<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Quiet Tails Journal</title><link>https://calmdognotes.com/blog/</link><description>Short, sourced posts from the Editorial team.</description><language>en</language><item><title>A calm plan for fireworks and loud nights, step by step</title><link>https://calmdognotes.com/blog/fireworks-and-noise-plan-for-an-anxious-dog/</link><guid>https://calmdognotes.com/blog/fireworks-and-noise-plan-for-an-anxious-dog/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>ASPCA Poison Control ideas for noise-fearful pets: a quiet room, enrichment, and what to ask your vet first.</description></item><item><title>Why punishing a fearful dog backfires: what AVSAB says</title><link>https://calmdognotes.com/blog/why-punishment-makes-fear-worse/</link><guid>https://calmdognotes.com/blog/why-punishment-makes-fear-worse/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The veterinary behavior society says there is no evidence aversive training is necessary, and lists the fallout.</description></item><item><title>Separation anxiety or something else? Clues in what happens when you leave</title><link>https://calmdognotes.com/blog/separation-anxiety-or-something-else/</link><guid>https://calmdognotes.com/blog/separation-anxiety-or-something-else/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>The ASPCA lists the signs that point to separation anxiety and the signs that point to house manners or a medical cause.</description></item></channel></rss>