IAABC Conferences 2007 -
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Pam Reid, Ph.D.
Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright: 2009
Taped in: Houston, TX IAACP Conference
Running time: 1 hr. 45 min
Includes document CD with power point hand-outs
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The notion that dogs necessarily invoke
dominance relationships when interacting with other dogs and people is
pervasive among dog trainers and laypeople alike. Dogs with behavior
problems are characterized as "dominant" to such an extent that,
regardless of the nature of the problem, owners are advised that they
need to be "alpha" and perform all the obligatory irrelevant or abusive
practices. Too many times, this leads to a rapid deterioration of the
human-animal bond. In response, there has been a backlash of protest
from a subset of trainers, rejecting the concept of dominance in its
entirety. I argue that this is rash. Dominance hierarchies do exist
among the majority of social animals and it behooves us to understand
how the dogs' ancestry has prepared them to live in social groups.
I review the complexity of dominance hierarchies
that exist in the animal kingdom. How social rules are decided upon
and enforced among dogs is hinted at in the limited studies of the
behavior of feral dogs. Unlike other species, most dogs' social groups
also consist of humans, so the question arises, how, if at all, do they
extend their social rules to include us? The objective of this talk is
to bring information to the table—information that can help us
understand dogs. I'd like to propose forging a new path—a path that
acknowledges dominance hierarchies in the dog but does not prompt us
into antagonistic relationships with them. Dominance theory is a highly
useful construct in the study of animal behavior; don't throw the baby
out with the bathwater!
Dr. Pamela Reid is a certified
applied animal behaviorist. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology with a
specialization in animal learning and behavior from the University of
Toronto. She established a successful referral practice, Animal Behavior
Services, Inc., in Toronto, Canada. As a member of the faculty at the
University of Guelph, Dr. Reid supervised graduate students working
toward theses in applied animal behavior. Reid has held the post of Vice
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Amanda E Florsheim,
DVM
Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright: 2009
Taped in: Houston, TX IAACP Conference
Running time: 50 min
Includes document CD with power point hand-outs
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This seminar presents the data collected from a retrospective study on
the cases seen by the behavior service at Texas A & M School of
Veterinary Medicine from 2005 through 2007. This data includes
information on the incidence of thyroid disease and behavior problems.
Included in the presentation will be general scientific information on
normal and abnormal thyroid function and the part that thyroid plays in
behavioral endocrinology as a background.
Amanda E. Florsheim DVM is the owner of
Veterinary Behavior Solutions in Dallas, Texas, and is an associate at
Park Cities Animal Hospital in Dallas. She is currently working toward
board certification in behavioral medicine through the American College
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Jacqueline Munera
Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright: 2009
Taped in: Houston, TX IAACP Conference
Running time: 1 hr 20 min
Includes document CD with power point hand-outs
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Many talented canine behavior professionals have added clicker training
to their behavior modification protocols, and cats can benefit in
similar ways. Clicker training can be a fun way to teach alternate
behaviors, solve problems and deepen the human-cat bond. Clicker
training enables us to take advantage of the cat's natural tendencies
and channel them in ways that are more acceptable to us humans. Cats
jumping on counters, fighting with housemates, and avoiding handling are
only a few of the issues I will cover. Learn ways to add clicker
training to your cat behavior and training toolbox, whether for your
clients or yourself! I'll include some training games so everyone can
find out how challenging it can be on the receiving end of the click!
Jacqueline Munera is a Certified
Cat Behavior Consultant. She teaches a variety of group dog classes at
Courteous Canine, Inc. in Florida and is co-instructor of the Companion
Animal Sciences Institute's Diploma of Feline Behavior program. She
coaches human clients to learn to live in harmony with their dog and cat
companions. She also goes to school full time at New College of Florida,
where she pursues studies in animal cognition and behavior. Her adopted
rescue cat, Jazzmanda, is the first feline Delta Society Pet Partner
registered in the Tampa Bay area. Jacqueline and Jazzmanda are also the
first human-cat team in the world to pass level 2 of Kay Laurence's
challenging test of clicker training skills, the Competency Assessment
Programme (CAP). Another of Jacqueline's rescue cats, Pedro, starred in
the clicker training video Ankle Attack, the winner of the 2007 Karen
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Megan McMahon
Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright: 2009
Taped in: Houston, TX IAACP Conference
Running time: 45 min
Includes document CD with power point hand-outs
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Feral, wild, and stray are terms used to describe a cat that is not
outwardly accepting and/or inviting, and typically is afraid of human
interaction or touch. However, feral no longer means a cat must either
be killed at a shelter or a left to fend for itself. Feral cats can be
socialized so they can be placed in homes and even anticipate human
interactions. I describe a pathway that has been used to bring these
cats into an environment—embracing the LIMA approach. The basic outline
includes instilling security, building confidence, increasing
interactions, and continual re-evaluation. This plan can be tailored for
specific goals and cat temperaments.
