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F2F FELINE Fearful TO FELINE FRIENDLY
Jesus Rosales-Ruiz Ph.D. and Angela D Rentfro
Item# 200636 -
$115.00

Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright, 2009
Tape in Dallas, TX
Running Time: 10 hrs. 24 min.
SIX DVD SET INCLUDES DOCUMENT CD.

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 situations.

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 help.


CONSTRUCTIONAL AGGRESSION TREATMENT - 3rd Edition
Shaping your way out of aggression
Item# 200600 - $135.00

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


 

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 the treatment.
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

 

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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