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SEMINAR PROGRAM
CEU's 6.5 per day, 13 total
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DAY 1-Dogs Will Be Dogs: Solutions to Problem Behaviors Other Than Aggression (PBOTA)
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Saturday • March 24th • 9:00 am - 10:30 am
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Introductions
- Basic Behavior Foundation
- The Medical Connection to Behavior
- Pharmaceutical Intervention
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Saturday • March 24th • 10:45 am - Noon
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Discussion & Solutions for Selected Problems
- Barking: Types; Use of Positive Interrupt; Redirecting; Teaching "Quiet Please"
- Digging: Management; Reinforcing the "Dig Box"; Teaching "Go Dig"
- Jumping up: Removing all reinforcements; reinforcing alternatives
- Hard Mouth: Teaching bite inhibition, managing hard mouth behavior
- Escaping: Management techniques.
- Leash Pulling/Leash Grabbing: Variable click & treat to focus on handler not environment; short intense play time to defuse excess energy.
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Saturday • March 24th • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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More Problem Behaviors (PBOTA) & Solutions
- Housetraining: Dealing with not-normal house soiling behaviors
- Predatory Behavior: counter conditioning to modify "fun-chase" association; teach operant response to interrupt chase, use of Premack
- Crating Woes: Modifying fear of crates, inappropriate use of crates, crate-soiling
- Canine Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD's): Causes and types of OCD's; Modification programs; Pharmaceutical intervention.
- Fears, Anxieties, Phobias: Diagnoses, prevention, desensitization & counter conditioning, operant conditioning
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Saturday • March 24th • 2:45 pm - 4:30 pm
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Selected Case Histories (from forms filled out in advance by seminar attendees); Plus Q & A.
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DAY 2-Reality Bites: Dealing with Canine Aggression
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Sunday • March 25th • 9:00 am - 10:30 am
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Opening Overview of Aggression; Modification Choices;
- Operant/Classical
- CAT (Constructional Aggression Treatment)
- CC&D (Counter Conditioning & Desensitization)
- BAT (Behavior Adjustment Training)
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Sunday • March 25th • 10:45 am - Noon
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Role of Stress in Aggressive Behaviors; Strategies for Stressors:
- Eliminate
- Medical Evaluation
- Prevent exposure
- Counter conditioning/operant conditioning
Classifications of Aggression Behaviors & Modification / Management Options:
- Fear Based: scrupulous management of environment for dog's security during modification / perhaps always.
- Idiopathic: ("rage"--unknown origin): rare and rarely treatable.
- Interdog: Based on social hierarchies; teaching operant response to cues for deference; classical conditioning re: good things happen with other dogs.
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Sunday • March 25th • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Classifications of Aggression & Modification / Management Options (continued)
- Maternal: Pups can learn by observing mother's aggressions.
- Play: From rough-housing with dogs or humans; close supervision; when to interrupt escalation; matching of play styles.
- Possession: Manage environment; remove all triggers; 10 point multi-week exercises for food and all desirables-the "Trade Game"
- Predatory: (see Day 1: 1 to 2:30pm session).
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Sunday • March 25th • 2:45 pm - 4:30 pm
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Framework for a Typical Client Consult & Consult Follow-up: Selected Case Histories (from forms filled out in advance by seminar attendees); Plus Q & A.
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Seminar Fees |
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$ 175.00 (both days) $ 199.00 (with optional lunch) |
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| $ 95.00 (Saturday) $ 107.00 (with optional lunch) |
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| $ 95.00 (Sunday) $ 107.00 (with optional lunch) |
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ABOUT OUR SPEAKER |
PAT MILLER
a past President of APDT, has been training dogs for more than 35 years. She was a humane officer at the Marin Humane Society in California for 20 years and most recently trains as a CPDT and behavior consultant at her Peaceable Paws Dog and Puppy Training Center in Maryland, home to her acclaimed Intern Academies.
Pat writes for, and is Training Editor, of The Whole Dog Journal and contributes to Your Dog (published by Tufts University Veterinary School). Her first dog training book, The Power of Positive Dog Training (Howell Book House, 2001) has been on Amazon.com's "Top 10 Dog Training Books" list since January of 2002. Her other books are: Positive Perspectives, Positive Perspectives 2, Play With Your Dog, and this Fall's:"Do Over Dogs-Give Your Dog a Second Chance for a First Class Life".
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DOG RULES |
DOG ETIQUETTE
Due to space limitations, we will not be permitterd to have dogs in the meeting room.
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PARKING
There should be ample parking near the seminar location.
PEOPLE ETIQUETTE
During the lectures, please turn off all cell phone and pager audio alerts. Please take all private conversations outside while the speakers are presenting.
BABIES
The presence of a baby is likely to be distracting to other participants, so we ask that you refrain from bringing any babies or very young children into the lecture hall.
VIDEOTAPING
No videotaping or audiotaping is permitted.
BOOKS & DVDS, ETC. FOR SALE
A selection of books & videos will be available for sale.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Thursday, March 22, 2012.
REFUND POLICY
A full refund (excluding food orders) will be issued if requested before Wednesday, March 21. No refunds or credits issued after 12:00 pm on Friday, March 23. All refunds must be requested by email or phone. There are no exceptions to this policy.
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| LOCATION & DIRECTIONS |
Dave & Busters Restaurant & Meeting Rooms
4821 Mills Circle
Ontario, California 91764
It is 40 miles East of Los Angeles
909-987-1557
About 1 & 1/2 miles from the intersection of I -10 and I - 15. From the I - 10 merge onto I - 15 North. About 1 mile later get off at the 4th street exit and turn onto 4th street /E 4th Street. Go about .1 miles and turn left onto North Rochester Ave which almost immediately becomes N. Ontario Mills Dr. and right after that go left onto Mills Circle.
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| PLACES TO STAY |
Because Ontario has a major local convention center, there are a large number of local, reasonably priced hotels, particularly at or near the center or the airport. Among them (all in Ontario) are a group at around $89 to $119 per night including:
- Ayres Suites 909-481-0703 ($109),
- Ayres Inn 909-987-5940 ($119);
- Country Inn by Carlson (909) 204-5465 ($89);
- Hampton Inn (909) 980-9888 ($72);
- Hyatt Place Ontario Mills (909) 980-2200 ($113).
Somewhat less expensive hotels mostly at or near the Ontario Airport include:
- La Quinta Inn (909) 476-1112 ($75);
- Best Western Ontario Airport (800) 377-5689 ($70);
- Marriott Ontario Airport (909) 975-5000 ($87).
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