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| Behavioral Consults |
What is Behavior Counseling?
There's a blurry line between behavior modification and
training. They reinforce each other, even in the most basic of
cues. For the life of your dog, one of you will always be training
the other. Dogs keep learning until their last breath, we humans
would be wise to follow their example! As the human in the pair,
it's to your advantage to be the one doing the most of the
training most of the time.
I have worked with all sorts of behavior issues -- separation
anxiety, excitement, aggression, fearfulness, barking, house
training, etc. Every behavior problem has something to do with
the dog's environment and something to do with the dog's nature.
As with most things in life, it's a situation of "both/and" rather
than "either/or."
Because of the interaction of nature and nurture in each dog and
dog's family, every situation is a little different. So my
behavior protocols are tailored to fit a given household.
How does a Behavior Consult work?
First, call me (615-584-2940). We will go over a list of
questions and decide together if, when, and where to meet.
The second step is based on the answers you give me. I will send
you a particular Behavior History Evaluation form. You will
return the form to me 48 hours before we meet.
At our meeting, I will give you a draft protocol based on the
information gleaned from our initial phone consultation and the
Behavior History form. This draft protocol includes topics to
discuss with your veterinarian (if appropriate), a list of
resources that pertain to your dog's particular behavior
problem, and a number of management suggestions to help you
deal with the behavior while a protocol and/or training program
is put in place. We will discuss short- and long-term goals and I
will help you discern reasonable expectations for you and your
pooch. In addition, we will work on several training tech-
niques to be used to reinforce and teach your dog acceptable
behaviors in lieu of the problem behaviors that sent you to the
phone to call me in the first place.
This first meeting will last from an hour to an hour and a half.
Following the meeting, I will send you revisions to my draft
protocol. Follow-up sessions can be scheduled as needed.
There's a blurry line between behavior modification and
training. They reinforce each other, even in the most basic of
cues. For the life of your dog, one of you will always be training
the other. Dogs keep learning until their last breath, we humans
would be wise to follow their example! As the human in the pair,
it's to your advantage to be the one doing the most of the
training most of the time.
I have worked with all sorts of behavior issues -- separation
anxiety, excitement, aggression, fearfulness, barking, house
training, etc. Every behavior problem has something to do with
the dog's environment and something to do with the dog's nature.
As with most things in life, it's a situation of "both/and" rather
than "either/or."
Because of the interaction of nature and nurture in each dog and
dog's family, every situation is a little different. So my
behavior protocols are tailored to fit a given household.
How does a Behavior Consult work?
First, call me (615-584-2940). We will go over a list of
questions and decide together if, when, and where to meet.
The second step is based on the answers you give me. I will send
you a particular Behavior History Evaluation form. You will
return the form to me 48 hours before we meet.
At our meeting, I will give you a draft protocol based on the
information gleaned from our initial phone consultation and the
Behavior History form. This draft protocol includes topics to
discuss with your veterinarian (if appropriate), a list of
resources that pertain to your dog's particular behavior
problem, and a number of management suggestions to help you
deal with the behavior while a protocol and/or training program
is put in place. We will discuss short- and long-term goals and I
will help you discern reasonable expectations for you and your
pooch. In addition, we will work on several training tech-
niques to be used to reinforce and teach your dog acceptable
behaviors in lieu of the problem behaviors that sent you to the
phone to call me in the first place.
This first meeting will last from an hour to an hour and a half.
Following the meeting, I will send you revisions to my draft
protocol. Follow-up sessions can be scheduled as needed.
| The Happy Hound Havin' Fun with Tricks & Good Manners Peg Dawson Harrington, Trainer & Behavior Consultant Member, Association Pet Dog Trainers #63215 12/08 Member, International Association of Dog Behavior Consultants AKC CGC Evaluator #27443 615-584-2940 Copyright © 2008 Peg Dawson Harrington All rights reserved. |