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Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright: 2009
Running Time 18 Hrs.
9 DVD's - menu driven for easy review access
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DAY ONE: ( 6 HRS) Dominance, Fighting, Biting, Compliance
and Punishment.
Topics include:
True Top Dogs — Cool and Confident — They seldom growl or
fight; they don’t need to
Alpha Dogs ? Dominant Dogs?— Insecure, growly, bellicose,
middle-ranking males
Hierarchies — Real or hypothetical? Linear or nonlinear?
Uses and abuses
Rank-Reduction Programs — What’s important and What’s not
Doggy Social Structure Unplugged — Linear male hierarchies;
Less-linear female hierarchies; Female amendments to male
hierarchical law; Puppy-Adult relationships; Puppy license
to misbehave; Developmental nolo contendre; Special
friendships and animosities; Triadic relationships; Policing
dogs; Pack harmony.
When the “Treatment” is the Cause — Slow recalls; No
recalls; Houdini stays; Lackluster heeling; Owner-Absent
problems; Fighting; and Biting. (Rather than increasing
compliance, the (often) inappropriate use of punishment
exacerbates existing problems and causes additional
problems.)
Fighting — caused by marginal socialization, lack of
representative feedback for appropriate social behavior, yet
highlighting occasional fearful and antisocial behavior by
punishing the dog for growling or fighting. Biting — caused
by lack of socialization and handling and by exacerbating
early warnings of fearfulness and aggression by punishing
the dog for growling, lunging and biting, thus giving the
dog an additional reason to growl, lunge and bite.
Better ways of producing friendly, respectful, loving and
happily compliant dogs.
DAY TWO:
(6 HRS) Quantitatively & Qualitatively Raising
The Bar In Dog Training:
Topics include:
Theoretical Education vs. Practical Experience — Knowing
what’s common and what’s not; Preventing predictable
behavior and training problems; Critically evaluating the
severity of existing problems; Offering realistic prognoses;
Establishing realistic criteria; Offering a number of best
possible solutions; and Training the dog to criterion.
Phasing out Food (and Toy) Lures and Reward
Phasing out all Management and Training Tools
Difference between Lures, Rewards, Motivators, Distractions
and Bribes
Natural Motivation — Life rewards; Putting problem behaviors
on cue, so that potential distractions become huge usable
rewards; Phasing out all external rewards; The
Self-Motivated, Internally-Reinforced Dog.
Enforcing without Force — calm, gentle insistence to produce
happy, willing and confident compliance.
Quantification for Quality: The Sit Test; Test-Train-Test,
Training=Testing; Command:Response Ratios; Percentage
Performance Reliability; Command: Correction Ratios;
Progressive and Realistic Criteria Setting; Time-and-Trails
to Criterion; Differential Reinforcement.
Some Results from the SIRIUS Research Study — speed and
effectiveness of training
So when Plan A Fails, What about Plan B and Plan C?
DAY THREE: (6 HRS) TRAINING PUPPY CLASSES, ADULT CLASSES
AND PLAYING GAMES: Puppy Training Classes In 1982 Dr Dunbar
developed and taught the world’s very first off-leash puppy
socialization and training classes intended for the whole
family (especially children) with a syllabus encompassing
all aspects of behavior modification and temperament
training as well as teaching basic off-leash manners. In
order to make the SIRIUS® Puppy Training video though, the
Director changed the class format to facilitate filming —
owners were seated in chairs with their puppies on-leash to
provide an attractive backdrop while Dr. Dunbar worked with
one owner and puppy at a time. The SIRIUS® video was a “how
to train your puppy” video for pet owners, it was not
intended as a “how to teach puppy classes” video for dog
trainers. Unfortunately, many trainers religiously copied
the “filming-format” and are still teaching classes in that
fashion today. Of course, puppy classes should not be taught
that way. (*Recently, we filmed SIRIUS® Puppy Training Redux
— so that dog trainers may see how to teach off-leash puppy
socialization and training classes.) Classes should be
taught entirely off-leash to maximize dog-dog play (learning
bite inhibition) and socialization with people, especially
strangers, men and children.
