Why Dogs React
With Cindy Peacock – November 28, 2019 6:30-8pm
Does your dog choose fight over flight? Does your dog cower when people approach? This workshop is to help you better understand your dog’s behaviour and give you the skills to better manage it. While it can present in many forms, reactivity is a common behaviour issue. Simply put, reactivity can be defined as an overreaction to external stimuli. Dogs may beh reactive to people, dogs, other animals, noises, motion, or any combination of the above. Reactive dogs may be fearful, frustrated, and aggressive or over excited.
Join us for this 1.5hr human only learning event.
Tickets $25/ticket or two for $40 – 50% of the proceeds go to Halo Husky Haven.
SPEAKER BIO:
Cindy Peacock is the Head of Behaviour at Chasin Tails, she 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 also Lead Trainer at the Kicking Horse Grizzly Refuge.
The Art of Dog Language
With Cindy Peacock – December 5, 2019 6:30-8pm
Dogs communicate primarily non-verbally, and as humans we other miss or misinterpret these signals. This seminar will teach you the subtle ways dogs communicate with each other and with you. Understanding this language will help you with every aspect of dog guardianship. Join us for this human only learning event.
Tickets $25/ticket or two for $40 – 50% of the proceeds go to the Halo Husky Haven.
SPEAKER BIO:
Cindy Peacock is the Head of Behaviour at Chasin Tails, she 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 also Lead Trainer at the Kicking Horse Grizzly Refuge.
Living and Learning with Animals (LLA) with Dr Susan Friedman – August 14-16th, 2020
Living and Learning with Animals (LLA) is a seminar focused on the fundamental principles of learning and behavior, and the behavior change technology known as applied behavior analysis. All animals change their behavior due to experience, i.e., they learn, which gives this course trans-species and interdisciplinary relevance to all professionals working with behavior.
Topics are presented with slides and illustrative videos and include the following: How Behavior Works: Understanding and Misunderstanding Behavior; The Significance of Science to Behavior Consulting; Respondent and Operant Learning; Functional Assessment; The Commitment to Ethical Practice; The Case for Empowerment; Procedures for Changing Respondent Behavior; Procedures for Changing Operant Behavior; and, Designing Behavior Change Plans. As a result of attending this seminar, participants will be better able to teach learners effectively and humanely.
*This event has been approved for 21 CEUs for CPDT KA and CBCC KA trainers and 24 CEUs for IAABC
Full Description LLA 3-day
SPEAKER BIO:
Susan G. Friedman, Ph.D. is a professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology at Utah State University. Susan has co-authored chapters on behavior change in four veterinary texts, and her popular articles have been translated into 14 languages. She teaches courses and seminars on animal learning and consults with zoos around the world. Susan was appointed to the F&WS Condor Recovery Team from 2002 – 2010, after which time the team was retired due to the success of the birds in the wild. She is the Chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Committee of American Humane Association (AHA) Film and TV Unit, and a member in good standing of ABAI, ABMA, and IAABC.