Out of Control Dogs
Part 1
Training Difficult Dog Personalities and Learning Control Training Techniques
Course Overview
This course is in two parts: Out-of-Control Dogs Part 1 and Out-of-Control Dogs Part 2.
Out-of-Control Dogs Part 1 Provides training to control dogs, which targets personality issues and breed traits that cause challenging behavior issues in dogs. Part 2 applies the training from Part 1 to resolve issues such harassing or killing other animals such as cats, poultry, and livestock. Taking Part 1 is required to take Part 2.
Prerequisites:
Although this course was created with the professional dog trainer in mind, we are opening it up to the general public to help out more advanced dog owners who have some solid training skills. The student who will gain the greatest value from this course is the one who has taken Lessons in Fear and Aggression 1-4, and who has worked with several different dog personalities and breeds.
Purpose:
The purpose of this course is to bridge a great divide in dog training. On one part of the divide are the people who feel that only positive techniques should ever be used to resolve issues in dogs. Their main “go-to” with positive training is using treats as a reward. On the other part of the divide are the dog owners who feel that there are times that punishment is necessary. The punishment supporters have justified claims citing situations where the positive people have failed to resolve a dog’s training issues. This course works to resolve the great divide by providing techniques beyond treats, which resolve difficult behavior issues without turning to punishment as a solution.
Prerequisites: The student will benefit from a basic understanding of classical conditioning and operant training. The student will benefit from having taken the course Lessons in Fear and Aggression in Dogs 1-4 prior to this class.
Reading the book: RESCUE YOUR DOG FROM FEAR: TRIED-AND-TRUE TECHNIQUES TO HELP YOUR DOG FEEL SECURE, prior to taking the class is required.
There is also an article by Jill Breitner that is included in the course material.
Course Time: The student is expected to progress through this course at the pace they need to readily understand the information. The student is encouraged to review information in sections and videos until all imperative points until they are well understood.
CEUs:
CCPDT- 6.5 CPDT-KA and 6.5 CBCC-KA (13 total for CPDT-KA) CEUs
IAABC- 12 CEUs
NADOI-12 CEUs
Webinar Length:
This webinar is 8 sessions. Each session is approximately an hour.
What you can expect to learn from this Course:
- Training techniques specifically designed to bring out-of-control behaviors back into control
- Ways to motivate dogs who don’t want to comply
- Techniques using play training
- A new technique which helps lower reactivity in a dog called the Circle into Control (CIC) technique
- How to resolve issues in hyper and over-stimulated dogs
- Application of some of the training and calming techniques talked about in the book Rescue Your Dog from Fear
- Examples of reading dog body language
Outline of Section Content
1. Building Control Through Relationship and Training
2. How to Motivate a Non-Compliant Dog Parts 1
3. How to Motivate a Non-Compliant Dog Parts 2
4. The Power of Play
5. Control Training
6. The CIC technique
7. Over Stimulated Dogs
8. Training Example: Mika
Cost: $210 $185 LIMITED TIME-Through August 31,2024
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.
You must also read and agree to the E-Training for Dogs, Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions prior to taking a course: Click HERE to read these. You will be asked when you register if you have read them and will not be allowed to take the course if you do not agree to the terms.
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There are many aspects animal behaviorists study in a 4 or more year colleges education, such as ethics, scientific method, logic, human psychological dynamics, ethology, comparative psychology, normal/abnormal physiology and much more. Though this course will not cover everything a behaviorist studies and masters, we will provide a background in many of these in this course and set you up to further your studies in these areas as you desire. This course will give you exposure to this information and a good direction in filling in your knowledge as you become a canine behavior consultant.
The final homework will require you to prepare a formal case study. This case study can be used as part of your application to the IAABC or NADOI (along with other requirements only you can provide). We want to see you take the knowledge gained from this course and become a Certified member of the IAABC or NADOI. It will also help prepare you for the CBCC-KA exam.