Originally Broadcast September 2018

P1 Constructing a training plan using operant conditioning

by Sara Davies MRCVS, Full APBC member.

In the first part in this series of webinars, Sara will be discussing constructing a training plan using operant conditioning. Sara will cover common pitfalls and handy tips for speed and efficiency. Mostly she will be talking about dogs, but the information will be equally relevant to other species and to those running classes. The three webinars work well together but can also function separately as they are self-contained.

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Originally Broadcast 19th October 2018

P2 Constructing a training plan using classical conditioning

by Sara Davies MRCVS, Full APBC member.

In the second part in this series of webinars, Sara will be discussing constructing a training plan using classical conditioning. Sara will cover common pitfalls and handy tips for speed and efficiency. Mostly she will be talking about dogs, but the information will be equally relevant to other species and to those running classes. The three webinars work well together but can also function separately as they are self-contained.

The recording will be available straight after purchase. You will also receive a link direct to the webinar replay in the purchase confirmation email.

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Originally broadcast on 3rd January 2019

by Sara Davies MRCVS, Full APBC member.

P3 ‘What to do when your training plan isn’t working’, In the third part in this series of webinars, Sara will be discussing what to do when you have constructed and begun your training plan, but it all goes wrong! Sara will cover how to identify weaknesses in your training plans and how to reboot them when they stall. Common pitfalls and handy tips for speed and efficiency will be discussed. Mostly she will be talking about dogs, but the information will be equally relevant to other species and to those running classes. The three webinars work well together but can also function separately as they are self-contained.

The recording will be available straight after purchase. You will also receive a link direct to the webinar replay in the purchase confirmation email.

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online classes free webinar with Eryn Martyn Godfrey. Eryn will be sharing with you how to use online platforms to share your services with people who can’t make your classes in person. Both as a temporary measure in the current climate and more permanent things you can consider adding to your offerings to clients in general. From 1-2-1 training, group classes and social gatherings online.

Looking at how this can sustain your business through this current pandemic and beyond.

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Originally Broadcast 28th march 2019.

Helping Resolve Separation Anxiety Syndrome – a different approach to behaviour modification

WEBINAR presented by full APBC member Ingrid Haskal PGDip (CABC), CAB (ABTC) Full Member APBC, CSAT:

This webinar will take a look at exactly what is meant by separation anxiety syndrome and how it is distinct from other separated related behaviours. It will also give an insight into the practical aspect of helping clients by looking at how remote counselling is very effective in the treatment of this disorder, helping clients suspend absences and the development of desensitisation protocols as part of the behaviour modification process.

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Originally Broadcast 21st January 2020.

The prices have been reduced as due to a technical glitch, the picture of Morag does keep freezing and there is a small audio issue when Morag is talking after the first video. However this is still an excellent presentation, not to be missed: Price: APBC members £7.50 ABTC members £20 Non-members £30

Presented by: Morag Heirs

Scentwork has taken off across the world as a fun activity to share with your dog, and there are a whole range of methods and approaches. While some methods concentrate on competition, there’s increasing interest in the use of scentwork and nose games within behaviour modification programmes.
We’ll refresh your knowledge of basic scentwork approaches and their effects on the canine brain. Then using a mixture of case studies and video we will explore how scentwork can play a key role in behaviour modification for a range of commonly presenting problems in dogs including fear, frustration and more.

Bio
Morag Heirs PhD, Clinical Animal Behaviourist
Well Connected Canine Ltd   http://www.wellconnectedcanine.co.uk
I build better relationships between troubled dogs and their humans, and I’ve been working as a canine behaviourist for over 12 years now.  Playing scentwork games with my own dogs, as well as with my clients, was life changing. I was fortunate to be an Accredited TD Scentwork Trainer (2014-2017) and have introduced hundreds of dogs to the joy of sniffing.
Scentwork is one of my favourite tools when it comes to creating an effective training plan or behaviour modification programme, and I can’t wait to share the magic with you!

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Originally Broadcast 3rd February 2020.

Presented by: Erica Peachey

Erica Peachey has been training dogs, running training classes, conducting behaviour consultations, presenting at conferences and mentoring students for over 30 years. Here she’s going to have a look at how things have changed in dog training, what’s stayed the same, and provide some insight into how you too can run a successful life long dog training business.

Presenter Bio:

Erica has a BSc (Hons) in Psychology and has worked at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh, as a Research Associate. She is a member of the both the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors and the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.  She is registered with the Animal Behaviour and Training Council as both a Clinical Animal Behaviourist and also an Animal Training Instructor.  Erica has written booklets and books which have sold worldwide, and has been an expert witness in many court cases where animals are at the centre of the controversy.  Erica is regularly contacted by the media and has appeared in newspapers and magazines and on radio and television, as well as providing and working with over 80 animals appearing in a comedy drama.  Erica gives talks, seminars and courses at venues around the country and abroad and is a Visiting Lecturer in Animal Behaviour at Liverpool John Moores University.

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Originally Broadcast 25th February 2020.
Presented by: Natalie Light

Meet Drax, a rescue Wolfhoud who was rescued at 10 months of age, as Natalie shares their journey so far in a series of webinars.

In this first webinar of A Case Study Of Drax’s Galactic Adventure, Natalie will share Drax’s journey and discuss the importance of building trust to create an optimum environment for the rehabilitation of traumatised rescue dogs.

Presenter Bio:
Natalie Light, is an Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) accredited Certificated Clinical Animal Behaviourist, an Animal Behaviour & Training Council (ABTC) Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist and Animal Training Instructor and a full member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors. Natalie has been working professionally in the companion animal sector since 2006 and has graduated from Southampton University with a Zoology BSc (2:1) and Newcastle University in Applied Animal Behaviour & Welfare PGDip (Distinction).

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Originally Broadcast 9th april 2020

Raising Wolfdogs; Getting to know the dogs that look like wolves
Presented by: Gemma Krzesinska

Wolfdogs are becoming increasingly popular but they aren’t well known and the information about them is often out of date or plain uneducated. The World of Lupines Foundation is working to not only increase education around wolfdogs of all breeds and types but to also be the ethical guideline for raising wolfdogs and breeding the Lupine breed specifically using scientifically backed methods.
I will talk about my experiences breeding and raising Lupine dogs, the differences noticed between them and your more common dog breeds and the steps taken to ensure they get the best possible start.

