The Bitey End of the Dog

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Leslie McDevitt MLA, CDBC, CPDT-KA Jul 18, 2022

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You might have heard the saying that "dog training is both an art and science." And I kind of agree with that statement because training plans, even when rigorously based in science, can often benefit from creative thinking.
I can’t think of any other trainer that thinks more creatively in the work she has done with dogs, especially the dogs who have issues on-leash. Leslie McDevitt's "Look at That" (L.A.T.) from her seminal work with the Control Unleashed series is just one example of the outside the box thinking that goes on in her brain, and in this episode we chat about an awesome variety of ideas where Leslie’s creativity shines through including things like LATTE, Cooperative Counter Conditioning, and Pattern Games, all used to help dogs with aggression.
For additional resources on helping dogs with aggression, visit:
https://aggressivedog.com

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About Leslie:
Leslie McDevitt, MLA, CDBC, CPDT-KA is the author of the internationally popular Control Unleashed series of books and DVDs. Her books have been translated into many languages, and she has helped people all over the world learn how to use her science-based methods to help companion, performance, and working dogs learn how to functional optimally without stress in very challenging environments.
For close to twenty years, Leslie's methods have empowered diverse populations of dogs--companion dogs, shelter dogs, competitive performance dogs, K9 SAR and detection dogs, therapy dogs, and more. If you have a dog that worries about stuff that happens—other dogs, people, noises, the unexpected–or you are a giant behavior nerd that is interested in counter conditioning with an operant base using startbutton behaviors--Leslie has lots of tools for you.
Leslie has taught all over the world, and is especially proud of her roles as Clicker Expo Speaker and consultant for the Penn Vet Working Dog Center. She is also very proud of her ever-growing number of CCUIS, Certified Control Unleashed Instructors. Leslie lives outside of Philadelphia with children, dogs, cats, a bunny and a pony. And a husband.
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Marissa Martino CDBC, CTC Jul 14, 2022

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Hey friends, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about a many of the wonderful takeaways for me from recording The Bitey End of the Dog, and I can truly say I really am so grateful for this opportunity to learn from my guests.
And two of the things that are top of mind as far as value to me are bringing in new concepts that can often be desperately needed in our work with dogs, and of course, learning new ideas to help the humans that are in the lives of the dogs we are working with.
Marissa Martino is my guest for this episode of Fresh Bites and we focus on the all important relationships between the client and trainer, the client and dog, and the dog and trainer using her Six Connection Principles. It’s a fantastic episode that I think you are going to truly enjoy.
For additional resources on helping dogs with aggression, visit:
https://aggressivedog.com

About Marissa:
Marissa Martino (CDBC, CTC) runs her behavior consulting business Paws & Reward in Boulder, CO. She is passionate about supporting behavior change and enhancing relationships for dogs, their people and others. When working with clients, Marissa introduces her 6 connection principles in order to enhance the training process and the relationship between the dog and the pet parent. Her mission is to cultivate awareness so pet parents can see their active role in their interactions with their dog. And her hope is that this awareness expands to other relationships in their lives. She is the host of the Paws & Reward Podcast, a co-founder of LIMA beings, co-founder of the Connection Summit, and the author of the Human-Canine Behavior Connection: A Better Self Through Dog Training.
https://www.instagram.com/pawsandreward/
https://www.facebook.com/PawsAndReward

Trish King CPDT-KA, CDBC Jul 11, 2022

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You guys have heard me say it before, but so much of what I have learned to help dogs with aggression issues has come from amazing icons in our community who have been so generous to share their knowledge and insight with the world. One such amazing trainer is none other than Trish King. Have you heard of the umbrella method to deal with off-leash dogs trying to harass or attack your on-leash dog? Yup, that credit goes to Trish.

In this fantastic conversation, Trish and I chat about a variety of topics around helping dogs with aggression, as well as avoiding it in the first place through things like socialization...and when I say socialization, it may not be quite what you are thinking.
For additional resources on helping dogs with aggression, visit:
https://aggressivedog.com

About Trish:
Trish has been a professional in the animal world for over 30 years. As Director of the Behavior & Training Department at the Marin Humane Society, she built a department known throughout the United States for its quality. Trish established the Canine Behavior Academy at MHS for new or interested trainers. She currently teaches the Academy of Dog Behavior, and teaches workshops and seminars on behavior, canine management, temperament assessment, and handling difficult dogs, among other topics. In addition, she and her partner own Canine Behavior Associates, consulting with and helping dogs and their owners.
Her extensive knowledge of animal behavior, as well as her sense of humor, have made her a popular speaker at such venues as the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), The Humane Society of the US (HSUS), American Humane Association AHA), and California Animal Care Conferences.
Trish authored a critically acclaimed book for dog owners, Parenting Your Dog (TFH Publications). She has written numerous articles about dog and cat behavior for local and national newspapers and magazines. She also developed the “Canine Calming Cap, “marketed by the Thundershirt Company, to help dogs that are overly anxious or excitable.

