Behavior

Dr. Karen Overall shows how to effectively use support staff to oversee behavior counseling within a practice.

Dr. Karen Overall prepares practitioners to handle common behavior problems of pets so they can offer training advice to clients.

People who show and train dogs may know an awful lot more about dog behavior than does the average person; however, such exposure also may engender a specific form of "blinders".

Dogs within the same household can become violent with each other. In the case study explored this month, one dog is killed by another. The story of these dogs illustrates the classic interdog aggression scenario and all its misperceptions perfectly.

By working with your veterinarian, you can eliminate or even prevent many kitten behavior problems. Here are some common challenges and the steps your can take to lick 'em.

This column is courtesy of a former student who is now practicing in the Philadelphia suburbs and involves a 15-month old male, castrated Rhodesian Ridgeback who was returned to the breeder.

This case involves a 10-month-old, male, castrated Shih Tzu that has been biting the clients since shortly after being adopted from the humane shelter at 4 months of age.

The next step in behavior modification is to desensitize your dog to the situations that bring out its dominantly aggressive behavior.

Your dog has dominance aggression, a behavior disorder that can be corrected with time and patience.

Avoid these common situations if you own an aggressive dog.