BEHAVIOR ARTICLES

• Dog and cat behavior: when problems arise, by Dr. B. Hart
• Avoiding separation anxiety in Dogs, by Dr. L. Bergman
• Effects of neutering on problem behaviors in male dogs, by Dr. B. Hart
• When cats show aggression toward people, by Dr. B. Hart
• Scratching problem of cats, by Dr. B. Hart
• Enrichment for household cats
• Pica: chewing or eating cords, fabric, houseplants, etc.
• Preventing the out-of-litter-box experience
• Spaying or neutering your cat
• Feline excessive vocalization
• Behavior of sick dogs and cats, by Dr. B. Hart
• Travel and your dog or cat, by Dr. B. Hart
• Animal companions enhance people's lives
• Why do some pets end up at animal shelters

 

BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS

• Dog aggression
• Dog barking
• Dog separation anxiety
• Cat spraying
• Companion bird aggression and feather-picking
  
  

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
by Behavior Service Veterinarians

• Berger J. Animal behavior case of the month. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2009 Feb 1;234(3):332-4.
• Helms TD, Bain MJ. Evaluation of owner attachment to dogs on the basis of whether owners are legally considered guardians of their pets. J Am Vet Med
  Assoc. 2009 Apr 1;234(7):896-900.
• Marks SL, Bain MJ, White M. Animal behavior case of the month. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2008 Jan 1;232(1):38-40.
• Berger J, Valdez S, Puschner B, Leutenegger CM, Gardner IA, Madigan JE. Effects of oral tetrachlorvinphos fly control (Equitrol) administration in horses: physiological and behavioural findings. Vet Res Commun. 2008 Jan;32(1):75-92.
• Tynes VV, Hart BL, Bain MJ. Human-directed aggression in miniature pet pigs. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2007 Feb 1;230(3):385-9.
• Hart BL, Cliff KD, Tynes VV, Bergman L. Control of urine marking by use of long-term treatment with fluoxetine or clomipramine in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2005 Feb 1;226(3):378-82.
• Segurson SA, Serpell JA, Hart BL. Evaluation of a behavioral assessment questionnaire for use in the characterization of behavioral problems of dogs relinquished to animal shelters. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2005 Dec 1;227(11):1755-61.
• Tynes VV, Hart BL, Pryor PA, Bain MJ, Messam LL. Evaluation of the role of lower urinary tract disease in cats with urine-marking behavior. J Am Vet Med
  Assoc. 2003 Aug 15;223(4):457-61.
• Pryor PA, Hart BL, Bain MJ, Cliff KD. Causes of urine marking in cats and effects of environmental management on frequency of marking. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2001 Dec 15;219(12):1709-13.
• Pryor PA, Hart BL, Cliff KD, Bain MJ. Effects of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor on urine spraying behavior in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2001 Dec 1;219(11):1557-61.
• Hart BL. Effect of gonadectomy on subsequent development of age-related cognitive impairment in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2001 Jul 1;219(1):51-6.
• Bain MJ, Hart BL, Cliff KD, Ruehl WW. Predicting behavioral changes associated with age-related cognitive impairment in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2001 Jun 1;218(11):1792-5.
• White MM, Neilson JC, Hart BL, Cliff KD. Effects of clomipramine hydrochloride on dominance-related aggression in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1999 Nov 1;215(9):1288-91.

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