https://www.canine-behavior-associates.com/about-1/about-trish/

Daniel Shaw CDBC Jul 07, 2022

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In this season, you might have noticed we’ve talked about systematic approaches to changing behavior several times, which is exciting for me to see happening as we can sometimes witness spaghetti on the wall approaches in dog training.
Daniel Shaw joins me for this episode of Fresh Bites on the Bitey End of the Dog for a wonderful chat around his systematic formulation approach to working with aggression in dogs. This can include principles such as CBT skills, systemic counseling principles, and psychodynamic principles. These might seem like fancy words, but Daniel does a fantastic job of breaking things down in an understandable way.
For additional resources on helping dogs with aggression, visit:
https://aggressivedog.com

About Daniel:
Dog behaviour consultant certified with the IAABC. Trained with the Natural Animal Centre.

Interested in dog cognition, neurobiology and behaviour, formulation, philosophy and ethics in the dog behaviour world, and human behaviour change.

https://animalbehaviourkent.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1OXFnCQjItZ3w4YD3I0whA

Sarah Kalnajs CDBC, CPDT-KA Jul 04, 2022

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This show would have never been possible without all the learning I've been fortunate to do with so many incredible trainers over the years. I’m definitely standing on the shoulders of giants, and one such giant in our community is Sarah Kalnajs of Blue Dog Training.
Sarah and I chat about a number of interesting topics during this episode, including building trust and rapport with our clients, and why that is important, as well as some interesting cases we’ve experienced over the years, and we also discuss a tragic case that recently occurred with a petsitter in Texas that you may have seen in the media.
So I hope you are able to gain some nice takeaways from this episode with the always insightful Sarah Kalnajs.
For additional resources on helping dogs with aggression, visit:
https://aggressivedog.com

About Sarah:
Sarah has been working with dogs professionally for over twenty years and is the owner of Blue Dog Training and Behavior in Madison, Wisconsin. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer through the CCPDT and a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the IAABC.

Sarah is on the board of the Companion Animal Sciences Institute, is recognized in the state of Wisconsin as an expert witness in dog training and behavior, and has run a dog rescue organization for over twenty years.

Sarah graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, studied comparative cognition between dogs and dolphins through the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was a member of the Lab’s humpback whale research team.

A popular public speaker since the release of her Language of Dogs and Am I Safe video series (available on DVD and streaming), Sarah has given more than a hundred seminars across the U.S. and internationally to dog training organizations, veterinary schools, dog breed clubs, and rescue/shelter groups.

Sarah and her husband Andrew, an engineer, work together with their six dogs to create training tools for professional trainers and dog owners. The most well-known of these tools is the Dog Safe Hands-Free Leash System.
https://www.bluedogtraining.com

Abigail Witthauer BA, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, VSPDT, Jun 30, 2022

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Sometimes as dog trainers, we focus much of our attention on the dog, and meeting the needs of that dog in front of us. Though, we can sometimes lose sight of the person on the other end of the leash, and accommodating their needs as well.
In this episode of Fresh Bites on The Bitey End of the Dog I have an educational conversation with Abigail Witthauer about effectively working with people with disabilities, and ensuring that success can happen at both ends of the leash.
Abigail also gives excellent advice on addressing the issue of ableism in the dog training community, and I hope the conversation about the many issues with ableism, and how it can impact our friends and colleagues, continues beyond this podcast.
For additional resources on helping dogs with aggression, visit:
https://aggressivedog.com

About Abigail (she/her):
Abigail is the founder and owner of Roverchase and has been a professional dog trainer for nearly two decades. As one of the most certified dog trainers in the southeastern U.S., she a certified canine behavior consultant, a certified professional dog trainer, and one of just 70 trainers worldwide selected by Victoria Stilwell to hold the prestigious title of Victoria Stilwell Professional Dog Trainer.
Abigail previously has worked as a veterinary technician, professional groomer, and professional pet sitter. When Abigail is not at Roverchase, she can often be found on her small hobby farm in Alabaster and working within the non-profit The Roverchase Foundation.

Dr. Kathy Murphy Jun 27, 2022

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What does the study of neuroscience have to do with aggression in dogs? A lot. In this episode I take a deep dive into what happens in the brain with none other than Dr. Kathy Murphy. Kathy always has amazing insight about what happens when a dog might be barking, lunging, growling, snarling, or biting, from a neurobiological perspective. And we also discuss what we can do to help dogs from this neuroscience perspective during the show, and I think you will gain some nice takeaways from this episode.
For additional resources on helping dogs with aggression, visit:
https://aggressivedog.com

About Dr. Kathy Murphy:

Veterinary surgeon and neuroscientist; (veterinary degree in London, 2 post graduate clinical qualifications - anaesthesia and pain management, and laboratory animal science - from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and a PhD in Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Oxford)
Founder and Director of Barking Brains Limited - a science-outreach platform for the behaviour and training community
Co-Founder of Ethics-First, a clinical research think-tank
Oversight Committee Member for the UK Dog Behaviour and Training Charter

