Course Title: Dog Behavior Problems - 107
Credits: 3 (Approx. 42 work-hours)
Instructor: James O'Heare, CABC
Course Description
This course provides a foundational knowledge of common dog behavior problems including (but not limited to) aggression, separation distress, barking, digging, attention seeking,coprophagia, house soiling, and jumping up. This course explores problem behaviors not by speculation about private mental experiences, but rather by the environmental contingencies (antecedents and consequences) that maintain the behavior and the biological context in which they occur.
Students should emerge from this course with a foundationalunderstanding of:- Aggressive behavior, what it is and why it is used
- Separation distress
- Barking
- Coprphagia
- House Soiling
- Jumping up
Course Texts
Enrollment Package Includes
- Coursework document with assignments and course notes
- Student Handbook
- Access to Classroom, with transcripts from Guest Visits and handouts
- Free membership with IIACAB and to all issues of its journal JACAB
- Access to your Instructor for one-on-one guidance
Schedule
The course begins as soon as your enrollment is complete and you receive your enrollment package. Although we allow 4 months for this course, you are free to complete the course sooner if you can, and we do allow extensions if need be.
Prerequisites
Principles of Learning and Behavior 104
May be taken at the same time.
CCPDT Credits: 6.5
Tuition
$300 Cdn. (Currency Converter) + 4% fee for for online payments. Textbooks not included in tuition. They may be purchased through http://www.dogwise.com, http://www.amazon.com, http://www.abebooks.com or http://www.half.com in most cases. Also check the Student Library. Canadian Residents 5% GST.
Enrollment
Visit the "ENROLL" page and follow the application instructions.