Maybe you're here because your dog has anxiety. Maybe you aren't sure, maybe you just want to learn more. We know how difficult it can be to see your loved ones (fur or not!) suffer, so we compiled a list of articles, videos, etc, to help you understand your pet. We believe that education is the first step in changing any behavior, and we're so glad you're here.

UNDERSTANDING FEAR

• Physiological Effects of Fear

• Understanding Threshold

• Trigger Stacking

• Medication and Anxiety

• The Unintended Consequences of Shock Collars

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FEAR + SOCIALIZATION

• Socializing Your Fearful Dog

• How Not to "Over Do It" Socializing a Fearful Dog

• Petting a Nervous or Fearful Dog

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WARNING SIGNALS

• Behavioral "Red Flags"

• Why Not to Use Punishment

• Growling: Why We Don't want it to Stop

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ADDRESSING FEAR OF:

• ​Certain surfaces (kitchen floor)

• The Clicker

• Handling

• Having collar grabbed

• Nail trim: using a scratch board

• People

• Petting

SEPARATION ANXIETY

• What is Separation Anxiety?

• Training with a Soft Crate

• Ask the Trainer: Separation Anxiety Webinar

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ADDITIONAL RESEARCH + INFORMATION

• Risk factors and behaviors associated with separation anxiety in dogs

• Frequency of nonspecific clinical signs in dogs with separation anxiety, thunderstorm phobia, and noise phobia, alone or in combination

• The Dog Who Loved Too Much

• Early life experiences and exercise effect anxiety

OTHER

• Play the "GOTCHYA!" game

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH + EDUCATION

• The role of environmental and owner-provided consequences in canine stereotypy and compulsive behavior

• Association between increased behavioral persistence and stereotypy in the pet dog

• The brain's seeking system

AROUSAL + COMPULSIVENESS

• Dog OCD

• Canine Compulsive Disorder

• Dogs and dopamine

• Environmental effects of compulsiveness

• Behavior extinction

• Dangers of laser lights

• Why dogs chase​​​​​