Course Title: Training and Behavior Modification in the Shelter and Rescue Environment - 232
Instructor: Molly Stone, CDBC; Dip.A.B; CC-SF/SPCA
Course Description:
The uniqueness of the shelter or rescue environment creates significant challenges in training and changing problem behaviors. This course will explore these challenges and how to meet them. The goal is to assess a dog’s needs and implement a plan that will help resolve problem behaviors, and/or prevent common ones to make the dog more readily adoptable and help ensure a greater probability of retention after adoption. This course will explore these topics in detail. Some of your assignments for this course will require you to present your papers for the class to review before you hand in the final drafts. Students should emerge from this course able to analyze and discuss these topic areas. IAABC Approved course with 18 CEUs.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completing this course, the student will be able to:
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Required Resources:
- Click! For Life: Clicker Training for the Shelter Environment edited by Karen Pryor
- How to Create a Happy, Eager, and Fun Relationship With Your Dog by Dee Ganley and Nancy Lyon
- Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor
- Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson
- Successful Dog Adoption by Sue Sternberg
- http://www.hsus.org
- Marston, L. & Bennett, P. (2003). Reforging the bond - towards successful canine adoption. Applied Animal Behavior Science, 83( 3), 227-245. Click here to purchase or get through library.
- Scarlett, J., Salman, New, M., Kass, P. (1999). Reasons for Relinquishment of Companion Animals in US Animal Shelters: Selected Health and Personal Issues. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2(1), 41-57. Click here to purchase or get through library.
Prerequisites:
CEUs: Continuing Education Credits Available. See Course Approvals page for credits.