Are behavioral problems simply dog training issues?
There are some pets that would benefit largely from some simple training, but many behavior problems require much more than that. Dog Trainers are not Dog Behaviorists /Animal Behaviorists with Advanced Training and Upper Level Degrees, (MS or PhD.) Animals, like people can develop a number of fears, anxieties, phobias, obsessive compulsive behaviors and many types of aggression that require an in-depth history and actual behavioral modifications (not training) to help resolve them. Sometimes trainers will employ aversive or punishment methods in attempts at resolving some of these behavioral problems which may actually aggravate the problem further. Training can however be an integral part of behavioral modifications, and often a good trainer will be employed or recommended to help the owner work with behavior modification techniques once they have been prescribed and explained in the initial consult. Many trainers wrongly call themselves a behaviorist without the proper training and
