Canine aggression is a commonly misunderstood behaviour in the dog world. Join Pat Miller, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, and the Cochrane & Area Humane Society for a two day seminar learning about dog aggression. Dogs who bite are a risk to families, visitors, and the community at large. They are also a risk to themselves, as dogs with aggressive behaviours all too often end up in the euthanasia room. This two-day seminar will explore the causes of aggression, examine the different types of aggression, and debunk some of the common myths. There is plenty of opportunity built into the schedule for questions and discussion, and Day 2 includes analysis of actual case histories and outcomes. The seminar will also address a variety of behavior modification techniques, and provide attendees with tools and information to help them understand and work with dogs who have aggression challenges.
This two day seminar has been approved for 12 hours ABVMA CE credits for Veterinary Technologists, 5 CEUs for CPDT-KA, 6 CEUs for CBCC-KA and 12 CEUs for IAABC.
Day 1 Topics Include:
How Dogs Think and Learn: operant conditioning, classical conditioning, cognition
Canine Body Language: using canine communication to enhance training and relationship, reading dogs
The Dominance Myth: dominance is a thing (just not what a lot of people think), body language (fact & fiction)
Aggression – What It Is, What It Isn’t: understanding aggression, the roles of stress in aggression
Are You Ready to Work with Aggression?: behaviour modification protocols, conducting client consults
Day 2 Topics Include:
Fear-Related Aggression: most common, most misunderstood
Other Types of Aggression
Label Confusion
Case Histories: fear-related aggression, pain-related aggression, possession aggression (resource guarding), touch/handling sensitivity, reactivity, predatory aggression, play aggression, aggression in a multi-dog household, your cases, outcomes, and shelter dog behaviour assessments
About Pat Miller
Pat Miller, author of The Power of Positive Dog Training (2001), Positive Perspectives (2003), Positive Perspectives 2 (2008), Play With Your Dog (2008), Do Over Dogs (2010), How to Foster Dogs (2013), and Beware of the Dog (2016), has been training dogs for more than 30 years. She has trained a variety of breeds and mixed breeds (her own dogs) including Rough Collies, a Bloodhound, Australian Kelpies, Bull Terrier, Irish Setter, St. Bernard, Scottish Terrier, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Australian Shepherd, Pomeranians, and a Springer Spaniel, and competed successfully with many of them in the obedience and Rally rings. She also trained her first Australian Kelpie to herd sheep and ducks (or more correctly, Keli taught Pat to herd). Keli was Miller’s Canine Field Agent, riding with her on patrol during the years she was a Humane Officer in California.
Miller worked for 20 years at the Marin Humane Society in Novato, California, during which time she collaborated with Trish King to create the country’s first “Color Coding” system for assessing shelter dogs and volunteers. This system was successful in reducing behavior problems in shelter dogs (with a corresponding reduction in euthanasia) by identifying difficult to handle dogs and matching them with more experienced and capable volunteer handlers. This program went hand-in-paw with Marin’s “Good Manners Class,” a weekly class attended by staff and volunteers with shelter dogs.
Miller moved to California’s Central Coast in 1996 after completing her BS degree in Business Administration with honors in the major. There she launched Peaceable Paws, LLC in Monterey/Santa Cruz, and introduced the Color Coding system at the Santa Cruz SPCA while serving on the Board of that organization. She joined the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) in 1996, was elected to the APDT Board and is past President of that organization.
In the fall of 2001, Miller and her 14-year-old Terrier mix, Josie, were one of the first 23 dog/owner teams in the world to earn a title in the then-newest canine sport, at the first sanctioned Rally Trials ever held, during the APDT annual conference in Ellenville, New York. Miller was also one of the first 136 trainers to be awarded the title of Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) that fall, through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, and has also received her CBCC-KA through CCPDT.
In the fall of 1999, Miller and her husband, Paul, relocated Peaceable Paws, LLC to Chattanooga, Tennessee. With other like-minded Chattanooga area residents she helped create FOCAS – Friends of Chattanooga Animal Services – a non-profit organization whose mission is to support the work of the Chattanooga Animal Services Division. She opened the Peaceable Paws Intern Academy in 2002 in Chattanooga, which attracts trainers from around the world. In cooperation with several other APDT members, she helped create TAPPT, the Tennessee Association of Positive Pet Trainers and MAAPPPT – the Mid-Atlantic Association of Positive Professional Pet Trainers. Miller also holds an Associate Degree in Administration of Justice, is a freelance writer and regular contributor to several publications, including The Whole Dog Journal, and the Popular Dogs series, and is training editor of The Whole Dog Journal. Her first book, “The Power of Positive Dog Training” was published in August of 2001 by Howell Publishing, and has been on Amazon.com’s top 10 best-selling dog training book list since January of 2002. In March of 2015 she was named by Dog Fancy Magazine as one of “45 People Who Have Changed the Dog World.” She has also served on the Board of the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, and was recently appointed to the Special Counsel of the Pet Professional Guild. She was given APDT’s Lifetime Achievement Award at their conference in Memphis, Tennessee in October of 2018.
Miller and her husband moved to Fairplay, Maryland in the Spring of 2004 where they live on an 80-acre farm with their Australian Kelpie, Kai, and Pomskimo, Sunny, three cats, four horses, four chickens and a pot-bellied pig. Pat and Paul operate their Peaceable Paws dog-friendly training center and Peaceable Pastures horse boarding facility there. Pat continues to offer group dog training classes, private behavior consults, training camps, seminars and workshops worldwide, expert witness services for animal-related legal cases, and is Director of the Peaceable Paws Trainer Academies and Training Programs.
Dates and Times
This seminar runs June 25 & 26 from 9:00am-5:00pm with a one hour lunch. Light snacks and water will be provided and there are several restaurants and fast food outlets nearby.
Single dates may be booked, but will not qualify for CEUs for CBCC-KA or CPDT-KA or CEs for ABVMA.
*Please note that if you are requiring CEUs for CBCC-KA or CPDT-KA or CEs for ABVMA, you must participate in both dates. IAABC CEUs may be split between the two days
Location:
Cochrane & Area Humane Society Rehabilitation & Education Centre (located behind main building)
62 Griffin Industrial Point Cochrane, AB
Price:
Early Bird (Until January 15, 2022): $300 +GST for both days or $150 +GST per day
Regular Fee (January 16, 2022-June 20, 2022)-: $325 +GST for both days or $162.50 +GST per day
Registration closes on June 20, 2022
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations and request for refunds must be made in writing. Cancellations made on or before May 1, 2022 will receive a full refund minus a $50.00 cancellation fee. There will be no refunds for cancellations after May 1, 2022. Refunds will not be given for partial seminar attendance.
Name changes to registrations will be accepted up to and on June 20, 2022. Changes are final and cannot be altered. Requests must be made in writing. A $25.00 administration fee will be charged.
*Please note that this is a lecture, not an animal training session, so please leave your animals at home.