Adult Dog Training Classes:
Teaching adult dog classes can be frustrating and
overwhelming, but this is not the fault of the dogs, or
their owners, rather it is the fault of trying to use
inappropriate training techniques. Adolescent dogs begin to
bark and strain on leash and eyeball the other dogs. The
dogs blow off food and toy lures, they blow off any attempts
at training and they blow off their owners, which, of
course, is why most people have come to class. Adolescent
dogs require oodles of classical conditioning and
all-or-none reward training techniques in order to make
training simple, effective, surprisingly calm, and above
all, rewarding. Exercises focus on building confidence,
calming, settling-down, and regaining attention. During
attention-training exercises, most dogs learn to walk calmly
on leash and to sit stay as a bonus. All-or-none reward
training techniques are simply magical.
Once owners have learned to control their dogs’ energy and
exuberance and the dog has acquired impulse control and
offers healthy attention, lure/reward training techniques
may be used to teach the basic skills needed for a mannerly
pet dog — sit, down, stand, stay, walking on-leash and
polite greetings.
Tricks & Games:
Learning tricks and playing games rapidly accelerates the
speed of learning. Not only do tricks and games motivate
both dogs and owners to give their very best performances
but also, tricks and games motivate owners to practice. For
some owners, heeling and sit-stay homework is not very
exciting, but many will stay up to the wee hours to practice
for Musical Chairs or Doggy Dancing. All tricks/games are
designed to improve the quality of the relationship between
dogs and their people and each individual game, (including
musical chairs, doggy-dashes, retrieval races, woof relays
and of course, doggy dancing), is specifically designed to
fine-tune essential ingredients of your dog’s training
repertoire. For example, with tricks as simple as Biscuit
Balance and Playing Possum, you end up with fantastic
Sit-Stays and Down-Stays. In addition, playing games is an
enjoyable and non-threatening way to objectively quantify
performance. For example, there will be only one fastest
recall and only one longest sit stay. However, regardless of
comparative rank of performance (compared with other
competitors), the most worthwhile reason to play games is to
establish a personal best, setting personal goals, and above
all, striving to progressively better your best from week to
week. Games may be used to fine-tune basic obedience skills,
including attention, position changes, stays, following,
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Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright: 2009
Taped in: San Diego, California
Running time: THREE DAYS Approx 18.5 hours
Includes Twelve DVD’s and document CD with power point hand-outs
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James & Kenneth
Publishers is proud to announce the Drs Dodman and Dunbar
Dog Behavior, Medicine & Training Seminars. Drs. Dodman
and Dunbar have known each other for nearly 40 years.
Nowadays, with their busy schedules, they barely get the
chance to meet unless lecturing at the same veterinary
conferences or appearing in the same radio programs. Nick
and Ian recently appeared together in a New York Times'
interview and on the Today Show. Consequently, they have
decided to offer a couple of seminars together. The first
seminar is scheduled for March 2009 in San Diego and the
second for June 2009 in Madison, New Jersey. |
FEAR AND AGGRESSION Dominance
Aggression: The Classical View & Modern Thinking—DR.
NICHOLAS DODMAN
One of the most common forms of
canine aggression is owner-directed aggression, formerly known as
dominance aggression. The classical view was that dogs who growl,
lift their lips, snap or bite their owners over resources, postural
interventions, or admonishment, are displaying "dominant" behavior
toward them. Thus, owners were told to dominate their dogs to become
the "alpha" and to use physical methods to straighten out the
relationship. It is now known that anxiety and conflict fuel
owner-directed aggression and physical methods of dealing with it
lead to increased aggression. Avoidance of conflict and proper
leadership, on the other hand, can reduce or eliminate the problem
without need for physical intervention. Methods of reducing
owner-directed aggression will be discussed in detail during this
talk.
Etiology, Real Danger & Treatment of Dog Bites: Safe &
Easy or Difficult & Dangerous?—DR IAN DUNBAR
More time is spent
diagnosing the underlying causes and motivations for aggression
than actually resolving the problems. Objectively assessing the
real danger (by wound pathology) of biting dogs reveals, that
the vast majority of cases are relatively safe and certainly
quick and easy to resolve and only a slim minority of cases are
difficult, time-consuming and potentially dangerous.
