Questions for Senior Qualifier Revised

Draw the P- flow chart for bullying.

"Be nice" - bullies - you're history - track down and take home, plays nicely - thank you - monitor (F&A S173)

What questions should you ask to rule out/in resource guarding (object/food/location)?

"Can you take away things he's chewing on?" "Can you go up to him when he's eating and take away his food?" "If he's on the sofa, can you join him?" (Case Efficiency Webinar)

What phrase does Jean suggest you coach owners to use so that people don't approach their fearful dog?

"Careful, s/he has mange" (F&A S50)

What questions should you ask to rule out/in stranger aggression?

"Does he wag, greet, jump on visitors or people he meets?" (try to determine if there is pro-social behavior), "can new people pat him?" (flush out asocial dogs who are ok until there is touching), "can children pat him?" (lots of dogs don't have much interactions with children) (Case Efficiency Webinar)

You should start pre-indoctrinating transfer messages early, especially what topic?

"Dogs do what works" (aka make sure there isn't any discrimination between trainer and owner) (Day Training Webinar)

What's a good criteria monitoring script for owners?

"He needs to win 60-80% of the time so we monitor the level of difficulty. When would you go back to the previous step? What's an easier version of this? How can you make it easier for the next 3 to 4 reps? The secret is knowing when to push, drop or stick." (CED Checks Webinar)

The first question to ask the owner for dog-dog leash aggression is what?

"How's the play off leash" (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

When clients say "it's not working," you should interpret that as if they were saying what instead?

"I need more repetition and coaching" (CED Checks Webinar)

How should you explain board and train transfer to the owners?

"I'll be doing the heavy lifting, they might not automatically respond to you when you get them back, they could easily fall back into bad habits so the best chance is for them to find out that you're as good of a source of the goodies as I was" (C S47)

One thing that burns trainers out is the mentality of _______ .

"Should"—they shouldn't have gotten a dog, or that breed or a puppy, etc (C S16)

What's a good script to use when a client is asking for information other than your training philosophy or safety management during intake?

"That's best left until we meet," "Let's go over that when we meet," etc (C S24)

What's a good script for getting the owner to understand the importance of consequences?

"The payoffs and fines have to be clear" "Dogs are good at flow charts" "dogs do what works" (CED Checks Webinar)

How will you know if a client is faltering with P-.

"We tried it and it didn't work" "he doesn't seem to care about the timeouts" (C S81)

Describe the stimulus chain for time outs after bullying.

"You're history" bridge (CS) predicts being collected (CS) which predicts going to the car (CS) which predicts going home where nothing will happen for a while (US) (Bullying Webinar)

What is the Dunbar bite-fight ratio?

# of Incidents requiring shaving, suturing, and antibiotics / opportunities (F&A S158)

The cost of a board and train for 2 weeks in most markets is how much?

$2000 (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

If you just looked at trainer's hourly rate for board and train, transfer and follow up, about how much should a board and train cost for 2 weeks?

$7200 (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

At what intervals does Jean suggest that you follow up on a closed case?

1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 6 months, 1 year (C S65)

Reframe the following client interpretations into behavior ABCs: 1) "He refuses to listen when he sees another dog" 2) "He knows it's wrong because he waits until I'm gone to get on the sofa" 3) "He thinks he's the boss and won't come at the park when we need to go home"

1) A= another dog B= whatever undesirable behavior the own doesn't like (ex: barking/lunging) C= n/a (likely antecedent driven) 2) A= owner gone B= getting on sofa C= comfort 3) A= recall cue B= comes C= put on leash and leave? (C S30)

Jean suggest you uses these demos to help clients get away from the thinking that cues "make" behavior happen.

1) Do a demo where you say a command to the owner in another language (or gibberish) and keep repeating it. Then after a while say that you saw the owner doing the behavior you're asking for earlier and they are just being stubborn/dominant/etc. Then explain the similarity to dogs. 2) Tell the clients to do a long list of complicated behaviors. Typically, people will not want to do it. Ask if they understand what you're asking. They will say yes and then you tell them just to do it. They'll ask why and then you explain that is what the dog is thinking (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

Arrange the following steps in the correct order to create a sound food guarding plan: 1) installment feeding: trainer approaches empty bowl and adds a handful 2) installment feeding with overlap: trainer approaches with next handful while dog still has a bit of food remaining from the previous installment 3) bonus addition: trainer approaches mid-meal (dog is not warmed up) and adds a bonus to the bowl (something tastier than what is in the bowl) 4) bowl removal: trainer approaches mid-meal (dog is not warmed up), picks up the bowl, adds a bonus (something tastier than what is in the bowl) and returns bowl to the dog

1, 2, 3, 4 (F&A S118)

What are the different ways to split up participants into experiment and control groups and when are they used?