Presenter bio:

Owner of Lupine dogs for 10 years, Gemma is a registered ethical breeder with the World of Lupines Foundation, and board member. My lupines work various jobs including photography modeling and public event and education work.
Dog Trainer for 3 years running training classes with Puppy School, doing 121’s and working with Darwin dogs training assistance dogs.

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virtual consults free webinar with Danielle Beck. Danielle will help to give you a brief understanding of how to conduct a virtual consultation, covering the technology to use and the overall process.

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Companion animal enrichment free webinar with Mark Kingston Jones from the SHAPE of enrichment. Mark will guide you through how the enrichment used for zoo animals can help your pets to remain stimulated, in good health and reduce anxiety during this lockdown period.

The Shape of Enrichment is dedicated to creating holistic and goal driven enrichment programmes for any animals in captive care. With everyone being on lockdown, humans and animals are both adjusting to a new temporary activity budget, which may need some mitigation, while also creating a perfect opportunity to develop enrichment ideas that can be tested now, and then continue to be applied once restrictions are lifted.
This presentation will go through the SHAPE approach to designing and developing enrichment, and explore ways to apply ideas we frequently use in the exotic animal field for mental and physical wellbeing, for domestic animals

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Price: APBC members FREE (please visit the members are of the website for the free access) ABTC members £25 Non-members £35

Originally broadcast 6th May 2020

Presented By Lori DeLeo

You can’t give what you don’t have

For those of us in the role of helping professionals, compassion fatigue is real, and it is the direct result of repeated exposure to highly emotional and traumatic situations. Consequently, when dealing with people and/or their pets and having to make difficult decisions that affect both on a regular basis, all too often we forget that we need to take care of ourselves.

What is the difference between compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma? How do these manifest themselves  and impact our ability to show up as our best selves in our personal and professional lives? How can we address these issues in practical and impactful ways? This webinar will help you  identify the signs of what some refer to as “burn out” and  will assist  in providing you with quality emotional self-care.

Lori J. DeLeo, MAT, LMFT, is a licensed therapist who specializes in grief and trauma. She has worked extensively with first responders and helping professionals. Ms. DeLeo holds Masters degrees in Multicultural Education/Teaching and Marriage and Family Therapy. Additionally, she is certified in both Gestalt therapy and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).

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Originally broadcast on 18th May 2020

Puppies – The importance of early intervention; How to prevent behaviour problems in puppies
Presented By Nicole Harris

Sponsored by:

Will my puppy grow out of it…….?’ The most common question asked in puppy classes.

During this webinar Nicole will discuss the some of the most difficult areas of puppy ownership and how to prevent puppy issues escalating into behaviour problems later down the line.

Presenter Bio:

Nicole Harris is an Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) Certificated Clinical Animal Behaviourist and an Animal Behaviour & Training Council (ABTC) Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist and Dog Training Instructor. Nicole has been working professionally within the dog training and behaviour industry since 2007 after obtaining a BA (Hons) in Animal Behaviour Management and a Postgraduate Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling from the University of Southampton.

Nicole’s main passion is working with puppies. She became a certified Puppy School tutor in 2009 and is now the Regional Manager for Surrey and North Hampshire as well as delivering behavioural CPD opportunities for the Puppy School network of tutors across the UK.

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Originally broadcast on 21st May 2020

The bear necessities of training; what training Boo the Grizzly Bear can teach us about training
Presented by: Cindy Peacock

When training animals is important to not only understand how to teach the animal, but we need to understand the needs of the species and the individual to. By doing this we can get the most out of the time we have with them and build some incredible relationships. Join Cindy as she takes us on her journey training Boo the Grizzly Bear.

Presenter Bio:

Cindy is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA CTP) and has served as Apprentice for the Calgary Humane Society, teaching behaviour classes and working on assessments of incoming animals. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT KA) and has countless hours of first-hand experience working with almost every conceivable behavioral situation.

Cindy is the Lead Trainer at the Kicking Horse Grizzly Refuge and volunteers extensively with organizations including the Animal Rescue Foundations of Alberta and Ontario (ARF), the Calgary Humane Society, Halo Husky Haven, MEOW Foundation, Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society, and the Global Animal Lovers Society.

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Originally presented at the APBC Virtual Conference on Sunday 7th June 2020
Presented by Natalie Light

Meet Drax, a rescue Wolfhound who was rescued at 10 months of age, as Natalie shares their journey so far in a series of webinars.

In this second webinar of A Case Study Of Drax’s Galactic Adventure, Natalie will continue to share Drax’s journey and discuss the importance of building trust to create an optimum environment for the rehabilitation of traumatised rescue dogs.

Presenter Bio:
Natalie Light, is an Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) accredited Certificated Clinical Animal Behaviourist, an Animal Behaviour & Training Council (ABTC) Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist and Animal Training Instructor and a full member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors. Natalie has been working professionally in the companion animal sector since 2006 and has graduated from Southampton University with a Zoology BSc (2:1) and Newcastle University in Applied Animal Behaviour & Welfare PGDip (Distinction).

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Originally Broadcast on 9th June 2020

Quality of Life in cat shelter
What is quality of life? Cat ethology and cat senses. The Icatcare’s Five Pillars of a healthy cat environment. Shelter design, shelter management, space cats v. humans. Resources and pen enrichment. Human contact. Respect for the feline sense of smell. Thoughts about improvement.

Presented By Celia Haddon

Formerly the Daily Telegraph’s pet agony aunt and a writer of funny cat books. After retirement she took a honours degree in applied animal behaviour, followed by a masters in clinical animal behaviour at Lincoln University.

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Presented by: Hannah Donovan-Calam

Finding a balance between theory and real-life can be challenging. Science-based knowledge on body language and our inferences of the underlying emotional motivations can help us to adapt our behaviour towards our patients and improve interactions. Within a veterinary setting, there can be a sense of urgency and time pressure. In this webinar we will look at how we can best interpret our patients’ emotional states and therefore, mental health, to respond to each individual appropriately and set them up to succeed.