Megan McMahon began her interest
in cat behavior began when volunteering at a local shelter and realizing
the many myths and misunderstandings that resulted in pet surrenders and
poor adoptions. So she began to read about behaviors and test theories
on her own tolerant cats. In 2003, Megan started The Animal Resource
Center, a nonprofit, foster-based rescue and adoption organization.
Besides adoption, their emphasis is on educating new owners and current
pet owners with the goal of keeping more cats and dogs in their homes.
In addition to the rescue, Megan is an environmental analyst with the
State of Michigan. She inspects large animal feeding operations to
evaluate conformance with environmental standards. She also has a small
hobby farm with two rescued racehorses, two rescued pot-bellied pigs
(the large Vietnamese kind), and many chickens, plus her own three
rescued dogs and seven cats. |
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Vera E. Wilkinson
Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright: 2009
Taped in: Houston, TX IAACP Conference
Running time: 45 min
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What is referred to as body language in dogs is non-verbal communication
in people. In both, postures and expressions speak volumes about the
underlying emotions of the individual. Greetings, the use of personal
space and angles of approach or withdrawal frequently lead to conflict
between dogs and people…what are the differences between us? Do our
differences account for more conflict than our similarities? Can dog
behavior consultants apply or, at least, take advantage of a more
thorough understanding of non-verbal communication in people, to the
benefit of dogs? This interactive session will explore these and other
possibilities.
Vera E. Wilkinson is a
Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and a Certified Professional Dog
Trainer. She currently serves as the IAABC Dog Division Chair. Vera's
deep connection with dogs began as a young child. Many life lessons were
learned early, and as a consequence, it was years until she had a dog of
her own. Making up for lost time, she has participated in obedience,
sheepherding, hiking, tracking, and agility. In 1997, she attended her
first of many clinics, workshops, seminars and conferences; joined APDT
in 1999; became a CPDT in early 2003 and a CDBC in 2007. Always the
student, she has more than 500 books on dogs and has spent thousands of
hours with dogs, observing their interactions with one another, learning
from them.
Over the past 14 years, more than 1700 dogs have come through private,
in-home training & behavioral consultations, group classes in obedience
and agility as well as her Stay Home 'N Train personal training program.
Vera offers free educational seminars on dogs and dog behavior to dog
owners and pet care professionals. She has mentored several trainers in
the Greater Boston Area and a few behavior consultants across the
country. Her business is The Cooperative Dog, www.cooperatiuedog.com.
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Johnny Angel
Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright: 2009
Taped in: Houston, TX IAACP Conference
Running time: 1 hr. 10 min
Includes document CD with power point hand-outs
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As an animal behaviorist Johnny Angel has encountered many dogs which,
without behavioral treatment, would be destroyed. In this presentation
he describes a recent case of Benji a semi-feral dog living under a
house after being abandoned at 3-mo. Operant and Respondent Conditioning
were used to rehabilitate him and eventually train him as a therapy dog.
Johnny used a shaping procedure along with active desensitization and
programmed generalization from the beginning. In his practice he tries
to avoid using food as a reward and prefer natural reinforcers. Benji is
now used as a therapy dog, visiting children with cancer and Alzheimer
patients.
