Dog Behavior Collection: Unwanted Behavior
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Many of us get interested in dog behavior because of a desire to help an individual dog who is displaying behavior that is resulting in impaired welfare for the dog, other animals, or people. There are so many different ways we can modify dog behavior. Items in this collection utilize training methods that reduce the potential for causing further harm by using harsh or threatening tools or techniques.
When attempting to modify behavior in the shelter environment, we need to consider the benefit of the training versus the negative consequences of staying in the stressful shelter environment. Shelters that don’t have strong behavior programs should begin by focusing on meeting basic needs of dogs (link bhr 101) through things like enrichment and foster programs.
Once you have those programs and are doing all you can to support dog welfare, that’s when it’s potentially time to start thinking about modifying unwanted dog behavior in foster homes and the shelter environment.
This collection includes information about various dog behavior concerns and how to support dogs.
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Maddie's University Dog Behavior Collection: Training and Behavior Modification
Maddie's University Behavior Collection: Behavior 101
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
Learn about hyperarousal/ hypersensitivity syndrome in dogs and a treatment approach that's led to significant improvement in behaviors and dogs being able to stay safely in their adopted homes.
This course is part of Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection, monthly webcasts about pet behavior - supporting pets in our community and animal shelters.
Hyperarousal behaviors are common in dogs and are often not correctly identified in the non-clinical behavior setting. Dogs with hyperarousal behaviors can be dangerous, resulting in bruising and bites to family from jumping and grabbing. Injury is often serious enough that many dogs are relinquished. Effective assessment and treatment can result in a majority of dogs being able to stay safely in their adopted home. This talk reviews what is currently known about hyperarousal/ hypersensitivity syndrome in dogs and report on a treatment approach used by the author that has led to significant improvement in behaviors and most of the dogs being able to stay safely in their adopted homes.
Presenter: Dr. Jill Sackman, Animal Behavior Consultants of Michigan, Diplomate of both the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and the American College of Veterinary Surgeons
This webinar has been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association.
Visit Maddie's Pet Forum to comment, follow a discussion or ask questions: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/discussion/assessment-and-treatment-of-hyperarousal-behaviors-in-dogs-april-2024-maddies-monthly-behavior-connection
Dr. Jill Sackman
Animal Behavior Consultants of Michigan
Dr. Jill Sackman is a Diplomate of both the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. She is a graduate of Michigan State University CVM. She completed her internship at the University of Pennsylvania, her surgery residency at the University of Tennessee, and her behavior residency at Blue Pearl in Michigan. She is the owner and founding veterinarian of Animal Behavior Consultants of Michigan, a referral veterinary behavior practice with offices in metro-Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Traverse City, Michigan. Dr. Sackman is Fear Free certified and sees dogs, cats and horses with behavior disorders that range from mild fears to extreme aggression, compulsive disorders and panic disorders. Dr. Sackman is also a certified professional trainer through the Karen Pryor Academy, earning her KPA-CTP with her French Bulldog, Rose.
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Contains 5 Component(s), Includes Credits
Results of a recent publication concerning optimal treatments for various canine behavior issues related to fear and anxiety
Maddie's® Insights are monthly webcasts with practical tips based on current research to help pets and people.
Presented by one of the world’s most noted animal behaviorists, Nick Dodman, DVM, and Ian Dinwoodie, Software Engineer/Data Analyst. Both are from Tufts University and the Center for Canine Behavior Studies. The presenters discuss the results of their research concerning optimal treatments for various canine behavior issues related to fear and anxiety. In a previous study, they showed that 44% of all dogs have one or more of such issues, so treatment of these problems, ranging from separation anxiety to storm and noise phobia, to generalized anxiety and PTSD, should be of wide interest. They detail the odds of improvement in individual problems of this nature that are treated by different types of professionals, along with the programs and techniques they employ, and the success of each.
Presenters: Nick Dodman, BCMS, DACVA, DACVB, and Ian Dinwoodie, Software Engineer/Data Analyst
This webinar has been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association. It has also been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval through 2/7/27. Complete the quiz to earn continuing education credit.
Visit Maddie's Pet Forum to comment, follow a discussion or ask questions: https://maddies.fund/MIwebcastMarch9
keywords Maddie's Insights, Nick Dodman, Ian Dinwoodie, canine behavior, canine fear, canine anxiety, dog behavior, dog behavior treatment, dogs and noise phobia, canine PTSD, separation anxiety in dogs, -
Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
A review of the most common clinical signs of separation anxiety, some of the “red flags” in a dogs history that suggest it may have a separation related problem and how to accurately identify the problem. Some practical approaches to treatment are also presented.
This course is part of Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection, monthly webcasts about pet behavior - supporting pets in our community and animal shelters.
