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K9 Separation Anxiety -- This email discussion group serves as a support group as well as a source of information.
Aggressive Behavior -- Understanding and working with the problem.
Separation Anxiety -- Article explaining avoidance and treatment strategies.
Aggressive Behavior List -- An email discussion group with trainers and dog owners addressing behavior modification.
Pet Behavior Articles at APBC -- Members of the Association of Pet Behavior Counsellors in the UK write about problem pets.
Dealing with Separation Anxiety -- Causes of this problem and methods to alleviate it.
Training the Dominant Dog -- Practical advice on appropriate training methods.
Shy Dogs: FAQ -- Owners share their experiences and suggestions for dealing with the problem.
Canine Aggression -- Education, support and resources for pet owners.
Dog Behaviour.com -- A professional trainer in the UK provides free articles on establishing good habits and dealing with bad ones.
Aggression -- Describes different types, and whether or not they are appropriate.
Possessiveness -- Explains how to teach that sharing is OK.
San Francisco SPCA Library -- Free pdf articles to download cover many common issues.
Problem Barking -- Causes and solutions are suggested.
Submissive Urination -- The causes are explained and an interactive solution suggested.
Non-food Ingestion -- Known as pica, this can cause serious health problems. The causes and solutions are explained.
Thunderphobia -- How to recognise and deal with this common characteristic.
Tail Chasing -- Explains why this is not always a playful activity, and how to stop it causing injury.
Excessive Licking -- Also known as Acral Lick Dermatitis or Lick Granuloma. Contributing factors are explained and solutions suggested.
Separation Anxiety -- This article includes a short video ( 2.7 Mb ) showing the typical stages and suggesting solutions.
Behavior Help -- A humane society provides articles on understanding and dealing with a number of common problems such as chewing, barking and biting.
Dog Behavior -- A Humane Society provides free articles on a range of issues from puppy problems to understanding body language.
Herbal Remedies for Behavior Problems -- An article from the International Veterinary Information Service discusses the evidence for using herbs, flower essences and homeopathic medicine.
Rescue Dog Behavior Problems -- These animals may have particular areas of difficulty.
Nasty Habits -- Discusses methods of dealing with digging, jumping up, howling, scratching doors, stealing or begging for food, chewing and other misbehaviours.
Myths and Realities -- Explores common misconceptions about the way dogs view their environment, and why they behave as they do.
Behavior Problems and Solutions -- Explains the alpha concept, or 'speaking wolf', and how an understanding of this can help with many issues such as barking, digging and jumping up.
Fear of Loud Noises -- Suggestions for reducing the distress caused by thunder and fireworks.
Travel Sickness -- An explanation is given and a simple solution offered.
Submissive Urination -- An explanation of why this is unrelated to housebreaking is accompanied by suggestions for dealing with it.
Relocation Anxiety -- Suggestions are given for reducing the ill-effects of a family move, or when a dog is re-homed for any reason.
Understanding Animals -- Free articles cover a number of issues and a forum is available for related discussion.
DogBasics -- Free advice on dealing with a number of issues including chasing cats, jumping, nipping and noise phobias.
Behaviour Advice -- Free articles offer descriptions and suggestions on issues such as hyperactivity, aggression and digging.
Coprophagia -- Explains faeces-eating and suggests ways of stopping it.
Problem Dogs -- Explains why barking, fouling and aggression make some animals a problem for city authorities, then suggests solutions.
Dominance -- Analysis of the role of this issue in packs and families, together with excerises for controlling it.
Fearful Dogs -- A series of exercises to control this problem.
Hyperactivity -- A series of exercises to control this problem.
Stool Eating -- A series of exercises to control this activity.