DB207: Advanced Problem Behaviors
This course teaches behavior modification techniques and theories for owners and dogs with problem behaviors. No matter the behavior there must be your basic foundation such as teaching self-control in dogs, having the leadership role and giving dogs the mental stimulation they need. Once you have the foundation, you can begin working on problems such as canine anxiety, reactive dogs, fearful dogs and on-leash aggression. This course will give you the foundation skills and will give you behavior modification techniques to the above problems. (8 sessions; 90 minutes; June 1 completion)
Prerequisites: None
Course Length: This course meets once a week for 8 weeks. Each class is 90 minutes. All times are EST.
Course Cost (Register above):
For Credit: Live and OnDemand=$300
Audited:
Live=$225; OnDemand=$160
Credits: 5*
(*Applies toward certificate programs for students registered in the PDT or PCTS programs. You do not have to be in a certificate program to take this class.)
Course currently not available. Available June 1, 2008.
Instructor: Nikki Ivey, a professional Dog Behavior Consultant/Trainer, has been working with people and their pets for more than 11 years. Educated as a traditional dog trainer, Nikki used dominating methods such as choke chains and prong collars to demand appropriate behavior from dogs without understanding what motivated them. Training in this manner became increasingly less enjoyable.
At a training seminar by Bob Bailey, Nikki was introduced to operant conditioning, where animals are taught to think for themselves and are rewarded for doing the right thing. By applying this technique, she learned how to teach anything with a brain stem, including a chicken!
Nikki began applying this unique style of training and had 
incredible results. Realizing that dogs do what works, she began to truly understand dogs and learned how to communicate with them more effectively. Nikki now shares her knowledge by teaching owners how to understand, communicate and interact with their dogs to accomplish their goals.
In the last 11+ years, Nikki has trained many families to have better relationships with their dogs, owned and operated a dog day care and training facility, including agility training for 3.5 years, opened a new day care and supervised the day care for a veterinary/boarding facility, founded and supervised two separate K9 search and rescue organizations.
Nikki’s latest services are behavior consultations, training, pre-adoption consultations, dog day care inception, dog day care consultations, staff training, seminars and she is in the process of writing a book on Confidence Issues in dogs as well as putting together a DVD for new dog owners.
You can visit Nikki Ivey’s website at www.dogspeak101.com
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