Course Details
Although resource guarding of food objects is a normal behavior in dogs, it can escalate to an abnormal state, which is of great concern to members of the household, both human and other pets. It can also manifest with other items, places, and people. In my experience, this often comes from a state of anxiety. In this class, you will learn to identify any subtle signs of guarding, to identify your dogs’ thresholds and how it can change from moment to moment, and how to manage and modify the behavior to reduce risk and injury.
We will employ the process of desensitization and counter conditioning, as well as teach reinforcement strategies to build alternative behaviors and how to interrupt a guarding episode before it escalates. The use of negative reinforcement may also be a valuable tool in this course. Each student will be given a customized approach based on the syllabus and what falls under the realm of behavior modification for the problem.
Teaching Approach
Working with behavior cases requires a customized approach for each dog. Although there are certainly 'core' skills and concepts that are required to work with resource guarding issues, each Gold spot will get individual feedback of their videos including appropriate management, training and behavior modification work. There are many variables that contribute to the success of all training and behavior modification including the dog in question, the environment, as well as who (dog and human) that is in that environment. Resource guarding is no different.
Instructor: Karen Deeds, CDBC Karen Deeds, is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is the co-owner of Canine Connection in Ft. Worth, TX with her husband, Bob Deeds, a retired Federal K9 Handler on Texas Task Force I....(Click here for full bio and to view Karen's upcoming courses)
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