Presenter Bio

Hannah Donovan is a veterinary surgeon and a clinical animal behaviourist, she graduated with a 2.1 Bachelor of Science Honours degree (BSc (Hons)) in Animal Science from the University of Leeds, UK, in 2006. She then went on to study for her veterinary degree, Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM&S) at the University of Edinburgh, UK, and qualified as a vet in 2011. During her time at the University of Edinburgh, Hannah also obtained a Masters of Veterinary Science in Canine Behaviour Research (MVetSci). She then worked as a mixed vet in Lincolnshire and during this time, completed a Master of Science in Clinical Animal Behaviour (MSc) at the University of Lincoln, UK, she graduated with distinction in 2013.
Since then, Hannah has worked in small animal practices in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, she has also travelled and volunteered around the world in clinics and shelters, and spent some time working in a large RSPCA hospital and shelter in Sydney, Australia. Hannah has worked as a veterinary surgeon since 2011 and has been seeing behaviour referrals simultaneously since 2013. Hannah has enjoyed providing continued education for vets and vet staff around the world about animal behaviour and how to improve handling and understanding during veterinary visits, rehabilitation of rescued animals or teaching young animals and preventing behaviour issues. Hannah’s aim has always been to improve animals’ quality of life and welfare by continually learning herself and teaching veterinary and shelter staff. Hannah is clinical director of Donovan Veterinary Behaviour Practice, where she sees veterinary referral behaviour cases in horses, dogs and cats mainly, provides talks and CPD to veterinary practices and also locums for local practices.

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Originally Broadcast on 5th August 2020

Presented by: Jane Arden

Sponsored by:

Jane Ardern BSc (Hons) Dip CAPBT CAP2

Jane owns Wagga-Wuffins Canine College. Jane has been training dogs for over 20 years and has been working full time as a professional for over 10 years

Jane has a BSc (Hons) in Canine Behaviour and Training from Hull University, an Advanced Diploma in the Practical Aspects of Companion Animal Behaviour and Training and CAP2

Jane is the Kennel Club Accredited Instructor Scheme Dog Trainer of the Year 2015 a prestigious award presented to her at Crufts 2016 in March

Jane has a City and Guilds Award in Education and Training

Jane is a member of the Coape Association of Pet Behaviourists and Trainers (CAPBT), The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT UK) Membership no. 1058 and a Registered Animal Trainer with the Animal Training and Behaviour Council (ATBC)

Jane shares her home currently with six working cocker spaniels

Jane breeds Working Cocker Spaniels under the Riverirk Affix and works them regularly through the shooting season

MISSION Control

A webinar covering arousal, impulse control and frustration tolerance in high drive dogs. Understanding their genetics and why they do what they do. Looking at both the science and the practical application using positive reinforcement training to develop an effective toolbox of rewards, working on brain games that build the right neural networks and good habits. Developing self control skills for the real world.

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Presented By Jean Donaldson, originally broadcast on 20/08/2020

Is there such a thing as over-socialization? What is “arousal” and is it a useful term? Should we strive to reduce or eliminate errors when dogs are learning? How should we curate and monitor play opportunities for puppies, and for dogs?

In most jurisdictions, dog training and behavior counseling are unregulated, and where they are regulated, there is usually not a mandate for evidence-based practice. This has resulted in fertile ground for fads to take hold. This webinar will look at how research on cognitive biases makes dog behavior practitioners susceptible to untested or demonstrably untrue ideas and practices.

Presenter Information

Jean is the founder and principle instructor of The Academy for Dog Trainers. The celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2019. She is a four-time winner of The Dog Writers’ Association of America’s Maxwell Award. In 2017, Jean was recruited to create Dog Training 101 for The Great Courses.

Born in Montreal, Canada, Jean founded the Montreal Flyball Association, and Renaissance Dog Training, the first positive reinforcement-based school and counseling service in the province. Her own dogs and dogs she has trained have earned numerous titles and wins in a variety of dog sports, including OTCh, TDX, HIT and FDCh. While a student, she worked as an adoption counselor at the Montreal SPCA and later served on its Board of Directors. Before founding The Academy, Jean did exclusively referral aggression cases for six years. She lives in Oakland, California, with her dog, Brian, adopted in 2015.

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Originally broadcast on 26/08/2020

Price: APBC members FREE (please visit the members are of the website for the free access) ABTC members £25 Non-members £35

Day Training: Do More For Dogs While Making More Money

If you’re tired of struggling to fill your private training or
behaviour appointments, begging clients to do their
homework, missing out on time with family and friends
while you work nights and weekends, and not achieving
the case results you know you could (and that the dogs
really need!), it’s time to consider a new way of offering
your services: Day Training. Gina Phairas of dogbiz will
show you how to increase your income, your impact,
and your revenue—and enjoy better work/life balance,
too.

Presented by Gina Phairas, BSc Comms, CTC

A central force behind dogbiz, the dog pro industry’s
leading business support company, and a former
instructor in Jean Donaldson’s original Academy for Dog
Trainers at the San Francisco SPCA, Gina oversees the
dogbiz University program, developing online business
courses to help R+ trainers succeed in their dream
businesses. She is a dynamic speaker, speaking at
conferences and teaching business workshops for
schools like the Karen Pryor Academy. Gina previously
ran a successful dog training and behaviour business of
her own and consulted for shelters and rescue groups.

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Originally aired on 15th September 2020

Scentwork Solutions for Abnormal & Repetitive Behaviours, Fears & Phobias; understanding how scentwork can help in complex behaviour cases
Presented by: Morag Heirs

Scentwork has taken off across the world as a fun activity to share with your dog, and there are a whole range of methods and approaches. While some methods concentrate on competition, there’s increasing interest in the use of scentwork and nose games within behaviour modification programmes.

Using a mixture of case studies and video we will explore how scentwork can play a key role in behaviour modification for a range of complex presenting problems in dogs including abnormal and repetitive behaviours and fear.

