PDTE 2019 June Newsletter

Canine Aggression Course for
Professionals with Dr Amber Batson MRCVS
North of England - Durham | For Professionals, Dog Trainers, Behaviourists, Veterinarians,
Vet Nurses & Technicians 3 Modules over 3 weekends
Module 1. 25th & 26th January 2020
Module 2. 22nd & 23rd February 2020 Module 3. 28th & 29th March 2020
Venue: Durham School, Quarry Heads Lane, Durham City. DH14SZ
The Aggression in dogs for professionals course is written and
presented by veterinary behaviourist Amber Batson. It is classroom
lectures and no dogs are allowed.
The focus of the course is to understand how aggression as a
behaviour is often a ‘jigsaw puzzle’ of various pieces where
factors such as stress, frustrations of domestic life, health
issues, pain, poor training, poor sleep patterns, inappropriate
exercise patterns etc all contribute to the unwanted behaviour.
Aggression modification is rarely achieved through training alone
and needs a ‘multi-pronged’ approach which requires the
professional to have a detailed understanding of physiology, effects
of neutering, awareness of health issues, awareness of medications
as well as a very solid understanding of learning theory.
Offering up to date scientific knowledge combined with its
practical application. This is achieved combining lectures with
video illustrations and multiple group exercises and case studies
to work through. All scientific references are given during the
course, and each module has recommended reading books to
assist with further learning and information consolidation.
Handouts for the modules will be given in PDF format.
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