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Dr. Jesus Rosales-Ruiz and
Kellie Snider
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Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright, 2009
Tape in Dallas, TX
Running Time: 10 hrs. 24 min.
SIX DVD SET INCLUDES DOCUMENT CD.
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This is a two day
seminar. The objective of this research is to develop a
safe, fast, and systematic procedure to increase desirable
friendly behaviors in feral and fearful domestic cats so
that these domestic cats can be adopted
Developing a procedure for taming feral and fearful domestic
cats will provide animal welfare organizations and
individuals in the community with an alternative to
euthanizing the domestic cats that do not meet the
behavioral criteria for adoption due to the domestic cats
being fearful of humans. Also, this procedure can be used to
reduce the stress on fearful domestic cats in different
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Feral felines relinquished to animal
shelters are often euthanized for behavioral reasons. They do
not meet the adoptability criteria since they emit a myriad
of undesirable behaviors in the presence of humans.
Unfortunately, current advice on taming feral and fearful
felines is riddled with downfalls. However, current research
at the University of North Texas has developed a faster,
safer, and more systematic procedure for “taming” feral
felines so they meet adoptability criteria. In a matter of
hours “unadoptable” feral kittens are behaving friendly and
approaching the trainer and allowing the trainer to pet
them.
The F2F seminar covers the following: Feral & fearful cat
general information; F2F challenges current beliefs on cat
socialization; current solutions to manage feral cats;
current advice on taming and downfalls; the history of
developing F2F; introduction to the procedure with lecture,
slide, video clips and a live demo. The seminar shows how to
implement the F2F procedure with feral kittens inside a
cage; talks about statue cats; behavior analysis (the
science behind F2F); data collection; Behavior
Identification Game (BIG); stimulus control and
generalization.
This seminar describes step-by-step how to conduct the
procedure and the philosophy behind it. The same procedure
that works with feral cats will help the fearful cats in
shelter environments as well as those already living in
homes. This seminar is appropriate for anyone working with
cats in shelter and rescue organizations, as well as those
who have fearful cats in their homes that they would like to
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Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright: 2009 all rights reserved
Taped in: Sequim, WA June, 2009
Sponsored by: Terry Ryan Legacy Canine Behavior and Training
Running time: Six DVD’s 10 hours plus document CD
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The controversial new
procedure for canine aggression, The Constructional
Aggression Treatment (C.A.T.), is back and better than ever.
The first DVD set is Tawzer Dog Videos, all-time highest
seller. The second edition DVD set is presented here with
new video, fine-tuned and expanded procedures, and a
document CD included. As a result of the first DVD set,
professional and novice trainers around the world (nine
countries and counting) are using the C.A.T. procedure and
changing dogs’ lives and the lives of the people who care
about them.
Research done by University of North Texas associate
professor Jesús Rosales-Ruiz, Ph.D. with researcher Kellie
Snider, M.S. demonstrates that classical treatments for
aggression have us barking up the wrong tree. C.A.T. is
a humane improvement over desensitization, counter
conditioning and distraction procedures. C.A.T. is an
operant approach to treating aggression, not in a
laboratory, but in the real world where aggression occurs.
C.A.T. typically produces long-lasting results in far less
time than any positive treatment available until now, and
without the undesirable side-effects that are common with
punishment procedures. This new presentation addresses
issues of generalization and stimulus control in greater
detail than in the original DVD set, giving viewers more
information about how to maintain and expand the results of
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C.A.T. is a functional approach to changing aggressive
behavior. It acknowledges that the dog is already
receiving reinforcement for aggression and sets up a
procedure in which the same reinforcer that currently
supports the aggression is arranged to follow only
desirable, safe behaviors. As the procedure progresses, the
ultimate outcome is a once-aggressive dog that is now
friendly.
Note from Tawzer Dog
Videos: Below is a review sent to "The 5th Quarant"
discussion group
Well I just finished the new C.A.T. DVD. I first watched the
first version prior to the Oswego/Chicago area seminar and
contacted the hosts to see if my dog could be a demo
candidate. After the seminar it took awhile to arrange a
C.A.T. seminar and since then I've started working with a
friend and her beagles. I've since re-reviewed the first
version. I'm not a trainer, just an obsessive dogmom who
wants to get her guy able to hang out with other dogs.
The second edition DVD is a huge improvement in content.
First, Kellie and Jesus do a much better job of showing
before/after and show many more trial videos. They also
anticipate and address a lot of questions that the first
version did not seem to address. Furthermore, they point out
errors in early training videos. They emphasize the
importance of engagement more. Also, they do address how
long it takes some dogs to get to s/o. After the first
version, I felt sad because so many of those dogs improved
after a minimum of time. I kept wondering why G-dog wasn't
there yet. Was it me? Him? It helps to see some dogs take
days. They also showed dogs switching over more frequently
and better.
It's funny, watching these amazing trainers really helped.
You could see that there is a gestalt to C.A.T. shaping, yet
it's reassuring to see that even the early efforts still
produced results. It feels like as long as you're out there
and following the principles you'll get there. Sometimes I
wondered if they were over thinking and suspected that if
someone watched me they'd think the same.
Do folks that already have version one need the 2nd edition?
I couldn't say, but I'm glad I got and watched the 2nd
edition. I was going to buy it no matter what. Goosey's the
decoy and I hadn't paid for the seminar, so I felt I owed
Kellie and Jesus some coin. Nevertheless, I really think,
for me, it was worth the money. It's also really fun to see
Sarah and Jolanta in action.
Patricia Tiernan, M.D |
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Bio. . .
Jesús Rosales-Ruiz, PhD
is a behavior analyst who earned his doctorate at the University of
Kansas. He is an associate professor of behavior analysis at the
University of North Texas, and the advisor for the Organization for
Reinforcement Contingencies with Animals (ORCA), which conducts behavior
and training research with animals in natural settings outside the
laboratory. He mentors students who conduct research in animal behavior
and training. He is a popular instructor at Karen Pryor’s ClickerEXPO.
Kellie Snider, MS
performed the Constructional Aggression Treatment research as the
subject of her master's thesis under the direction and mentorship of
Jesús Rosales-Ruiz, PhD. They have presented the CAT work
internationally since 2006. Kellie is the Manager of Animal Behavior
Programs for the SPCA of Texas, the leading animal welfare agency in
north Texas. She designs, implements and oversees behavioral enrichment,
training, handling and assessment programs for the organization's two
shelters and their two veterinary wellness clinics. Her website address
is:
www.animalbehavioranswers.com
Angela Rentfro, better known as "The Cat Lady", is in the process
of completing her Master's degree at the University of North Texas (UNT)
in the department of Behavior Analysis.
She plans to defend her thesis research titled "From Fearful or Feral to
Friendly A Constructional Approach to Shaping Tameness in Domestic Cats
and Other Domestic and Exotic Animals" (F2F) in 2010. The development of
this systematic procedure for "taming" feral and fearful felines has the
potential to save lives by increasing friendly behaviors in feral and
fearful felines so they can be adopted into loving homes. Angie
completed her undergraduate degree in Behavior Analysis at UNT in 2001,
and is now pursuing her doctoral degree in Applied Gerontology at UNT.
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