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Learning Theory in Dogs Applied

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 Learning theory in dogsLearn how to apply Learning Theory in dogs in your training and training business.

Course Information: Learning Theory, also known as behaviorism, is a theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning. Learning theory studies how a dog’s behavior results from stimuli presented to the dog, controlling for as many other variables as possible. Emphasis is on how dogs learn new behaviors, and what motivates them to change or remain the same.  There is required homework, quizzes and a final exam to earn credits for this course.

This course is very heavy in homework. When you successfully complete this course, you WILL have a very good understanding of Learning Theory.

Prerequisites: You must have a video camera for this course.

Enjoy this sample of student, Nicole LaBrecque, as she free shapes Sasha to “whisper” (low growl) as one of her homework assignments.

What you can expect to learn from this course:

  • Students will learn the meaning and applications of the terms in Learning Theory in dogs
  • Stimulus and response
  • Operant and classical conditioning
  • Reinforcement
  • Punishment and extinctionCorinaTestimonial-Learning
  • NOTE: You will be expected to send in both writing (description) and video a demonstration of the above terms including a sample of operant conditioning, a sample of classical conditioning, extinction of a behavior, etc. You will not be expected to demonstrate any negative or cruel behaviors by video, but you will be required to send in a written description of these.
  • There is NO better way to REALLY learn these terms than to have to sit down and define them in writing, make a plan to show it by video, and then actually demonstrate it by video. This is LEARNING theory in dogs in action…just what we expect the dogs to do.

Instructor: Janis Crary, CPDT-KA, CGC Evaluator
(Author: Susan Sharpe)

Course Length: 4 one hour sessions

CEU Status:

CCPDT – 18 CPDT-KA CEUs total
CPDT-KSA – 12 CEUs
IAABC – 8 CEUs
ABCDT-L2 – 18 CEUs

Course Cost $
For Credit: $250.00 USD

For Audit – $100.00 USD

Student Information:

For Credit-Access to this course will expire in 6 months.
For Audit-Access to this course will expire in 2 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.

Understanding Canine Behavior CBCC-KA Study Course

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Canine Behavior CBCC-KA Study CourseCanine Behavior CBCC-KA  Study Course

This course is 25% off on this page. This discount applies ONLY to either CBCC-KA study students or Grooming students.

Understanding Canine Behavior

This course is a CORE course for anyone who works with dogs and needs a broad and in depth knowledge of dog behavior.  Students will learn to correctly observe and interpret canine behavior. Their new understanding will help them prevent potentially dangerous dog to dog, or dog to human interactions.

Required Textbook: CANINE BEHAVIOR – A PHOTO ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK, by Barbara Handelman, M.Ed., CDBC.

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Course Fee – $280.00 USD 

General Student Information:

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.

FROM THE DOG’S POINT OF VIEW

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Natural Techniques to a Happy and Obedient dog

Reactive dog? Learn how you can leave it up to the dog to solve it through Natural Conflict Resolution.

In a micro managing world we sometimes try to control everything and everyone, especially our dogs.

From the author of “Instinct Leading to Balance and Obedience”, let’s revisit the simple notion of building a strong bond and relationship with our canine friends by “Stopping the crazy control tendency and  letting the dog show us how better training is accomplished ” .

…Course should be mandatory…

I just completed this course with instructor Catherine Harvey. She is truly an incredible teacher, she provides detailed feedback in a timely and positive manner and challenges her students to think out of the box. She asks pertinent questions instead of just giving answers which really required me to think deeply and reflectively.

This course has changed my perspective and challenged my views on how we treat dogs in our society for the better. It will help me out immensely as a dog trainer.


Catharine was personable and enthusiastic throughout the course and it made for a really engaging learning opportunity.  Her course should be mandatory or at least recommended for the dog trainer program.


I'm sad the course has ended and I'd love to know if she's teaching any other courses so I can add them to my list of courses I'd like to take in the future. Thanks, Ramona
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I just completed this course with instructor Catherine Harvey. She is truly an incredible teacher, she provides detailed feedback in a timely and positive manner and challenges her students to think out of the box. She asks pertinent questions instead of just giving answers which really required me to think deeply and reflectively. This course has changed my perspective and challenged my views on how we treat dogs in our society for the better. It will help me out immensely as a dog trainer. Catharine was personable and enthusiastic throughout the course and it made for a really engaging learning opportunity.  Her course should be mandatory or at least recommended for the dog trainer program. I'm sad the course has ended and I'd love to know if she's teaching any other courses so I can add them to my list of courses I'd like to take in the future. Thanks, Ramona
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“How better bond building and less intervention can enhance more obedience and successful training” Here Less is Better

Instructor:Catherine R. Harvey, ACDBC, CPDT-KA

Catherine is an IAABC Associate Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and a CCPDT Certified Professional Dog Trainer. She is the owner of www.pawcanine.com

Prerequisites – An open mind.

Overview –Have you ever looked at your dog and thought: “There must something more than just giving a command and my dog obeying me (or not). Professionals and dog owners know that beneath the surface of our furry friends, someone special is hiding and is wanting to be discovered. Have you ever wondered:

  • Who is my dog?
  • How can I know him better?
  •  How can I develop a great relationship?
  • How can I improve my training with him, by respecting a few common sense rules?
  • How can I see the world through his nose?

