All Aggressions

What is behavior caused by fear or multitude of fears; dog displays aggression to create social distance.

Fear Aggression (Def)

When we are doing early positive socialization to various stimuli what are we trying to prevent?

Fear Aggression (Pre)

When we

• changing the dog's prediction about what happens in presence of stimuli.

• Determine root cause

• Rehabilitate to cause, not symptoms Easiest to fix; not quickest

we are treating what?

Fear Aggression (Tre)

Suppression of symptoms with fearful dogs can cause what?

Bigger problems like “Unpredictability”

When a dog displays aggression to manipulate and control its environment and things within it it is displaying what?

Dominance Aggression (Def)

When we build obedience foundation, early recognition, control reinforcers AND
Establish a relationship where humans are at the top of the hierarchy, we are doing what?

Dominance Aggression (Pre)

When we try to safely and effectively teach the dog not to be dominant aggressive in situations where he previously was dominant aggressive we are doing what?

Dominance Aggression (Tre)

When do we see aggression from dominant aggressive dogs?

• Another dog has something it wants

• Does not want to do something

• Wants something you have

• To retain something it has

• To prevent something from happening

What is the definition of Dominance?

Who has the most social freedom when two want the same thing

What are the treatment steps for Dominance Aggression?

• Disorient the mind

• Start over with commands

• Down is a position of submission

• Work for reinforcers

• Shift context often

When does treatment for a dominant aggressive dog start?

Day 1

When a dog show aggression to guard/protect something it deems to be a resource. What is it displaying?

Possessive Aggression (Def)

When you are building obedience foundation
Make dog work for reinforcers
Control toys, etc. at first sign of aggression

what are you tring to prevent?

Possessive Aggression (Pre)

When we control resources, and make sure aggression will not allow them to obtain or retain resources we are?

Possessive Aggression (Tre)

True or False, When it comes to resources they are always clear as the what the recources is.

False, Its hard to know what the dog is protecting

True are False, Emaciated dogs are not true resource guarders

True, They know the pain of hunger

When a dog shows aggression to defend territory from unknowns it displaying what?

Territorial Aggression (Def)

Who decides boundaries?

The Dog

When a dog is mark peeing, mark pooping and scratching what are they displaying?

Territorial Aggression (Extra)

When we establish control of boundaries early, provide ample exercise we are trying to prevent what?

Territorial Aggression (Pre)

When we Identify their boundaries; control their aggression (often through punishment) we are treating what?

Territorial Aggression (Tre)

What is it when a dog had aggression for no know reason, cause. There no prevention and the treatement is death?

Idiopathic Aggression

What is idiopathic aggression not to be confused with?

• Sudden Rage Syndrome

• Hydrocephalus

• Encephalitis

• Behavioral Seizures

When a dog is driven to chase, catch and often kill animals deemed as prey, what are they displaying?

Predatory Aggression (Def)

When prevention is limited, what are we dealing wiht?

Predatory Aggression (Pre)

Punish severely;
Take dead animal and beat dog with it?

Predatory Aggression (Tre)

When a dog learns through reinforcement to demonstrate aggression. what have we done?

Learned Aggresssion (Def)

What is “Don't reinforce behaviors you don't want” used for?

Learned Aggresssion (Pre)

Stop reinforcing the behavior
and
If it can learn; it can un-learn. Belong to?

Learned Aggresssion (Tre)

When a dog does repetitive, similar sequence of activities or movements that have no apparent purpose or function. What are they displaying?

Compulsive Disorders (Def)

When we Provide adequate mental stimulation and exercise we are preventing what ?

Compulsive Disorders (Pre & Tre)

What are some examplas of compulsice disorders?

• spinning

• tail chasing

• self-mutilation (ALD)

• circling, fence running

• hair/air biting pacing

• staring

• vocalizing.
  

True or False. Its ok to use a lazer pointer with your dog

False, this can cause bigger problems, use a physical toy.

What are the components of separation anxiety?

• Defecation

• Urination

• Vomiting

• Destruction

• Vocalizations

When we Provide puppies planned times alone in increasing intervals we are tring to prevent what?

Separation Anxiety (Pre)

When we Provide adequate mental stimulation and exercise. Leave the dog for short periods of time and provide positive outcomes we are treating what?

Separation Anxiety (Tre)

True or False, Separation Anxiety is often confused for boredom.

True, they need something to occupy their time and engage their minds to prevent anxiety.

Why do most trainers recommend euthanasia?

Many trainers cannot or do not know how to fix most problems

What are Common recommendations for problem dogs?

- Re-home
- Shelter
- Medicate
- Euthanize

If you cannot figure out what the root cause is, what should you do?

figure out what the problem is not

What are the 4 steps of behavior analysis?

1) Ask questions
2) Observe
3) Test Theories
4) Develop a plan

Behavioral triggers can be presented in what type of ways?

-Sounds
- Sights
- People
- Environments
- Animals

What is THRESHOLD recognition?

This is the distance a dog can be from a “trigger” before they start to exhibit fear.

What are some Challenges to overcome when working with a dog and their owners?

- Pre-conceived notions
- Embarrassment
- Different answers within family

What is reinforcement ?

Anything that causes a behavier to increase. Reinforcement can be both positive or negative, however both will increase the behavior.

What is Punishment?

Anything that causes a behavior to decrease. Punishment can be both positive or negative, however both wil decrease the
behavor.

What is Extinction?

Ceasing a behavior once all reinforcement is removed is termed extinction. However, any form of intermittent reinforcement —
even occasional petting of the dog in response to its behavior-will prolong the performance of the response.

What is Desensitizing?

Desensitization is where stimulus is minimized or reduced to a level that does not evoke the fear resporse. Once a positive association is made, rewards can be parred with stimui of gradually increasing intensity.

What is Conditioning?

By pairing a new stimulus with a familiar one, an animal can be conditianed to respond to the new stimulus.

What is Counter conditioning?

Counter conditioning involves the consistent and repeated pairing of a stimulus that evokes an unpleasant response with something that is emotionally positive until a positive association is made. Counter conditioning can often be coupled with desensitization

What is Response substantiation?

The replacement of an undesirable reponse with a desirable one. For example, hi-value rewards can be used to train desirable behaviors that are alternatives to the un desirable behavior. If the behavior is part of the dog’s typical repertoire and can be particularly difficult to train alternative behaviors.

What is Flooding?

Flooding is a technique that places the dog near stimui that they are afraid of. Mary people and trainers use it without having a clear understanding of how it could potentialy negatively allect the dog. Often it's done without knowing they are fooding the dog.

When we say “control” a situation, what does some of this refer to?

- Replacement Behaviors
-Mental stimulation
- Physical activity

True or False, Obedience foundation is critical to the success of most behavior modification plans.

True, it can lead dogs to acceptable behaviors

Why is symptom suppression not an effective alternative to behavior modification?

It’s a bandaid over the true issue and can continue to put others in danger.