Module Number: CFBA3002P

Professional Canine Behaviour Course: Dog on Dog Aggression two

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Module audience:

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

Course aims

To understand and investigate how the domestic dog's mind works and to develop strategies to help individuals deal with dog on dog aggression

• Using the students existing professional work environment to investigate a range of dog aggression characteristics

• To identify the different elements that act as triggers for dog on dog aggression in the domestic environment

• Investigate how aggressive behaviour by a dog or dogs results in rejection by the family

• Investigate how the owner's location and family circumstances contribute to the development of dog on dog aggression

• Investigate specific problems of dog aggression based on genetic differences of dogs

• Assess the implementation of different training strategies and evaluate their success in varying domestic situations.

Dog on dog aggression

• Identify different types of dog on dog aggression, in particular dominance and fear

• Understand and explain how and why certain aggressive behaviours are triggered

• Use an appropriate range of equipment to assist in the control and training of aggressive dogs

• Understand how owners or handlers can ameliorate the psychological stress of aggressive incidents, triggers and similar.

Investigate the family and/or owner situation

• Understand how early inappropriate care or conditioning can compound certain aggressions

• Consider how an aggressive dog can affect the family situation

• Understand how the dog owner's life style and circumstances can create aggressive dogs

• Understand the basics of handling dog on dog aggression

• Understand a range of solutions for coping with dog on dog aggression

• Assess one's own limitations and be able to decide when to refer more serious cases to other professionals

• Awareness of you and your client's legal position in relation to dangerous dogs and the law

• Develop strategies for implementation in the work environment

• Appraise the effectiveness of the new strategies

• Appraise and assess the effectiveness of equipment designed for dog on dog aggression

The 4-day residential school is an intensive highly structured programme extending the topics from their professional work environment that Phase1 was based on.

The programme includes:

General and safety briefings
Human and canine body language
Use of equipment for controlling aggressive dogs
Hands-on handling of dogs, including known aggressive dogs.
Review and discussion sessions include video-taped handling and playback analysis
One-to-one and group activities for peer discussion
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.