Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Procedures and Protocols

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ISBN: 9780813807386 | 0813807387
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Copyright: 9/9/2008

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The third volume in this definitive series concentrates on practical training procedures with an emphasis on how to recognize and counteract your dog's underlying reasons to behave inappropriately. The text thoroughly covers basic training procedures, training tools, formal obedience exercises, housetraining, destructive behavior, appetite problems, fears and phobias, separation distress syndrome, compulsive behavior disorders, hyperactivity and hyperkinesis, neurobiology, and aggression.

Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
Cynopraxic Training: Basic Procedures and Techniques	p. 3
Foundations and Theory	p. 4
Benefits of Cynopraxic Training	p. 4
Specific Benefits of Various Exercises	p. 7
Behavioral Equilibrium	p. 10
Signals and Communication	p. 11
Attention and Impulse Control	p. 13
Interrupting Behavior	p. 14
Training and Play	p. 16
The Training Space	p. 17
Directive Prompts and Blocking	p. 27
Tools and Techniques	p. 29
Training Tools	p. 29
Bridges, Markers, and Flags	p. 37
The Training Session	p. 39
Play Training	p. 39
Training Projects and Exercises	p. 41
Introductory Lessons	p. 41
Walking on Leash	p. 48
Basic Exercises	p. 58
Stay Training	p. 61
Heeling	p. 64
Walking Stand-Stay and Distance Exercises	p. 68
Recall Training	p. 69
References	p. 73
House Training, Destructive Behavior, and Appetitive Problems	p. 75
House Training	p. 75
House-Training Basics	p. 76
Common House-Training Problems	p. 81
Destructive Behavior In Puppies	p. 83
Assessing and Controlling Destructive Behavior	p. 83
Selecting Appropriate Chew Items	p. 84
Redirecting and Discouraging Destructive Behavior	p. 85
Destructive Behavior In Adult Dogs	p. 87
Basic Training, Exercise, and Play	p. 90
Controlling Inappropriate Chewing Activities	p. 91
Aversive Startle and the Control of Destructive Behavior	p. 95
Miscellaneous Devices and Techniques for Deterring Destructive Behavior	p. 96
Digging	p. 99
Appetitive Problems	p. 101
Pica and Scavenging	p. 101
Coprophagy	p. 103
Crate Training	p. 106
Selecting a Crate	p. 107
Guidelines for Successful Crate Training	p. 108
Dangers of Excessive Crate Confinement	p. 111
Ethological Rationalizations of Crate Confinement	p. 117
References	p. 118
Fears and Phobias	p. 121
Orientation and Basic Concepts	p. 121
Coping with Fear	p. 122
Basic Training and Fear	p. 123
Neurobiological Substrates of Anxiety and Fear	p. 127
Pharmacological Control of Anxiety and Fear	p. 132
Exercise and Diet	p. 135
Active and Passive Contingency Management Strategies	p. 137
Habituation, Sensitization, and Preventive-Exposure Training	p. 137
Social Facilitation and Modeling	p. 139
Coping with Fear and Stress: Licking and Yawning	p. 141
Counterconditioning	p. 142
Play and Counterconditioning	p. 146
Instrumental Control and Fear	p. 147
Graded Exposure and Response Prevention	p. 150
Fears and Phobias: Treatment Procedures and Protocols	p. 157
Fear of Pain and Discomfort	p. 157
Storm and Thunder Phobias	p. 158
Fear of Loud Noises and Household Sounds	p. 165
Fear of Sudden Movement or Change	p. 167
Fear of Heights	p. 168
Fear of Water	p. 170
Fear of Riding in Cars	p. 171
Fear of Enclosed Spaces and Confinement	p. 172
Social Fears and Inhibitions	p. 173
References	p. 176
Separation Distress and Panic	p. 181
Neurobiology and Ontogenetic Influences	p. 181
Neurobiological Substrates of Attachment and Separation Distress	p. 182
Pharmacological Control of Separation Distress	p. 191
Potential Alternative Treatments	p. 194
Separation Distress and Diet	p. 196
Early Stimulation, Separation Exposure, and Emotional Reactivity	p. 198
Attachment and Separation Problems: Puppies	p. 203
Separation Distress and Panic: Treatment Procedures and Protocols	p. 209
Attachment and Separation Problems: Adult Dogs	p. 209
Quality of Social Attachment and Detachment Training	p. 222
Basic Training and Separation Distress	p. 226
Separation-related Problems and Punishment	p. 227
Massage, Play, and Exercise	p. 228
References	p. 230
