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Training and Understanding the Reactive and Aggressive Dog

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reactive and aggressive dogLessons in Fear and Aggression – Part 4 – Training and Understanding the Reactive and Aggressive Dog

Purpose: The purpose of this course is to offer training options for the reactive and aggressive dog in addition to BAT and LAT. Several case studies are presented to offer a variety of approaches for resolving reactivity and aggression problems.

Prerequisites
Understanding of the LIMA (least intrusive, minimally adverse) principle for dog training.
Understanding and experience with counter-conditioning and desensitization techniques (you will learn these in Lessons in Fear and Aggression Parts I, II, and III).

Courses required : Lessons in Fear and Aggression parts  I, II, III.

Required reading:

What you can expect to learn from this course:

The course begins by looking at how professionals structure training to control reactivity in breeds whose working purpose is to react to certain stimulus.

There is a review of different training tools which are used to work with reactivity and training. Recommendation on tools to use and not to use is included.

Since treats are often a tool used with this kind of training for the reactive and aggressive dog, a look at treat-training failure can help trainers learn to solve treat related problems. This can allow for better relationships which work towards reform.

Case studies help present techniques for solving reactivity and aggression issues and include examples of modification of some of the techniques to fit the needs for training a specific dog issue.

Case Studies include:

  • Reform of an instantaneously reactive Rottweiler
  • Reform of an extremely leash reactive Australian Shepherd
  • Reform of a dog with a pushy personality who became extremely aggressive towards another dog in the household
  • Critique of ongoing work to reform the reactivity in an older ex-police dog
  • Reform of a Jack Russell terrier who attacked horses

A video review followed by stills helps show body language seen in a reactive and aggressive dog.

CEUs and/or a Certificate of Completion

There are ten sections which range between 80 and 180 minutes. Ten quizzes and a final exam must be passed to earn CEUs or a Certificate of Completion.

Quizzes and tests: There are 70 quiz questions and 30 final test questions for a total of 100 points. A total score of at least 80% must be earned to earn CEUs or a Certificate of Completion.

CEUs:
CCPDT – 10 CPDT-KA, 5 CBCC-KA (15 CPDT-KA)
IAABC – pending
Other organizations on request (cheryl@e-trainingfordogs.com)

Cost:  $285.00 USD (For Credit-Includes Instructor contact, Certificate of Completion and CEUs)

AUDIT Cost:  $140.00 USD (NO Certificate of Completion and NO CEUs)

Instructor Biography:

Peggy O. Swager, B.S., Prior to her work with dogs, behaviorist Peggy Swager worked for years solving behavior issues in horses where she honed her desensitization skills. Her first published article in a national magazine was on neurosis in training. In the 1990’s Peggy transitioned her behavioral work to dogs. In 2010, she agreed to train two mill dog rescues from the National Mill Dog Rescue, who were not adoptable and were too difficult for regular mill dog fosters. She was able to solve behavior issues in both dogs, finding them forever homes. Peggy has consulted on many dog cases, resolving issues where other trainers have failed. She has authored several accredited online courses, and has authored multiple articles and books. She received five DWAA awards. She has a BS in biology, minor in education, with undergraduate studies in psychology. She received mentoring by animal professionals, including a DVM, on behavior and fear issues.

Lessons in Fear and Aggression – Advanced Desensitization Techniques

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Fear and Aggression in Dogs: Advanced Desensitization Techniques

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.

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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Becoming a Canine Behavior Consultant-The Human in the Middle

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Canine Behavior Consultant online courseCanine Behavior Consultant online course

Purpose of Course: “Becoming a Behavior Consultant, the Human in the Middle” is an intensive 13 lesson course designed to give an in depth introduction to the scientific, ethical, theoretical and practical knowledge needed by a well-rounded professional animal behavior consultant. If you are attempting certification with CCPDT,  IAABC or NADOI, this course will be of great help aligning you with the principles of those organizations and preparing for their certification tests. If you are a serious student of animal behavior, dogs and the people they captivate, this course will open doors to a lifetime of ongoing learning.

Instructor: Chris Redenbach CDBC, CBCC-KA

Course Overview: The student will gain an understanding of the knowledge they need to be an expert canine behavior consultant. BehConsultant-Lisa BTestimonialThere 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.

BehConsultant-Anonymous-TestimonialThe 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.Testi_BCBC-Harvey

  • 13 lessons
  • There are two required affordable texts (see below).
  • Homework includes written assignments, professional correspondence, and a study critiquing a paper.
  • Each chapter has a quiz
  • Final exam
  • Final homework is a formal case study with Instructor guidance and individual feedback.

“This course really challenged me”

Thank you, Chris!  And thank you for putting this course together, it has encouraged me to push myself further in various areas of study.  I think I had mentioned before that it is indeed an odd occurrence for a course to challenge me and this one really did.  I can't remember another time in my academic career where I needed any time extensions!  I am also very grateful for your feedback and encouraging words. Truly.


