Canine Behaviour DISCUSSION forum

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Selena Carnell — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 18:23:37 GMT

you may be best posting a new topic as this is a very old thread - if they are nervous i always leave a lead attched and always move slowly avoiding any eye contact. let them come to me.

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Elizabeth Marriott — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 03:46:15 GMT

Hello, I have just read your forum and wondered if you could give me any advice on handling dogs in a clinic/hospital environment. Often dogs coming into clinics are afraid and nervous and once in their kennel are fearful of coming out which can make life very difficult as the nurse trying to handle them. Any advice appreciated.

Liz

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Cloudy Weather — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:12:29 GMT

Not sure if it helps but I did Animal Behaviour at University and 'Behavioural problems in small animals: practical advice for the veterinary team' by Sarah Heath is greatl She is a brilliant behaviourist!

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Skeelish — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:21:29 GMT

For all interested and currently doing behaviour courses please research into the long regulations which are being looked at;

visit: http://www.abtcouncil.org.uk/ for more info

Ellie X

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Anonymous — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:10:31 GMT

Hi, I am looking into doing the Adv Dip in Canine Behaviour Management, I see that it's approved by the BVNA but do you know how many CE credits you get from doing it? I'm a vet in Ireland and I am trying to found out how many CE credits I will gain from it so I want to see if it is accredited in the UK.

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Anonymous — Mon, 23 May 2011 19:04:56 GMT

Ok. Its encouraging to hear that others are managing to get some where.

What route are you taking to get CCAB status then? Focussing on experince? (that does seem the best way but the ASAB seem more worried about degrees). How long to you think it will take you to get there.

I have e-mailed a behaviourist that I found on the UKRCB and she has been very helpful and said I can call her tomorrow to talk things over.

In practice I've done telephone conullts and with friends and family I have done some work with their dogs but it was mainly talking them through things. I have found this is good practice for history taking though.

In total I've asked the APBC, CFBA, UKRCB, and ASAB and I will look to contact more behaviourists for work experience. I think I will end up doing the Sparsholt degree though. Its got to be better than nothing.

I've jsut googled the behaviour study group. Is it the BSAVA Companion Animal Behaviour Therapy Study Group you are referring to?

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funkyfish — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:44:03 GMT

Hi, I will never be APBC due to no degree, but am aiming to be CCAB. The APBC will be changing their entry requirements I am told so watch out for updates on their website. Lots of behaviourists will have students see practive with them. Are yo a member of the Behaviour study group? Would it be worth asking the people there ifyou can see practice?

I have been taking consults for about 3 years now whilst studying the ADV Dip, as I have done a ton of reading over several years and lots of other CPD (along with working on my own rescue/problem dogs and freinds dogs etc), this has given me a load of experience. I only stick to basic stuff and some of it is a cross over from training probs rather than behaviour, not that I don't have the knowledge to deal with tricky cases, but I don't feel its fair to the client as I am not qualified yet. I reffer to a local APBC anything out of my depth. I find she comes to the same conculsions as me and prescribes a similsr program that I would, which is a relief.

I will be taking a cut of any consults at work form cases refferd to me outside of our practice as its money the practice wouldnt otherwise have, from there I will build up a client base etc.

I will prob combine dog walking/sitting/behaviour training to make ends meet

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Anonymous — Sat, 21 May 2011 11:30:34 GMT

I've just finished the Adv diploma CBM with compass. I did enjoy the course, although towards the end I got very tired. Module 12 took me 3 months! I took this course because I wanted to go on to do the top up degree with Sparsholt College in Applied Animal Behaviour. However, I've jsut discovered that the ASAB does not accredited this course, so if your end goal is to be an APBC member then this particular dfegree will be a waste of time.

So I dont know what to do really. I've got a lot of people who are further than me in the behaviour business in terms of experience saying that it is very ahrd to get into to and you are unlikely to make a living out of it. Even the people at the top are vets or psychcologists on the side, or rely on writing articles and books etc. So I really don't kknow what to do.

Any ideas?

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funkyfish — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:13:06 GMT

Brenda Aloff has written some good books. I especially like her one on Agression. it had great exercises to teach self control. it explains operent conditioning and clicker training really well. A good book to learn exercises to teach owners.

Turrid Ruugas has written a good book on claming signals and body language.

Any thing by Karon Pryor and Gwen Bailey as well!

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Jenny Boyd RVN — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:48:44 GMT

Thanks a lot for your reading lists... very helpful

Jenny

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Sara Benton — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:17:31 GMT

Reaching the Animal Mind by Karen Pryor is my bible!

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funkyfish — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:47:11 GMT

Hi sorry in delay with reply will look at what I have on my shelf and let u know! You will find that ur VN notes come are very useful as are any anat. and phys & neurology vet books

. Also get your self a member of the IVIS website, has fab info on stuff as well as proceedings from various congresses around the world.

Off the top of my head read Scott & fuller's book Genetics and the social behaviour of the dog.

Dogs By Coppinger and Coppinger.

The other end of the leash patricia McConnal

Don't shoot the dog- Karen Pryor.

When Pigs Fly - J Killion

The reading list for the course is very good. I have lost mine!

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Jenny Boyd RVN — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:35:41 GMT

Hello,

I'm just coming to the end of module 1 and after a slow start I am now getting used to all the new terminology and the more I learn then more I want to know.

Are there any particular books that you have found very useful to assist with the coursework?

Jenny

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funkyfish — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:23:00 GMT

Hi- I'm on module 4 and loving it!

would love to join a forum x