1. Control group is matched to experimental group (everything is the same except variable studied) and is used with smaller number of participants 2. Random assignment and is used with large number of participants 3. Subjects act as their own controls (some time in experimental group and some time in the control group) and is done with small groups but only appropriate for certain experiments (CT S29)

Draw the flow chart for play skill deficit training.

1. Cue - prompt dog off - sit - praise and/or food R+ - send back or redirect, 2. Cue - prompt dog off - sit - praise and/or food R+ - send back or redirect, naughty - cue t/o - P minus (car) (F&A S179)

Most dogs need how many consecutively punished trials before you see a dramatic decrease in behavior?

12-20 (C S79)

How many children are killed by dogs each year in the US?

15 (F&A S85)

Phone/email intake should take how long?

15 minutes or less (C S65)

You should bombard puppies, who are under what age, with social stimuli if they have social fears?

2 months or less (F&A S60)

How long should the habituation "dummy" period be for bullies dragging a long line?

2 weeks (F&A S174)

If you are working a food guarding case as a board and train, how long should the board and train last? Why?

2 weeks (maybe even 3 depending on the dog) so that you have time to proof 2-3 other "trainers" (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What is the standard length for board and trains (housetraining, obedience behavior installation, food/object guarding)?

2-3 weeks (C S51)

Vomiting, diarrhea and drooling are see in what percentage of dogs that have separation anxiety?

20% (F&A S66)

What is the minimum amount of time you should have between training sessions?

24 hours (one sleep period) (F&A S165)

What percentage of 11-12 year old dogs have Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (according to one study)?

28% (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

How many stimulus dogs do you need for the aggression protocols that use play as a parameter (leash manners with play parameter, barrier frustration protocol with play parameter, etc)?

3 (F&A S165)

In a study that Jean conducted, she found that non-trainers' rate of reinforcement was how many times lower than trainers'?

3 times (CED Checks Webinar)

How many sessions does it usually take to determine the dog's learning curve?

3-4 (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

In one study, it was estimated that ____ % of bull terriers are tail chasers.

30 (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

What is the minimum amount of sessions before you can trust an owner to leash wrangle by themselves?

4+ (to allow time to confirm diagnosis, coach/observe owner, allows trainer to get in enough consistent consequences) (Bullying Webinar)

How many sessions should it take to finish the barrier frustration using play parameter protocol (just the dog training portion and without splits)?

4-5 consults (F&A S165)

What is the estimated number of sessions it will take to solve most obedience behaviors with day training?

4-6 (C S40)

What cause of accidental death is equal to that of dogs killing children per year?

5 gallon mop buckets (F&A S85)

What is the estimated number of sessions it will take to solve dog-dog off leash bullying or leash manners problems with day training?

6-8 (C S40)

What is the estimated number of sessions it will take to solve food or object guarding with day training?

6-8 (C S40)

How long should each session of the barrier frustration using play parameter protocol take?

60-90 minutes depending on how many greeting reps you want to do and how long it takes play sessions to reach point of boredom (F&A S165)

What percentage of 15-16 year old dogs have Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (according to one study)?

68% (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

What weight classifies as a larger dog for Jean's aggression prognosis size category?

>30lbs (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

An owner of a newly adopted dog must be gone 2-3 hours per day. When he comes home most days, he finds chewed furniture, carpeting and objects such as pillows and remotes. He agrees to invest in great chew toys. How should he manage the dog while away? A) a carefully dog-proofed room B) a fabric crate with bedding C) a sturdy crate with bedding D) a sturdy crate without bedding E) a sturdy crate only large enough for the dog to comfortably turn around and lie down in

A (chew training only, doesn't have housetraining issues, but a crate wouldn't be wrong---just not necessary and takes extra time if he needs to be crate trained) (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

What does "peer-reviewed" mean?

A board of experts in a scientific field check methods and statistical analysis before being published (CT S21)

What is motivational interviewing?

A client-centered, directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence (MI With Maureen Webinar)

Give an example of something you might habituate a dog to.

A collar, gentle leader, harness, an inanimate object that the dog is slightly spooky of, etc (F&A S58)

Make sure your board and train fees reflect the need for what?

A consult or two post-boarding (for demonstrations, coaching and follow up support) (C S48)

During CC for leash reactivity, when does the reinforcement start?

A couple of seconds after the subject dog notices the stimulus dog (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

Which is more likely and why: A dog is addicted to playing fetch or a border collie is addicted to playing fetch?