Bio
Morag Heirs PhD, Clinical Animal Behaviourist
Well Connected Canine Ltd http://www.wellconnectedcanine.co.uk
I build better relationships between troubled dogs and their humans, and I’ve been working as a canine behaviourist for over 12 years now. Playing scentwork games with my own dogs, as well as with my clients, was life changing. I was fortunate to be an Accredited TD Scentwork Trainer (2014-2017) and have introduced hundreds of dogs to the joy of sniffing.
Scentwork is one of my favourite tools when it comes to creating an effective training plan or behaviour modification programme, and I can’t wait to share the magic with you!

Originally Broadcast on 22nd September 2020

Presented by Dr Frank McMillian

Franklin D. McMillan, DVM, served as the director of well-being studies at Best Friends Animal Society from 2007 to 2020. In that role, his studies included the quality-of-life and the mental health and emotional well-being of animals who have endured hardship,
adversity and psychological trauma. At Best Friends he has published in scientific journals the first studies of dogs rescued from puppy mills, hoarding situations, and abusive environments. In addition, he has published the most extensive reports of the psychological health of puppies born in puppy mills and sold through pet stores or over the Internet.  The goals of all of these studies is to better understand the effects of trauma on animals and to develop new therapies to restore to them a life of enjoyment rather than having a life filled with fear and emotional distress as well as provide the science to support better animal protective legislation and improvements in the way animals are treated all around the world. Before coming to Best Friends, he was in private practice for 23 years as well as clinical professor of medicine at the Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. McMillan is board-certified in the veterinary specialties of small animal internal medicine and animal welfare. He lectures worldwide and is the author of the textbook Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals and a book for the general public titled Unlocking the Animal Mind.

Social Pain in Dogs
The experience of unpleasant emotions is often referred to as “emotional pain”, such as when someone loses a loved one. The emotions that arise when one’s social bonds with another are impaired or lost – such as feelings of isolation, loneliness, and rejection – comprise one type of emotional pain, called “social pain”. Recent research has found that the term “pain” is not just a metaphor, but is based on the finding that social pain is
processed in the same brain regions where physical pain is processed. In addition, similar drugs can alleviate both physical and social pain. For social species, like elephants, horses, sheep, rats, guinea pigs, dogs, and humans, social pain plays a
powerful role in one’s well-being and quality of life. For today’s domestic dog, the issue may be of greater importance than for any other species on Earth. Evidence indicates that through domestication the emotional bonding propensity of dogs toward humans has been greatly amplified, which appears to have resulted in both greater joy for dogs when in the company of humans, but also greater suffering when denied human companionship. Only by educating all those who care for dogs will “man’s best friend” receive the care they so strongly deserve.

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Thank you to royal canin for sponsoring this event. Visit their website here:

https://www.royalcanin.com/uk

Thank you to Catipilla for sponsoring this webinar. https://www.catipilla.com/

originally broadcast on 20 th October 2020

Presented by Lucy Hoile

A focus on natural feline behaviour and what this can tell us about the development and treatment of behaviour problems in the domestic home. Behaviour problems that will be discussed include aggression, urine spraying, inappropriate toileting and inter-cat aggression in multi cat households.

Presenter bio – Lucy is a feline behaviourist with over 10 years’ experience helping owners with their cat’s behaviour. She holds a master’s degree in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling from Southampton University and sits on International Cat Care’s Feline Well-being Panel. Lucy regularly shares knowledge on cat behaviour through articles for feline publications and websites, webinars, talks and radio features.

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Originally broadcast on 4th November 2020

Price: APBC members FREE (please visit the members are of the website for the free access) ABTC members £25 Non-members £35

Presented by Veronica Boutelle, MA Ed., CTC
Founder, Consultant Lead, DWA Director
Veronica is the former Director of Behavior & Training for the San Francisco SPCA. She has been helping dog professionals create their dream businesses through dogbiz since 2003.

Veronica is the author of How to Run a Dog Business and The Business of Dog Walking, the co-author of Minding Your Dog Business, and writes for multiple industry journals, including regular business columns in PPG’s Barks from the Guild and APDT’s Chronicle of the Dog. She is a sought-after speaker at conferences and dog training schools across the country and internationally, teaching R+ dog pros how to help more dogs in countries ranging from North America to South America, Europe to Down Under.

Veronica has made good use of her previous career as a classroom teacher, teacher educator, and curriculum developer to bring more effective curriculum and instructional strategies to group dog training classes.

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Originally Broadcast 11th November 2019.

Behaviour modification for food bowl and location guarders

by Sara Davies MRCVS, Full APBC member

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Original air date 13th November 2020

Presented by Kristina Spaulding, PhD, CAAB

Dr. Spaulding has been in the dog training and
behavior profession since 1999.   She has a PhD in
biopsychology—the study of the biological basis of
behavior—and is a Certified Applied Animal
Behaviorist through the Animal Behavior Society.
 She is particularly interested in stress,
neurobiology, cognition, emotion, and wellbeing
and how to apply these concepts to the prevention
and early intervention of behavior problems in dogs.
In addition to working with behavior clients,
Dr. Spaulding teaches a variety of online
courses and webinars on the science of
behavior.  
In 2019, Dr. Spaulding received the
Association of Professional Dog Trainer’s (APDT’s) Member of the Year Award. She
serves on the APDT Education Committee, the
IAABC Foundation Board, the Fear Free
Advisory group and the Quality of Care task
force facilitated by Fear Free.
Before opening Smart Dog, Dr. Spaulding earned
her B.S. in Wildlife Ecology at the University of
Wisconsin – Madison. In college, she worked for
the local humane society for several years. She also
served as an assistant trainer at Dog’s Best Friend
which was owned at that time by Dr. Patricia
McConnell.