Separation related problems result in extreme mental suffering in affected dogs and negatively impact the quality of life of their owners as well. With time, these types of problems can severely damage and eventually destroy even the strongest of human animal bonds. Helping pet owners to understand that affected dogs are not “acting out” and that they don’t just need “more structure” or “more exercise” is imperative if we are going to solve these problems. This presentation reviews the most common clinical signs of separation anxiety, some of the “red flags” in a dogs history that suggest it may have a separation related problem and how to accurately identify the problem. Some practical approaches to treatment are also presented.
Presenter: Dr. Valarie Tynes, Shelter Veterinary Behaviorist for the SPCA of Texas in Dallas
This webinar has been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association.
Visit Maddie's Pet Forum to comment, follow a discussion or ask questions: https://maddies.fund/BehaviorC...
Valarie V. Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW
Shelter Veterinary Behaviorist
SPCA of Texas in Dallas
Dr. Valarie Tynes is a native Texan and received her DVM from Texas A&M University. She worked in private practice for 14 years before beginning her residency in clinical animal behavior at the University of California at Davis in 2000. She has been a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists since 2003 and is also Board Certified in Animal Welfare. Her special interests are the behavior and welfare of pet pigs, exotic pets and zoo animals. She has been actively involved in the Fear Free initiative since its inception and serves on the Fear Free Speakers Bureau. She is a frequent speaker at veterinary meetings around the world and author of numerous articles and textbook chapters. She currently serves as the Shelter Veterinary Behaviorist for the SPCA of Texas in Dallas.
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
Practical, usable strategies for reducing fear in canines due to noise in shelters, including behavioral interventions, environmental modifications and medications.
This course is part of Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection, monthly webcasts about pet behavior - supporting pets in our community and animal shelters.
This lecture, designed for shelter staff and volunteers, including veterinary staff, is focused on noise fear in dogs with an emphasis on ways to recognize and treat this very common problem in dogs when they are in the shelter and how to set them up for success after adoption. Meant to be practical with usable strategies for reducing fear, including behavioral interventions and environmental modifications. Additionally, this lecture will cover the use of medications to manage unavoidable stress from environmental sounds.
Presenter: Lisa Radosta DVM, DACVB, owner, Florida Veterinary Behavior Service
This webinar has been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association.
Visit Maddie's Pet Forum to comment, follow a discussion or ask questions: https://maddies.fund/BehaviorC...
Lisa Radosta
Owner
Florida Veterinary Behavior Service
Dr. Radosta graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. She completed a residency in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During her residency, she was awarded the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Resident research award two years in a row.
Dr. Radosta is the owner of Florida Veterinary Behavior Service, a specialty behavior practice in southeast Florida.
She is a sought after national and international speaker. She is a coauthor of several books including: Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th edition and From Fearful to Fear Free. She is a contributing author for Blackwell’s Five Minute Veterinary Consult, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Decoding your Cat, Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics.
She has published research articles in the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, Journal of Veterinary Behavior and The Veterinary Journal and written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC, Veterinary Team Brief, Clinician’s Brief and AAHA Newstat. She has served on the Fear Free Executive Council and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force.
She has been interviewed for many publications including Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician’s Brief, Sun Sentinel, WebMD, AAHA trends, Real Simple, Good News for Pets, Catster, DVM 360 and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, local news in southeast Florida, Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, Steve Dale's Pet Talk and Dogs, CNBC and Cats and Scapegoats.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits
Separation anxiety severity and prevalence, current treatments and their efficacy, in-shelter tests for predicting it after adoption, as well as what the research tells us about adoption counseling's effects.
Speaker: Erica Feuerbacher, PhD, CAAB, BCBA-D
Separation related problem behavior (SRPB) is a large category of behaviors, including separation anxiety. SRPB is one of the most problematic behavioral issues for owners, with it being the most referred behavioral issue after aggression to behaviorists. It is also quite common, with reports of 20-50% of the dog population showing SRPB issues at some point in their life. Given its severity and prevalence, identifying dogs in shelters that are at-risk for SRPB could help us make better adoption matches, as well as thoughtfully allocate our behavior resources to those dogs and adopters. In this session, we will review what is known about SRPB, including its severity and prevalence, current treatments and their efficacy, and then focus on in-shelter tests for predicting SRPB after adoption, as well as what the research tells us about adoption counseling's effects on SRPB after adoption. Attendees should leave with a greater understanding of the behavioral issue, the current state of the science, and considerations for using in-shelter tests to predict post-adoption behavioral issues.
This presentation was recorded at the 2022 ASPCA Maddie's Cornell Shelter Medicine Conference.This lecture has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
This lecture has also been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association.
Keywords separation anxiety in shelter pets, dog behavior, SRPB, separation related problem behavior in dogs, post-adoption behavioral issues, veterinary shelter medicine,
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