• Preparing Your Pet For Baby's Arrival
  
• Is This The Best Time To Adopt A Pet?
  
• When The Behavior Help Line Can't Help
  
• Successful Cleaning to Remove Pet Odors and Stains
  
• Grieving the Loss of Your Pet
  
• When You Move
  
• Nothing In Life Is Free
  
• Unusual Eating Habits In Dogs And Cats
  
• Positive Reinforcement: Training Your Dog Or Cat With Treats And Praise
  
• Selecting The Right Pet For You
  
• Separation Anxiety
  
• Submissive and Excitement Urination
  
• Territorial Marking Behavior In Dogs And Cats

• "Bark!  Bark! Bark!"
  
• Keeping Your Dog Confined To Your Property
  
• Children And Dogs:   
    Important Information For Parents
  
• Canine Rivalry
  
• Crate Training Your Dog
  
• Aversives For Dogs
  
• Destructive Chewing
  
• Introducing Your New Dog To Your Resident Dog
  
• Dog Toys And How To Use Them
  
• Understanding Aggressive Behavior In Dogs
  
• Dealing With Dominance In Dogs
  
• The Educated Dog
  
• The Canine Escape Artist
  
• Helping Your Dog Overcome The Fear Of Thunder
  And Other Startling Noises
  
• The Fearful Dog
  
• Housetraining Your Puppy
  
• How to Solve the Digging Problem
  
• Dealing With Normal Puppy Behavior: Chewing
  
• Developmental Stages Of Puppy Behavior
  
• Dealing With Normal Puppy Behavior:
       Nipping And Rough Play
  
• Re-Housetraining Your Adult Dog
  
• How To Use A Head Halter

• Aversives For Cats
  
• Your Cat Needs A Tag!
  
• Understanding Cat Aggression Towards People
  
• Introducing Your New Cat To Your Other Pets
  
• Your Cat: Indoors Or Out
  
• Developmental Stages Of Kitten Behavior
  
• Managing Your Kitten's Rough Play
  
• Starting Out Right With Your New Cat And The Litter Box
  
• Solving Litter Box Problems
  
• Discouraging Roaming Cats
  
• Cats: Destructive Scratching
  
• The Fearful Cat

If you require more information on a specific topic, please call our

Behavior Department

at 916-782-7722 ext. 258

or

e-mail us at: behavior@placerspca.org

The Placer SPCA was privileged to participate in the "Pets for Life" Training Program, a two-week intensive training program developed by the Humane Society of the United States and the Denver Dumb Friends League in Denver Colorado.

The curriculum for this training was based on studies of people who have relinquished their pets to animal shelters and on focus groups consisting of pet owners who struggled to keep their pets when faced with challenges such as animal behavior problems, human health issues (e.g., allergies to pets), pet restrictions in rental housing, unrealistic expectations, and changes in family lifestyle that may lead people to break the bond with their animal companion.

In addition to providing our staff with this training, we brought back informative behavior handouts to share with pet owners in our community. Please use them and encourage others to do the same. Our goal in providing this information to you is to help you obtain the resources you need to support a healthy and rewarding relationship for you and your pet. We hope this information helps pet owners to work through any issues they might be having with their pet and ultimately reduce the number of animals being surrendered to shelters for behavior problems. If you require more information on a specific topic, please call our Behavior Department directly at 916-782-7722 ext. 258.

Funding for The HSUS Pets For Life National Training Center was provided by the cable television network Animal Planet; Frontline®; the Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust; and other foundations and donors, including The Humane Society of the United States.