Working With Fear, Aggression & Reactivity
Behavior, Learning and Training
Shortcuts and seeming magical methods inevitably produce flawed and unreliable behavior. Many of the animals we are responsible for teaching, don’t have time for interventions that rely on the use of guesswork or the current protocol making the rounds in dog training.
Animals who frequently display behaviors that we’d label fearful, aggressive, anxious or reactive require trainers who have a greater understanding of how to assess behavior and develop effective and humane interventions to give them skills, that without, can lead to a life of limitations, or euthanasia. Training is serious business, and at Lemon’s Hope Sanctuary, we take it seriously.
During this full day event you will be introduced to:
- An overview of how fear, stress and anxiety contribute to a range of behavioral and medical issues
- In-home management of challenging dogs
- Assessing the function of behaviors
- Linear vs non-linear contingency analysis
- How to develop operant and classical conditioning plans
- Reinforcement schedules
- Enrichment as intervention
There will be the opportunity to work hands-on with animals at the sanctuary to practice during an optional second day.
For more specifics about our events visit this page.
Dates: Saturday, Feb. 24, & 25, 2024 (snow date March 2 & 3)
Additional day available for hands on training and instruction Feb 25, 2024 (previous day attendance required)
Location: 1104 Ames Hill, Brattleboro Vermont
Cost: $125.00 one day (Feb 24), $225 two days (Feb 24 & 25)
CEUs:
CCPDT: Feb 24- 6 CEUs CPDT, Feb 25- 6 CEUs CPDT, 2 CEUs Behavior Consultants
KPA: Feb 24- 6 CEUs (in-person & streaming)- 6 CEUs, Feb 24 & 25- 15 CEUs
IAABC: Feb 24 – 7.5 CEUs (live & recording), Feb. 24 & 25- 15 CEUs
Light breakfast provided both days. Lunch provided Feb 25, 2024
Your instructors Debbie Jacobs, RBT, CPDT is known for her work specializing in the management and training of dogs struggling with fear-based behaviors. Her book A Guide To Living and Training a Fearful Dog, first published in 2007 continues to be a valuable and important resource for pet owners. Sara Matters, MA founder of Lemon’s Hope Sanctuary, has a background in animal behavior and has worked in zoos. She holds a Master’s certification in Applied Behavior Analysis and has a focus on using enrichment as a rehabilitative intervention.
February 24, 2024 $125.00
February 24 & 25, 2024 $225.00
Live-streaming of this event’s first day’s presentation.
We are excited to be able to provide a live-streaming option for folks who can’t join us in person. This option will be available using the Facebook live-streaming option. You will need to have a FB account and will be invited to join a private group.
$45.00
This price also includes one year’s access to a recording of the presentation.
