How Family Dogs Tend to Behave on Christmas and How Petworks Can Help with Canine Behavior. The holiday season is a magical time for families, including the furry, four-legged members who share in the celebrations. For family dogs, Christmas often brings excitement, curiosity, and sometimes challenges. Understanding how dogs typically behave during this festive season can help owners prepare for a stress-free holiday. Additionally, Petworks offers a convenient way for dog owners to connect with certified canine behaviorists through remote online video sessions, ensuring a harmonious holiday for everyone.
Category: Dog Behavior Advice
A dog behaviorist is a specialist trained to understand and address canine behavioral issues. These professionals have a deep knowledge of dog psychology. And they use this expertise to identify the root causes of problematic behaviors. Issues such as aggression, anxiety, excessive barking, or destructive chewing.
Unlike dog trainers who focus primarily on teaching commands, canine behaviorists analyze a dog’s emotional state, environment, and past experiences. They then develop customized behavior modification plans. They work closely with pet parents, offering guidance on how to implement these strategies effectively.
By addressing the underlying issues that contribute to a dog’s unwanted behavior, a certified canine behaviorist helps improve the dog’s well-being. This also enhances the bond between the dog and its owner. Their work is essential for creating a harmonious household where dogs are well-adjusted and pet parents are confident in managing their pets. This holistic approach ensures that behavioral changes are lasting. This leads to a happier and more balanced life for both the dog and its family.
Dogs and Drones in New Jersey
Mysterious Drones in New Jersey: How They Impact Dog Behavior, and How Petworks Can Help. Drones have become increasingly prevalent in New Jersey, serving various purposes from recreational use to professional photography, agricultural monitoring, and even public safety. However, for many dogs, these flying devices can be more than just a novelty, they can become a source of anxiety, fear, or behavioral issues. Whether it’s the buzzing sound, sudden appearance, or erratic movement of drones, the impact on canine behavior can be significant. Thankfully, pet care services booking platforms like Petworks offer solutions for dog owners seeking professional help from canine behaviorists to address these challenges.
Best Practices For Behavior Training Dogs
by Vivian Zottola, MSc, Human Dog Relationship Therapist, & founder of BostonK9Concierge LLC.
When teaching any non verbal individual, whether a human child or non human animal (pet dog), there really is no place or need to use force or pain. Kind training is supported by the veterinary community in peer reviewed scientific literature, American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), as well as medical and psychiatric community. AVSAB, the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior recently published an updated position statement stating the same. (more…)
Want Your Dog to Listen to You? Be Someone Worth Listening to
by Sandra Roosna, Professional Dog Trainer, CCDT, FDM, & owner of Benny’s Best Dog Training.
Want your dog to listen to you? Be someone worth listening to.
How?
Establish a relationship with your dog.
Your relationship is the basis for trust and safety. It is what helps your dog to recognize that you make the right decisions, so they don’t feel the need to step up to the plate when a situation may call for it (what we define as “misbehavior”). (more…)
Social Learning in Dogs
By Gaby Dufresne-Cyr, Owner and Founder of the Dogue Shop
What is social learning in dogs, and why bother with social cognitive learning theory (SCT)? Here is a look at a theory which is rapidly changing dog training, but more specifically, dog behavior modification. The topic is complex; therefore, allow me to break it down into a few sections. (more…)
