Keys, Guidelines, and Protocols For Working With Pet Behavior Problems

Instructors: Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., CAAB-Emeritus and Daniel Estep, Ph.D., CAAB Whenever you agree to work with a pet behavior problem, you have to have a plan.  A plan should give you a structure for thinking about the behavior problem and a systematic guide for how to approach it and troubleshoot it if things don’t go…

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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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Counter Conditioning & Desensitization: Is Everything Old New Again?

Instructors: Daniel Estep, Ph.D., CAAB and Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., CAAB with special guest contributor Ms. Lindsay Wood, M.A., ACAAB Counter conditioning and desensitization are two of the mainstay, or “go to” behavior modification techniques used to resolve a variety of behavior problems in companion animals. From complex problems like aggression, fears, and phobias to a…

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Puzzling Behavior Changes…. Could it Be Pain?

Instructor:  Dr. Jennifer K Rommel, DVM.  Faciliated by Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., CAAB and Dan Estep, Ph.D., CAAB We’ve all seen dogs and cats displaying behaviors that are hard to understand.  The cat or dog that is suddenly fearful of people, places or events that were previously easily tolerated.   Dogs that suddenly refuse to go on…

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Creating and Maintaining Healthy Relationships Among Family Dogs

Webinar Topic: “Creating and Maintaining Healthy Relationships Among Family Dogs” Presented by Dr. Suzanne Hetts, CAAB  and Dr. Dan Estep, CAAB Animal Behavior Associates, Inc. THE MULTI-MEDIA ACCESS TO THIS COURSE IS AVAILABLE ON DEMAND Description: In this webinar you’ll discover the essential pillars of healthy family dog relationships and how to avoid the most…

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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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Bring Out Your Dog’s BEST Behavior in Five Easy Steps

No matter what you’ve tried before AND even if you think you have the worst behaved dog ever! Instructors:  Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., CAAB,  and Dan Estep, Ph.D., CAAB For most of us our dogs are family members. And like other family members, even though we love them their behavior can sometimes be annoying and troublesome.…

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Help for Home Alone Dogs

Instructors: Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., CAAB, CVJ and Daniel Estep, Ph.D., CAAB Virtually every dog kept as a companion is left home alone – some for more hours than they spend with their owners – yet few are correctly acclimated to the experience.  The result is all sorts of home alone problems and sometimes thousands of…

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What Dogs and Cats Really Want: How Stress Affects Behavior

Instructors: Suzanne Hetts, Ph.D., CAAB, and Daniel Estep, Ph.D., CAAB Stress is a word that is used in all kinds of contexts from dogs that are ‘stressed’ when they can’t get a cookie they want, to dogs that are ‘stressed’ from being in a new training class, to cats that are ‘stressed’ from fighting with…

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