Fear Aggression & Territorial Aggression—DR NICHOLAS
DODMAN Fear aggression is
expressed toward unfamiliar people rather than toward family
members. It is produced largely as a result of under
socialization and a sub-optimal environment during
puppyhood. Territorial aggression is also directed toward
strangers but occurs only in or around the owner's home. The
latter may be due to over protectiveness or fear and the two
types are quite distinct. Methods of dealing with fear
aggression and territorial aggression will be discussed in
this lecture.
Desensitizing Fear & Building Confidence—DR IAN
DUNBAR
I have always felt
that with the exception of ott play aggression, most dog
bites are fear-based. However, regardless of how the
dog's "aggression" has been classified (e.g., dominant,
fearful, maternal or idiosyncratic), my training
protocols are always the same, comprising, classical
conditioning, progressive desensitization and teaching
basic manners for better control and to increase
confidence and pro-social behavior
ANXIETY, PHOBIAS, AND HYPERACTIVITY
Separation Anxiety & Treatment Protocols—DR
NICHOLAS DODMAN
Separation
anxiety is a problem that affects up to 15% of the
18 million dogs in the United States. The causes,
diagnosis, and treatment of separation anxiety will
be discussed. Though there are new fda approved drug
treatments for separation anxiety, none is a panacea
and separation anxiety remains a tricky problem to
resolve. State-of-the-art treatments and their
efficacy will be discussed in this talk.
State-of-the-art treatments and their efficacy will
be discussed in this talk
Separation
Relief (for Dogs & Owners) & Re-channeling
OCDs—DR. IAN DUNBAR
Many
owner-absent (dog home alone) behavior problems
stem from owners trying to suppress normal,
natural and necessary dog behavior with
punishment. Thus, many dogs simply cannot wait
for their owners to leave home, so that they may
safely act like dogs when left at home alone.
ocd behaviors, including owner-absent ocd
behaviors, need to be re-channeled to
appropriate and acceptable outlets. ocd dogs are
so re-trainable, because they are as obsessive
and compulsive about the solution as they were
about the problem.
Storm
Phobia & Other Canine Phobias—DR
NICHOLAS DODMAN
Storm
phobia can be so severe that it can cause
affected dogs to leap from second-floor
windows to escape their terror. It is an
extremely difficult problem to treat - let
alone train out of a dog - but new methods
can help owners make useful inroads into
addressing this problem. The value of
desensitization, drug treatments, and other
logistical treatments will be discussed.
Hyperactivity, Reactivity & Lack of
Attention (at Home with Owner,
On-Leash & Off-Leash—DR IAN DUNBAR
When dogs collide with adolescence,
hyperactivity and reactivity wax and
attention wanes. Reactivity requires
oodles of classical conditioning (with
effective operant conditioning appearing
as an unexpected co-star). Hyperactivity
and lack of attention require
all-or-none reward training. Hyperdogs
are so trainable — the motivation is
already there! Attention and reliability
(measured by decreases in Command:
Response Ratios) come when hyperdogs are
calmed. Decreasing hyperactivity and
reactivity allows dogs to maintain their
quality of life.
MEDICAL & TRAINING
SOLUTIONS FOR MEDICAL & TRAINING
PROBLEMS
Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorders—DR NICHOLAS DODMAN
Since the 1990's, it
has been known that dogs, like
humans, can exhibit
obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCDs).
OCDs take the form of repetitive
disorders arising out of stress and
anxiety that are performed
repetitively and out of context.
These behaviors and the many
different forms they take will be
highlighted as will various
treatment measures including the use
of anti-obsessional medications.
Compulsive Dog
Trainers—DR IAN DUNBAR
Nowadays, most
pet dog trainers are well versed
in scientific-based learning
theory. However, theory is
theory. Theory in practice can
be entirely different. Most
learning theory is based on
research studies of computers
consistently delivering precise
and finite, quantum consequences
(food pellets or electric shock}
to laboratory rats and pigeons.
Dog owners' inconsistencies are
a major constraint in training.
However, via their binary,
analogue, verbal feedback
(verbal praise and reprimand),
pet dog training may transcend
learning theory. Praise can
always be differentially
reinforcing and punishment need
not invoke fear or pain.
