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Behavior of the pet, including social interactions with either humans or other animals.

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Why can 3 or more dogs fight to death so easily? What makes them different, in this respect, from wolves? Or do wolves behave the same way?

I've recently assisted to 3 dogs (not blood borthers, but they live, eat and play together everyday) fighting in a way that in my opinion was clearly leading to one of them being killed by the other ...
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My kitten Melody just doesn't know how to be a cat!

At the beginning of this year, a kitten was washed up in Cyclone Gabrielles floods, which we adopted and named Melody. She must have been around 3-4 weeks old, much too young to be away from the ...
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I yelled at and around my cat and now he doesn't trust me as much and doesnt like to snuggle anymore what can i do to help him [duplicate]

Long story short, I got help, am on meds now, and doing better. I had screaming matches with my neighbors and even yelled at myself as dumb as it sounds and a few times at my cat [2 years old]. He now ...
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My dog won't let me sleep at night and it's driving me crazy

It's 4:30am as I'm writing this. I'm very sleep deprived as a result of my dog and as you might be able to imagine, it's wearing me out. My medium/large male German Shepard mix dog stays inside the ...
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How long will my dog associate my disinterest in him with his serious mischief?

My dog made a "serious mischief" this morning. Now I am blatantly ignoring him to show my anger and disapproval (obviously after having seriously grounded him immediately after the act). ...
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Is my cat being mean?

I’m a new cat owner and have only owned dogs so cat behavior is kind of a mystery to me. I recently rescued a 5 year old tuxedo cat from a shelter. They said he was a stray but he’s a very intelligent ...
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Why is the cat coming repeatedly? Why is it only yowling at our black cat? Is it just to fight?

For 1-2 days now, there's been a female adult cat who's been yowling at our window. The only one that responds to her out of our three cats is the black male young cat (yowling through the window as ...
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Young dog has begun persistent attention-seeking behavior in the evening

Background I have a ~16 month old rescue dog. He's a mutt (great pyrenees/coonhound/husky/"supermutt") For the past 8 months we've had a pretty good routine going, with 2-4 mile walk in the ...
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why my puppy pee and poo inside only when he is home with my partner

my puppy 14 weeks house trained never have a accident when I am home. but when I leave to work few days for week he is alone with my husband and he pee and poo inside the house.
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I'm worried about moving my cat when he's lying on top of me

My cat is an eleven-year-old rescue. I found him as a tiny, starving kitten. I've moved many times with him, including between continents. The older he gets, the more affectionate he gets, which I ...
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How do I stop my cat inappropriately urinating and the other litter box guarding?

I adopted two kittens three months ago, they've since become a bonded pair.They were both using the litter boxes with no issue. After the first month my more timid cat began inappropriately urinating ...
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Cat refuses to walk on carpet?

A few days ago, our cat has started to avoid walking on the carpet. Our living room is carpeted and has been the whole time we have been in the property and had the cat. As of a few days ago he had no ...
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My dog ditches my husband while walking, if he knows I'm at home

Every time my husband takes the dog on the trail off leash, he turns around and comes back,if he knows I am home. If I am gone, he walks off leash just fine, and doesn't run home. My husband can be ...
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What is going on with my dog

Details about dog: •Female •Rottweiler Mix •5 years old History: Has never had anything like anxiety, has only lived in one place, was raised by my aunt (so not abuse or history of abuse), no changes ...
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I accidentally elbowed my dog in the mouth

I was putting my dog's frozen treat in freezer and my dog was following me. The freezer was the swing door type under the fridge. So I thought the close was closing on me but instead I elbowed my dog ...
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Can dogs *actually* kiss? Not lick, but kiss

Do dogs (or only specific breeds) have the physiology - both muscular and neural - to be able to to kiss? I don't mean contact of the lips or "kissing" that is actually licking - I meas ...
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How to train an outdoor, free roaming dog

I live in a very small village in Galicia in Northern Spain. I love it because it is very tranquil and quiet and the road ends right outside my house so there is no traffic. I also like it because ...
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Adoption contract for two cats

Three years ago, I adopted two tabby cat sisters from a local agency. The contract says that they are a bonded pair and must be kept together. After three years of behavior issues with one of the cats,...
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cat rejects sibling

our cats are 2 1/2 yrs old, male and female. male recently had an event that looked like it could have been a seizure. he bolted upright from sleeping on his favorite couch pillow, ran around the ...
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Catsitting a kitten

I will be catsitting a friends kitten for a couple of weeks starting next week, the kitten is a female, about 2 months old, not litter trained and probably not yet neutered last time I checked. I have ...
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Dog screaming help stop it

I have the same problem. I have three female dogs 4 year old and two 2 year old sisters. My 4 year old dog screams bloody murder loud as hell when I go to take my other dogs outside. Even if she goes ...
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Cat Aggression (not my cat)

I'm having a lot of trouble with my boyfriend's cat. In several instances, she has attacked me and I don't understand why or how to stop it. So my boyfriends American short hair cat liked me so much ...
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Year old cat being too aggressive when playing

I adopted a 5 month old kitten back in September and aside from the normal adjusting and kitten behaviour everything was fine. He turned a year old in April and around this same time I noticed a ...
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why is my female rat suddenly biting and pulling my other rats tails?

we have had rats for 12 years and we have never had something like this happen before. we have had our 3 rats for 2+ years now they are all female and have always got a long perfectly fine. just today ...
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Our 10 year old cat has gone off the deep end

Our cat (domestic short hair moggy) has recently turned 10. I have had him for the entirety of his life, and he’s been fine the whole time until about 9 months ago. We have always done our best to ...
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Growling spayed female

I have 5 year old spayed female EBT- not a bad bone in her body. Getting along with all sorts of animals and any human she meets... but... Few years ago (she was maybe 2yo) she started growling, ...
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cats: random hiss from otherwise sociable cat

I have had two new kittens for about a week and a half now, and one of them is generally very friendly to me already, he'll run up to me when I enter the bedroom that I have them in for the time being ...
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My cats pee/poop outside at certain spots and at certain hours

We have two healthy 3 yr old cats, they’re brothers. They do use the litter boxes normally during most of the day but like to do it outside at a few usual spots in the hallway during night to dawn ...
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How can I help my cat lose weight and be healthy?

