Condition journey
Behaviour & Anxiety
Anxiety, fear and problem behaviour — ruling out medical causes and getting the right help.
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Your behaviour & anxiety care team
These are the practitioners this condition can call for, from your everyday vet to specialists and therapists. Enter your postcode to see who's near you at each step.
- Your vet (primary care)
Clinical animal behaviourist
Accredited trainer
Understanding behaviour & anxiety
Reading from PetsLikeMineSeparation Anxiety
- The departure plan: gradual absence training that actually works 11 min
- Puppies and prevention: building alone-time tolerance from the start 13 min
- The camera test: what your dog actually does when you leave 11 min
- Separation anxiety, isolation distress or boredom: which is it? 10 min
- Managing the meantime: avoiding full-blown absences while you train 12 min
- Medication for separation anxiety: when, what, and why it is not giving up 10 min
Noise Phobia
- Your firework night plan: the safe den, the routine, the do’s and don’ts 11 min
- Event medication that works: Sileo, trazodone, imepitoin and why ACP is the wrong choice 10 min
- The hidden pain link: when noise fear is a sign of undiagnosed pain 12 min
- Noise and firework fear: why it happens and why it worsens with age 11 min
- Sound desensitisation: retraining the fear in the off-season 10 min
- Thunderstorms, gunshots and the generally noise-sensitive pet 11 min
Fear & Anxiety
- Desensitisation and counter-conditioning: the two techniques behind every fear plan 14 min
- Fear of the vet and the groomer: cooperative care and Fear Free handling 11 min
- The fearful pet: helping an anxious dog or cat feel safe 13 min
- Socialisation done right: the puppy and kitten window, and what to do if you missed it 11 min
Lead Reactivity
- Frustrated greeters vs fearful reactors: telling them apart changes everything 13 min
- Lead reactivity: why your dog lunges and barks, and what it is not 12 min
- The reactive-dog walking plan: distance, engagement and the U-turn 10 min
- Equipment for reactivity: harnesses, head-collars, and why a muzzle is kind 11 min
Aggression
- Understanding aggression: it is communication, not character 11 min
- After a bite: safety, the law, muzzle training and getting qualified help 13 min
- Children and dogs: prevention and the safety rules that matter most 14 min
- When housemates fall out: dog-to-dog aggression in the home 11 min
- Resource guarding: food, toys and space, and how to handle it safely 13 min
Feline House Soiling
- Cat peeing outside the tray: the first thing to rule out is illness 12 min
- The litter-tray audit: number, type, litter and location cats actually want 12 min
- Spraying vs squatting: marking is a different problem with a different fix 13 min
- Stress, FIC and the indoor cat: the enrichment that prevents relapse 13 min
- Cats that do not get along: easing inter-cat tension at home 11 min
More guides
- When is it an emergency? Safety, bites and keeping everyone safe 11 min
- Calming aids, pheromones and supplements: what the evidence really says 11 min
- Finding real help: vet, behaviourist or trainer, and how to tell them apart 10 min
- How animals actually learn: reward, punishment, and why aversive methods backfire 10 min
- Is it behaviour or is it medical? Why the first step is a vet check 11 min
- Reading your pet: body language and the early warning signs 11 min
- Why your pet does this: fear, frustration and the emotions behind behaviour 10 min