanding
Your Kitten's Behavior and Development
Understanding
Your Talkative Cat
Using
Aversives to Modify Your Cat's Behavior
Your
Pregnancy and Your Cat
Watch
FREE dog training videos from Animal Planet!
You can also view and download text information
on any of the topics below:
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Calming
the Fearful Dog
Crate
Training Your Dog
Dealing
with a Dominant Dog
Dealing
with Normal Puppy Behavior: Chewing
Dealing
with Normal Puppy Behavior: Nipping and Rough Play
Dealing
with Submissive and Excitement Urination
Destructive
Chewing
Dog Toys
and How to Use Them
Housetraining
Your Puppy
How
to Stop Your Dog From Digging
How
to Use a Head Halter
Helping
your Dog Overcome Fear of Thunder and Other Startling Noises
Introducing
Your New Dog to Your Resident Dog
Nothing
in Life is Free: A Training Technique for Dogs
Positive
Reinforcement: Training Your Dog (or Cat!) with Treats and Praise
Reducing
Separation Anxiety in Dogs
Solving
Barking Problems
The
Canine Escape Artist
Understanding
Aggressive Behavior in Dogs
Understanding
Your Puppy's Behavior and Development
Using
Averssives to Modify Your Dog's Behavior
Caring
For Pets When You're Ill
Coping
With Allergies
Preparing
Pets for a New Baby
Reducing
Urine-Marking in Dogs and Cats
Removing
Pet Stains and Odors
Selecting
the Right Pet for Your Kids and Making the Introduction
Unusual
Eating Habits in Dogs and Cats
Special
thanks to The Humane Society of the United States for providing the
information on this page.
We also
offer our own training course, Pawsitively Obedient Dog Training.
Having a little difficulty gaining the cooperation
of your four-legged friend? Does he/she jump on your guests & family?
And who is walking whom? If this sounds familiar, we have just what
you need… the opportunity for you to learn how to effectively
train your dog in a fun and friendly atmosphere, indoors & air-conditioned
environment.
Curriculum
Week 1: No dogs (we have SO
VERY MUCH to teach you!). We teach you to train your dog …Attention,
Sit, Down, Recall (come), and Settle, Pick out a trick for graduation
Week 2: Review of previous week’s
lessons, Loose-leash walking, Target, Sit for Greeting, and Wait
Week 3: Review, Stand, and Reaching
for the Collar, (keep working on that trick!)
Week 4: Review, Position Changes
(puppy aerobics), and Stay
Week 5: Review, Give-It, Take-It,
and Leave-It
Week 6: Recall games, Sit and
Down stay practices. Show off the trick that you have been working
on all this time! Enjoy the doggie party and be proud of your four-legged
friend!
Where???
At HSSC Education Center
2008 Schedule: Saturdays, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. and Noon to 1 p.m.; Tuesdays
- 10 - 11 a.m.
Please Park in Education Lot – Not Main Building Lot
Limit of 10 dogs per class, pre-paid.
Cost $85 (only $65 for HSSC adoptees or HSSC Members) includes $5
materials fee.
Call Susie at 955-4131 ext. 101 to register,
or click
here for a printable form you can
mail in or fax to us:
Mailing Address: 2331 15th
street, Sarasota, Fl. 34237 (Map)
Fax: (941)955-3715
Classes instructed by: Jeanine Brawn of Jeanine’s
Professional Dog Training and
Nancy Murphy of Dog>Gone
Flyball Team
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