She is currently transitioning from her clinical-academic position as Director of the Comparative Biology Centre at Newcastle University, UK, to focus on her role as Chief Scientific Officer at Behavior Vets LLC.
https://behaviorvetsnyc.com/webinars/
https://www.facebook.com/neuroscienceisawesome/

Cecilia Erhabor MSc, BSc, PGCE Jun 23, 2022

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In this episode of Fresh Bites on The Bitey End of the Dog, I have the pleasure of chatting with Cecilia Erhabor of Player Two Dog Training. I truly want to thank Cecilia for this special episode as she discusses her own experience with anxiety and panic attacks and how that has helped her understand what many of the dogs may suffer from in our own work with aggression cases.
This understanding of the underlying motivations and emotions of animals is such a crucial aspect of successful strategies in our cases, and I think you will gain some nice takeaways from this episode.
For additional resources on helping dogs with aggression, visit:
https://aggressivedog.com

About Cecilia:
Cecilia coaches owners & their dogs to "level up" their relationships! By combining her love of teaching with her love of dogs, Cecilia coaches owners and their dogs to overcome a wide variety of dog behavioural/training problems. Cecilia believes in building positive relationships through proper communication and mutual understanding to raise well behaved dogs that can exist successfully within their own families and society.

On top of that, Cecilia also successfully competes in gundog sports with her working golden retriever, Honey."

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PlayerTwoDogTraining

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playertwodogtraining/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlayerTwoDogTraining

Website: http://www.playertwodogtraining.co.uk/

Sindhoor Pangal Jun 20, 2022

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One of my absolute favorite things about traveling is not so much seeing all the typical tourist attractions, but going out and watching the behavior and culture of dogs in countries. We can learn so, so much by observing how dogs navigate their worlds in other places on our planet. And I’ve been wanting to chat with Sindhoor Pangal for a long time because she is one of the world’s foremost experts on street dogs, or streeties as she refers to them in the most endearing way.
We chat about the challenges the dogs face, living in India, as well as the many benefits of not actually being confined in a home environment. I think you will really enjoy hearing Sindhoor share her unique insights in this episode.
For additional resources on helping dogs with aggression, visit:
https://aggressivedog.com

About Sindhoor:

Sindhoor is a canine behaviour consultant, a canine myotherapist and an engineer by qualification. She is a TEDx speaker, the author of the book, Dog Knows and an independent ethology researcher studying the free-ranging dogs in India. Her studies have been published by IAABC Foundation and PPG blog in the US, were presented at the PDTE summit in the UK and were mentioned in the book Canine Confidential by Dr. Marc Bekoff and a National Geographic Bookazine called the Genius of dogs. She is currently pursuing her master's in Anthrozoology from Exeter University (UK) and is the principal and director of BHARCS. BHARCS offers a one of its kind, UK accredited level 4 diploma on canine behaviour and ethology and boasts of students from all parts of India and across the globe. Sindhoor is also the country representative for Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE)
http://www.bharcs.com/

Sean Will and Maasa Nishimuta Jun 16, 2022

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Have you heard about the constructional approach to working with fearful or aggressive dogs? And maybe you've heard about systems based approaches to problem solving behavior challenges?
For this inaugural episode of Fresh Bites, which is a shorter version of the bite into the dog on a focus topic, where we bring in guests with unique and inspiring ideas to working with aggression in dogs. I chat with Shawn Will and Maasa Nishimuta, and geek out a little on the five elements of the constructional approach to behavior change.
Shawn and Maasa are both incredibly insightful and were really fun to chat with!
For additional resources on helping dogs with aggression, visit:
https://aggressivedog.com

About Sean and Maasa:
Maasa and Sean studied under Dr. Jesús Rosales-Ruiz and earned their master's degrees in Behavior Analysis from the University of North Texas. While studying at UNT, they developed and pursued research on Constructional Affection, created constructional shelter programs to increase shelter efficiency, and trained shelter staff and volunteers. They have provided consulting for individuals and organizations that oversee the care of animals. Currently, Sean is in Florida Tech's doctoral program researching problem-solving and animal training.

In 2020, Maasa and Sean founded the Constructional Approach to Animal Welfare and Training (CAAWT). CAAWT is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide free training to individuals and organizations that need training and cannot afford it. To fulfill this mission, Maasa and Sean host the CAAWT Podcast, the annual CAAWT Conference, the CAAWT Membership, webinars, and more!

Website: https://www.caawt.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CAAWT
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npo_caawt/
Podcast: Constructional Approach to Animal Welfare and Training
(available on most podcast platforms)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvGpU8MbP7_6vafXFExQkAw
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CAAWT
GoFundMe – The Bailey Interviews: https://gofund.me/5b7b82c0

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