Medical Causes &
Treatments of Behavior,
Temperament & Training
Problems DR NICHOLAS
DODMAN
One of the
cardinal signs that a dog is
not well is that he starts
to behave differently. Also,
when dogs are acting
inappropriately, medical
conditions sometimes
underlie the problem. I will
address problems like
hypothyroidism, partial
seizures, attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD), and medical causes
of house soiling. In each
case, signs that might lead
an owner to suspect medical
involvement will be itemized
and therapeutic regimens
discussed
Training
Causes & Treatments
of Behavior,
Temperament &
Training Problems DR
IAN DUNBAR
Most
behavior, temperament
and training problems
are caused by
inconsistent or
unintentional training,
or by a lack of
training. Regardless of
etiology, most utterly
predictable, yet
nonetheless,
surprisingly common,
problems are best
resolved via behavior
modification and simple
basic training
techniques. Although
often an excuse for not
training at all,
prevailing organic or
medical conditions only
emphasize the need for
yet more training.
Individual
Titles May Be Purchased For $25.00 ea.
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Dominance
Aggression: The Classical View & Modern Thinking—DR.
NICHOLAS DODMAN
Item# 200613-A
$25.00 - 1 hr. 51 min. |
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Etiology, Real Danger & Treatment of Dog Bites: Safe &
Easy or Difficult & Dangerous?—DR IAN DUNBAR
Item# 200613-B
$25.00 - 1 hr. 45 min. |
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Fear Aggression & Territorial Aggression—DR NICHOLAS
DODMAN
Item# 200613-C
$25.00 - 1 hr. 30 min. |
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Desensitizing Fear & Building Confidence—DR IAN
DUNBAR
Item# 200613-D
$25.00 - 1 hr. 30 min. |
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Separation Anxiety & Treatment Protocols—DR
NICHOLAS DODMAN
Item# 200613-E
$25.00 - 1 hr. 40 min. |
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Separation
Relief (for Dogs & Owners) & Re-channeling OCDs—DR. IAN DUNBAR
Item# 200613-F
$25.00
$25.00 - 1 hr. 40 min. |
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Storm
Phobia & Other Canine Phobias—DR
NICHOLAS DODMAN
Item# 200613-G
$25.00
$25.00 - 1 hr. 30 min. |
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Hyperactivity, Reactivity & Lack of
Attention (at Home with Owner,
On-Leash & Off-Leash—DR IAN DUNBAR
Item# 200613-H
$25.00
$25.00 - 1 hr. 30 min. |
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Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorders—DR NICHOLAS DODMAN
Item# 200613-J
$25.00
$25.00 - 1 hr. 30 min. |
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Medical Causes &
Treatments of Behavior,
Temperament & Training
Problems DR NICHOLAS
DODMAN
Item#
200613-L
$25.00
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Produced by: Tawzer Dog Videos
Copyright: 2008
Tape in Atlanta, Georgia Dec, 2008
Running Time 3 DVD set 4 hrs 10 min
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“Dominance” is most certainly
the most misunderstood topic in dog behavior and training,
especially when a misunderstanding of wolf behavior is
applied to dogs, and a misunderstanding of dog-dog behavior
is extrapolated to dog-human interactions and training.
Laughable attempts by people to mimic wolves or a dog’s
mother when training dogs are neither practical nor
effective and certainly, no longer laughable when our best
friend is treated like our worst enemy. It is easier,
quicker, more enjoyable and much more effective to use our
superior brain-power to simply teach and motivate dogs how
to act appropriately when sharing their lives with people.
Regardless, as part of a 30-year study of dog behavior, Dr.
Dunbar spent 10 years researching the development of social
hierarchical structure, so this is your opportunity to learn
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Topics will
include:
Dog-Dog Hierarchies:
Male-male, female-female, and male-female hierarchies;
Female amendments to male hierarchical law; Puppy-adult
relationships: Puppy License to Misbehave; Developmental
no-contest; Psychological “dominance”; Subordinance
hierarchies; Complexity of cooperative social structure;
Special friendships and allegiances.
