APBC 21st Birthday Seminar. "Aggression – it’s an emotional thing"

Twenty-one years since the foundation of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors, we are holding our “21st Birthday Seminar”!

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The theme of the day is the importance of the emotions that drive our pets’ aggression, their effects and how we can change them.

The programme will be chaired by Sarah Heath BVSc DipECVBM-CA CCAB MRCVS European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine (Companion Animals) one of the first Veterinary members of the APBC, and comprises:

David Appleby MSc, CCAB - Now and Then - 21 Years On

Gwen Bailey BSc(Hons) – The Effects of Puppy Aggression

Francesca Riccomini BSc(Hons). BVetMed. CCAB. MRCVS. DAS(CABC) - Ferocious Felines – Are They Dominant or Merely Doomed to Lifelong Misunderstanding?

Claire Hargrave BSc(Hons), MSc, PGCE, C Sci, C Chem, MRSC, CCAB - Aggressive Pets – Why Are They Scared and Scary?

Dr Carri Westgarth BSc PhD - Human-Directed Dog Aggression: A Systematic Review

Dr Anne McBride – The Human Emotional Aspect of Pet Aggression

Julie M Bedford BSc (Hons), PGCE, PG Dip (CABC) Head of Animal Behaviour Services, The Blue Cross - Recognising and Managing the Emotional State of Dogs in a Rehoming Kennel

David Ryan PG Dip (CABC) with Mat Ward BSc MVS - Changing the Emotion Changes the Aggression: A Practitioners’ Guide.

The clip below shows Emmet, a border collie who displays fearful aggression towards other dogs. At the start we show his reaction and the distance at which he displays that reaction. Mat then takes Emmet through a process of desensitisation and counter conditioning and the clip is cut to show the end result, about half an hour later. We will show the full video and explain how to work through the process during David’s presentation.

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With thanks to our Principal Sponsor – Zylkène - our media partner – Dogs Today - and our Silver Sponsors – Pet Business Insurance and Dogs Trust
(for details of sponsorship opportunities, please contact Pauline Appleby at pauline [dot] interface [at] virgin [dot] net)