Course Details
A dog’s coping capacity - including their problem solving, their resilience, their confidence, and their performance - should not only be of concern to us as trainers and competitors, be as an ultimate welfare issue. By understanding two primary ways that this coping capacity may be supported, or compromised, we can identify the distinctly different kinds of interventions our dogs will need from us on each side. Additionally, appreciating the role that social relationships with other dogs play in contributing to stress management, resilience, and confidence in both areas is critical.
The natural history and genetics (nature) and individual factors, environments, and learning experiences (nurture) will further qualify the L.E.G.S. of a given dog for optimal consideration and accommodation as we consider these welfare questions. Join us for an important and relevant discussion as we introduce new questions to our work with dogs with very real and practical consequences through the lens of animal welfare science.
About the Instructor:
Kim Brophey (she/her), CDBC, CPDT-KA, is an applied ethologist and owner of The Dog Door Behavior Center in downtown Asheville, NC. Kim’s 20-year commitment to Family Dog Mediation® has been recognized both nationally and locally, awarded the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) Outstanding Trainer of the Year in 2009 and the Best Dog Trainer of WNC six years in a row. She has lectured and taught courses at colleges, universities, and conferences on canine behavior, ethology, and welfare. Kim is a member of the International Society for Applied Ethology and the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, and is a past board member of the International Association and Animal Behavior Consultants and the Asheville Humane Society.
Kim’s trademarked Dog L.E.G.S.® model is a groundbreaking new system for dog lovers to truly understand their dogs’ behavior- distilling multiple scientific disciplines and established principles into a simple and accessible framework for pet dogs and their people like never before. Kim is launching a coordinated grassroots movement to facilitate a paradigm shift and market disruption in the pet industry through: her book MEET YOUR DOG- The Game-Changing Guide to Understanding Your Dog’s Behavior, TEDx talk – The Problem with Treating a Dog Like a Pet, Canine Genetic Heritage Testing Software –The Dog Key®, National Dog L.E.G.S.® Association for pet industry businesses and organizations, L.E.G.S.® Applied Ethology Family Dog Mediation® Professional Course, and establishment of Asheville as the official Dog City, USA®. She has become a powerful leading voice in the dog behavior and training industry internationally, with students all over the world. Kim’s vision is to facilitate a critical paradigm shift in our relationships with dogs- building bridges and inspiring others with comprehensive, practical science to redefine how we perceive, talk about, and treat our canine companions as a society.
