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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
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Saturday • September 24th • 9:00 am - 10:30 pm
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Introduction: Basic Behavior Foundation
The Medical Connection to Behavior; Pharmaceutical Intervention
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Saturday • September 24th • 10:45 am - Noon
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Review of Positive Solutions
- Management: Pros & Cons (it does not always have to fail)
- Exercise
- Training
- Behavior Modification: Classical Conditioning
- Alphabet Soup: DRI /DRO (differential reinforcements); CAT(constructional aggression treatment); BAT (behavioral aggression treatment) LAT (look at that)
- Rehoming
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Saturday • September 24th • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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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.
- 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
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Saturday • September 24th • 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Fear/Stress/Anxiety/Aggression
- 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
- Aggression: Trigger Stacking, identifying & removing stressors; classifications of aggressions, modification programs, pharmaceutical intervention
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DAY 2-Problem Case Histories + Canine Cognition: Learning Through Imitation
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Sunday • September 25th • 9:00 am - 10:30 am & 10:45 am - Noon
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Behavior Problem Case Histories:
- Framework for a Typical Client Consult
- Selected Case Histories (from forms filled out in advance by seminar attendees); Plus Q & A
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Sunday • September 25th • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Canine Cognition - The new "thing":
Cognition - What is it? Grasping and applying concepts, problem-solving, metacognition, imitation - all the things they told us dogs couldn't do
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Sunday • September 25th • 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Copy That: Learning Through Imitation
Based on Italian behavior researcher Claudia Fugazza's "Do As I Do? Program: Teaching dogs to learn new behaviors by imitating humans.
Phase 1: Dog learns the "imitation rule" with three known behaviors
Phase 2: Dog generalizes the rule to other known behaviors
Phase 3: Trainer uses the rule to teach the dog new behaviors
We will examine functional Imitation: The dog reaches the same goal, and given the species-specific limitations, does it in a similar way. For example - if you pick up an object with your hands and cue your dog to "Do it!", the dog will pick the object up with his mouth, not his paws.
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SEMINAR FEES |
All deposits fully refunded, at any time, in case a person needs to cancel a reservation for any reason. There is never a cancellation fee.
Group Rates (includes both days): group of 3-4: $139 per person; 5 or more: $119 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 September 2:
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| $ 159.00 (both days) |
$ 80.00 (Saturday) |
$ 80.00 (Sunday) |
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INDIVIDUAL RATES & REGISTRATION After September 2:
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| $ 179.00 (both days) |
$ 90.00 (Saturday) |
$ 90.00 (Sunday) |
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ABOUT OUR SPEAKER |
PAT MILLER
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 rooms (other than Service Dogs, of course).
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MORE RULES & COMMENTS |
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PARKING
There will 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, September 22, 2016
REFUND POLICY
All deposits fully refunded, at any time, in case a person needs to cancel a reservation for any reason. There is never a cancellation fee.
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| LOCATION & DIRECTIONS |
The Dog Training Center of Chester County (DTCCC)
880 Springdale Drive, Suite 100
Exton, PA 19341
DTCCC is located in the Whiteland Business Park on Rt 30 between Ship Road and The Rt 202 / Rt 30 Bypass Interchange.
Turn into the business park at the traffic light onto Springdale Drive.
It is the first building on the left. Entrance faces Springdale Drive. Look for the black awning above the door. Parking is available in the lot across from the front entrance and along both sides of the building.
Drive times: 40 minutes from Philadelphia (via I-76W) and Wilmington (via US -202); 60 minutes from Allentown via I-476 & 80 minutes from Harrisburg via I-76E;
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| PLACES TO STAY |
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Rates are approximate and will change seasonally.
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Hampton Inn
635 Lancaster Ave.
Frazer, PA
610-699-1300. No pets $109+
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Hampton Inn
4 N. Pottstown Pike (Rt 100)
Exton, PA
610-363-5555. Pets up to 75lbs. $101- $119
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Hilton Garden Inn Exton / West Chester
760 Eagleview Blvd. E.
Exton, PA
610-458-8822 $118 +
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Sheraton Hotel
707 E. Lancaster Ave.
Frazer, PA
610-524-1894. Pets under 80 lbs. $125 +
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Sonesta
20 Morehall Rd.
Malvern, PA
610-296-4343. Pets under 80 lbs. $149 +
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Holiday Inn Express
1 Morehall Rd.
Frazer, PA
610-655-0400. Service dogs only $118+
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Holiday Inn Express
120 N. Pottstown Pike,
Exton, PA
610-524-9000. Service dogs only $115+
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These two hotels are more distant from the training center but are options:
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Homewood Great Valley
Malvern, PA
610-296-3500
$25/pet/stay $109+
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Microtel Inn and Suites
500 Willowbrook Lane
West Chester, PA 610-738-9111
$10/night pet fee $89+
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