Dr. Benjamin Hart describes a syndrome wherein a dog feigns a medical problem to elicit attention. He also offers tips for diagnosing such cases.

Dr. Benjamin Hart discusses a problem commonly encountered by practitioners--fighting between a client's dogs. Dr. Hart considers one potential cause of this problem: the owner inadvertently undermines the pack hierarchy. He describes a method for quick resolution of aggression between two normal dogs whose owner has created instability and aggression by interfering with the social order. His advice: Show the dogs that you reinforce the same social hierarchy they do. Keep in mind that there are various causes of interdog aggression and that other causes will require different interventions.

In this video, Drs. Lynette and Benjamin Hart discuss how they were inspired to research behavior in Asian elephants and what they've learned.

In this video, Dr. Benjamin Hart discusses the process of habituating cats to riding in the car.

In this video, Dr. Benjamin L. Hart provides two tips for acclimating kittens to a new home.

Dogs and cats are often observed eating grass and other plants of no apparent value.

Dr. Benjamin Hart discusses the surprising gender-specific behavior differences between these two species.