Aggression course advanced modules

Each webinar approx. 1.5-2 hours long

Module 4

Webinar 1:  Why context matters.  A look at how we can maximise new learning by changing the environment as well as changing “trigger” presentation.  Why helping the dog to “discriminate” can be helpful.  Exercise to be undertaken in private study and answers discussed in the first live Q and A.
Webinar 2:  Where it all begins – how do early learning and early life experiences affect the development of aggression and what can we do about this later in life?  Learning to learn – a life skill of learning new things and how to address this in the adult dog with existing undesired behaviours.
Webinar 3:  Losing what we learn – recent advances in our understanding of “forgetting” memories (extinction) How is the gut-brain connection involved and can we influence this?
Webinar 4: Observational learning and perceptual learning.  Why do these matter and what can we do practically to use these concepts when working with aggressive dogs?
Webinar 5:  Neurophysiology of reward – avoiding the negative and benefiting with maximal effect in teaching dogs with aggressive histories.  Exercise to be undertaken in private study and answers discussed in the first live Q and A.
Webinar 6:  Tricks and clicks – the use of various “positive” training aids and their consideration in aggressive dogs.  Beyond the train …. An advanced review of how new learning is often only a part of behaviour resolution in the aggressive dog case. Exercise to be undertaken in private study and answers discussed in the first live Q and A.
 
Case Study Five   1-2 hours private study to consider a set case that encompasses many elements covered in module 1.  Answers to be discussed in a specific case study on line “live” meeting.
 
Module 5

Webinar 1:   Attachment theory – building the base to prevent aggression – why do early life bonds really matter.  How can we repair bonds with humans and other dogs as part of aggression case resolution.  What is social buffering and how is it achieved?
Webinar 2: Genetics and aggression.   How much does the dog’s blue print really matter and what role does the environment and early life experience play on genetic expression?
Webinar 3:  Resource including food aggression – practical considerations
Webinar 4: Life stages and aggression development risk factors part one:  Puppies and adolescents
Webinar 5: Life stages and aggression development risk factors part two: Adults and senior dogs
Webinar 6:  Assisting owner and vet with the “impossible” to handle aggression case in need of assessment. 

Case Study Six   1-2 hours private study to consider a set case that encompasses many elements covered in module 1.  Answers to be discussed in a specific case study on line “live” meeting.
 
Module 6

Webinar 1:  Assessing the risks – can we use risk assessments effectively as part of our consultation process – pros and cons.   Children and dog aggression – a greater risk?  Education and management strategies.
Webinar 2: Intra dog aggression.  What factors affect dog to dog aggression – differences between unfamiliar dog aggression cases and same household aggression cases. 
*Webinar 3:  Pulling it all together.  A webinar to review the content of the entire course and apply the detail over a couple of case studies seen by Amber Batson.
 
Case Study Seven and Eight   2-3 hours private study to consider 2 set cases that encompass many elements covered over the entire course.  Answers to be discussed in TWO specific case study on line “live” meetings.