Johnny Angel, Certified Dog
Behavior Consultant, is a canine behaviorist and trainer who has been
training and working with dogs since 1970. Johnny is a member of the
ABS, AABP, APDT, IAABC, FABA and the ABM A. He is endorsed by the AABP
as a canine behavior consultant and professional dog trainer. Johnny is
a professional member of APDT. His academic background is in Physiology
and Ethology. He is currently doing canine behavioral research using
Applied Behavioral Analysis in dealing with behavioral issues with
canines. He is a frequent lecturer at behavioral conferences and has had
dogs that he has worked with featured on Animal Planet, Discovery and
National Geographic. He has a book on animal behavior scheduled for
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Susan Bulanda
Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright: 2009
Taped in: Houston, TX IAACP Conference
Running time: 1 hr. 15 min
Includes document CD with power point hand-outs
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This session covers the two main types of scent work: air scenting and
scent-specific work. Susan will discuss the applications of scent work,
including (but not limited to) search and rescue, police, military, and
sport. Wind, weather and terrain can affect scent; this will be
discussed, along with an overview of training methods.
Susan Bulanda is a Certified
Animal Behavior Consultant and an internationally recognized search and
rescue dog expert. Susan has over 25 years of field experience in canine
search and rescue and is certified as an incident commander. She has
trained dogs for air scenting, scent-specific, land and water body
recovery, and disaster work. She is also the first person to train dogs
to detect toxic mold and holds a patent on the process. |
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Janet Velenovsky
Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright: 2009
Taped in: Houston, TX IAACP Conference
Running time: 55 min
Includes document CD with power point hand-outs
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We all know how valuable the human-animal bond can be. In addition to
health benefits and mental wellness, therapy dogs are being put to use
as support for children and other victims who have to testify in
depositions, hearings and trials. What are the challenges in asking our
canine companions to help in this way?
Janet Velenovsky is a Certified
Dog Behavior Consultant and a Therapy Animal Consultant (TAG) with IAABC
and is Chair of the Human-Animal Mutualism Division. Janet is also a
CPDT, and a professional member of APDT. Janet and her Golden Retriever,
Piper, are registered with the Delta Society, and she works locally and
on a national level with HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response. Janet
also has a strong feline side; she's been owned by cat(s) since the age
of 6. She has a special interest in finding ways to help owners create a
supportive home for dogs and cats together. Janet is a co-creator of the
patent-pending Gentle Leader "Come With Me Kitty" cat harness by Premier
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Ken McCort
running time: 45 min.
copyright: 2007
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Wild canids have genetically produced sequential behavior patterns that
are necessary for survival, and our domestic dogs have fragments of
these behaviors. When put in the wrong context, these behaviors can be
problematic.
Ken McCort has been a professional animal trainer and behavior
consultant since 1986. In addition, he is very involved in
Animal-Assisted Activity and Therapy programs, especially in pediatric
hospitals. His wife is a veterinarian, and they live on a small farm
with about 50 animals of 11 different species. Taped
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Niki Lamproplos, MA,
CDBC
running time: 45 min.
copyright: 2007
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Taking a History will cover the process and art of interviewing and
observing the client to uncover the significant factors that are
contributing to the animal's problem behavior. Niki will focus on
the skills and techniques needed to connect with clients and get the
information that can help us develop effective plans for intervention.
Niki Lamproplos' background is in psychology, and she spent many years
working as a therapist in mental health settings. She has had a private
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Lynn Hoover
running time: 46 min.
copyright: 2007
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A central component of the IAABC's certification process for animal
behavior consultants is our focus on developing the "person of the
consultant" and "the use of self' as instruments of change. This
session will introduce specific strategies to expand problem ¬solving
possibilities in family systems through the effective use of consultant
self.
Lynn Hoover is president and founder of the IAABC
and has a private dog behavior consulting practice in Pittsburgh. She is
a Clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family
Therapy (AAMFT), with more than 20 years of experience Taped IAABC Conference |
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Beth Adelman, Brenda
Aloff, Debbie Strother, Liz Wilson
running time: 1 hr. 5min.
copyright: 2007
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A bite is a bite is a bite ... or is it? In fact, a behavior that looks
similar across all species can, in fact, be extremely different from
species to species. We will take a single problem-biting-that occurs
in cats, parrots, horses and dogs and present a single case study in
each species that illuminates the species-specific underpinnings of the
behavior.
