Behavior

Training & Behavior
 
pets making new year's resolutions

Pet New Year's Resolutions

As we flip the calendars to a new year, you’re probably taking stock of changes you want to make…
Training & Behavior
 
A Briard grabs food from the table

The "Bad Dog" Myth

The dog training lesson started off much like any other. My new clients had called me to help with…
Training & Behavior
 
spoiled dog

The Spoiled Dog

Many of my customers pile their purchases on my counter and look at me with a guilty face. “I spoil…
Training & Behavior
 
Yawning dog

Dog Body Language

Do you speak dog? Our dogs have a lot to say but the meaning can get lost in translation.…
Health & Home
 
Sad dog

Pets and the Winter Blues

An estimated half a million Americans suffer from the wintertime blues, more clinically known as…
Health & Home
 
Buddy James is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. He's a dog who loves to eat!

Ask a Vet: New Pet Safety

As we wrap up Petside’s Pet ‘Net week devoted to raising awareness about pet adoption, Heart of…
Training & Behavior
 
Heart of Chelsea Animal Hospital's Dr.Allan Nguyen

Ask a Vet: Pet Adoption

In honor of Pet ’Net—Petside’s week devoted to raising awareness about pet adoption—I sat down for…
Training & Behavior
 
tough love for nursing puppies

Animals Show Tough Love

When we become parents, the general rule of thumb is that we're supposed to show our kids (ideally…
Training & Behavior
 
Dogs Feel Anxiety when kids go back to school

Ease Your Dog’s Anxiety

This time of year you and your kids have much to look forward to. Heading back to school means…
Health & Home
 
back to school pet anxiety

Prevent Back-to-School Anxiety

Ready for the kids to go back to school? Your children's impending return to school may give you a…
Training & Behavior
 
pets with separation anxiety

Coping with Separation Anxiety

Between the summer school breaks and vacations, pets easily form even closer bonds with their human…