Animal Behavior Information
If you are having behavior issues with your pet PHS/SPCA can help with the following tip sheets. If you need extra help with behavior, please call our free Behavior Helpline at 650-340-7022, ext. 183 (ext.186 for Spanish). You may also request help by submitting an Online Behavior Help Application. A trained Behavior staff member will return your call within 72 hours.
Our Behavior Department is funded entirely by donations and obedience class fees. Much of the department’s day-to-day work is supported by volunteers. To volunteer, please contact Brian Probst at 650-340-7022 ext. 328 or email him at [email protected].
Dog Behavior Advice
- Canine Houdini
- Communication
- Crate Training
- Desensitization and Counterconditioning
- Destructive Chewing
- Destructive Digging
- Dog-Dog Introductions
- Dogs and Cars
- Excessive Barking
- Help for your Hyper Dog
- Housetraining
- Introducing to Collar, Leash & Stairs
- Jumping Up
- Leash Reactivity
- Multi-Dog Households
- Nothing in Life is Free
- Obedience Training
- Resource Guarding
- Separation Anxiety
- Submissive Urination
- Teaching a Puppy not to Bite
- Troubleshooting
- Urine Marking
- Whining
- Why Socialize
Consejos Comportamiento del Perro
Cat Behavior Advice
- Bringing Your Kitten Home
- Cat-to-Cat Introductions
- Enrichment
- Excessive Meowing
- Great Beginnings
- Handling & Gentling
- Heavy Petting: How to know when your cat has had enough!
- Indoors vs Outdoors
- Litterbox Training & Spraying
- Nocturnal Activity
- Playing
- Shy Cats
- Solving Common Problems
- Training Your Cat
- Understanding Declawing
- When Your Cat Plays Rough
Consejos Comportamiento del Gato
Behavior Advice for Dogs and Cats
Consejos Comportamiento de Perros y Gatos
Books on Dog Behavior
About Dogs
- The Dog Who Loved Too Much by Nicholas Dodman
- The Good Little Dog Book by Ian Dunbar
- How to Teach an Old Dog New Tricks by Ian Dunbar
- The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson
- Leader of the Pack by Patricia McConnell
Books on Cat Behavior
About Cats
- Claws and Purrs by Peter Neville
- Twisted Whiskers–Solving Your Cat’s Behavior Problems by Pam Johnson
- Cat Watching by Desmond Morris