Arousal in Dogs

In this brief look at arousal in dogs, Ken McCort will begin by defining arousal, and then touch on the genetic root of arousal in dogs, including breeding practices that can result in dog types that are aroused easily. Ken will also give a brief overview of the neurobiology behind arousal control. The lecture will wind up by talking about strategies to help our dogs develop better control over their levels of arousal and the stimuli that elicits these high levels of response, including antecedent arrangement/management protocols.

Speaker: Ken McCort

Recorded Live January, 2016.

Now available as a recorded webinar.
NOTE: Both the Live and the Recording are approved for the same amount of CEUs.

Cost: $25.00

CEU’s Available:
2 IAABC CEU’s
2 CCPDT CEU’s
2 ABCDT-L2 CEU’s
2 NADOI CEU’s
2 PPAB/PPG CEU’s
2 IACP CEU’s

Members of APDT, CCPDT, IAABC, IACP, ABCDT-L2 or NADOI receive over 25% off.All Lecture Series Webinars are only $18.00 each. See instructions below on how to find the password to take part in this professional discount.

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Nutrition and thyroid functions affect on dogs

Wholesome nutrition, based upon feeding functional foods, is the key to maintaining a healthy immune system and resistance to disease. Discussion will focus on: Nutrition and thyroid functions affect on dogs; Nutrigenomics, an emerging science that studies the molecular relationships between nutrition and the response of genes in promoting health. Dr. Dodds will also cover how different diets elicit different patterns of gene and protein expression as well as metabolite production…these are termed Molecular dietary signatures. The talk will describe how basic functional food ingredients and immune-balancing nutrients help to maintain health and reduce inflammation and disease. Discussion around promoting healthy endocrine and immune function for longevity, well-being and cognitive awareness will be included. This is especially important to help maintain thyroid function and normal behavior in dogs with heritable and familial thyroid disorder.

Speaker: Dr. W. Jean Dodds, DVM

This webinar covers a variety of topics including:

• Wholesome nutrition, based upon feeding functional foods, is the key to maintaining a healthy immune system and resistance to disease. Discussion will focus on:
  • Nutrigenomics, an emerging science that studies the molecular relationships between nutrition and the response of genes in promoting health.
  • Different diets elicit different patterns of gene and protein expression as well as metabolite production; these are termed “molecular dietary signatures”.
  • Basic functional food ingredients and immune-balancing nutrients maintain health and reduce inflammation and disease.
  • Promote healthy endocrine and immune function for longevity, well-being and cognitive awareness.
  • Especially important to help maintain thyroid function and normal behavior in dogs with heritable and familial thyroid disorders.

  [See “Canine Nutrigenomics: The New Science of Feeding Your Dog for Optimal Health”,  by W. Jean Dodds, DVM and Diana Laverdure, DogWise Pub, 2015.]

Recorded Live online, December, 2015

Available as a recording.

NOTE: Both the Live and the Recording are approved for the same amount of CEUs.

Cost: $25.00

CEU’s Available:
2 IAABC CEU’s
2 CCPDT CEU’s
2 ABCDT-L2 CEU’s
2 NADOI CEU’s
2 PPAB/PPG

Members of APDT, CCPDT, IAABC, ABCDT-L2 or NADOI receive over 25% off.All Lecture Series Webinars are only $18.00 each. See instructions below on how to find the password to take part in this professional discount.

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Back Chaining in Dog Training: Your Ticket to Stronger Behavior and Delayed Reinforcement

Back chaining has been shown to be of value in many disciplines, including teaching of language, mechanical skills to employees, sport skills to athletes, and both simple and complex skills to autistic children, to name a few. In this session registrants will learn how to apply this valuable tool to dog training.

Speaker: Julie Flanery, BS, RFE-CI, back by very popular demand for the second webinar for us, is the owner of Wonder Dogs, in Philomath, OR. Julie has been working professionally with dogs and their owners since 1995, focusing on the needs of the dog and forming a stronger relationship through clear communication and positive reinforcement training methods. She has placed Obedience, Musical Freestyle, Rally-Obedience, Rally-FrEe and Agility titles on her dogs. She uses back chaining to successfully train her dogs as happy partners in many activities.

We will discuss:

• What is a €œbehavior chain€
• What is a back chain
• Why back chaining in dog training aids in the learning process
• How back chaining helps acceptance of delayed reinforcement without degrading criteria
• How to apply the process of back chaining effectively
• Practical applications: behaviors or behavior chains that can benefit from back chaining

A question and answer session will follow this webinar that will be moderated by Giovanna Rosenlicht, DVM

Available as a recording. Recorded Live, September, 2015

Cost: $25.00

CEU’s Available:
2 IAABC CEU’s
2 CCPDT CEU’s
2 ABCDT-L2 CEU’s
2 NADOI CEU’s
2 PPAB/PPG CEU’s
2 IACP CEU’s

Members of APDT, CCPDT, IAABC, IACP, ABCDT-L2 or NADOI receive over 25% off.

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