Dog-Dog Play:
Reading dog body language; Interpreting barks, growls, and
snarls; Atmosphere Cues (meta language); Non-acoustic
interpretation: Quantifying play behaviors; Friendly
Quotient to objectively assess social savvy and friendliness
(or unfriendliness); Purpose of play; Importance of
play-fighting and play-biting; Good and bad play groups —
producing social mannerly dogs with good bite inhibition, or
inattentive social loons and bullies.
Dogfights: Causes;
Assessing the severity of dogfights; Fight/Bite Ratios;
Prevention & Treatment; Socialization; Classical
conditioning; Progressive desensitization; Confidence
building exercises; Focal behavior sampling; Representative
feedback. Stimulus blocking; Friendly stimulus presentation;
Jolly Routine — James-Lang
Dog-Human Interaction
& Training: Lupomorphism; Myth of physical dominance;
Alpha dogs; Topdogs; Alpha Rollovers; Rank Reduction
Programs: And any other daft thing that we do to make the
dog’s life a drag.
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Copyright: 2008
Tape in Atlanta, Georgia Dec, 2008
Running Time 3 DVD set 4 hrs 15 min
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As pet dog training evolved as
a separate field from obedience, training techniques became
more user-friendly and dog-friendly but performance
reliability and precision took a nose-dive.
To produce a precise and reliable
performance, a comprehensive training program comprises five
stages: 1. Teaching dogs what we want them to do; 2.
Teaching dogs to want to do what we want them to do; 3.
Enforcing compliance without fear, force, or pain; 4.
Refining performance precision and pizzazz; and 5.
Protecting performance reliability and precision. The first
three steps focus on establishing verbal, off-leash
(distance) response-reliability and are all-important in all
fields of dog training. The last two steps — refining
precision, and protecting precision and reliability — are
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Lure/Reward training
is by far the quickest way to teach dogs the meaning of our
instructions. Dogs need to be motivated to want to
comply, by replacing teaching rewards (usually food) with
life rewards and eventually, with auto-reinforcement.
Verbal, off-leash, remote response-reliability may be
effectively enforced without fear or force — The Lost Force
in Dog Training. Punishment is essential for
response-reliability, but punishment need not be physical,
painful, scary, aversive, or unpleasant. However, regardless
of the frequency and specific nature of punishment, an
essential ingredient of any comprehensive training plan is
to consider, “What to do when Plan A fails?” What to do when
the dog dashes out of the front door and into the street to
chase a boy on a skateboard? What is your Plan B and Plan C?
For the dog’s safety, compliance must be enforced to raise
response-reliability to 95% within two seconds of a single
verbal command and to 100% following Plan B or C. |
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Video Taped IN 1995 by Joseph R Waring
Copyright, re-mastered, 2007 by Tawzer Dog Videos
Approximate Running Time: 16 hrs
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Three Day Seminar Eight DVD's -
This is a re-mastered video that was taped in Orlando,
Florida by Joseph R Waring in 1995 at the “Gaines Classic”.
Mr. Waring has generously allowed Tawzer Dog Videos the
opportunity to issue this wonderful “CLASSIC” with Dr.
Dunbar. This is footage never before seen. This video is
dedicated to Dr. Dunbar for all the wonderful work and
education he has provided in the promotion of “Canine
Friendly” dog training. This is a unique three day
seminar that is packed full of puppy training education and
humor as Dr. Dunbar works with a full puppy class. He
conducts the “live” puppy class walking the owners thru the
basics and ending with games that train and reinforce the
basic sit, stay, down, come and heel. His techniques and
games are excellent to incorporate into the group puppy
classes. In addition to working with the dogs, Dr. Dunbar
presents his educational material in lecture format with his
usual humor that makes it a joy to learn. Puppy Training
Instructor's Workshop is over 16 hrs of laughter, learning
and training. |
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Publisher: Dogtec
Videographer: Bangarang Media
Edition: 10/22/2007 DVD
running time: 4 hr
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Watch Jean Donaldson and Ian Dunbar take on
the controversial and often misunderstood concept of dominance. Does
it really exist, how does it impact the relationships between dogs and
dogs and people. A particularly timely subject given the number of
so-called "experts" who feature dominance in dogs as a major component
in their training methods. Jean Donaldson and Ian Dunbar share a wealth
of information and data for advancing scientific and responsible
training. Get the scientific skinny on dominance theory and mythology in
dogs and wolves. (it will surprise you!) and some thoughts on discussing
training methods and real life expectations with owners. |
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running time: 65 min.
copyright: 2006, James & Kenneth Publishing
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his entertaining and commonsense style, Dr. Dunbar covers a
wide variety of topics, including people training games (to
help owners see training from the dog’s point of view) and
methods for troubleshooting fighting dogs.