Compulsive and Hyperactive Excesses	p. 237
Compulsive Behavior Disorders	p. 237
Neurobiology and Compulsive Behavior Disorders	p. 239
Pharmacological Control of Compulsive Behavior	p. 244
Potential Dietary Treatments	p. 246
Diagnostic Considerations	p. 247
Evaluation, Procedures, and Protocols	p. 250
Excessive Licking and Tail Chasing	p. 253
Hyperactivity and Hyperkinesis	p. 256
Compulsivity and Hyperactivity: Evolutionary Considerations	p. 257
Hyperactivity and Neurobiology	p. 258
Pharmacological Control of Hyperkinesis	p. 259
Behavior Therapy	p. 260
Hyperactivity and Social Excesses	p. 264
Nuisance or Gem in the Rough	p. 274
References	p. 275
Neurobiology and Development of Aggression	p. 279
Evolution and Neurobiology	p. 279
Dominance and the Regulation of Aggression	p. 280
Coevolution, Play, Communication, and Aggression	p. 281
Emotional Command Systems and Drive Theory	p. 283
Adaptive Coping Styles: Play, Flirt, Forbear, and Nip	p. 289
Olfaction and Emotional Arousal	p. 293
Neurobiological Regulation of Aggression	p. 296
Pharmacological Control of Aggression	p. 309
Placebo Effects, Endophenotypes, and the Dead-Dog Rule	p. 312
Development and Control of Puppy Competitive Behavior	p. 313
Temperament and Aggression	p. 313
Tactile Stimulation and Adaptation	p. 314
Play, Discipline, and Dominance	p. 315
Precocious Aggression Problems	p. 317
Competitive Social Excesses	p. 317
Difficult Puppies: Establishing the Training Space	p. 326
Posture-Facilitated Relaxation	p. 334
References	p. 337
Canine Domestic Aggression	p. 347
Social Competition and Aggression	p. 348
Interactive Conflict, Stress, and Social Dominance	p. 348
Wolf Model of Dominance and Submission	p. 350
Dispersal Tensions and Household Aggression	p. 350
Dynamic Modal Relations and Social Dominance	p. 351
Filial and Sibling Dominance-Submission Relations	p. 356
Involuntary Subordination and Canine Domestic Aggression	p. 357
Social Dominance: Dispositional Cause or Attributional Error	p. 358
Adverse Environmental and Emotional Influences and Canine Domestic Aggression	p. 363
Social Communication and the Regulation of Aggression	p. 365
Social Competition, Cooperation, Conflict, and Resentment	p. 368
Species-typical Defensive and Offensive Aggression	p. 368
Loss of Safety, Depression, Panic, and Aggression	p. 370
Assessing and Treating Canine Domestic Aggression	p. 374
Canine Domestic Aggression: Assessing the Threat	p. 374
Affiliative Conflicts and the Rise of Agonistic Competition	p. 377
Anger, Restraint, and Frustration	p. 389
Behavior Therapy and Training Procedures	p. 391
Manhandling and Physical Punishment	p. 405
Aggression and Diet	p. 406
Exercise	p. 412
Brief Protocols for Canine Domestic Aggression	p. 412
Children and Dog Aggression	p. 421
Infants and Dogs: Toward the Prevention of Problems	p. 421
Introducing Baby and Dog	p. 424
The Toddler and Increased Risk	p. 425
Child-initiated Aggression and Sibling Rivalry	p. 426
References	p. 428
Impulsive, Extrafamilial, and Intraspecific Aggression	p. 433
Intrafamilial and Extrafamilial Aggression	p. 434
Classifying Aggression	p. 436
Antipredatory Strategy and Autoprotection versus Dominance	p. 438
Ontogeny and Reactive Behavior	p. 445
Household Stress and Aggression	p. 450
Living Space, Proxemic Relations, Inattentiveness, and Autoprotectiveness	p. 451
Social Spaces, Frames, and Zones	p. 453
Novelty, Sudden Change, and Reactive Adjustments	p. 454
Collicular-Periaqueductal Gray Pathways and Reactive Adjustments	p. 457
Orienting, Preattentive Sensory Processing, and Visual Acuity	p. 458
Social Engagement and Attunement	p. 460
Oxytocin, Arginine Vasopressin, and Autonomic Attunement	p. 462
Arginine Vasopressin, Hyperkinesis, and Aggression	p. 463
Stress, Thyroid Deficiency, Hypocortisolism, and Aggression	p. 464
Activity Success and Failure, Pavlovian Typology, and Coping Styles	p. 466
Proactive versus Preemptive Processing and Cynopraxis	p. 468
Barking, Motor Displays, and Autonomic Arousal	p. 469
Variables Affecting Extrafamilial Aggression	p. 471
Conflicts and Rituals Toward Novel Social Stimuli	p. 472
Watchdog Behavior	p. 474
Attention and Autonomic Regulation	p. 477
Play and Autonomic Attunement	p. 480
Attention and Play Therapy	p. 482
Quality-of-Life Matters	p. 489
Opening the Training Space	p. 493
