Behavior Medicine or Dog Training?
Behavior medicine and dog training are different
Veterinary behaviorists
- Biting people/other pets
- Fighting
- Destructive behavior
- House soiling (over age 6 months)
- Older dog/cat behavior changes
- Compulsive disorder
- Anxiety
- Fear
- Separation behaviors
- Travel anxiety
- Storm/noise phobias
- Self-injury
- Eating nonfood items/excessive licking of surfaces
- Sleep disorders
- Pesky/attention seeking
- Behaviors with medical complications
Dog Trainers
- Exuberant/unruly
- Jumping up
- Pulling on leash
- Obedience challenges
- Excessive barking
- Bad manners
- Counter surfing
- House training (under age 6 months)
- Target & clicker training
- Digging problems
- Relinquishing items
- Drop it/leave it
- Trading up in value
- Teaching good manners
The science of current learning theory is essential to training as well as research-based behavior medication.
- The use of coercion or aversive punishment has no legitimate place in either.
- Dogs who fail to respond to training should see Dr. Nichol
- Pets with two or more different kinds of symptoms should see Dr. Nichol