Part 3 of Lessons in Fear and Aggression in Dogs Series
Purpose: The purpose of this course is to help the dog owner or trainer better understand how to approach and solves fear issues in dogs including fear reactivity and the more unique issues seen in mill dog rescues. The course provides solutions for more difficult fear issues.
This course continues from the first, Lessons in Fear and Aggression in Dogs: the Art of Desensitization , and second course,
Lessons in Fear Aggression In Dogs: Identifying and Solving Conditioned Fear Responses in this series.
Required Reading – Since this is the third of a three part series, the following books have more than likely already been purchased by the student, but they are listed here to reiterate their importance to this course.
ON TALKING TERMS WITH DOGS – CALMING SIGNALS, 2ND EDITION by Turid Rugaas.
RESCUE YOUR DOG FROM FEAR: TRIED-AND-TRUE TECHNIQUES TO HELP YOUR DOG FEEL SECUREby Peggy Swager – This book received two DWAA award nominations.
Course Instructor: Peggy O. Swager
What you can expect to learn from this course:
- Students will learn the role of habituation when working with fear issues
- How habituation differed from sensory perception, desensitization, and counter conditioning
- How to work through habituation issues which result in a lack of socialization and chronic stress
- A breakdown of Dr. Linfoot’s desensitization techniques, which he mastered to the point he could tame a wild horse in one hour
- How Dr. Linfoot’s techniques can be applied to fear issues in dogs
- More detailed applications of the soothing touch technique and its role in fear reduction
- How to use the watch command to calm a dog
- How to break down training into smaller steps to help make progress in a fear issue which has stalled out
- What handler mistakes can increase a fear reaction in a dog
- A video illustration showing the correct handling of an unexpected fear stimulus changing the situation from an over-threshold response into a successful training session
- Modifications in training when working with fear in a reserved dog
Mill dog issues are covered in detail, including:
- The science behind their behavior problems
- Reading body language which is more unique to mill dog and how to respond correctly to that body language
- How to deal with intense shutdown displayed by some mill dogs when they are afraid
- How to work through negative coping techniques that some mill dog rescues have become dependent on
- Techniques to change a negative association into a positive association in a mill dog in regard to contact with people
Note: Videos are part of this course, including parts of case studies. The student is encouraged to review these videos several times to fully understand the subtle details in the techniques applied to actual fear issues in dogs.
There are eight lessons/sections which range between 80 and 180 minutes. Eight quizzes and a final exam must be passed to earn CEUs or a Certificate of Completion that will be provided on the successful completion of this course.
CEUs:
CCPDT – 9 CEUs
IAABC – 12 CEUs
PPG/PPAB – 8
NADOI – Applied
Cost: $210.00 USD (For Credit-Includes Instructor contact, Certificate of Completion and CEUs)
AUDIT Cost: $105.00 USD (NO Certificate of Completion and NO CEUs)
Instructor: Peggy Swager is a behaviorist with a BS in biology, a minor in education, and many college level psychology courses. One-on-one training from veterinarians working to secure injured animals for treatment. First animal behavior/training article in 1975. First dog article in 1997. Author of a double DWAA nominated – Rescue Your Dog from Fear, Award nominated DVD – Separation Anxiety, a Weekend Technique, Five Star Library Review – Training the Hard to Train, and presenter at APDT Conference in 2016.
Length of time to access this course: Access to this course will be allowed for 12 months.
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