How To Conduct Phone and Video Distance Consults and Training

Everything You Need To Know for Making Distance Consults Work! Instructors:  Suzanne Hetts, Ph. D., CAAB-Emeritus and Dan Estep, Ph.D., CAAB   Distance consultations are training or behavior appointments that are conducted over the phone, or through online audio or video conferencing.  You may already make use of this option for follow-ups after you’ve already…

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When The Pet Can’t Stay

Talking to Clients About Euthanasia, Rehoming and Other Options Presented by Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., CAAB, and Daniel Estep, Ph.D., CAAB There are cases that all of us work with when questions arise as to whether a pet should stay in the home.  These concerns may come from the clients, from us, and/or from third parties. …

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Professional Tactics for Increasing Veterinary Referrals

During the 30 years we’ve had a successful behavior consulting practice, our most important source of referrals was from veterinarians.  Why? Veterinarians are the ONLY pet professional new puppy owners MUST see multiple times while that puppy is growing up.  AND the veterinarian’ is the first, or certainly an early stop, for most people who…

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How To Write Professional Behavior Reports

…in LESS Time That Provide MORE Benefits to Readers and Enhance Your Reputation Instructors: Dr. Suzanne Hetts and Dr. Dan Estep, Certified Applied Animal Behaviorists The class is available ON DEMAND. Do you send written reports to veterinarians and others who have referred clients to you for help with their pet’s behavior? What do you…

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How To Take Behavioral Histories and Increase Your Consulting Success

Instructors:  Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., and Daniel Estep, Ph.D., Certified Applied Animal Behaviorists   Click HERE to go to the Course Page with replays and course materials.  This link will take you to a “Not Registered” page if you have not purchased the course. Barking.   Aggression.    Fear.     Elimination.    Urine marking.    Destructive behavior.    …

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How To Be An Expert Witness in Dog Bite Cases

Instructors: Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., CAAB Emeritus,  and Daniel Estep, Ph.D., CAAB On average, around 20 people each year are killed by dogs.  Thousands more are bitten in reported and unreported bites, many of them children.  While it is unlikely you’ll be asked to serve as an expert in a fatal or other highly publicized case…

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How to Use The Scientific Method to Track and IMPROVE Your Behavior & Training Results

Instructors: Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., CAAB, CVJ and Daniel Estep, Ph.D., CAAB In recent years, there’s been a push to make dog training “science based”.  Yet the reality is that data about the effectiveness of training and behavior modification protocols are scarce.  As a busy trainer or behavior consultant just trying to help people with their…

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An Introduction to Mobile Marketing to Grow Your Business

Do you have all the business and all the clients you want? Do you know that more and more people are searching for local businesses using their phones, and that 60% of those users call after finding the business that way? Wouldn’t YOU like to be the business receiving those calls? In this special webinar…

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Modular Dog Training Courses: The Wave of the Future or an Instructor’s Headache?

If you teach training classes, you’ve likely struggled with people dropping out as the class progresses.  More and more, instructors are reporting dwindling attendance and falling registrations because people just don’t seem to be able to commit to a 6, 8, or even a 4 week course. Enter Modular Training Classes.  This structure allows people…

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Professional Business Tactics for Your Behavior/Training Business

That Will Save You Time, Increase Your Revenue and Decrease Your Stress Instructors:  Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., and Daniel Q. Estep, Ph.D., Certified Applied Animal Behaviorists We know how passionate behavior and training professionals are about helping pets and their people.  But are you as passionate about your business as you are about behavior and training?  While you…

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