We know that enrichment benefits dogs. Taking a look
into the science provides many additional, illuminating
insights. This talk will cover:
 How we can make our animals more optimistic
 How to provide appropriate challenge to
maximize the effectiveness of enrichment
 How enrichment can improve a dog’s ability to
cope with stress

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this webinar was originally broadcast on 3rd December 2020

Presented by Risë Van Fleet, PhD, RPT-S, CDBC

Dr. Risë VanFleet is a licensed psychologist, registered play therapist-supervisor, and certified dog behavior consultant with over 45 years of experience working with children, families, and animals. She is the cofounder, with Tracie Faa-Thompson of the UK, of the field of Animal Assisted Play Therapy® and heads the International Institute for Animal Assisted Play Therapy®. Core values and practices of this approach include heavy emphasis on reciprocal relationships between humans and animals and full attention to animal well-being. Her book with Tracie, Animal Assisted Play Therapy, won a major award in 2018 as the best book in the human-animal bond category. Dr. VanFleet also works with highly fearful, traumatized, unsocialised, and feral dogs using play as an important aspect of the multi-modal intervention. She is well-known for her work around the globe in speaking, training, and writing.

This webinar will explore current knowledge about the importance of play in animals’ lives, what constitutes healthy play, and how natural play behaviours can be elicited and harnessed in helping intensely fearful dogs and other animals. She draws on her decades of experience conducting play therapy with children and families, doing behavioural work with animals, and observing/studying the play of Alaskan brown bears in the wild. The neurobiological significance of play as a helping mechanism will also be covered. The bulk of the presentation will focus on practical aspects of including play to foster healthy development and reciprocal social interactions in animals, including with conspecifics and with humans when appropriate. Recommended (but not required) reading: Mechtild Käufer’s Canine Play Behavior: The Science of Dogs at Play. English: Dogwise. German: Kosmos.

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Originally Broadcast on 17th December 2020

Presented by Kathy Sdao

Kathy Sdao is an applied animal behaviorist. She’s been a full-time animal trainer for thirty-five years, first with marine mammals and now with dogs and their people. At the University of Hawaii, she received a master’s degree as part of a research team which trained dolphins to understand sign-language. She then worked for the United States Navy to train dolphins for open-ocean military tasks. Kathy also worked as a marine-mammal trainer at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma Washington. After leaving the zoo world, she co-created Tacoma’s first dog daycare. Kathy launched Bright Spot Dog Training in 1998. Services include consulting with families about their challenging dogs and mentoring professional trainers who want to maximize the power of positive-reinforcement training. Kathy is proud to be an original faculty member for Karen Pryor’s ClickerExpos; she’s taught at thirty-nine of these popular conferences. Kathy has also lectured at venues across the United States, Canada and Europe, and in Australia, Israel, Japan and Mexico. In 2012, she published her first book, Plenty in Life Is Free: Reflections on Dogs, Training and Finding Grace.

When a client says this during our initial consultation, my response is “He’s not food-motivated yet.” Eating is an operant behavior. We can often increase its probability and intensity and lessen its latency through structured training procedures. Developing fluent eating might seem laughable if you have a ravenous Rottweiler or always-hungry hound, And yet, situations requiring skilled intervention abound: a senior dog whose appetite is fading; a wary dog who has learned to distrust treats; a pampered dog fussy about meals. While various medical conditions may contribute to the creation of a finicky eater, so can unwise behavioral practices. We’ll review several common mistakes and provide alternatives, including use of The Premack Principle.

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Originally aired on 12th January 2021

Presented By Dr Naomi Harvey

Dr Harvey is a zoologist with a specialty in applied animal behaviour and veterinary health and welfare. Since November 2019 Naomi has been working at the Dogs Trust as a Research Manager in Canine Behaviour and she holds an honorary position as an Associate Professor of Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare at the University of Nottingham. With a BSc in Zoology from Cardiff University and PhD in applied canine behaviour from the University of Nottingham, Naomi has a particular speciality in designing and validating methods for securing robust and valid measures of animal behaviour from their owners and carers. Her research interests lie in improving the evidence base for issues affecting companion animal welfare within the fields of veterinary medicine and clinical animal behaviour, to better inform how we manage and treat the animals in our care. Her PhD focussed on how behaviour develops in juvenile guide dogs, and as such, Naomi has a particular interest in the adolescent phase of development and what it could mean for our pets.

Naomi will be talking to us and answering questions about her fascinating research into Adolescent Dogs.

Whilst knowledge of dog behaviour during adolescence arguably exists in the public and professional domain, the period of adolescence in dogs and other companion animals is vastly understudied within the scientific community. Adolescence is a relatively long period of development during which a juvenile becomes and adult and is marked by intense neurological and hormonal changes. Within the domestic dog, adolescence is typically considered to begin with the onset of pubertal development at around 6 months of age (puberty is thought to begin between 6-9 months in males and 6-16 months of age in females) and continues until behavioural/social maturity is reached at around 2 years of age.

This period of development, particularly around puberty, is likely to be a particularly vulnerable time for dog-owner relationships, and for shaping the long-term behaviour of the developing animal. In this session, I will provide an overview of the neurological and behavioural changes that mammals undergo during adolescence, along with highlighting the potential implications. Although the particular focus of this session will be on dogs, many of the theory and evidence behind it should be applicable across mammalian species, and much of the background I will provide will be in general terms.

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Originally aired MONDAY 18TH JANUARY 2021.

Price: APBC members FREE (please visit the members are of the website for the free access) ABTC members £25 Non-members £35

Presented By Lori DeLeo

Crossing the Anxiety Barrier: Navigating the mental health issues of the pet owner:

Many people who have mental health issues such as anxiety are able to develop the skills to manage their symptoms through the utilization of professional and community support. But, what about those who do not recognize their symptoms? Now add a pandemic, lockdowns, and social isolation too. These circumstances complicate such challenges; and, as a result, interacting with anxious pet owners requires a better understanding of the symptoms of this mental health issue as well as a skill set that helps to make them more navigable.
This webinar will help you gain a better understanding of what is happening with your client and provide you with a variety of different approaches that can smooth the process of effective communication with the anxious pet owner.

Lori J. DeLeo, MAT, LMFT, is a licensed therapist who specializes in grief and trauma. She has worked extensively with first responders and helping professionals. Ms. DeLeo holds Masters degrees in Multicultural Education/Teaching and Marriage and Family Therapy. Additionally, she is certified in both Gestalt therapy and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).

