This course was last updated on 3/2016.
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✓ Objectively assess the severity of a dog’s fighting based on a Fight:Bite ratio that examines actual damage done
✓ Provide prognoses and accurate estimates of the time required to rehabilitate anti-social dogs
✓ Administer a stress test to determine a dog’s level of anxiety and the source of that anxiety
✓ Empower tug toys and kibble as very high value secondary reinforcers
✓ Give representational feedback to a dog that is in a social setting
✓ Use All-or-None Reward Training to decrease and eliminate reactivity and regain calmness, focus and control
✓ Set up controlled classical conditioning scenarios
✓ Block antisocial stimuli and signaling through the use of Come, Sit and Watch commands
✓ Use Differential Classical Conditioning (DCC) to enable simultaneous Operant and Classical Conditioning without unintentionally reinforcing reactivity
✓ Use the Jolly Routine for Classical Conditioning
✓ Maintain a dog’s pro-social temperament throughout their entire life
• Students should have a basic understanding of dog training
• Before working with any dog you should understand their history of aggression. How reactive are they? What stimuli are they sensitive to? What damage have they caused in the past?
• Dog trainers who are interested in re-socializing and rehabilitating dogs that have developed aggression/reactivity towards other dogs
• Owners of dogs that have developed aggression/reactivity towards other dogs who would like to learn how to re-socialize their dog
The course costs $19.99. And currently there is a 80% discount on the original price of the course, which was $99.99. So you save $80 if you enroll the course now.
YES, Growl Class – A Workshop Demo for Reactive Dogs has a 30-day money back guarantee. The 30-day refund policy is designed to allow students to study without risk.
Ian Dunbar has created 22 courses that got 13,564 reviews which are generally positive. Ian Dunbar has taught 54,664 students and received a 4.6 average review out of 13,564 reviews. Depending on the information available, we think that Ian Dunbar is an instructor that you can trust.
Expert dog trainer, veterinarian and animal behaviorist
Veterinarian, animal behaviorist, and dog trainer, Dr. Ian Dunbar received his veterinary degree and a Special Honors degree in Physiology & Biochemistry from the Royal Veterinary College (London University) plus a doctorate in animal behavior from the Psychology Department at UC Berkeley, where he researched the development of social hierarchies and aggression in domestic dogs.
He has authored numerous books and DVDs about puppy/dog behavior and training, including AFTER You Get Your Puppy, How To Teach A New Dog Old Tricks and the SIRIUS® Puppy Training video.
In 1982, Dr. Dunbar designed and taught the world’s very first off-leash puppy socialization and training classes — SIRIUS® Puppy Training. Subsequently, he created and developed the San Francisco SPCA’s Animal Behavior Department, the American Kennel Club’s Gazette “Behavior” column, which he wrote for seven years, and the K9 GAMES®, which were first held in San Francisco in 1993 and continue as annual events in Japan and France. He hosted the popular UK television series Dogs With Dunbar for five seasons and has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including the Today Show (US) and Dash Village (Japan).