Module 1: Domestication - How Pets Came In From The Cold
- History to human engagement with pets
- Breeding
- Anthropomorphism (transferring human emotions & expectations to pets)
- Choosing your pet
Module 2: Normal Dog Behavior - When Your Pet Is Being True To His Nature
- Socialization
- How older dogs change
- Understanding puppy behavior
- Feeding time
- Habits like licking, digging & jumping
Module 3: If Dogs Could Talk
- Dogs’ body language
- How they greet humans and other dogs
- How to recognize what signals play
- Different types of aggressive behavior
- The hidden language in dogs’ smells/urine/feces/sniffing
- Translating vocal language
Module 4: Calm The Pack – Fear, Aggression And Anxiety
- Aggression: territorial, protective, predatory, sexual, fearful and more
- Anxiety due to separation
- Fear
Module 5: How Well Do You Know Me? The Colorful World Of Dogs’ Antics Explained
- Rolling over and rolling in poo!
- How dogs feel about your stroking, patting,
- Tummy tickles & ear scratching
- Circling and chasing tail
- Tail between legs
- Muzzle grabbing
- Eating grass
Module 6: Lose Your Mind To Understand Your Dog’s
- Marking in inappropriate places
- Urination due to excitement and submission
- Unusual levels of barking
- Soiling your home
Module 7: What Is Normal Behavior For A Cat?
- Eating rituals - how and why they differ from dogs
- Important early lessons for kittens
- Understanding how older cats change
- Kneading
- Burying feces
Module 8: A Cat’s The Only Cat Who Knows Where It’s At
- Kitties and litter trays
- Some of the top reasons cats do not use a litter tray
- Understanding cat body language
Module 9: When You’ve Had It With Your Cat – Psychiatric Challenges
- The ins and outs of litter trays - what works and doesn’t
- Why they soil where you don’t want them to
- How to deal with challenges
- Jumping up
- Shouting
Module 10: Cat On A Griddle
- Likely reasons for aggression and how to recognize different kinds
- Desensitizing
- Separation anxiety
- The impact of environmental stress
Module 11: Understanding Rabbits
- Body language
- Rabbit noises
- Normal behavior and what signals a problem
- Chewing
- Marking