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Originally Broadcast on 28th January 2021

Presented by Natalie Light BSc (Hons) PGDip PGCert CCAB FHEA

Natalie Light, is an Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) accredited Certificated Clinical Animal Behaviourist, an Animal Behaviour & Training Council (ABTC) Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist and Animal Training Instructor and a full member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors. Natalie has been working professionally in the companion animal sector since 2006 and has graduated from Southampton University with a Zoology BSc (2:1) and Newcastle University in Applied Animal Behaviour & Welfare PGDip (Distinction). She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a lecturer on the Animal Welfare and Society BA Hons at University of Winchester. 

Meet Drax, an Irish Wolfhound who was rescued at 10 months of age in August 2019. As part of a series of settling in and living with a traumatised rescue dog, Nat joins us again for the 3^rd instalment of how Drax is coping with life in a home environment. Topics such as managing play and interactions with other dogs, building and maintain confidence with humans, and introducing equipment and handling will be covered. Nat will also discuss the importance of identifying and treating trauma and how you can break goals and progress down into baby steps to avoid re-traumatisation.

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Originally Aired on 4th February 2021

Presenter Bio: Franklin D. McMillan, DVM, served as the director of well-being studies at Best Friends Animal Society from 2007 to 2020. In that role, his research involved the quality of life, mental health, and emotional well-being of animals who had endured hardship, adversity, and psychological trauma. Before coming to Best Friends, he was in private practice for 23 years as well as clinical professor of medicine at the Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. McMillan is board-certified in the veterinary specialties of small animal internal medicine and animal welfare. He lectures worldwide and is the author of the textbook Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals (now in its 2^nd edition) and a book for the general public titled Unlocking the Animal Mind.

Presentation Detail:This presentation will cover our most current knowledge of posttraumatic stress in dogs. Topics include the causes of psychological trauma, the mental changes, how the condition differs from “normal” fear, how the disorder in animals compares with that in humans, and our approaches to treatment. In addition, as time permits, other mental-emotional disorders caused by psychological trauma will be presented.

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Original Airdate: 22nd February 2021

Presenter Bio: Malena DeMartini-Price is renowned in the dog training world for her expertise in dog separation anxiety issues. She is the author of the book Treating Separation Anxiety in Dogs and has contributed articles on separation anxiety to multiple publications such as the Association of Professional Dog Trainers’ (APDT) Chronicle of the Dog, Pet Professional Guild’s (PPG) Barks From the Guild, and various national magazines such as The Bark. She lectures on SA at professional dog training workshops and conferences around the world, including everything from large professional conferences to small venues. She also has been interviewed widely on this topic and multiple videos and podcasts have been produced. Malena is an honors graduate of the esteemed  Academy for Dog Trainers, where she studied under Jean Donaldson, and is a member of the APDT, the Pet Professionals Guild, and the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants.

Presentation detail: The time to help your pups is now to help them cope when you are not spending so much time at home after the lockdown.Public webinars and live events will be recorded and a link sent to all registrants.

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Originally broadcast on 24th February 2021

Presenter Bio:

Karen Ingram who has over 15 years experience working with dogs in range of roles, from veterinary care to rescue. Karen is a highly qualified Clinical Animal Behaviourist with an honours degree in Animal Behaviour and Welfare. Karen is a full member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC) and the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (mAPDT-00994) and is a registered practitioner for both training and behaviour with the Animal Behaviour & Training Council (ABTC). 

Karen has a passion for agility and is an Agility Club Approved Instructor and a UKA agility judge. She is also a Kennel Club Good Citizen Scheme examiner.

Presentation Details:   

This presentation looks at pain and behaviour shown in sports dogs. Starting from your dogs lifestyle of competing and non-competing dogs, agility equipment, training, appeasement and displacement behaviour, aggression, arousal and biting, incomplete training and prevention of these issues. 

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Original air date 2nd March 2021

Presenter Bio:

Amber graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 1999 and started additional behaviour qualifications the following year as she recognised how many of her consultations involved elements of behaviour.  Today Amber works in both clinical veterinary practice, offers vet behaviour consults, teaches behaviour and welfare internationally and works as an expert witness.

Her goal is to provide scientifically up to date information in a practical, understandable way to both animal professionals and owners / caregivers to help improve the quality of the relationship between people and pets / livestock.

Presentation Detail: This webinar will look at what typically has happened to the body and brain of the equine with recent or historical, physical or psychological trauma.  We will then look at practical ways of ensuring that the brain is ready for new learning regards stimuli that have emotional significance as the result of these previous negative experiences.  An emphasis will be on combining environmental factors with handling/ training experiences before reintroducing known emotion inducing stimuli and how and why this can be so effective.

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Original Air date: 9th March 2021

Presenter Bio: Linda Case is a science writer, dog trainer, and canine nutritionist. Her academic training is as a canine/feline nutritionist and trainer. She earned her B.S. in Animal Science at Cornell University and her M.S. in Canine/Feline Nutrition at the University of Illinois, and was a lecturer of companion animal science at the University of Illinois for 15 years. She also taught companion animal behavior and training at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Linda operates and teaches at The Science Dog Courses (https://courses.thesciencedog.com/) and is the author of eight books, including most recently, “Dog Smart”, “Dog Food Logic”, and “Beware the Straw Man”. She also writes the popular blog “The Science Dog” (http://thesciencedog.wordpress.com/). Linda and her husband Mike currently share their lives with three amazing dogs; Cooper, Alice and Stanley, plus Pete (the formerly feral cat). In addition to training dogs and writing, Linda enjoys hiking, swimming, bird watching, yoga and gardening – all of which she happily shares with her dogs. 

Presentation Detail: The question of how best to feed dogs stimulates great debate and evokes strong emotions among dog professionals and owners, alike. One of the most contentiously defended viewpoints in recent years is that dogs should not be fed diets that contain digestible carbohydrate (starch). Two primary arguments used to defend this position are: (1) Dogs are carnivores and have no dietary requirement for carbohydrate; and (2) Dogs are unable to efficiently digest starch. According to these views, including starch-providing ingredients in dog foods is unhealthy and provides no nutritional value.

