Webinar Presentations
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Webinars will run approximately 1-2 hours including presentation and questions.
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Irith Bloom - Dealing with Over-the-Top Behavior: A Practical Tool-Kit
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Date: Thursday, November 30th, 2023
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Over-excited, over-the-top, out-of-control... Does this sound like a dog you know? If so, they probably have over-arousal issues! Over-arousal can be a factor in many different behavior issues in dogs*, from hyperactivity to aggression. Teaching animals how to handle arousal can change their lives – and ours – for the better.
*NOTE: The concepts in this webinar apply to species other than dogs, too!
In this webinar, we will explore a range of tools for helping the over-aroused animal in your life. Topics covered include arousal and how it affects behavior, determining which “problem” behaviors relate to over-arousal (and which probably don’t), training games you can use to help the animals in your life learn to manage their arousal levels, and more.
Whether you want to teach your dog better manners around guests or are desperately trying to avoid a repeat of that bite to the mailman, this webinar is for you!
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Ellen M. Lindell - Help—My Dog’s on Drugs!
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Date: Thursday, November 30th, 2023
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
This webinar will discuss guidelines that can be used when behavioral medications are being considered. First we will review some common, effective medications and the options for dosing frequency. Should medication be given daily or just when needed?
Then we will discuss behavioral monitoring. How do you know whether the medication is working? In this session you will learn to recognize signs that you are on the right track. It may be time to change the dosage, switch to a different medication, or add a second medication.
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Barbara Lloyd - PTSD in Dogs and Concrete Advice for the People Who Love Them
Date: Thursday, December 7th, 2023
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
PTSD in Dogs and Concrete Advice For the People who Love Them
There is a common misconception that dogs only live in the moment. This fallacy has proven to be particularly harmful to dogs that suffer from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).
If dogs only lived in the moment they would be unable to learn, and they would not survive as a species. They would be unable to remember any events that occurred in their life and that would make them impossible to train - and we know that dogs are highly trainable! Survival of a species is dependent upon understanding what works and what does not. It means holding onto memories, and science has shown us that the strongest memories are linked to emotions.
Positive emotions are linked with happiness, satiation, security and well being. Negative emotions are hard wired into the fight or flight primitive part of brain. These emotions when triggered through either intentional or unintentional acts, can sometimes cause an irreversible conditioning that we call Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
There is a lack of information available to individuals who adopt pets with traumatic pasts but we absolutely have knowledge and techniques for helping dogs that show clear signs of PTSD and trauma from their past. In this webinar, we'll discuss behaviors associated with canine PTSD and help handlers identify possible triggers and a game plan for how to best live with, love and support a dog with PTSD.
Barbara will draw on examples from client dogs and from her personal experiences living with her rescue dog Didi, a GSDX, who was the victim of one of the worst cases of torture and abuse in Saskatchewan. She will point you and your dog to the light at the end of the tunnel, and give you a framework on how to build trust and confidence between you and your PTSD dog.
Note: This webinar is back by popular demand. Please check your webinar library before purchasing.
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Julie Flanery - Hocus Pocus! Attention and Focus!
Date: Thursday, December 7th, 2023
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
The things we need the most are often the things we train the least. A large part of being successful in performance sports is our dogs’ ability to work in the presence of external stimuli – what we often call “distractions.” Performance skills can quickly degrade when our dogs aren’t practiced at maintaining attention and focus in difficult environments or under difficult circumstances. Not having these skills can decrease confidence in both the dog and the handler. They are the cement that holds our performances together and can mean the difference between a rock-solid performance and just getting by. In this webinar, you will learn games and exercises that increase your dog’s desire to maintain attention, focus, and engagement, turn attractions in the environment into cues to look to you and teach our dogs that it’s all part of a fun game. It's not magic, it’s training!
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Stacy Barnett - Fix That False! A Container Problem Deep Dive
Date: Thursday, December 14th, 2023
Time: 3pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Have you ever had a false alert and did not know WHY it happened or HOW to avoid it next time? Maybe you asked for advice and got so many conflicting responses that you are not sure how to address any of them let alone the right one. And did you know that if you implement the wrong "fix", you might actually make your problem... WORSE?
If you have ever had a False Alert in Containers ... ever.... this webinar is for you!
Hold on tight for a systematic deep dive into all of the reasons why that False Alert could have happened and how you can tell what REALLY happened. Then I will give you some real actionable things that you can do to prevent it from happening again!
This webinar will not only strengthen your container game but it will also help you to think critically about these searches that look so much easier than they actually are!
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Jennifer Summerfield, DVM - The Scoop On Poop: Optimizing Gut Health For Your Dog
Date: Thursday, December 14th, 2023
Time: 6pm Pacific Time (Click here for time at FDSA (Pacific Time).
Fee: $19.95 USD
Gut health is a hot topic in the veterinary community right now, for good reason! A growing body of evidence over the past several years suggests that, for both humans and animals, changes in the normal population of bacteria living in our intestinal tract can have far-reaching effects on health and wellness.
In this webinar, we’ll discuss the following:
- How a healthy GI tract functions, and where things can go awry
- Impact of gut microbiota on other body systems, with examples from recent clinical research
- Prebiotics, probiotics, and other supplements
- The evolving field of fecal analysis – how does it work, and is it useful?
There’s still a lot we don’t fully understand about the world of intestinal flora… but the more we learn about this complex biological system, the more effectively we’ll be able to troubleshoot problems when they arise. So join Dr. Jen for an in-depth discussion on everything you’ve ever wanted to know about your dog’s poop!
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