Behavior & Training
We have numerous resources to address the behavioral needs of pets. Cultivating positive behavior is crucial for nurturing a lasting bond between pets and their families, and achieving this is possible through effective training.
Upcoming Training Classes
Help Our Behavior & Training Department
Become a Volunteer
We offer training to staff as well as dedicated volunteers to enrich the lives of our shelter animals. It’s our belief that every interaction with an animal should be geared toward making that animal more adoptable. Volunteers and staff receive classroom and hands-on instruction.
Donate Food & Supplies
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League’s Behavior and Training Department is dedicated to increasing the adoptability of shelter animals in our care while providing outreach to help keep owned animals in their homes. We appreciate your support of the Behavior Department.
Behavior & Training Documents
Dog Resources
- Aggression
- Attention Barking
- Barking
- Crate Conditioning
- Destructive Chewing
- Escaping
- Fearful Dogs
- Greeting a Dog
- Harnessing a Dog
- High Energy Dogs
- Housetraining
- Introducing a New Dog to a Resident Dog
- Jumping
- Leash Reactivity – Dogs
- Leash Manners
- Mouthiness
- Polite Greetings
- Positive Reinforcement
- Preparing Your Dog for Your New Baby
- Puppy Development
- Puppy Nipping and Rough Play
- Separation Anxiety
- Submissive/Excitement Urination
- Taking a Toy from a Dog
- Touch Cue
- Watch Me Cue
Cat Resources
- Aggression Toward People
- Aversives for Cats
- Cat Toys and How to Use Them
- Destructive Scratching
- Discouraging Free-Roaming Cats
- Fearful Cats
- Introducing a New Cat to Resident Cats
- Introducing a New Cat to Resident Dogs
- Kitten Development
- Litter Box Problems
- Managing Kitten’s Rough Play
- Positive Reinforcement
- Getting Your Cat Into a Carrier
- Talkative Cats
- Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancy
- Urine Marking
Other Resources
Lucky Dog Training Courses
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League partners with Lucky Dog Training Club to offer multi-week training courses for dogs!