Dog training is not just about
control, it’s about relationships. And successful
relationships all depend on good communication skills. If
you have a good relationship with your dog, he will do his
best to please you. So make sure you use kind and patient
training methods to enhance that relationship and produce a
well-mannered companion. Dr. Dunbar’s easy and enjoyable
lure/reward training techniques make training fun for you
and your dog. |
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running time: 75 min.
copyright: 2006, James & Kenneth Publishing
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Learn the gentle and enjoyable, scientifically-based methods
of off-leash, lure/reward, dog-friendly dog training,
that made the SIRIUS® PHILOSOPHY THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD.
It was voted BEST VIDEO three years in a row by the
Association of Pet Dogs Trainers.
Dr Dunbar developed SIRIUS® OFF-LEASH PUPPY SOCIALIZATION
AND TRAINING CLASSES IN 1981, SO THAT HIS ALASKAN Malamute
puppy could go to school. At that time, of the 50 or so dog
training schools in the San Francisco Bay Area…none would
allow puppies until they were six months to a year old.
SIRIUS® Puppy Training redefined and revolutionized dog
training. Before SIRIUS® there were no puppy classes,
virtually no food lures and rewards, and not much fun in dog
training. SIRIUS® training methods and the very concept of
puppy classes have been adopted and adapted by most pet dog
trainers worldwide.
“SIRIUS® Puppy Training is the video which changed dog
training. It remains the best video on positive methods
and early socialization available today.” Jean Donaldson,
author of The Culture Clash. |
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The
history and future direction of pet dog training. Who are
we? Where have we come from? And where we should go from
here. How to uphold dog-friendly ethical/ moral/
methodological standards and still produce reliable results
in a timely fashion. Separating
what we know (scientific fact and behavioral observation the
indisputable) from what we think (about other trainer's
methods and the dog's perceptions of training methods the
arguable) Necessary criteria for successfully applying
learning theory in the real world.
Five ways to play The Training Game
a practical approach to the quadrant Business management,
marketing and promotion applying the principles of learning
theory to breeders, veterinarians, and ultimately, to pet
dog owners. Full day seminar taped November, 2006 in
Orlando, Florida |
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Sexual differentiation of social development. Female amendments to
male hierarchical law. Puppy-adult relationships. The physical “dominance”
myth and rampant “lupomorphism” to pet dog training. Purpose of play “play
fighting” and “play biting”. Madison Wisconsin May 9, 2003 - 1 DAY |
Pros, cons, and application of the most
commonly used reward-based training techniques: Lure/Reward
Training; All-or-None Reward Training; Progressive Reward Training
(Shaping), Autoshaping via environmental management, and Physical
Prompting Temporarily using tools for training or management and how to
phase them out, so that off-leash control is equipment-free. Full day
seminar taped November, 2006 in Orlando, Florida |
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The big differences between teaching adult dogs
and puppy classes. Controlling the dog’s energy and
enthusiasm—putting problems on cue. The essential things to teach --
what the owners want Test-Train - Test, how to monitor improvement and
produce reliable results. Ruthless objective quantification of
performance - games for objective assessment of speed, reliability, and
precision. The ultimate challenge - The Sit Test. This full day seminar
taped November, 2006 in Orlando, Florida Full day seminar taped
November, 2006 in Orlando, Florida |
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Protocols for constructing a class syllabus.
