Behavior

Lets learn what Elvis Presley, Steppenwolf and George Thorogood can teach us to coach pet owners through their precocious pooches bad manners.

Use these tips to help comfort concerned clients worries about their pet during mealtime.

Holistic veterinary care isnt the hippy-dippy practice you think it is. In fact, it might be the best way to diagnose that tricky patient youre losing sleep over.

Marking behavior isn't the problem it once was, says veterinary specialist.

Experiencing fear and stress while youre trying to figure out how to relieve your veterinary patients fear and stress is redundant. Dont sweat. We have three places to start on your path to calming pets.

Fear, anxiety and stress walk into any veterinary setting alongside pets. Heres how to reduce pets stress during rehabilitation.

OK, not a house, but a two-walled exam room courtesy of Animal Arts that stands up beautifully in a veterinary conference exhibit hall. See the photos and read on for some advice from Dr. Jonathan Bloom, who demonstrated a few Fear Free exams at the most recent Fetch dvm360 conference.

Your veterinary client is becoming fearful of her dogs food-based aggression. Heres a handout to explain what food guarding is, how they can make it better and what might make it worse.

Researchers find that adult dogs prefer dog-directed speechas long as youre talking about something the pooch cares about.

Pregnant pet owners often have a lot of questions and worries when it comes to bringing a baby into a home thats already ruled by a beloved pup. Help them create an environment thats safe for both the dog and the baby with this free veterinary resource.

Our article collections will get you up to speed on these sometimes glossed over topics in veterinary school.

Keep giants gentle during veterinary care by eliminating these sources of fear, anxiety, stress and pain.

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The new book for dog owners on fear, anxiety and stress (FAS) is available now from Amazon.

Put it in your veterinary hospital's exam rooms and reception area. Put it on your website. New kittens will thank you for less fear at home and at the practice down the road.

Give owners of new dogs and puppies this handy-dandy PDF handout with some ideas for making life fun for their new canine companions.

Halt the bucking, tooth-baring, low-hissing madness in your veterinary practice. Heres how.

Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.

Three managers share retail items their veterinary hospitals cant live without. Some are big sellers, some the veterinarians just love, and some just fit so perfectly into services they cant say "no."

Scale back on stress and address handling hang-ups of older pets with these tips to take fear and suffering out of veterinary care.

Scratch back at nail trim anxiety with these tips to reduce your veterinary patients fears.

It's not too late to help senior pets that suffer from fear, anxiety and stress. These tips can be implemented in the clinic and at home to help patients keep their cool.

Help your veterinary clients start good dental care habits in puppyhood that carry over into adulthood.

He's a TV star, architect of Fear Free practice and a plain old practitioner. Come along and get to know this one-of-a-kind personality.

A new study shows that dogs better attend to gestural commands than verbal ones, but for the best result, try combining both word and deed.

Employ these easily executed efforts for keeping cats more content in your veterinary practice.

Canine compulsive disorder, much like OCD in humans, produces blood and leaves scarsphysical and psychological wounds that affect pets and owners. After decades of research in this field, Dr. Nicholas Dodman says there is hope.

Experts think conditions like interstitial feline cystitis are exacerbated (maybe even caused) by the feline stress response. Once cats are sick, what can your veterinary clients do to lower stress for their sensitive cat? This handout can help.

Try these unusual tips to reduce veterinary patients fear and anxiety during a trip to your hospital.

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