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We all know how it goes: we get our precious new puppy, the most adorable one we've ever seen, and we have our plans made and our dreams set. And they're the perfect angel, coming when called off leash, picking up new behaviors easily, taking everything in stride. We're such amazing trainers and so lucky!
And then adolescence hits and you wonder what happened. The puppy who doted on you is suddenly independent, seems to have forgotten every lesson (but only, maddeningly, sometimes), and is asking lots of new questions about things you thought were settled! You still love your dog, but the challenges of this developmental stage are trying your patience.
This is temporary, and you'll get through it! In this presentation, I'll go over how to support your teenage canine partner, how to see them through this time of lots of changes and many new opinions, big emotions, burgeoning social maturity, and still like them in the process! We'll discuss key management strategies, dealing with social challenges, the worrisome "fear periods," and how to keep them optimistic.
Getting through new challenges in this time is about predictability, prevention, and keeping your sense of humor, knowing that stages are temporary and just a new adventure. I promise you can both love and like your adolescent dog, and invest in the adult they're on their way to becoming!
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$19.95 - This pre-recorded presentation including lecture and Q&A will show in your Webinar Library after purchase.
About the Presenter:
Dr. Amy Cook is an Applied Animal Behaviorist, a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant with the IAABC, a longstanding professional member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT), and was one of the first trainers nationally to become a Certified Professional Dog Trainer through independent evaluation.
Dr. Cook received her Ph.D. in Psychology from UC Berkeley, with her research focusing on the dog-human relationship and the impact that social support can have on stress. Dr. Cook is the founder and creator of the Play Way, a therapeutic approach for resolving behavior issues in dogs through social interaction and dog empowerment.
She has been training dogs for nearly 30 years, and has specialized in the rehabilitation of shy and fearful dogs for over 20 years. Amy has worked for the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society, the San Francisco Animal Care and Control, has provided behavioral evaluations for shelters and rescues throughout the Bay Area of California, and was a member of the anti-cruelty team for the ASPCA, working in triage sheltering and rehabilitation for large rescue cases.
Amy gives seminars all over the country and is a frequent conference presenter. She also competes in sports with her dogs, and has titled in Competition Obedience, Rally, Agility, Barn Hunt, and Nosework.
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