The most urgent things to teach: household etiquette and home alone
skills. The most important things to teach: bite inhibition and
socialization to people. Cardinal Rules for puppy classes. Playing games
to motivate dogs, owners, onlookers, and trainers. Games, games, games,
and many more games... Full day seminar taped November, 2006 in
Orlando, Florida |
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A comprehensive lure/reward training program comprising of five
stages:
1. Teaching The Dog What We Want Him To Do
2. Teaching The Dog To Want To Do What We Want Him To Do
3. Enforcing Compliance Without Fear Or Force
4. Refining Performance Precision And Pizzazz
5. Protecting Performance Reliability And Precision
This seminar taped March, 2007 IACP conference Hutto, TX |
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Enforcing compliance is perhaps the most
misunderstood aspect of dog training. Compliance may be effectively
enforced without fear, pain or physical force. Dr Dunbar stresses the
need for quantifying behavior and fazing out the need for all training
tools to obtain performance reliability. Taped March, 2007 IACP Conference
Hutto, TX |
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Topics of this lecture include: sexual differentiation, development of
secondary sexual characteristics (e.g. urination postures,
aggressiveness), mating behavior, normal female sexual cycles of
attractiveness, perceptiveness, and receptiveness, female sexual reflexes,
time of ovulation, mating preferences, male and female mating behavior,
whelping, maternal behavior, neonatal puppy behavior, and the effects of
castration. The sex lecture is a serious fun (an extremely informative and
really quite hilarious presentation), even if you’re not interested in
sex. FOUR DAY LECTURE ORLANDO, FL 2004 |
Topics include: Sexual differentiation, social development; the
complexity of cooperative social structure; puppy-adult relationships; the
purpose of play; the good and bad play groups; reasons for fighting;
objective assessment of the severity of fighting problems; prevention,
treatment and control of dog-dog aggression; positive classical
conditioning; misleading breed biting statistics; behavioral models for
the etiology and antecedents of dog bites; controlling aggression by
commonsense precautions; objective assessment of the severity of biting
problems; the relative danger of four types of dog; prevention, treatment
and control of dog-human aggression; classical conditioning and confidence
building exercises to teach the dog to enjoy interacting with people. FOUR DAY LECTURE ORLANDO, FL 2004 |
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LEARNING SECRETS
Changing the Behavior and Motivation of Puppy Dogs and
People
Item# 200342 -
$85.00 |
Learn how to distinguish between text book theory, laboratory theory,
and learning theory that works in practice. Learn the eight criteria for
rewards and punishments, which make learning lightning fast and solidify
retention. Learn the differences between using goodies as lures, rewards,
distractions, motivators, and bribes. Learn how to evaluate the efficiency
and effectiveness of the most common reward based, dog friendly dog
training techniques. Learn how to evaluate the efficiency and
effectiveness of five different bimodal feedbacks. Learn the five stages
of training. Learn how to empower secondary reinforcements. Learn how to
empower low-grade primary reinforcements. Learn how to achieve the Holy
Grail of dog training to empower the responses as its own secondary
reinforcement so that the dog gladly wants to do what you want him to do. FOUR DAY LECTURE ORLANDO, FL 2004 |
Learn how to objectively evaluate what the dog understands, what it
knows and how it learns. Frequent objective assessment of the dog’s
performance decimates the need for corrections, reprimands, and
punishments, which otherwise become the most common de-motivating factor
during training. Learn oodles of games to play in your classes. Learn
the nine K9 Games® FOUR DAY LECTURE ORLANDO, FL 2004 |
running time: 19 hr
copyright: 2001
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Simple & effective solutions for common behavior problems, including
house soiling, destructive chewing, excessive barking and digging. Five
stages of training and eight criteria for rewards & punishments. Learn how
to use tricks to solve behavior problems and games to motivate owners to
train their dogs. Orlando, FL. |
running time: 19 hr
copyright: 2002
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Learn simple and effective solutions for common behavior problems,
including house soiling, destructive chewing, excessive barking, digging,
escaping, jumping-up, hyperactivity, rumbustious, anxiety. Pittsburg, PA. |
Etiology and antecedents of disputes between pet dogs. Lack of
socialization, baiting, unintentional reinforcement, and negative
classical conditioning. Objective assessment of fighting problems.
Prevention, treatment and control of dog-dog aggression. Positive
classical conditioning and confidence building exercises to teach dogs to
enjoy interaction with other dogs. Madison Wisconsin May 10, 2003 -
1 DAY |
Misleading breed biting statistics. A variety of behavioral models.
