Conference 2011 2 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 6 JIM AKENHEAD 7 IAABC CONSULTING SKILLS FOR ANIMAL BEHAVIOR CONSULTANTS BRENDA ALOFF 47 SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE:CORE STRENGTH, STRETCHING AND BACK HEALTH IN EQUINES AND THEIR USE IN REHABILITATION NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT IS NOT AN EVIL PHRASE BOB BAILEY 50 BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS: HOW MUCH IS THAT COOKIE WORTH? ONE MAN’S HISTORY OF APPLIED ANIMAL PSYCHOLOGY ALYSSA BENNETT 52 BAD HAIR DAY? THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS LISA CLIFTON-BUMPASS 54 CONNECTING THE DOTS KASHMIR CSAKY 56 BODY TALK STEVE DALE 63 BRAIN DEAD FELINES AND CANINE UNEMPLOYMENT SHEILA D’ARPINO 73 WORKING WITH FOOD AGGRESSIVE DOGS DR. NICK DODMAN 76 COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE SPECIES ERIC GOEBELBECKER 78 SOCIAL MEDIA: WHY SHOULD I? BARBARA HANDELMAN 79 TWO SPECIES, SAME SOLUTION: CLICKER TRAINING FOR POWERFUL PULLERS PAM JOHNSON-BENNETT 100 FROM SHELTER TO NEW HOME: INTRODUCTION AND ACCLIMATION OF CATS IN TRANSITION KATENNA JONES 101 ANIMAL STRESS AND THE RESEARCH BEHIND IT 4 KATHRYN LORD 103 SENSORY DEVELOPMENT IN WOLVES VS. DOGS KEN MCCORT 105 ANIMALS AND INTENTION THINKING:: DO THEY DO IT AND IS IT NECESSARY? DR. FRANK MCMILLAN 106 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA IN ANIMALS: PTSD AND BEYOND DR. MYRNA MILANI 117 WHERE THE SUN DON’T SHINE: THE DARK SIDE OF THE HUMAN-COMPANION ANIMAL BOND GINA PHAIRAS 124 TRAINING FOR A LIVING LINDA S. RUBIN 131 THE ETHOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN PARROT FLOCKS AND CAPTIVE BEHAVIOR CARA SHANNON 133 LEASH LUNGERS ANONYMOUS VICTORIA STILWELL 149 VICTORIA STILWELL LIVE JANET VELENOVSKY 153 FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TO ASSIST CLIENTS THROUGH THE MOST DIFFICULT STAGES OF LIFE JAMIE WHITTAKER 157 OLD PARROTS, NEW HOMES: HELPING PARROTS TO ADAPT DR. KATHRYN WRUBEL 159 CAT TO CAT & DOG TO CAT HOUSEHOLD AGGRESSION MULTI-SPECIES PANEL: 161 BARBARA HANDELMAN DEE GANLEY JACQUES MUNERA JAMIE WHITTAKER KEN MCCORT DEVELOPING SELF CONTROL USING POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT METHODS: A MULTI-SPECIES PANEL 5 6 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D Dr. James Akenhead is the author of 5 books, including: Uncommon Leadership, A Playbook for People Driven Organizations (currently under revision) & Thoughtful Owners, Great Dogs. He is the inventor of the original Puzzle Box and the B.E.L.T.S Program. He has earned five degrees: B.S., M.Ed., ED.S, M.S., ED.D.. Holds training and behavior certifications: CPDT-KA, CDBC, PDT., CDT. Board member: Inter- national Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. Director Emeritus: National K-9 Trainers Associa- tion. Instructor Youngstown University Canine Behavior Program. Instructor Kutztown University Canine Behavior Program. CEO of Signature K-9 Behavior and Training. 7 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D IAABC Consulting Skills for Animal Behavior Consultants Compiled and Written by James E. Akenhead, Ed.D. Edited by Beth Adelman Copyright © 2011 8 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 9 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 10 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 11 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 12 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 13 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 14 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 15 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 16 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 17 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 18 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 19 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 20 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 21 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 22 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 23 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 24 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 25 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 26 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 27 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 28 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 29 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 30 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 31 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 32 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 33 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 34 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 35 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 36 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 37 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 38 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 39 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 40 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 41 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 42 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 43 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 44 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 45 James E. Akenhead, Ed.D 46 Brenda Aloff Brenda's childhood love was training and showing horses. She