However, like many persistent beliefs, there is both a bit of truth and a fair amount of falsehood to these claims. In this webinar, we will look at the nutritional science and the evidence regarding dogs and carbohydrates.  What do we know about the nutrient needs of dogs regarding digestible carbohydrate and how does this knowledge inform us about how to best feed our dogs? This exploration leads us to a discussion of the dog’s evolutionary history and domestication, changes in how we have fed dogs over time, the types of ingredients that are commonly found in dog foods, and examinations of dogs’ actual food choices and preferences. Following a review of the science and the evidence, the webinar will include time for questions and discussions regarding the inclusion (or exclusion) of carbohydrates in the diets of our dogs. We hope that you will join us! 

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Original Air date 18th March 2021

Presenter Bio:

Diane has worked at Blue Cross for 6 years in the Pet Bereavement Support Service, having a back ground of training, counselling, people and development, as well as a number of years in the Pet retail environment.

Having worked with human loss and having a love for animals, this is a vocation for Diane, it has always been her aim to make people realise the importance of animal loss, be it death, theft or separation, due to a number of reasons.

With over 14,000 calls and emails annually to the support service, Diane realised that educating professionals in the area of loss, was missing and the team now train and present to a large number of organisations, including vets, other charities and organisations. From this the Blue Cross Pet loss grief cycle was born, the service Is recognised as one of the leading providers of support and training in this area.

Diane is also involved in working with a number of Universities in the area of research and training, as she really wants the topic of loss to be seen as part of curriculums and as normal as any other topic.

Presentation Detail: The Presentation will look at the development of the Blue Cross Support Service in the last few years, how it has worked with the topic of Loss. The type of losses and grief that animal owners, workers and organisations have, including the effects of the most current losses during the pandemic. The Blue Cross Pet grief cycle and guilt being a large part of it as well as looking at the cycle and working with it. Working with clients, often the question of, “what can I say?”, or “what should I not say?”, is what people want to know and “Is it that simple?” Diane will also discuss after death body care and memorialisation and how it has evolved. Plus, the future on how will it look for Pet Bereavement, according to Diane.

This Webinar is sponsored by the Blue Cross
We’re a charity that has been helping sick, injured, abandoned and homeless pets since 1897. Pets help us in so many ways and they depend entirely on us. That’s why at Blue Cross we believe in helping pets because pets help us.
We help thousands of pets in need every month, providing veterinary care, expert behaviour help and find them loving happy homes, as well as advice and education for current or future pet owners and pet bereavement support. We develop lifelong relationships with pets and owners, providing quality care that is accessible and non-judgemental. With your support we can give back to more pets in need.
Pets change lives. We change theirs.
Pet Bereavement Support Service
We launched the Pet Bereavement Support Service over 27 years ago, in 1994, to help grieving pet owners. Since then we have helped thousands of pet owners of all ages and from all walks of life through our dedicated helpline and email service. Volunteers, who have all experienced the loss of a pet and have completed an in-depth bespoke training course on how to help you, respond to calls and emails every day. They offer a listening ear, guidance on coping and give time, patience and encouragement to pet owners as they work through their loss. The Pet Bereavement Support Service also offers practical information on pet loss for friends, family members and others who have contact with pet owners. We don’t just deal with loss through death but also through enforced separation or theft too. Please don’t hesitate to call us on 0800 096 6606 if you’d like to talk. Please note that due to the nature of the helpline and to keep your call confidential, we are unable to call you and cannot see your phone number if you call us or you can Email us at pbssmail@bluecross.org.uk and we’ll respond within 48 hours. https://www.bluecross.org.uk/pet-bereavement-and-pet-loss
PBSS Training –through our vast experience we have developed award-winning, RCVS endorsed training for vet teams and pet professionals helping people to feel empowered and confident in this crucial area when working with distress owners and clients. We have a range of training e-learning and virtual training options that range from 2 hours short course, virtual workshop days to our full in-depth accredited certificate in Pet Bereavement and Loss.  For more information or to book on any of our courses visit https://www.bluecross.org.uk/cpd-courses-for-pet-professionals
Finally, we are hugely proud of our volunteers as without them we just couldn’t achieve the amazing support and work we do everyday. It takes something special to be a PBSS Volunteer and we are always delighted to welcome new volunteers who find the call or email support work so rewarding. If you are interested in our home-based PBSS volunteering roles or would like more information click here https://www.bluecross.org.uk/volunteer-our-pet-bereavement-support-service

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Original Air Date March 24th 2021

Presenter Bio: Sara is a registered veterinary surgeon who spent nine years in small animal practice before switching to pet behaviour and training where she has worked for the last 18 years. In addition to her degree in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, she is an honour graduate of Jean Donaldson’s Academy for Dog Trainers, and has a City & Guilds qualification in teaching adult learners. She is a full member of the APBC, and an ABTC registered veterinary behaviourist and clinical animal behaviourist. She is a committed reward-based trainer with a keen interest in both the welfare of the pet and the comfort of the client.

Presentation Details: Recent research has highlighted the importance of the age at which we neuter dogs, but the timing of that in relation to the reproductive cycle of the bitch has received far less attention. Unfortunately, if spayed at the wrong point in their cycle, a bitch can enter a state of ‘persistant phantom pregnancy’ and, unlike a normal phantom pregnancy, this one does not go away on its own and can lead to intractable and unpredictable anxiety or aggression. Join Sara to find out why this happens, how to treat it, and what we can do to prevent it. You’ll also find out why it’s ’the silent killer’

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Original Air Date: 22nd April 2021

Presenter Bio:

Rachel Spencer is a freelance journalist and writes about the pet industry for national newspapers and magazines focusing on human interest stories, health, trends, and technology. 

She works with pet business owners helping them raise their profile in the media. Clients have appeared in the Telegraph, Guardian, Independent, BBC Breakfast, Mail Online, Daily and Sunday Express, and a host of pet titles like Edition Dog, Your Dog, Your Cat, Pet Gazette and Pet Business World.

