PET ADVICE SHEETS

Below is a list of useful pet tip sheets for dogs, cats and other four-legged friends. They are yours to download for free, and have been provided by the Humane Society of the United States as a gift to Animal Aid.  Some of the information is specific to the United States, but for most part they are relevant to almost anybody with a pet.

Please click on the links below to open up the pet advice sheet. Each sheet opens in a new window.  If you would like to save them to your hard drive, right mouse click the link, and choose "Save Target As", and select the destination on your PC for the file to be saved in.

The files are in PDF format, and you will need Acrobat Reader to view them.  To download your free copy, click here.

Dogs                           Cats                           Miscellaneous

Dogs:

• Aggression

• Barking

• Basic Training Techniques

• Caring for Your Dog - The Top Ten Essentials

• Choosing a Dog Trainer

• Crate Training

• Destructive Chewing

• Digging

• Do You Chain Your Dog

• Dog Toys - You Need Them

• Dogs and Cars

• Dominant Dogs

• Escaping

• Fearful Dogs

• Fear of Thunder

• Housetraining

• How to Use a Head Halter

• How to help your new family member settle in

• Introducing Pets to a New Dog

• Positive Reinforcement - Training Your Dog with Treats and Praise

• Puppy Behaviour Basics

• Puppy Chewing

• Puppy Nipping and Rough Play

• Removing Pet Stains and Odours

• Separation Anxiety

• Stay Dog Bite Free

• Submissive and Excitement Urination

Cats:

• Aggression Between Family Cats

• Aggression Towards People

• Caring for Your Cat - The Top Ten Essentials

• Cat Toys - You Need Them

• Cats - Common Health Problems

• Common Cat Hazards

• Communicating with Your Cat

• Declawing Cats - More Than Just a Manicure

• Destructive Scratching

• Detecting Illness in Your Cat

• Discouraging Free-Roaming Cats

• Favourite Hiding Places

• Fearful Cats

• Feeding Your Cat

• Feline Vaccine - Associated Sarcoma

• Introducing Pets to a New Cat

• Keeping Your Cat Happy Indoors

• Kitten Behavior Basics

• Kittens Rough Play

• Maintaining Your Cat's Health

• Noisy Cats

• Positive Reinforcement - Training Your Cat with Treats and Praise

• Preventing Common Feline Diseases

• Preventing Litter Box Problems

• Removing Pet Stains and Odours

• Solving Litter Box Problems

• Supplies That Every Cat Household Needs

• Your Cat—Indoors or Out

• Your Cat's First-Aid Kit

Miscellaneous:

• Allergies to Pets

• Caring for Your Pet When You're Ill

• How Pets Help People

• Introducing your Pet and New Baby

• Moving - Settling into your new home

• Pregnancy and Toxoplasmosis

• What to Consider Before Adopting a Pet

• Providing for your Pet's future without you

• Eating Strange Objects (Such as Faeces)

• Urine-Marking Behaviour

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