Grisha Stewart Seminar - BAT for Reactive, Fear and Aggression in Dogs

2012-04-17T20:31:00.000-07:00

BAT for Reactivity, Fear and Aggression in Dogs with Grisha Stewart
Saturday July 21 and Sunday July 22/2012

Hosted by Speaking of Dogs

Seminar Overview

Fighting is expensive for dogs. Instead of jumping directly into fighting, most dogs give distance-increasing signals, from subtle to overt. But many dogs have also learned to give up on the subtle signals and leap straight to showing big aggressive displays, fighting, or fleeing in panic.

When dealing with aggression, fear, or frustration, BAT builds social skills, confidence around the trigger, and trust in the handler. While food or other rewards are used with BAT in some cases, the main focus of BAT is on using environmental rewards that already maintain the problem behavior.

This presentation will show many video clips with case studies using various BAT set-ups, as well as videos of how to deal with problems that crop up, a brief history of related methods used in the last few decades, and how to use BAT with other behavior modification techniques. We will discuss the science behind BAT, the reasons and ways that BAT is kept low-stress, how to get volunteers for set-ups, how to use BAT ‘undercover’ in the real world, how to deal with fighting in the home, how to rehabilitate fence-fighting, and more. You’ll also get to see multiple live demos with three or four dogs with reactivity issues and a puppy for socialization. Seeing demos with the same dogs over the two days will allow you to see the progress dogs can make with BAT. More info on BAT...

Schedule

9 am - Begin seminar

10:30 am - 10:45 am – Break
10:45 am – Lecture and demos
12:00 pm – 1 pm Lunch
1:00 pm – Lecture
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break
2:45 pm – 4:30 pm Lecture and demos

Topics

BAT Preview

History & Science
Foundations – Management, other behaviors, etc.
Body Language
BAT in Practice

· BAT for fear & aggression

· BAT for frustrated greeters

· Different ways to engage with triggers

· BAT on walks

· BAT for territoriality

· Fighting within the home

· Preventative use of BAT

o Puppy Socialization

o Adolescent Rehab

o Rescue Dogs

Technical Matters (This is listed at the end but is done at the beginning of Day 2).

· Comparison with other methods

· Quadrants and ethics

Demos on doing BAT with dogs will be spread throughout the day to help you learn the above topics & techniques.

About Grisha Stewart

Grisha Stewart specializes in dog aggression at her facility in Seattle, Ahimsa Dog Training, which has been voted Best of Western Washington. "Ahimsa" is a Buddhist doctrine of nonviolence to all living things, which reflects Grisha's focus on force-free methods to promote the well-being of dogs and their humans. Canine behavior fascinates Grisha and she is highly motivated to help improve our techniques for rehabilitating and training dogs. This led her to develop BAT, Behavior Adjustment Training, which uses environmental consequences to reward the dog and eliminate problem behaviors. She developed Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT) as a way to help dogs gain confidence and social skills. Because of its elegant simplicity and effectiveness in rehabilitating reactivity, this dog-friendly method is quickly spreading throughout the world. Grisha has a Master's in Mathematics from Bryn Mawr College. She is now pursuing a Master's in Psychology with an emphasis in animal behavior at Antioch University, while still running her 6-trainer business and doing private consults for aggression cases. Her first career as a theoretical mathematician and college instructor serves her well in dog training and behavior consultations, because she relies heavily on the problem solving, critical thinking, and teaching skills she gained in that field. Since founding Ahimsa Dog Training in 2003, she has found her canine and human students to be much more excited about learning than her college students!

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Grisha Stewart Seminar - BAT for Reactive, Fear and Aggression in Dogs