ONLINE TRAINING RESOURCES
HELPLINES | VIDEOS | ARTICLES
HELPLINES- personal assistance
Best Friends Animal Society
The Best Friends link includes the following BEHAVIOR HELPLINES:
- University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Behavior Clinic (215) 898-3347 If the clinic is not open at the time of your call, their recorded message will give you their call-in hours for the week.
- Denver Dumb Friends League At http://www.ddfl.org/ , click on the Education menu and then “Behavior Helpline.” You’ll be directed to the Animal Behavior Helpline Online Counsel Request Form, which you can use to reach a trained behavior counselor at the Dumb Friends League. The counselor will contact you by phone or e-mail (whichever you choose) to help solve the behavior problem you’re experiencing. Expect a response within two to four days. This service is free.
- Feline Health Center, Cornell University Dr. Louis J. Camuti Feline Consultation and Diagnostic Service (800) KITTYDR They are available Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 am to 12 pm and 2 to 4 pm EST, except holidays. You will be charged a fee.
- The Best Friends link also includes information about what to do when the Behavior Helpline hasn’t helped. Sherry Woodard, Best Friends’ animal consultant, writes about alternatives, such as consulting with:
- a traditional or holistic veterinarian
- a pet trainer
- a behavior counselor
- a certified applied animal behaviorist
- a board-certified veterinary behaviorist
ONLINE VIDEOS
The Pet Professional Guild
A selection of dog training videos from The Association for Force-Free Pet Professionals
Urban Dawgs
Positive and reward based training for all dogs. A Youtube channel to view their training videos.
Dogmantics
More than 400 videos of different clicker and positive reinforcement training scenarios people can use to train their own dogs.
ARTICLES (handouts, online articles)
ASPCA- virtual pet behaviorist
Answers to questions/problems with cats or dogs. Search feature for extensive library.
Best Friends Animal Society
Dog and Cat Behavior and Training Resources
Dr. Sophia Yin
Humane Society of Southern Arizona
Dog and cat training and behavior resources
Perfect Paws
Best Paw Forward Dog Education
Wide range of topics/articles with a search tool
Dog Star Daily