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SEMINAR PROGRAM
CEU's 6.0 per day, 12 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 29th • 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 29th • 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 29th • 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 29th • 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 30th • 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 30th • 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 30th • 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 30th • 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 |
Group Rates (includes both days): group of 3-4: $129 per person; 5-6: $109 per person & group of 7 or more: $99 per person.
FOR GROUP DISCOUNT REGISTRATION & INFORMATION CALL: 917-699-6440
Luncheon: Given the abundance of nearby lunch options (some within walking distance) we will not be offering lunch in the seminar room.
INDIVIDUAL RATES & REGISTRATION Early Bird Until March 10:
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| $ 155.00 (both days) |
$ 80.00 (Saturday) |
$ 80.00 (Sunday) |
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INDIVIDUAL RATES & REGISTRATION After March 10:
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| $ 179.00 (both days) |
$ 95.00 (Saturday) |
$ 95.00 (Sunday) |
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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
We will not be permitted to have dogs in the meeting room.
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PARKING
There should be ample parking at 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 27, 2014.
REFUND POLICY
A full refund will be issued if requested before Wednesday, March 26. No refunds or credits issued after 12:00 pm on Friday, March 28. All refunds must be requested by email or phone. There are no exceptions to this policy.
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| LOCATION & DIRECTIONS |
Howard Johnson Hotel
3841 East Washington Ave.
Madison WI 53704
(608) 244-2481
About 2 miles East of the intersection of I-90 from Chicago and I-94 from Milwaukee, via WI-30 and US-51 / N Stoughton Rd. to E. Washington Ave.
Drive times: About 1 hr. 15 minutes from Milwaukee & 2 hr. 15 minutes from the NW suburbs of Chicago.
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| PLACES TO STAY |
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Rates are approximate and will change seasonally.
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Hampton Inn Madison East Towne Mall Area
4820 Hayes Rd, Madison, WI 1.5 mi NE
(608) 244-9400 · hamptoninn3.hilton.com
(About $110-119)
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Holiday Inn Madison At The American Center
5109 W Terrace Dr, Madison, WI 1.9 mi NE
(608) 249-4220 · holidayinn.com
(About $95)
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Fairfield Inn & Suites Madison East
2702 Crossroads Dr, Madison, WI 1.6 mi NE
(608) 661-2700 · marriott.com
(About $95)
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La Quinta Inn & Suites Madison American Center
5217 E Terrace Dr, Madison, WI 2.1 mi NE
(608) 245-0123 · lq.com
(About $89)
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