Articles: Fear Free
Love Your Pet Day
cats , dogs , Fear Free , Featured , human animal bond , pets , Steve Dale , veterinary health
National Love Your Pet Day is February 20. As I often say, “Love your pet, and your pet will love you back…10 times more.” Loving your pet is about expressing the love you have in your heart, of course. But that love is also about providing appropriate enrichment for all pets: feeding appropriate diets, offering…
Speaking Up Regarding Animal Welfare League; Purrs to Lincoln State Cat Show
cats , Fear Free , kitten , pet food , Pet food recall , Winn Feline Foundation
I begin my WGN radio show, Steve Dale’s Pet World, with a message (listen to HERE) to the Board of Directors of the Animal Welfare League (AWL) of Chicago and Chicago Ridge. There is no doubt that at least some of the serious allegations against AWL must be true. After all, various individuals have provided documentation.…
What Is Being a Responsible Pet Owner?
cat behavior , cats , dog behavior , dogs , Fear Free , Featured , human animal bond , pets , Steve Dale , veterinary health
February is Responsible Pet Owner Month. I stop people on the street and ask, “What does it mean to be a responsible pet owner?” Some of the answers were really good. I also wore a unique time transport device to reach out to Dr. Natalie Marks to ask her what it means to be a responsible…
Does Your Pet Love You?
cats , dogs , Fear Free , Featured , human animal bond , Steve Dale
How do I know my pet loves me? I get asked this question so often. I suppose first I need to address whether or not pets can love. They certainly do have the emotional capacity, as author Dr. Temple Grandin pointed out in her book, Animals in Translation. Others have demonstrated the same regarding the…
Pet Dentistry Can Be Fear Free
cats , dogs , Fear Free , pets , Steve Dale
February is Pet Dental Health Month. Dr. Jan Bellows announces HERE on my national Steve Dale’s Pet World radio show that some veterinary dentists are now on board with the Fear Free initiative. Fear Free began as a means to lower pets’ fear, anxiety, and stress at the veterinary clinic. And now, the Fear Free program…
Treatment and Care of Veterinary Geriatric Patient
cats , dogs , Fear Free , human animal bond , old dogs , pets , Steve Dale
Dr. Mary Gardner has a love affair with old dogs and skinny old cats, and she is the co-editor of Treatment and Care of the Veterinary Geriatric Patient, an extraordinarily helpful book, because at some point we are all caring for an older pet. On my national Steve Dale’s Pet World radio show, Dr. Gardner…
8 Resolutions for Pets
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists , animals , cats , dogs , Fear Free , Featured , human animal bond , International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants , kitten , Partners for Healthy Pets , pets , puppies , Steve Dale , veterinary health , veterinary technician
Here are eight messages I resolve to attempt to communicate in 2018: Fear Free: There’s an initiative, called Fear Free, which began among veterinary professionals with the intent to lower the fear, anxiety, and stress of veterinary visits. And, that fear, anxiety, and stress is real. Most cats and many dogs are so terrified of…
Fear Free: Transforming Veterinary Medicine and Pet Ownership
cats , dogs , Fear Free , Featured , human animal bond , pets , Steve Dale , veterinary health , veterinary technician , WGN Radio
Fear Free is an initiative applicable not only for veterinary professionals, but also for anyone who has a pet. Listen HERE on Steve Dale’s Pet World, WGN Radio as I talk about this transformational way of thinking, which treats pets differently than we ever have, with Drs. Marty Becker and Michele Forbes. Fear is the worst thing…
Teaching Our Old Cat New Tricks
cat behavior , cats , enrichment , Fear Free , Featured , human animal bond
I am a huge fan of enriching environments for our pets. I do believe zoos do a better job than we do. And who says you can’t teach an old cat new tricks? This is Roxy, who is nearly 15. She never before saw the Friskies Pull ‘n Play toy – but she managed (with…
Teaching a Dog a New Trick with Positive Reinforcement
dog behavior , dog training , dogs , Fear Free , Featured , Steve Dale
Anna and Hazel help me to demonstrate how the use of positive reinforcement dog training (with Vita Bone® Lil’ Trainers tasty treats), and that can be a ton of fun for the entire family. Positive reinforcement training, and teaching tricks: further bonds family members with the dog enhances communication on both ends of the leash…
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