Module Number: CFBA2006P

Dogs and the Law - Advanced

The module is designed for professionals working with canines in dog training and behaviour occupations including the veterinary, instructional, and policing or welfare sectors.

Especially those who wish to learn evidence compilation for court and client-centred reports. Its is delivered in two separate sections one concentrating on dog law, evidence compilation and the second on all dog behaviour problems and how one constructs a report for the client.

Course aims

To gain an understanding of dog law, evidence structure and writing. To learn how to construct effectively and write concise canine behaviour reports professionally. Safety, your responsibilities, insurance

The dog law, evidence structure and behaviour reports concerning domestic pet dogs. To learn practised report styles to affect behaviour outcomes and or use for criminal or civil cases.

Use the student's limited professional experience and the DVD client-based cases studies to explore a range of all dog behaviours for behaviour report writing
To give the student a general grasp of dog law
To learn how to interview a client witness for evidence compilation
To enable the student to discuss and write reformation or training strategies for all dog behaviour in the home and or other locations.
To learn detective information collation in behaviour.

Understand that there is an array of laws concerning canines and specific proscribed dogs within those laws.
Have a basic understanding of why certain dog behaviours develop
Understand that the dog's location, the family make-up and environment affect dog behaviour
Understand that what you write is critical to a criminal civil case outcome
Understand what you write is critical to a behavioural change in a dog

Understand that reports need to be directed at the family and/or owner circumstances level of understanding and contextual to the behaviours
How verbal, film, written and hands-on instruction vary and have consequences for the client's success.
Understand how children needs, where applicable, need to be included in the report
Discover and imagine how canine behaviour can affect the family social dynamics

Understand the difference between collating information in a centre to the client's home environment
Be aware of a range of film-led professional skills and technical solutions for coping with dog behaviour
Begin to assess one's own limitations and the potential for when to refer to more experienced professionals especially in court cases
Develop procedures for behaviour reports concerning the main problem presented
Examine a range of equipment and how that is explained for use in a written form
Develop your skills to persuade reluctant clients to modify their view on how a dog should be cared for in context to their relationship
Develop a written explanation style for the dog owner's needs

The 2-day residential workshop is an intensive highly-structured programme that builds on the student's limited professional experience investigated during phase 1. A range of real life DVD based case studies will be used to take the student through the client-professional consultation process. A range of general dog behaviour cases for report writing purposes.

General briefings
Consultation begins
Questionnaire psychological Interpretation of answers proffered
Dogs law: antecedents and chronology, behaviour incidents
The main behaviour problem Presented general dog behaviour problem(s)
The main behaviour problem Presented for law-based case in dog behaviour
Compiling human chronology of events in dog behaviour cases
Use of film, recorders, written notes
Ancillary dog behaviour problems if relevant
Practitioners report writing skills
Quick psychology / behaviour form check
Practitioner clarifies points of conflict
Practitioner controls consolations chronology and digressions
Clarifies euphemistic language
Training and behaviour solutions proffered verbal, written, by example
Behaviour programmes, information imparted
Film-led studies of general behaviour cases 2 1hr
Film-led studies of law-based behaviour cases 2 I hr
Identifying client-learnt prejudices, views, expectations beliefs
Identifying a client's wish to change their previous behaviour.
Review and discussion sessions and analysis
Group behaviour review general dog behaviour problems for peer discussion
Evidence, court procedures, evidence cross examination detailed
Understanding the basics of how practitioners work with counsel
The programme finishes with a review of the activities and the learning experience.
Each day will include multiple choice assessment questions to reinforce the learning experience of that day's activities from the filmed behaviour activities.
Law, your responsibilities, safety procedures when testing dogs,
Working with aggressive or out- of-control dogs in public places

The course cost includes refreshments and one night at the Rose & Crown Hotel. View accomodation information here