“Rage Syndrome”. Controlling aggression. The danger of four types of dogs
based on their socialization and bite inhibition. Prevention, treatment
and control of dog-human aggression. Four stages of bite inhibition.
Safety advice for dog professionals, owners, and children to avoid and/or
diffuse incidents. Madison Wisconsin May 11, 2003 - 1 DAY |
running time: 84 min
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A pet dog is an important part of the family, so all the family should understand its behavior and learn about control,
particularly the children. Children have natural advantages as trainers,
dogs like being with them, because they are playful
and fun. Children aren’t as forceful as adults, they tend to coax and encourage, so dogs are happier to work for them. All
they have to do is learn a few simple training techniques and they’ll soon put the grown-ups in the shade.
This video will
help natural talents, and prove that dog training is child’s play. Includes: a Junior Training Workshop taking a new puppy,
house training, early lead training, teaching sit and down, developing a rapport, focusing attention, improving off leash
control, training a fast recall, training as a family, improving sit stay, teaching with toys, playing games.
Also a junior dog agility workshop where improving control, regulating speed, hitting the contact points and speeding up the
down are addressed. |
running time: 84 min
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In this video, Dr. Ian Dunbar, a leading animal behaviorist, spends a day with some pupils from Hale Primary School in
the New Forest. Dr. Dunbar explores the relationship between children and dogs, especially focusing on how children can
become responsible dog owners.
There are nine informative sections covering such areas as: the language of dogs; do you like dogs, teaching dogs our
language, scared dogs, scary dogs, good owners and good dogs, and cleaver dogs.
This video is intended as an entertaining
teaching aid for parents and teachers to watch with their children. The video employ's periodic freeze frame pictures as
visual starting point for discussion and story writing. |
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DOCTOR DUNBAR’S GOOD LITTLE DOG BOOK
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$17.95 |
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James & Kenneth Publishers 144 pages
- 2003 |
A truly wonderful puppy dog training guide outlining dog-friendly dog training methods. Delightfully written and beautifully
illustrated. This book is intended primarily as a brief but comprehensive guide to puppy training. Consequently, it contains
hints for socialization, temperament training and behavior modification as well as tips for teaching basic manners. Dr
Dunbar’s lure/reward training techniques are certainly not limited to puppies. On the contrary, they have become the method of
choice for instructing good-natured, but otherwise uneducated adult dogs. |
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HOW TO TEACH A NEW DOG OLD TRICKS
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$17.95 |
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James & Kenneth Publishers
192 pages - 1996 |
Voted #1 BEST BOOK in 1999 by the APDT and the Dog-Friendly Dog Training Group 2001.
Fun training with toys, treats, lures,
and rewards. Easy, fun-loving, dog-friendly methods for teaching a new puppy old tricks (such as basic manners), or for
teaching an older dog (or older owner) who is new to training. A comprehensive workbook for the motivated dog owner,
comprising sections on basic off-leash obedience, temperament modification, behavior problem troubleshooting, in addition to a
special introduction to training theory. The definitive text for lure/reward training - written from the dog’s point of view
and emphasizing natural motivational methods to teach your dog to want to do what you want it to do. |
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BEFORE YOU GET YOUR PUPPY
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$7.95 |
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James & Kenneth Publishers
104 pages - 2001 |
This book covers the first three developmental deadlines from puppy selection through your puppy’s first week at home.
First
developmental deadline: Your education about puppy education (before searching). Your second developmental deadline:
Evaluating your prospective puppy’s progress (8 weeks). Your third developmental deadline: Errorless housetraining and chew
toy training (from 8 weeks onward). |
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AFTER YOU GET YOUR PUPPY
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$12.95 |
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James & Kenneth Publishers
160 pages - 2001 |
After You Get Your Puppy covers the last three developmental deadlines that your puppy needs to meet before it is five months
old.
Fourth Developmental Deadline: Socializing your puppy to people. Fifth Developmental Deadline: Teaching Bit Inhibition.
Sixth Developmental Deadline: Continuing Socialization in the world at large. |
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