Moderator: Beth Adelman, MSJ, CCBC. Panel members:
Beth Adelman, MSJ, CCBC (cat ), Brenda Aloff, CDBC (dog), Debbie
Strother, MS, BCBA, CHBC (horse), Liz Wilson, CVT, CPBC (parrot)
Beth Adelman is a behavior consultant and a
publishing professional. She currently writes The Cat Lady column for
the New York Post. Beth is also the former editor in chief of Cats
magazine and DogWorld, and former managing editor of the ARC Gazette,
and has won several awards from the Dog Writers Association of America
and the Cat Writers Association. She has edited more than 100 books
about companion animals. She is currently co-editor of Animal Behavior
Consulting: Theory and Practice and is on the IAABC board of directors.
Her book, Every Cat's Survival Guide to Living With a Neurotic Owner, is
a multiple awar4 winner.
Brenda Aloff has been training dogs
professionally for 15 years. She is the author of three books:
Positive Reinforcement: Training Dogs in the Real World; Aggression in
Dogs:
Practical Management, Prevention & Behaviour Modification; and Canine
Body Language. Brenda specializes in working with aggression problems in
dogs.
Debbie Strother specializes in working with
Thoroughbred horses, especially former racers, and with blind horses.
She also works with horse trainers to develop the best plan for horse
and rider. In addition, Debbie is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst for
humans, with expertise in autism other developmentally diabilities. She
has also worked with wolves and wolf hybrids, training at the
International Wolf Center, and was involved in the project to bring the
wolves back to Yellowstone National Park. At home, she has trained and
shown Cocker Spaniels.
Liz Wilson is a veterinary technician who has
worked with parrot behavior for more than 15 years, and is a well-known
speaker and writer in the companion parrot and avian veterinary worlds.
She is the founder and chair of the IAABC's Parrot Division, as well as
treasurer and a member of the board of directors. She has eight textbook
chapters to her credit and a regular scolumn in Bird Talk Magazine, as
well as two books that are compilations of many of her article. Taped
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Steve Dale
running time: 55min.
copyright: 2007
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A kitten's brain is a terrible thing to waste. Just as there are
puppy classes, there are now classes for kittens. These
classes-which have been going on for a decade in Australia-, , teach
clients how to train cats, and why you'd want to bother training a cat
in the first place. But most important, they encourage vet visits (cats
see vets less than half as often as dogs) and pre-empt bad behavior
before it happens-and if it does happen, cat owners have a resource in
the behavior consultant who teaches the class.
Steve Dale writes the Tribune Media Services
syndicated newspaper column My Pet World, which appears in more than 100
newspapers nationwide. He's a contributing editor at USA
Weekend; the host of two syndicated radio shows (Steve Dale's Pet World
and The Pet Minute) and also Pet Central on WON Radio. Steve has
presented on kitten socialization at several conferences, including APDT
and A VMA. Taped
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Chris Bach
running time: 1 hr. 4min.
copyright: 2007
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We all know the power of reinforcement in modifying behavior, yet why
does it sometimes seem to cause as many problems as it solves? Why
do dogs become dependent upon the presence of reinforcers for
performance and why must training programs include having to fade the
use of them? We’ll discuss the incredible ability random schedules of
reinforcement have on modifying behavior and how to apply these
principles in the most effective way possible when teaching new skills.
The hypothesis presented will be that because they are almost impossible
to maintain without conscious effort or computer generated templates,
maybe they could and should be eliminated and replaced with a system
that is even more effective.
Chris Bach is an IAABC board member. Her life-long study of dogs and the
dog-human relationship has resulted in her development of The Third Way,
a unique and effective program for problem prevention, problem solving
and teaching skills to dogs and their humans. Taped
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Brenda Aloff
running time: 55 min.
copyright: 2007
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Enhance your knowledge of canine body language. This presentation
will further develop your ability to understand your clients' dogs.
Brenda Aloff has been training dogs professionally for 15 years. She is
the author of three books: Positive Reinforcement: Training Dogs in the
Real World; Aggression in Dogs: Practical Management, Prevention &
Behavior Modification; and Canine Body Language.
Brenda Aloff specializes in
working with aggression problems in dogs. Taped IAABC
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Lee Livingood
running time: 45 min.
copyright: 2007
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The seminar will cover developing a marketing plan, packaging
yourself and your services, increasing referral relationships, and
strategies for growing your business that are based on your budget and
style.
