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The Science of the Meet-and-Greet to Increase Dog Adoptions in Shelters

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Behavioral Plan to Increase Adoptions at SheltersBehavioral Plan to Increase Adoptions at Shelters

The need for behavioral interventions that increase adoption rates are crucial to animal shelters. A recent intervention, based on each dog’s preference for toys in addition to structuring the first interaction between the dog and adopter was successful in increasing adoption rates by 68% in one municipal shelter site. The benefits and feasibility of this Meet-and-Greet intervention were tested using a large-scale randomized and controlled multi-site study. Results from the first of nine shelter in this study showed dogs in the experimental group (structured first interaction between dog and adopter with preferred toys) were 2.49 times more likely to be adopted than dogs in the control group (no structured interactions). The successful multi-site validation of the behavioral plan to increase adoptions at shelters, the SADI intervention, will result in an immediate benefit to shelter dogs, providing a robust behavioral treatment package that can be implemented at various shelters to increase adoption rates and decrease unnecessary euthanasia.

Speaker: Alexandra (Sasha) Protopopova, PhD, CPDT-KA (Monique Udell, PhD, moderator)

Available as a recording.

****Due to the nature of these webinars being recorded live, at the speakers home or office, there will/may be some technical issues that can not be helped or edited without losing important portions of the lecture.

Cost: $25.00 USD

 

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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The Nitty Gritty of Cat Training!

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Cat Training webinar!

While cats can certainly be trained, many people find them more challenging to work with than dogs. Even professionals that have a solid basis in learning science can struggle when trying to apply that knowledge to training cats. We need to take a cat’s-eye perspective and figure out what they want and need in order to feel comfortable. This session will focus on the real-world nitty gritty of cat training. We will use videos and photos to explore some cat communication signals and behavior that reveal Kitty’s readiness to interact, cover the importance of the relationship between cat and handler, and review how to set-up cat-friendly training sessions. We will also peruse the when, where, and how-to techniques of reinforcement delivery. Attendees are expected to already understand basic operant and respondent principles. This session is excellent for dog trainers and cat behavior consultants that want to learn more about cat training.

Speaker:  Jacqueline Munera, CCBC, PCBC, CAP2

Learning Objectives: After this seminar, attendees should be able to

  • Understand the importance of the relationship between cat and handler
  • Recognize cat behavior relevant to a training session (e.g. cut-off signals, displacement behaviors)
  • Set-up a cat-friendly learning environment
  • Experiment with various ways to deliver reinforcers

Available as a recording.

Cost: $25.00 USD

 

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, IACP 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.
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The Role of Oxytocin in Human-Dog Relationships

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Role of Oxytocin in Human-Dog RelationshipsOxytocin (OT) is a naturally occurring hormone involved in social bond formation and maintenance in both dogs and humans. Recent research has explored how nasal administration of OT affects canine cognition and behavior, including dogs’ ability to use communicative cues provided by humans and its effect on proximity-seeking behavior. Due to OT’s important role in human-dog relationships, it has been suggested that nasally-administered OT may have important effects in applied settings for modifying problem behavior or increasing sociability in shelter dogs. However current findings suggest that more applied research is greatly needed, as the effects of exogenous OT on sociability and attachment behavior can be subtle. Results from studies investigating the effects of OT on attachment behavior in dogs, as well as OT’s effects on sociability in shelter dogs will be discussed.

Speaker: Lauren Thielke, MS (PhD student in Animal Sciences Oregon State University)

 

This talk will explore the following topics:

  • The role of oxytocin in human-dog relationships
  • Dog social behavior
  • Attachment relationships
  • Current research and future directions in this area
  • Potential applied uses of oxytocin

Cost: $25.00

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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.
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Training a Cat Isn’t Like Training a Dog! Or is it?

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kittenTraining a Cat

Speaker: Jacqueline Munera, CCBC, PCBC, CAP2

Available as a recording.

Many behavior professionals hold on to an assumption that, while cats can be trained, they are much more difficult than dogs, perhaps because they are perceived as less social and therefore less responsive to humans than dogs.  The reality is more complex than our constructs allow about what the proto-typical cat or dog is like because many elements impact an individual’s behavior.  While learning and behavior science concepts are relatively consistent between species, a basic understanding of domestic cat ethology is necessary to successfully apply those concepts during a behavior modification or training program. We will use photos and videos in this presentation to cover some basic ethology and behavior of domestic cats, along with various solutions to typical challenges that may come up during training sessions.  You will learn that training a cat is not exactly the same as training a dog, but neither is it completely different!

Cost: $25.00

Solving Separation Anxiety

 

 

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.
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What does the dog say?

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Why do dogs bark?Why do dogs bark?

What are they trying to communicate when they do bark?

We first learned that dogs bark when we were in preschool, and most of us have probably been hearing dogs bark every day since. But despite its constant presence in our lives the function of this vocalization is still highly contested. In this talk I will take a comparative look at the “why do dogs bark”….the dog bark with vocalizations in other species. Based on this and the bioacoustics of the bark itself, I will present a hypothesis on the function of the bark as the result of conflicting inner states. I will also present some new data that tests this hypothesis against the idea that barks have evolved in dogs as interspecific communication with humans.

Speaker: Kathryn Lord Ph.D.

Available now as a recording. 

Cost: $25.00

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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.
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