Behavior

A new dog training technique is called “do as I do.” The trainer does an action, basically demonstrating it to the dog. Then the...

Burying urine and feces. Cats are believed to have evolved to bury their eliminations to keep their presence hidden from predators. Those that...

It’s a feline thing: Rubbing against you leg or other objects. “Head rubbing is a normal social behavior,” says Leni Kaplan, DVM, MS, behavior...

Q. Thanks for the recent article on getting cats to stop scratching (June 2020). I have the opposite problem: I need to encourage a...

While jokes abound about how cats just utilize humans as their slave caregivers, cats do care about and get attached to their owners. They...

When cats get hot, their preferred means of cooling down are lounging in cool or shady areas (such as your bathroom or kitchen floor)...

Cats often use seemingly odd ways to cope with stress, such as sucking on fabric (wool is a kitty favorite) or eating bizarre items,...

Scratching furniture and curtains is a feline trait that has frustrated cat owners for many years. Luckily for you, behaviorists, veterinarians, and owners have...

Cats have a talent for disappearing, especially when we need to give a medication or take them somewhere. As frustrating as this can be,...

Q. We have 11 special needs cats.  One has obsessive compulsive disorder licking, hypersensitivity, and aggression. Our veterinarian prescribed neurotin, Prozac, and amitryptiline, but...

Your young cat likes to dart out from under the table and grab your pant leg like a lion taking down a gazelle. This...

Multiple-cat households can experience squabbles similar to two toddlers fighting over the last cookie. That’s because cats need their own stuff, and they’re going...