Inhibitory Conditioning	p. 495
Counterconditioning: Limitations and Precautions	p. 497
Precautions for Safer Contact	p. 500
Aggressive Barking and Threats Toward Visitors	p. 501
Aggressive Barking, Lunging, and Chasing	p. 505
Intraspecific Aggression	p. 510
Hierarchy, Territory, and the Regulation of Aggression	p. 510
Framing the Concept of Hierarchy and Territory	p. 513
Unilateral, Bilateral, and Pluralistic Relations	p. 517
Ontogeny of Play and Fighting	p. 521
Fair Play, Emergent Social Codes, and Cynopraxis	p. 524
Intraspecific State and Trait Aggression	p. 527
Controlling Intraspecific Aggression Toward Nonfamilial Targets	p. 529
Fighting Between Dogs Sharing the Same Household	p. 532
Sources of Conflict Between a Newcomer Puppy and a Resident Dog	p. 535
Introducing a New Adult Dog into the Household	p. 537
Interdog Aggression within the Household	p. 539
Sex Hormones and Intraspecific Aggression	p. 544
Aggression Toward Cats in the Household	p. 547
References	p. 548
Biobehavioral Monitoring and Electronic Control of Behavior	p. 557
Monitoring Autonomic and Emotional States	p. 558
Stress, Temperature, and Behavior	p. 558
Cardiovascular Activity and Emotional Behavior	p. 562
Devices Used to Monitor Autonomic and Stress-related Changes	p. 566
Autoshaping and Automated Training	p. 568
Electronic Training	p. 569
Technical Considerations	p. 571
Subjective Factors and Electrical Stimulation	p. 576
Stress, Distress, and Potential Adverse Side Effects of Electrical Stimulation	p. 579
Electrical Stimulation Technology	p. 583
Behavior-activated Electronic Training	p. 587
Basic Training and Enhancement	p. 593
Recall Enhancement	p. 595
Behavioral Equilibrium	p. 599
Punishment and Aversive Counterconditioning	p. 600
Electronic Training and Problem Solving	p. 600
Electronic Training and Wildlife Conservation	p. 609
Electrical Stimulation and Working Dogs: A Shocking Study	p. 611
Electronic Training Collars in Perspective	p. 622
Future Prospects and Trends	p. 625
References	p. 627
Cynopraxis: Theory, Philosophy, and Ethics	p. 635
Training Theory	p. 636
What Is Cynopraxis?	p. 636
Cynopraxic Training Theory	p. 636
Basic Postulates, Units, Processes, and Mechanisms	p. 636
Prediction Error and Adaptation	p. 638
Adaptation, Prediction Error, and Distress	p. 640
Comparator Processing, Allostasis, and Adaptive Optimization	p. 641
Somatic versus Cortical Reward, Projects and Ventures, and Power Incentives	p. 644
Expectancies, Emotion, and Stress	p. 647
Autonomic Arousal, Drive, and Action Modes	p. 648
Play and Drive	p. 652
Fair Play and the Golden Rule	p. 653
Neural Comparator Systems	p. 654
Phylogenetic Survival Modes	p. 659
Genetic Influences on Adaptive and Reactive Coping Styles	p. 669
Neurobiology and Loss of Adaptability	p. 672
Bonding Theory	p. 680
Ontogeny, Coping, and Social Behavior	p. 680
Attunement, Attachment, and the Human-Dog Bond	p. 685
Opportunity with Limit	p. 686
Hitting and Missing the Mark	p. 687
Big Bangs and Black Holes: Extraversion, Introversion, and Disorganizing Load	p. 688
Coping with Conflict	p. 691
Restraint, Unavoidable Aversive Stimulation, and Stress	p. 694
Attentional Nexus, Allocentrism, and Attunement	p. 697
Sensitivity to Human Attentional States	p. 701
Complex Social Behavior and Model/Rival Learning	p. 705
Ethics and Philosophy	p. 708
Cynopraxis and Ethics	p. 708
Owner Control Styles and Wellfare Agendas	p. 714
Anthropic Dominance Ideation, Perceived Power, and Control Styles	p. 715
Power-dominance Ideation and Treatment Protocols	p. 717
Problematic Trends and Obstacles to Adaptive Coping and Attunement	p. 720
Cynopraxis: Allostasis, Adaptability, and Health	p. 724
Hydran-Protean Side Effects, the Dead-dog Rule, and the LIMA Principle	p. 725
References	p. 727
Sit-Stay Program	p. 739
Modified Sit-Stay Instructions	p. 739
Sit-Stay Tasks	p. 746
Reference	p. 746
Sit, Down, Stand, and Stay Practice Variations	p. 747
Posture-Facilitated Relaxation (PFR) Training	p. 751
Basic Guidelines and PFR Techniques	p. 751
PFR Training Instructions	p. 753
References	p. 759
Puppy Temperament Testing and Evaluation	p. 761
Temperament Testing	p. 761
Testing Procedures	p. 761
Significance and Interpretation	p. 765
References	p. 772
Index	p. 773
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