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Presenter Bio * With a combination of lived experience, extensive hands on learning, and formal education, Adam loves to tackle the weird and wonderful problems living with dogs can produce!
Their expertise can be summed up as Really Big Feelings; teenagers struggling to navigate the world (without driving their guardians around the bend), guarding and conflict aggression, and sport dogs who are flying off the handle or shutting down.
Adam uses training methods rooted in positive reinforcement, using play, access to the environment, food, and other things dogs love to change behavior. Their approach is rooted in understanding dogs as the complex individuals they are, meeting their needs and building the skills they need to navigate the world.

Presentation Information * This will be a presentation on the human side of things and managing the human end of the leash. We are always talking about what our DOGS need, and never about what WE need. I will be discussing everything from how to handle a situation where a caretaker (including oneself) has an excuse for everything to making big plans and how to stick to them, with a detour somewhere around burnout to discuss how to combat it.

Price: APBC members £12.50 ABTC members £25 Non-members £35

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Presenter Bio: Certified Canine Behaviourist with a degree in Biological Sciences, including biomedicine and zoology. Jess has done extensive study in clinical behavioural medicine and has a heavy interest in how an organism’s biological needs affect emotional regulation. She has worked in non-destruct rescue for over a decade with a special focus on bull breeds. She spent many years rehabilitating dogs from dire situations in her own home on behalf of various rescues and privately. She also has observed many free roaming dogs in various places from Madagascar to several Spanish villages; and worked with a vast amount of overseas rescues. She ran her own small daycare and walking service from home, giving a wide perspective on canine behaviour in cities. Jess is passionate about continuing her professional development in order to upskill in areas such a diagnostics and methods of rehabilitation.

Presentation Information * Behavioural signs of unmet biological needs in bull breed dogs, the differences in behavioural traits of Staffies vs American Bully type dogs. What ‘gameness’ really is when looking at it from neurobiological and psychosocial lenses. Case studies – how recognition of pain in dogs is bite prevention.

Price: APBC members £12.50 ABTC members £25 Non-members £35

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A growing number of companion animals are receiving limited veterinary care due to their severe aggressive or fearful behaviours during routine or emergency medical procedures. Some animals are receiving no care at all!

Guardians are often left feeling frustrated and hopeless, while veterinary staff feel pressured to carry out procedures on animals exhibiting potentially dangerous behaviours.

This webinar aims to provide trainers (and veterinary staff) with a customisable pathway towards achieving successful routine and emergency procedures for animals showing moderate to severe signs of distress (FAS 3-5) during veterinary scenarios. It will also outline the unique considerations that arise when working with pets suffering from veterinary phobia.

For these patients, planning and rehearsing repeatable, long-term solutions is essential. This includes combining behavioural and medical approaches that empower guardians, veterinary staff, and the animals themselves.

Presenter Bio:

Lorenzo is the Lead Trainer at Synergy Veterinary Behaviour in Portland, Oregon, USA. He grew up on a petting zoo and cattle farm in Kentucky, surrounded by a variety of animals – everything from camels and coatimundis to arctic foxes and water buffalo.

After nearly a decade working in behaviour therapy and management with children and teenagers in crisis, Lorenzo now works with animals. By utilising play, consent, choice, clear communication, and the building of predictable behaviour patterns, Lorenzo strives to help both humans and their animal companions thrive.

Lorenzo specialises in resolving complex behaviour challenges, including aggressive behaviours, fearful behaviours, separation-related distress, and veterinary and husbandry phobias.

With his own dogs, he enjoys sports such as agility, tracking, nose work, dock diving, hiking, climbing, and spending hours lying in the sun. He also dedicates time to improving husbandry and enrichment for his ageing cockatiel, various reptiles, and baby tarantulas.

Price: APBC members £12.50 ABTC members £25 Non-members £35

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Humans and non-human animals show habitual repetitive behaviours. These are normal, for example, the order in which you brush your teeth: bottom left, bottom right, top left, top right; or the route you walk to work. However, when such routines or repetition of other behaviours start to interfere with normal daily activities or cause physical harm to the individual, then the behaviour is or is potentially becoming an issue of welfare concern.

Expressions of repetitive behaviours may be categorised as abnormal and indicative of a disorder, and labelled as Compulsive or Obsessive-Compulsive, or Stereotypic behaviour. However, not all problematic repetitive behaviour is in this abnormal category. Rather, repetition of behaviour may stem from various emotional roots and frequently has a learnt component. Thus, as with all behaviour cases, it is imperative that Clinical Animal Behaviourists critically consider all the evidence they can obtain to assist in ruling in or out various possible differential diagnoses.

Identifying when ‘normal’ behaviour becomes a problem may depend on the caretaker’s observational abilities and interpretation, which may be influenced by their understanding of what is ‘normal’ or even ‘funny’. This may delay when owners consider seeking help.

This talk will introduce repetitive behaviours with examples across species and the range of possible motivations/underlying emotions. Using illustrative case histories, discussion will focus on aspects of evidence gathering and behaviour-based preventative/resolution strategies. The aim of the talk is to increase understanding of the range of causes of problematic repetitive behaviour, the importance of observation and history taking, and to help veterinary, trainer, and behaviourist colleagues provide appropriate advice to owners on preventative strategies and the need to seek help early should problems start to occur.

Presenter Bio:

Based at the University of Southampton, School of Psychology, Anne is a senior lecturer in the field of Applied Animal Behaviour and Human-Animal Interactions. She began practising as an animal behaviourist in the mid-1980s and founded the PG Diploma/Masters in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling at Southampton. This was the first British academically recognised qualification in the field and ran from 1994 to 2015, drawing students from around the world and from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Since its inception in 2010, Anne has been an active supporter of the Animal Behaviour and Training Council, whose aim is to raise standards of knowledge, understanding, and skills in the profession in a robust yet accessible manner, as evidenced by its Assessment of Prior Experience and/or Learning (APEL) route.

Anne is extremely proud to be the current Chair of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors, of which she has been a member for 35 years!

Price: APBC members £12.50 ABTC members £25 Non-members £35

Public webinars and live events will be recorded and a link sent to all registrants.

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Purchases of products, events or the webinars either live or recorded are not refundable.

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