Eileen L., CPDT-KA


 
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2017-03-27T12:32:15-06:00
Thank you, Chris!  And thank you for putting this course together, it has encouraged me to push myself further in various areas of study.  I think I had mentioned before that it is indeed an odd occurrence for a course to challenge me and this one really did.  I can't remember another time in my academic career where I needed any time extensions!  I am also very grateful for your feedback and encouraging words. Truly. Eileen L., CPDT-KA  

I am grateful, and more proficient in my practice by taking this course.

Chris, this course even in the first few lessons has prepared me for working better with clients. The ethics, the rhetoric and elements, critical thinking (which I have from 35 years of nursing), logic, all the elements you have taught so far have made me a better person and growing behavior consultant. I went to my clients today (an aggressive case) and was better prepared because of your lessons. I know my limitations, yet I was able to help them, take a history (which is in the later lessons), make a plan, an after visit report and plan to visit them next week. Your lesson on snowball helped immensely, your lessons on all the above helped me succeed today. I am grateful, and more proficient in my practice by taking this course. Thank you both for teaching me. I will strive to be the best I can, acknowledge my limitations, continue to educate myself, reach out to more learned experts and (hopefully pass this course). Cher Scarpone
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2017-01-09T09:42:36-07:00
Chris, this course even in the first few lessons has prepared me for working better with clients. The ethics, the rhetoric and elements, critical thinking (which I have from 35 years of nursing), logic, all the elements you have taught so far have made me a better person and growing behavior consultant. I went to my clients today (an aggressive case) and was better prepared because of your lessons. I know my limitations, yet I was able to help them, take a history (which is in the later lessons), make a plan, an after visit report and plan to visit them next week. Your lesson on snowball helped immensely, your lessons on all the above helped me succeed today. I am grateful, and more proficient in my practice by taking this course. Thank you both for teaching me. I will strive to be the best I can, acknowledge my limitations, continue to educate myself, reach out to more learned experts and (hopefully pass this course). Cher Scarpone

bringing to light…how I should be handling myself professionally

I just wanted to thank you for offering this course that I'm currently taking, Becoming A Behavior Consultant: The Human in the Middle. It is kicking my butt and bringing to light so much that I have yet to learn and how I should be handling myself professionally. I feel like a complete novice all over again and as painful as that may be, it is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much!
Jennifer Damon
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2017-09-05T16:31:25-06:00
I just wanted to thank you for offering this course that I'm currently taking, Becoming A Behavior Consultant: The Human in the Middle. It is kicking my butt and bringing to light so much that I have yet to learn and how I should be handling myself professionally. I feel like a complete novice all over again and as painful as that may be, it is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much! Jennifer Damon
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Two Required Texts:

HOW DOGS WORK
Raymond Coppinger and Mark Feinstein

THE ETHICAL DOG TRAINER – A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR CANINE PROFESSIONALS

Also available as an Ebook:

EBOOK: THE ETHICAL DOG TRAINER – A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR CANINE PROFESSIONALS

Instructor:
Chris Redenbach held a CDBC from IAABC since 2006 and a CBCC-KA since the first year it was offered. She was a dog trainer, breeder and competitor of working dogs for over 35 years, has taught credit courses in animal behavior to veterinary technician degree candidates at Camden County College outside Philadelphia and owned her own behavior consulting business in Atlanta. She has given seminars, radio and TV interviews,  and has written numerous articles for the dog press. Chris passed away in August of 2024. We are still offering this course to complete the Canine Behavior Consultant program.

The course has chapters in

  • The practical aspects necessary to prepare to do a behavior consulting business,
    • formulating history questionnaires,
    • keeping records and contracts,
    • privacy rights,
    • safety precautions,
  • Working through the details of
    • phone contacts
    • actual hands on assessment appointments,
    • formulating behavior change plans,
    • including relationship and species appropriate enhancements.
    • the humane hierarchy
  • Dealing with clients’ receptivity and obstructionist family dynamics
  • Fundamentals of dog behavior: normalcy, causes of imbalances; problems
  • Professionalism and building a team,
  • Professional and personal ethics,
  • Best practices in consulting
  • How to employ logic and recognize logical fallacies,
  • Using the scientific method
  • Evaluating behavior studies
  • A review of related fields in animal behavior studies like
    • ethology,
    • physiology based behavior
    • comparative cognition,
    • Piagetian constructivism as relates to ethology
    • applied behavior analysis,
    • counseling psychology and family dynamics,
    • the ethology based science of dog behavior,
  • Students will also receive bountiful extra materials in the form of published studies, videos and websites to add to their resources.
  • You must pass the quizzes and exams with at least 80%

CEUs:
IAABC –  20 CEUs
CCPDT – 21 CEUs (21 CEUs for trainers OR 21 CEUs for behavior consultants)
NADOI – 23 CEUs
ABCDT-L2 – 23 CEUs

Cost: $195.00 USD

Student Information:

Access to this course will expire in 6 months. Therefore, you have 6 months to complete this course 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.

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.

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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2017-07-16T10:34:46-06:00
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.

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