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Furreudian animal behavior Providing behavior modification for dogs and cats

12/29/2025

Training with treats is at the core of positive reinforcement dog training. However treats are a reward for a good job and not a bribe.

12/21/2021

For those of you that are following my page, I thank you for taking the time to read any posts. I hope they are helpful. I apologize for not posting lately, I had been busy with caring for my dad while he was under the care of hospice until his passing in late October. Please be patient, I will start posting again after the first of the year. If there is anything you specifically are looking for, please don't hesitate to ask. Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season and a happy healthy new year

07/17/2021

Barks, growls, howls, whines, whimpers, even dog purring - different dog sounds have different meanings. Here's how to decipher them.

07/16/2021

Once you train your dog to stay on cue, the behavior can come in handy. In the past week alone, I’ve asked my dog to stay a number of times.

07/27/2020

Tico came running in from the backyard shaking his head. I noticed something was flying off him and I calmly wondered what he was shaking off; his Velcro-like fur often collects burrs and grass and leaves. But then I suddenly realized with alarm what was being spread all over my house: blood! Tico w...

07/21/2020

Just saw a post where someone was rehoming a 2 mo old puppy due to aggressive behavior towards their 2 year old. Actually stated it was the kid's behavior causing it. She was trying to train the puppy, with no success obviously. Never once did this person think to stop her kid from terrorizing the puppy.

Main point, if there is a behavior your dog is exhibiting, look first to see what you might be doing to cause it.

04/24/2020

The litter of 10 pups that my good friend was fostering for our local shelter at her home had a spay/neuter surgery date, and I was relieved. Surgeries had been cancelled for weeks, and while the pups could have been adopted out and brought back later for surgery, the shelter director instead decide...

03/30/2020

It is VERY hard to have a well behaved dog, if they're bored. So we've created a guide on fun, easy to play games to keep your dog stimulated!

03/22/2020

reward her

02/09/2020

adopting a puppy, caring for puppies, most important dog commands, how to train a puppy, puppy socialization, puppy socialization checklist, important puppy lessons

01/19/2020

How Antibody Titer Tests May Affect Your Decisions

Antigens are any substance that the immune system identifies as an invader and responds to by producing a chemical defense: antibodies. When everything is working as it should, your dog’s immune system will recognize disease antigens that were introduced to his system via a vaccine (weakened or killed) or by natural exposure to the antigen that causes the disease (viral or bacterial).

A "titer" is a measurement of how much antibody to a certain antigen is circulating in the blood at that moment. The result is usually expressed in a ratio. A positive titer test result is strongly correlated with a good antibody response to either a recent infection or vaccination. A dog who has received "core" vaccines and who displays a positive antibody titer test result should be considered protected from the diseases for which he was vaccinated (meaning, he doesn’t need vaccines at that time).

Your dog must undergo a blood draw in order to have an antibody titer test. Labs such as Antech, IDEXX, and most veterinary college laboratories offer these tests. Antibody titer testing is typically run for parvovirus and distemper, since the dog’s antibody response to these two antigens is highly predictive as to the dog’s immunologic competence in dealing with any other antigen to which he has been exposed.

This could be an alternative to those annual vaccines especially if your pet has enough antibodies as over vaccinating can cause its own problems to the health of your pet

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