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