Lee Livingood has been owned by a dog since the day she was born. She
has been training dogs for nearly half a century and has lived with and
trained cats for 30 years. She has been an animal behavior professional
for over 10 years. Lee is the author of Running with the Big Dogs: The
Gentle Art of Turning Your Retired Racing Greyhound into Your Best
Friend and Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies, the 2001 Dog Writers
Association of America Maxwell Award winner. She has been a regular
columnist for Celebrating Greyhounds and writes for The International
Bengal Cat Connection. Her informational series, Here Kitty, Kitty and
Raising Rover, are distributed widely by local veterinarians. She offers
classes on behavioral issues for new and potential dog and cat adopters
and on combining children and pets for parents-to-be as well as manners
classes for dogs and puppies of all ages. She serves as a behavior
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DVD #1
- FROM LEASHES TO NEURONS
DVD #2
- PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
Item# 200553 -
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Dr. Karen Overall
running time: DVD #1 - 1 hr. 53 min.
running time: DVD #2 - 1 hr. 15 min.
copyright: 2007
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IAABC (International Assoc of Animal Behavior
Consultants)
2007 Conference Keynote Speaker
FROM LEASHES TO NEURONS: How dogs think, why this matters, and
what we can learn from them about becoming more humane
Psychopharmacology has become a popular, and
sometimes mandatory addition to treatment regimes for canine and feline
patients with behavioral problems; however, clients and
practitioners should be dissuaded that behavioral drugs are 'quick
fixes'. Veterinarians should only prescribe psychotropic medication when
they have a specific idea of how the mechanism of action of the drug
will affect the target behaviors associated with a specific diagnosis.
The diagnosis must be treated rather than non-specific signs. Newer
psychotropic medications demonstrate the extent to which truly abnormal
behaviors are dysfunctions of neurochemistry; synaptic or cellular
metabolism; or genetic encoding and 'learning', or LTP, hence there is a
clear role for the interaction of neuropharmacology and behavioral and
environmental modification.
Future advances in treatment in behavioral
medicine will be pharmacological and neurophysiological. As the
field of behavioral medicine expands, its paradigm will enlarge to
include combination therapy and the implementation of
neuropharmacological intervention as a diagnostic tool. At present, the
veterinary practitioner can effectively aid many common behavioral
problems using extant drugs to treat animals with true behavioral
pathology. Rational pharmacological therapy requires complete medical
and behavioral histories, requisite laboratory work, complete client
understanding and compliance, and an honest and ongoing dialogue between
the client and veterinarian that includes frequent follow-ups and
re-examinations. © 2001 Harcoun Publishers Ltd
Dr. Karen Overall received her B.A. and M.A.
degrees concomitantly from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978. After
a year spent at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama
she was awarded her V.M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, School
of Veterinary Medicine in 1983. She completed a residency in Behavioral
Medicine from the same school in 1989. Her Ph.D. in Zoology was awarded
by the University of Wisconsin ¬Madison for research focusing on mating
systems and physiology of a protected lizard.
Dr. Overall has given hundreds of national and
international presentations and short courses and is the author of over
100 publications on behavioral medicine and lizard behavioral ecology.
She has also been a regular columnist for both Canine and Feline
Practice journals and currently writes a bimonthly column for DVM
Newsmagazine. Her best selling textbook, Clinical Behavioral Medicine
for Small Animals, was published by Mosby in 1997. Her new book,
Handbook of Small Animal Behavioral Medicine, to be published by
Saunders, should be out by the end of year 2007.
Dr. Overall is a Diplomat of the American
College of Veterinary Behavior and is certified by the Animal Behavior
Society as an Applied Animal Behaviorist. Dr. Overall's research
interests focus on the development of genetic and behavioral animal
models for human psychiatric illness, particularly those involving
anxiety, panic, and aggression for which she has been generously and
continuously funded Dr. Overall frequently consults with service dog
organizations including military and narcotic dog groups, Guide Dogs for
the Blind, Canine Companions for Independence and with law makers
regarding legislation affecting dogs. She was awarded the 1993 Randy
Award for excellence and creativity in research and is frequently
honored to be a visiting scholar at a variety of universities. Her other
interests include integration of conservation biology into veterinary
medicine, international outreach and participation in student based
community outreach initiatives. Taped
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