Keeping Your Pets Off the Naughty List
Keeping Your Pets Off the Naughty List

Whether or not this is your first holiday with your dog or cat, you may be wondering how to keep all of your decorations (and sanity) in one piece. Here are some tips for sharing your seasonally decorated home with your pets. 

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Hosting and Dogs - Tips to Save the Day
Hosting and Dogs - Tips to Save the Day

Are you entertaining family and friends in your home more now than before? Whether it’s for football watch parties, Sunday brunch, fire pit nights, or upcoming holidays, these events can present a big challenge for our dogs. So what do you do if you have an upcoming gathering where there will be lots of people in your home and you are concerned about how your dog will behave? If your dog has a history of nipping, snapping, biting, or jumping, use these management tools.

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How to Introduce Dogs
How to Introduce Dogs

Our dog is dog-selective and lives with reactivity, so we generally do not introduce her to unknown dogs. When we do need to make an introduction, we follow an introduction protocol. Watch video examples of this below. Regardless if your dog loves other dogs or is dog-selective, we hope these dog-to-dog introduction tips make for a happy holiday hound hello! 

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Be Your Pet's Top Influencer
Be Your Pet's Top Influencer

Whether or not you are curious about the personalities you see on social media, here at Behavior United, we want you to be your pet’s top influencer. How do you make it to the top of the rankings? Start with a safe haven, find the midas touch, talk less, and play more! 

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Shocktober - Making Healthier Choices in Dog Training
Shocktober - Making Healthier Choices in Dog Training

We're all looking for ways to streamline our daily activities and make our lives easier. Before TV remote controls, people had to physically walk to the television to change the channel. Many conveniences have changed our lives with the push of a button. 


Is the push of a button a one-size-fits-all solution to all problems? Just because we can, does it mean we should?


Let's consider dogs barking inside the home. Indoor barking could be triggered by a host of reasons including fear and territorial aggression. With the push of a button, an electrical shock or spray of citronella can stop the barking. Problem solved or problem compounded? The barking stopped, solving the person's problem. However, the underlying cause of the barking has not been addressed (the dog's problem) and is still there. Much like the adage "What goes up must come down,” the dog's stress from the underlying cause for the barking must go somewhere. This stress will most likely manifest itself in another undesirable behavior. Not to mention, this stress is magnified because now the source of the barking is associated with electrocution or olfactory assault. 


There is fallout from the push of a button. Remote controls, smart speakers, smart locks, and smart thermostats mean that we don't have to move as much. Moving less may cause health decline. We have to replace steps lost from having a smart home with a concerted effort to move more. 


We have to replace the one-size-fits-all push of a button approach with our dogs with best practices. Best practices include the good ol' ABCs. Antecedent Behavior Consequence. 

What function does the problem behavior serve? What triggers the problem behavior and what happens as a result of the problem behavior? Solving this puzzle will pave a path for behavior modification and change. 


For example, barking at the letter carrier. Sight of the letter carrier (A) triggers barking (B) the letter carrier leaves (C) and barking stops. The function of this barking is to make the letter carrier leave. However, the letter carrier was always going to leave regardless of the barking. 


Best practices would include ruling out medical causes, management, enrichment, and a behavior modification plan. Cover windows with vinyl film, play white noise and calm music, and move the mailbox farther away (if possible). Increase the dog's daily mental and physical exercise. Counter condition the approach of the letter carrier by pairing the sight of the letter carrier with fabulous food. 


Using best practices improves the overall well-being of the dog, helping him live his best life. There is no button for living your best life. That, you have to foster with patience, education, and healthy choices. 


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