Course Details
Does your dog get aroused or react negatively when they see a car? A cat? An inanimate object? Another dog? A stranger?
This concept is nothing new and you are likely familiar with a similar procedure to help your dog be calmer in various situations. For the reactive dog, we are hoping to reduce your dog’s blood pressure, cortisol levels, and heart rate with this process. A lower base line keeps your dog from going over threshold as easily.
The primary goal of this exercise is to facilitate your dog to be calmer and less reactive in certain situations. Not every situation is suitable for this approach and there are certain parameters for its use. We can create a variety of different cues for the behavior; verbal, visual, tactile, environmental, or location. We will cover the foundation skills required to apply this process to your behavior modification plan. Reinforcement strategies, impulse control, response to leash pressure, and attention to the handler will all be covered in this webinar.
This skill is very helpful whether you are bringing in a new dog to your existing family or working to create or re-establish harmony within your household with your current crew! (Intra-housemate conflict) It is also a big piece of the puzzle when working with reactivity towards unfamiliar dogs, people, and in novel environments. Watching the world go by with nothing bad and lots of good happening has helped many students. The application of this process within a behavior modification plan is instrumental in creating a more positive association to their dogs' triggers.
This webinar will show how we can use a ‘settle’ behavior within a differential reinforcement procedure to create an alternative or incompatible behavior that we can then include in the process of desensitization and counter conditioning.
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$19.95 - This pre-recorded presentation including lecture and Q&A will show in your Webinar Library after purchase.
About the Presenter:
Karen Deeds, is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is the co-owner of Canine Connection in Ft. Worth, TX with her husband, Bob Deeds, a retired Federal K9 Handler on Texas Task Force I. Karen started her business in 1994 after realizing the need for educating the public about dog training and behavior while volunteering for a local humane society. She worked in the Assistance Dog Field for 15 years and the vet profession for 9 years. She currently provides her expertise on behavior problems including fear, anxiety and aggression. She has consulted and worked with thousands of pet dog owners, various shelters and many rescue organizations, as well as has testified in dozens of court cases regarding dog bites. She currently teaches in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex focusing on Reactive Integration and also provides private consultations.
Karen has presented seminars to the general public, rescue groups, animal control officers, at various dog training clubs, dog training facilities, and various shelters throughout Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Ohio, and Tennessee. She has presented at the Dallas SPCA, Texas A&M Veterinary College Behavior Club, Texas Animal Control Association Conference, Missouri Animal Control Conference, the annual Texas Unites for Animals, and the IAABC conference. She is often called upon to help rescue groups make difficult decisions about behaviorally challenged dogs in their care. Her work with high drive working and sport dogs have helped develop more comprehensive behavior modification protocols that are dramatically impacting the success of her students.
