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Produced by Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright, 2008 all rights reserved
Taped in Oswego, IL June, 2008
Sponsored by Puppyworks, Inc and NARNIA Dog 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
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
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