HELPLINES | VIDEOS | ARTICLES
HELPLINES- personal assistance
Best Friends Animal Society
http://bestfriends.org/Resources/Pet-Care/General-Pet-Care/Behavior-and-Training/Behavior-Helplines/
The Best Friends link includes the following BEHAVIOR HELPLINES:
- University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Behavior Clinic (215) 898-3347 If the clinic is not open at the time of your call, their recorded message will give you their call-in hours for the week.
- Denver Dumb Friends League At http://www.ddfl.org/ , click on the Education menu and then “Behavior Helpline.” You’ll be directed to the Animal Behavior Helpline Online Counsel Request Form, which you can use to reach a trained behavior counselor at the Dumb Friends League. The counselor will contact you by phone or e-mail (whichever you choose) to help solve the behavior problem you’re experiencing. Expect a response within two to four days. This service is free.
- Feline Health Center, Cornell University Dr. Louis J. Camuti Feline Consultation and Diagnostic Service (800) KITTYDR They are available Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 am to 12 pm and 2 to 4 pm EST, except holidays. You will be charged a fee.
- The Best Friends link also includes information about what to do when the Behavior Helpline hasn’t helped. Sherry Woodard, Best Friends’ animal consultant, writes about alternatives, such as consulting with:
- a traditional or holistic veterinarian
- a pet trainer
- a behavior counselor
- a certified applied animal behaviorist
- a board-certified veterinary behaviorist
ONLINE VIDEOS
The Pet Professional Guild
http://www.petprofessionalguild.com/forcefreetrainingvideos
A selection of dog training videos from The Association for Force-Free Pet Professionals
Urban Dogs
http://www.youtube.com/urbandawgs
Positive and reward based training for all dogs. A Youtube channel to view their training videos.
Dogmantics
http://www.youtube.com/user/kikopup
More than 400 videos of different clicker and positive reinforcement training scenarios people can use to train their own dogs.
ARTICLES (handouts, online articles)
ASPCA- virtual pet behaviorist
http://www.aspca.org/Pet-care/virtual-pet-behaviorist
Answers to questions/problems with cats or dogs. Search feature for extensive library.
Best Friends Animal Society
http://bestfriends.org/Resources/Pet-Care/
Dog and Cat Behavior and Training Resources
Dr. Sophia Yin
http://drsophiayin.com/resources/cat_behavior/
Cat training and behavior resources. Includes some videos
Dr. Sophia Yin
http://drsophiayin.com/resources/dog_behavior/
Dog training and behavior resources. Includes some videos
Humane Society of Southern Arizona
http://hssaz.org/adopt/pet-behavior
Dog and cat training and behavior resources
Urban Dawgs
http://www.urbandawgs.com/articles.html
Positive and reward based training for all age/types of dogs. Many of the articles are from San Francisco SPCA.
Perfect Paws
http://www.perfectpaws.com/pupstuff.html
Focus on training for puppies
Best Paw Forward Dog Education
http://www.freedogtraininginfo.com
Wide range of topics/articles with a search tool
Dog Star Daily
http://www.dogstardaily.com/free-downloads
Free Dog Training Downloads