About this course: This is a 7 lesson course that will take the student inside a dog’s mind. We will witness how  the human companion can better understand how to change the perspective of an unbalanced dog, and ultimately change its behavior. The student will learn to stretch his training knowledge by letting go of certain traditional methods, to favor more natural and rapid ways to change a dogs’ demeanor. You’ll learn that trust and respect in the human canine relationship are paramount for success. This will lead us to explore natural conflict resolution, and how dogs can help each other when human interaction is kept to a minimum. Each lesson will have a quiz and homework and at the end a  final written exam.

Course Objectives:

  • Reactive dog behavior change
  • Address your dog’s instinct
  • How mirror neurons influence your dog’s behavior.
  • How do I gain respect from your dog?
  • Enjoy a rewarding walk with your companion.
  • Creation of a non existent conflict.
  • Learn to read your dog body language.
  •  Natural conflict resolution.
  • Strategies for rehabilitating an abused dog.

Course Length: 7 sessions

Course Cost –
For Credit  – $110.00 USD

For Audit – $40.00 USD

*Cost Notes: If you need a Certificate or CEUs, purchase the “For Credit.” If you are taking this course for your own information and do not need a Certificate or CEUs, purchase the “For Audit.”

CEU’s:
CCPDT – 4 CEUs
IAABC – 4 CEUs
NADOI – 4 CEUs

Homework and Assessment (For Credit only – relevant CEUs and Certificate can be earned)

  • There are a total of 30 quiz question relating to all of the sections in the class plus 6 written homework assignments (For Credit only).
  • No video homework is required for this course.

Student Information:

For Credit- You will have access to this course for 4 months from the date of registration. Extra time must be purchased.
For Audit- You will have access to this course for 2 months from the date of registration.

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.

Dogs as Detectors of Disease

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dogs as detectors of diseaseCan a dog sniff out disease? How do they do it? How can you train a dog to detect disease?

This lecture will examine dogs as disease detectors, in other words, using dogs as biomedical detection tools. Given that we are interested in whether dogs are able to sniff out disease, Catherine Reeve, will briefly review the incredible olfactory ability of dogs by presenting the basic physiology of the dog’s olfactory system. We will then discuss the basic chemistry of physiological change in humans, thereby highlighting how and why dogs are well suited for disease detection. Next, Catherine will present summaries of academic studies examining dogs’ ability to detect disease (cancers and inflammatory diseases), infections (MRSA), and physiological states (seizures and diabetic hypoglycemia), including her own research examining dogs’ ability to detect hypoglycemia in breath samples from individuals with Type 1 Diabetes. In summarizing these studies, Ms. Reeve will highlight the different training and sampling methods used and then discuss how these differences may influence their findings. Finally, she will summarize the current state of the field and present personal recommendations for moving forward.

Catherine Reeve is a PhD candidate at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada under the supervision of Dr. Simon Gadbois, and her research is focused on whether dogs with no previous sniffer dog training can be trained to detect hypoglycemia in breath samples obtained from individuals with Type 1 Diabetes.

Available as a recording of a Live webinar.

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.

IAABC members, Click HERE to apply your discount.
Email cheryl@e-trainingfordogs for the passcode.

NADOI, CCPDT, ABCDT-L2, PPG, IACP and APDT members, click HERE to apply for your discount.
Email cheryl@e-trainingfordogs for the passcode.

Lessons in Fear and Aggression In Dogs: Identifying and Solving Conditioned Fear Responses

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Fear and Aggression in Dogs

Lessons in Fear Aggression in Dogs – Part 2

Identifying and dealing with fear aggression in dogs can be difficult and sometimes seem impossible. This course continues from our first course in this series, Lessons in Fear and Aggression in Dogs: the Art of Desensitization, and teaches how to identify the triggers and to solve conditioned fear responses.

Purpose: The purpose of this course is to help the dog owner or trainer better understand fear issues, especially, a conditioned fear response; and, to teach the skills for dealing with fear and aggression issues in dogs that may result from a conditioned fear response. When it comes to working with dogs, owner and trainers never set out to create a conditioned fear response (CFR), especially given the challenges this issue creates. Unfortunately, a CFR can happen in dogs without intent and yet result in some of the most difficult fear issues you may encounter. If you plan on dealing with fear issues in dogs, it becomes imperative to learn how to identify and work to resolve conditioned fear responses.

What you can expect to learn from this course:

  • Students will learn Watson’s discovery of the CFR.
  • Pavlov’s discovery of spontaneous recovery issues when working to desensitize a CFR
  • An understanding of drives, natural and learned triggers, and how they relate to a CFR
  • Fear pathways and how they function in regard to CFR as compared to a regular fear reaction
  • The difference between stacked triggers and a CFR
  • How the Miller Rat Study offers techniques that can help resolve CFR issues
  • Technique modifications when working to resolve a CFR
  • How the additive effects of fear compares to a CFR
  • Why the Nauseated Rat Study may offer techniques for some fear issues, but is not a good technique for a CFR
  • Desensitization techniques to apply when working with fear issues and damage control should you trigger a CFR
  • Several quizzes and a final exam must be passed to earn CEUs or a Certificate of Completion

Note: Video illustrations are part of this course. 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 7-90 minutes lessons plus 7 10 item quizzes and a 32 item final exam.

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: the Art of Desensitization 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.

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
PPG/PPAB-10 CEUs
IACP
ABCDT-L2 – 13.5 CEUs

 

Cost:  $185.00 USD (For Credit-Includes Instructor contact, Certificate of Completion and CEUs)

AUDIT Cost:  $95.00 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.

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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