UNIT 1

Morning Session (10:00am-12:30pm)
Dog-to-Dog Interactions
Learn how to keep dog-to-dog interactions safe and positive:

• Manage aggression and excitability
• Influence dog-to-dog behaviour with confidence
• Build better social skills for every encounter

Afternoon Session (1:15pm-4:00pm)
Managing Multi Dog Households
Make living with multiple dogs easier and more enjoyable:

• Understand the risks and rewards of multi dog homes
• Preventing conflicts and inter dog aggression
• Practical tips for a happy, balanced canine family

 

UNIT 2

Morning Session (10:00am-12:30pm)
Fearful Behaviour and Fear Aggression in Dogs
Learn how to improve a dog’s capacity to cope with the world:

• Causes of fearful behaviour
• Building confidence, not just compliance
• Working with triggers vs. a whole dog approach – why you need both

Afternoon Session (1:15pm-4:00pm)
Resource Guarding
Preventing and dealing with resource guarding in the home environment:

• Common triggers and early warning signs
• Practical management and dogs that resource guard
• Training strategies to prevent and improve resource guarding

 

UNIT 3

Morning Session (10:00am-12:30pm)
Separation Anxiety and Separation Related Behaviour
Prevent and improve dogs who struggle when alone:

• Developmental stages vs. separation anxiety – how to recognise a problem
• Understanding what separation anxiety is (and isn’t)
• Dealing with separation anxiety – a multi-faceted approach

Afternoon Session (1:15pm-4:00pm)
Impulse Control
Better behaviour starts with better impulse control:

• Arousal and excitement – friend or foe?
• Obedience vs. impulse control – why you need both!
• Practical video examples and discussion of impulse control in the home environment