Each week she shares tips on how small businesses can secure coverage on the Publicity for Pet Businesses podcast.

Rachel provides one to one consultancy packages and runs a membership programme helping pet businesses stand out from the competition. 

Talk Description:

With the pet population rising, as a behaviourist it’s never been more important to make pet parents aware of the support you can offer them.

Publicising the ways in which you help animals is something you can do on your own platforms and in the media.

In this workshop Rachel will cover the two types of publicity you can use as a pet behaviourist.

The first is the publicity you create on your own platforms to build trust and attract clients. 

The second is being published on other people’s platforms so you stand out from the competition and position yourself as an expert.

Rachel Spencer is a journalist, pet blogger and hosts the Publicity for Pet Businesses podcast and works with pet professionals, charities and rescues raise awareness of the fantastic work they do. 

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Originally Aired: 11th May 2021

Presenter Bio:

Equine behaviour issue? Want to help horses? Jenni helps caring owners struggling with their equine’s problem behaviour to get a deeper understanding, remove stress, restore partnerships, and change behaviour. She also works with people training to become equine clinical animal behaviourists, runs courses in equine behaviour and training, and is co-director of the Gower Pony Experience C.I.C. A new organisation dedicated to the best practices in conservation grazing with ponies – many of them re-purposed, unwanted semi-feral hill ponies.Jenni is an Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC) Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist (horses and dogs) and a full member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC). She been practising as an animal behaviourist since establishing her South Wales business in 2005.  Jenni gained er Postgraduate diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling from the University of Southampton in 2006 and achieved the MSc in 2011 after conducting an in-depth study on the impact of training method on horse welfare and the horse-human relationship. Being a thoroughly horsey lady, Jenni also has an Equine Science degree (BSc Hons) from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth where she was first introduced to hill pony life, through her dissertation field study on Welsh hill pony behaviour.

Presentation Details:

Have you ever wondered about the lives of feral ponies? On a hill in Wales pony population management decreased, and the ponies formed more natural groups. There was a golden window of opportunity to follow these ponies; to watch, learn and record through film. Wales might feel wild, but it doesn’t have any true wild lands where ponies can become truly wild, and so the feral pony bubble burst. 

This presentation brings to you never before seen footage of the feral ponies in their native landscape, acting out their wild lives. It also brings to you the story of Felix and Co. Free-living ponies who got to retain some of their freedom in new lives as conservation grazing ponies, includIng some insights into clinical behavioural work with unhandled ponies, both fearful and/or formerly feral. 

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Originally Aired: 12th May 2021

Presenter Bio:

Sara is a registered veterinary surgeon who spent nine years in small animal practice before switching to pet behaviour and training where she has worked for the last 18 years. In addition to her degree in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, she is an honour graduate of Jean Donaldson’s Academy for Dog Trainers, and has a City & Guilds qualification in teaching adult learners. She is a full member of the APBC, and an ABTC registered veterinary behaviourist and clinical animal behaviourist. She is a committed reward-based trainer with a keen interest in both the welfare of the pet and the comfort of the client. 

Presentation Detail:

Good communication is key to success with clients. Inevitably, this involves a written document such as a report or handout. They are tedious and time-consuming to prepare and may go unread by the very person they are supposed to help! Sara will present some innovative ways to rejuvenate these tired resources to make them fit for purpose and less painful to construct! During the follow-up period, you may get the ‘it’s not working’ message from the client. The answer to this lies in persuading the client to do what you have already recommended, not looking for new or obscure treatment approaches. Sara will cover how to identify and deal with this problem and keep the client motivated. Sara will mostly be talking about dogs, but the information will be equally relevant to other species and those running classes. 

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Original Air Date: 8th June 2021

Presenter Bio: Gemma combines her time between research and outreach on behalf of the The Horse Trust and seeing clinical equine behaviour cases where she is based at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. After working in ambulatory practice Gemma moved to the Dick Vet where she completed a rotating residency programme in the equine hospital, becoming an advanced practitioner in equine medicine, alongside an MScR investigating horse veterinarian interactions. Subsequently she completed her CCAB and is currently writing up her PhD thesis ‘Investigating the stress responses of horses undergoing veterinary care’. As the Veterinary Liaison Officer for the International Society for Equitation Science, Gemma is passionate about improving interactions between horses and people, specifically regarding the application of learning theory. In her spare time, she has competed up to advanced level endurance on a homebred horse as well as enjoying competing in affiliated dressage and eventing.

Presentation Detail: This presentation will present the results of Gemma’s PhD thesis “Investigating the Stress Response of Horses undergoing Veterinary Care’. It will cover what aspects of veterinary care horses find stressful before going on to discuss evidence based management and handling of horses during veterinary care to minimise stress.

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Original Air Date: 10th June 2021

Presenter Bio:

Sara is a registered veterinary surgeon who spent nine years in small animal practice before switching to pet behaviour and training where she has worked for the last 18 years. In addition to her degree in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, she is an honour graduate of Jean Donaldson’s Academy for Dog Trainers, and has a City & Guilds qualification in teaching adult learners. She is a full member of the APBC, and an ABTC registered veterinary behaviourist and clinical animal behaviourist. She is a committed reward-based trainer with a keen interest in both the welfare of the pet and the comfort of the client. 

Presentation Detail:

In part one, Sara covered the age-old problem of writing reports and handouts for clients and achieving a successful outcome with proficient follow-up. But now, in this new pandemic-afflicted world, some have discovered that technologies hitherto scorned or only paid lip-service are not just a temporary solution. Between video conferencing, smartphones, numerous apps, google sheets, and online storage, do we need to write a report or handout ever again? Even people like Sara – technologically ambivalent – have found this new world to be full of unexpected gems and set to be a permanent feature of her work from now on. Once again, it’s all about good communication but through different and more effective media. If you are yet to be enthused by the possibilities of working online, then join Sara and see that this online world could be your oyster and that of your client. Sara will mostly be talking about dogs, but the information will be equally relevant to other species and those running classes. You don’t need to have attended the first webinar to enjoy this one, as each is self-contained.

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