I have a five year old male cat named Marble; unfortunately he is overweight, although he is a big boy with bigger frame. I want him to avoid developing a potential life threaten condition. I lost my ...
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My dog who is other wise very gentle has started hunting and killing and eating baby rabbits!! How can i stop him? [duplicate]

My dog is one of the gentlest dogs I have ever met. Up until a couple days ago I wouldn't think he could hurt a fly. That all changed about 3 days ago when I heard a animal scream and I ran to see ...
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How to manage a skittish new kitten

Last week, I got two kittens (SJ and JE) from a local shelter, a bonded male and female pair. They were both very fearful at first, but I attempted to manage this by making sure they had their own ...
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Ok to let cat watch videos of birds?

My cat loves chirping at birds. Moved recently to where there's fewer birds to chirp at through window. He seems to like (or at least be entertained by) watching videos of birds on my computer. Is ...
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3 year old cat gnaws at skin and has bald patches

Our cat is ~3 years old, female domestic short hair. She's happy and playful, eats normal, drinks normal. She's had a CBC where everything was normal according to the vet except for borderline high ...
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My cat only eats Lickables

I have read several posts on this site, some very funny, about cats only eating gravy. My situation is a tad bit different and I need opinions. My 1.5 year old cat, Sparky, will only eat gravy. ...
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Why is my cat peeing in my rabbit's litter box?

I have had my cat 6 years and my rabbit 5. My cat has gone into my rabbit's enclosure a few times (we always take her out immediately), but the past few days she has suddenly started using the rabbit'...
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My adopted cat bites and draws blood very often [duplicate]

I adopted what I thought was a very relaxed and chill kitty back 2 - 3 months ago. She is 5 and was found in an old bread factory. I love her and I would do anything for her but I'm lost because she ...
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How do I stop my dog barking at other dogs?

I have a Jack Russell, it's a neutered rescue and is two years old. Regularly, when we encounter another dog outside, it will initially play with the other dog (both off the leash), but then after a ...
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My female cat (1.5yo) has been attacking my male cat(9yo) since Saturday night

Lily(F1.5) has been attacking Charlie(M9) since Saturday night and i don't know why. The only changes that happened was my other cat, Daisy(F3) came back from the vet clinic after staying there ...
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Can a dog tell when their owner is unhappy?

If you've read my previous questions, or viewed my profile (Newly updated!), you may already be aware that I have a dog. I've been noticing that my dog is starting to seem like he knows when something ...
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New cat stressed

Hi I adopted a cat from the spca today who was abandoned. When we first picked him up he was super loving and was taking as much pets as he could. We placed him in a room and he was meowing and ...
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How to introduce a cat to a new cat? [duplicate]

I live in a small room and believe me when I say it is really impossible to separate the two (I live in a poor house, there is not much space). How do I go about doing it? My old cat generally have ...
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I don't know if my dog is trying to kill my kitten or groom it

I have four dogs and just got a kitten. Three of my dogs just kind of ignore her, but my three-year-old dachshund won't leave her alone. He pins her down and pushes her around with his nose. He licks ...
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Why is my 12yr old cat howling (almost sounds like he's crying out for something or someone!) [closed]

My 12 to 13-year-old male cat named Gordo has started to howl or I just don't know how to describe it, it is so heart-wrenching. I feel like crying when I hear him doing that I don't know what to do ...
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How can I keep my dog's focus and calm when he see other dogs during our walks?

What my dog likes the most is a ball he has and I usually just pick up the ball to play and he completely focuses on it. He is a crossbreed with a Portuguese breed (Podengo) that from what I searched ...
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Is there a particular reason why a dog won't eat it's food until their owner is present/at home? [duplicate]

My 7 year old dog has recently started grazing rather than eating all his dry food all at once. That isn't too surprising, but I noticed that he won't eat or touch his food unless someone is home. We ...
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Bring kitten to an apartment owned by senior cat?

I posted a question last week about a kitten that's living on the street. Fortunately, he survived. So... I want to move him to my apartment, and he's only a few weeks old. He already recognizes me, ...
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Why is my bonded pair of cats suddenly fighting?

I have a bonded pair of cats: 1 male and 1 female. They are the same size and both were adopted from the shelter as kittens. Now, two years down the road, my male is suddenly attacking my female. I ...
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How can I help my older cat use the litter box comfortably and stop my younger cat from watching her?

I have two cats, one has been a part of the household for a few years, the other is younger and was introduced in January of this year. The younger cat (about 1 year old) is obsessed with watching our ...
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How do I make my dog comfortable taking a bath?

I have a female english bulldog. Very sweet, playful, and never had any behavioral issues. Typically follows every command I give her. Until bath time... She has a habit of playing in dirt and loving ...
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Why does my puppy like to lick my older dog's mouth (inside!)?

I have two female stray dogs, one is 5 yo, and the other one (the puppy) is almost 2 yo, and my puppy likes to lick my older dog's mouth. And when I say mouth, I mean INSIDE the mouth, like the teeth ...
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