Behavior Help
These tip sheets are part of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Pets for Life® program, designed to keep pets and their people together. Since millions of animals are given up each year, many because of behavior problems, the solutions—to the most common pet behavior problems and related issues that cause people to give up their pets—contained on these tip sheets can help people address behavior issues with their pets before relinquishing them.
Also here is a link to a wonderful article and NPR broadcast about dog behavior. This gives you very helpful tips and gives you a general understanding on dog behavior. Title is John Bradshaw On The New Science of Understanding Dog Behavior.
Behavior Helpline
If you still need assistance after reading this information, please contact this Behavior Helpline with your concerns or questions.
The tip sheets are PDF files. They can be viewed in Adobe® Reader®. If you don’t already have Adobe Reader, you can download it for free.
Cats
Aggression between Cats
Aversives for Cats
Cat Toys and How to Use Them
Destructive Scratching
Discouraging Free-Roaming Cats
Fearful Cats
Introducing a New Cat to Resident Pets
Kitten Development
Litterbox Problems: Prevention
Litterbox Problems: Solutions
Managing Kitten’s Rough Play
Positive Reinforcement Training
Talkative Cats
Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancy
Dogs
Understanding Aggression in dogs
Crate Training
Destructive Chewing
Introducing your new dog to your resident dog
Head Halters
Housetraining your puppy
Re-housetraining your adult dog
Positive Reinforcement
Puppy Development
Submissive/Excitement Urination
Cross-Species Issues
Caring for Pets When You’re Ill
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Cleaning Stains and Odors
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Coping with Allergies
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Preparing Pets for a New Baby
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Selecting the Right Pet for Your Kids
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Unusual Eating Habits
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Urine-Marking
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