Course Details
Everywhere you go you run into people teaching that you can solve reactivity and other overreactions using counterconditioning and desensitization (CC&DS). There are a lot of different techniques out there that use CC&DS principles, and you may have even tried one or two (or seven) of them. These techniques can be very successful for a lot of people. Others work very, very hard for a long time and get nowhere.
Why does this happen? Why is it so hard to make progress with behaviors that have an emotional underpinning? Irith Bloom will go into this and more in her talk at the Barkey Lungey Conference!
About the Instructor:
IRITH (“EE-REET") BLOOM (she/her) - CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA, CDBC, CSAT, KPA CTP, VSPDT, CBATI-KSA, FFCP (Trainer), Certified TAGteacher, VSA Faculty, Co-founder of Carefree Companion, Owner of The Sophisticated Dog, LLC
Irith Bloom finds joy in helping people learn to teach animals (including human animals) with kindness. A biologist by training, Irith is fascinated by the science of learning. She is faculty at both Fenzi Dog Sports Academy and Victoria Stilwell Dog Training Academy, on the Board of Directors of the IAABC Foundation, a member of the Advisory Board for Pets for Vets, Chair Emeritus of the Education Committee of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT), and a former CCPDT Board Member. She also volunteers for National English Shepherd Rescue.
Irith is a sought-after presenter, and her writing has been published in countless online outlets, as well as in print media including her book “Your Puppy and You: A step-by-step guide to raising a freak'n awesome dog.”
Irith is an education junkie with a long list of letters after her name, most notably certified professional dog trainer and certified dog behavior consultant. Along with Dr. Kristina Spaulding, Irith co-founded and is faculty at Carefree Companion, a program that helps people teach greater stress resilience and better emotional regulation to their non-human animal companions. Irith’s company, The Sophisticated Dog, LLC, provides both peer-to-peer and trainer-to-pet-family services worldwide through the magic of online meetings. Irith is between dogs at the moment, but shares her home with a well-behaved spouse.
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