has taken this knowledge about working with large, po- tentially dangerous animals and applied it to training dogs with problem behaviours. Unsatisfied with the results of "traditional" dog training, Brenda studied marine mammal training, exotic animal training and learned about wolf pack behaviour. Puzzled by the lack of answers in dog lore and literature, and because traditional dog training techniques did not offer the tools needed to deal with aggressive dogs, in particular, she became an expert in behaviour modification and positive reinforcement. Published works: Get Connected with your Dog; Canine Body Language, a Photographic Guide; Aggression in Dogs: Practical Management Prevention & Behaviour Modification; Positive Reinforcement: Training Dogs in the Real World; Brenda Aloff’s-Fundamentals: Foundation Training for Every Dog DVD 47 Brenda Aloff Negative Reinforcement Is Not An Evil Word In my work with the most difficult dogs I found myself desperately looking for more tools. In my work with a horse that kept trying to murder me on a regular basis, I discovered many techniques, that are sound and in line with learning the- ory that increased my effectiveness - and my safety - with him one hundred fold. In light of this, I started trying some of the techniques with my problem dog patients. The results were quite impressive. Curiosity then drove me to develop a series of exercises that used "pressure" to work with my canine patients. One of the things that I loved about this is that, in the process of doing these exercises, my human clients discovered much about themselves and the way they interacted with their dogs while doing the exercises, too. I thought a lot about how dogs perceive personal space and how humans generally do not address the issue of the "space between us." I worked to develop exercises that addressed the canine's point of view about these conversations and a way to get the right message across to the dog. I wanted to find effective and yet humane ways to "correct" a dog. During this process my goal was to explain to people how to improve the relationship with their dog and how to "support" the dog in ways the dog would be able to understand and appreciate. It was requisite to me that all of these techniques and ways of thinking would be able to mesh with the Positive Reinforcement training that I already know and love to do. This journey has made me more aware of what is important to the dogs that we are training, and how our training goes awry. Teaching dogs, in a systematic and deliberate way, to cope with stress and to include you in their decision making process is what I would consider the basic skill sets. When these items are in place, teaching specific behaviours, such as weave poles or heeling becomes a very simple task that goes along relatively quickly. This lecture will include film clips of meshing negative reinforcement with negative punishers and positive reinforce- ment to illustrate the uses of pressure in dog training. I am so sorry I only have 50 minutes, because in this way, I can only introduce you briefly to the efficacy and gentleness that these techniques can embody when they are deliberately and thoughtfully applied. 48 Brenda Aloff Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed Something Blue. Core Strength, Stretching and Back Health In Equines and Their Use In Rehabilitation I have always tried very hard to take excellent care of my animals and I pride myself on my husbandry skills. I ride and compete in Dressage and in our world much emphasis is placed on the horses back. I was always careful that my horses had carefully fitted saddles and that they regularly see a chiropractor. I felt rather righteous about the fact that I was do- ing all the “proper” and politically correct things. I already knew the close connection between core strength and back health and its direct effect on comfort for the horse and the rider. (Riding on a soft, “lifted” back is good for both of us!) However, it was when my gelding had a pasture injury requiring extensive rehabilitation (still on-going 11 months later) that brought home to me how crucial this pack- age is to the very soundness of our animals. The New: I am unbelievably fortunate to live within 2 hours of Michigan State University, therefore have direct access to the vast knowledge and research that goes on at the McPhail Equine Center there. Thanks to them (specifically Nicole Rombach and Narelle Stubbs) I was able to draw on the latest technology in equine biomechanics and movement. This includes a variety of core strengthening and stretching exercises to increase range of motion. The Old: I didn’t stop there, because I am incredibly interested in the history of Classical Dressage (differs slightly from the philosophy of competitive dressage) and work in hand. (Not such a hot topic. Very few people do the classical work in hand.) The old Masters knew their stuff! de la Gueriniere published in 1733 the use of the Shoulder-In, which is an incredible strengthening and gymnasticizing technique that helps teach the horse to carry more weight on the hindquar- ters. Then there is “Goat on the Mountaintop”, another exercise used to prepare a horse for piaffe and the deep collection work of pessade and levade. Goat on the Mountaintop is an amazing stretch for the back and a core strengthening exer- cise.