A dog is because border collies are a type of dog (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

How long should on-leash interactions between dogs be?

A few seconds (regardless of how the dog is with other dogs) (F&A S160)

What is a control group?

A group of individuals who do not receive the treatment in question but are otherwise the same as the group that does receive the treatment (CT S26)

What is the definition of an interpretation?

A guess about why an event occurred (CT S8)

What is a hypothesis and how should it be framed?

A hypothesis is a proposed explanation that doesn't have any proof yet and is framed in a testable way (CT S17)

What is a sample?

A manageable subset of the target group (CT S33)

What is a hidden parameter?

A parameter that matters to an individual dog but is unaccounted for (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

You shouldn't train (unless it's just for fun) without what?

A plan (DRI Splits Webinar)

Your reasons for contradicting a client should link to what (or else you shouldn't do it)?

A plausible impact on outcome (Generating Scripts Webinar)

Counter conditioning is typically paired with desensitization. In these cases, the CS is what?

A reduced intensity version of something the dog is afraid of (F&A S43)

What should a formal resignation look like?

A resignation in writing that details your reasoning why you are resigning and is copied to the referring party and the client's veterinarian (C S7)

What is habituation?

A stimulus that is noticed (and reacted to) but over time the reaction dissipates until the stimulus is not even noticed (F&A S57)

Clients usually just want the product which is what?

A trained dog (C S14)

What is prepared fear?

A variation on genetic fearfulness where animals learn to fear certain things more readily than they learn to fear others (F&A S24)

A county employee says that they polled people on their way into the Humane Society and found that 82% of people in San Jose favor dog parks. A) What is the population we want to study? B) What is the sample? C) Is the sample representative of the population?

A) People in San Jose B) People who visit the Humane Society in San Jose C)No, would be better to poll outside of a grocery/non-dog related store (CT S35)

A trainer says 78% of their dog-dog aggression clients have been to dog parks so dog parks must contribute to dog-dog aggression. A) What is the population we want to study? B) What is the sample? C) Is the sample representative of the population?

A) dogs who attend dog parks B) dogs presented for dog-dog aggression (biased sample) C) No- would be better to poll owners at several dog parks or pet stores (CT S36)

For a dog with body handling issues that has learned that the precursors of strangers touching him (specific kinds of eye contact, certain verbal phrases, reaching, etc) predict touching, what techniques are you using in the following situations: A) teaching the dog that the precursors to touch mean nothing happens B) teaching the dog that the precursors to touch means food and no touching C) touching the dog at an intensity it can handle means food

A) extinction B) counter conditioning C) desensitization and counter conditioning (F&A S46)

On top of management-fail setbacks, what extra factors do the following types of cases have compared to something easy to modify (like jumping up)? A)dog-dog on leash B)food guarding C)bullying/play skill deficit

A) human emotion, wrangling and have to rule out fear B) human emotion, discipline and ability to read +CER C)wrangling, P- compliance and rule out underlying problems (Ease of Modification Webinar)

An 85lb hound becomes agitated when his male owner touches another person. The dog bays, paws the owner, jumps on the furniture and play bites. The owner thinks the dog is jealous/dominant. A) what is the first thing to determine? B) if this dog is upset, we want a CER to what? C) if the dog is not upset, we will implement DRI/P- to what? D) What DRI behaviors would be useful?

A) is this dog upset or not? B) male owner touching different people C) the dog acting up when owner touches someone D) leave it, sit/down stay, target away (a fetch without the return) (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

Finish the following key "if, then" statements: A) If you do not reinforce behavior... B) If you use weak motivators... C) If you give motivators away for free....

A) then it will get weaker and weaker B) then you will often lose the battle to distractions and other competition in the environment C) then the dog will be less likely to work for them (C S106)

A 1 year old Shih Tzu has started lap guarding against the cat that she previously got along with. Sometimes the dog will also snap at the cat if it tries to get on the owner's lap while the dog is nearby. A) Is this dog upset? B)How severely upset is this dog? C) what CC plan would you use as a template for this case?

A) yes (not afraid of the cat but is in fight mode over resources) B) mild (snapping, lap guarding and a case that probably doesn't need desensitization/meds) C) food guarding DSCC plan (approach + bonus is the key here) (note: you could use DRI but Jean used CC for this case) (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

Name the breed predispositions for the following compulsive behaviors: A)tail chasing B))acral lick dermatitis C) light/shadow chasers D)fly catching E)freezing/staring F) Hind end checking G)flank sucking

A)bull terriers, german shepherds and cattle dogs B)typically larger breeds (great danes, mastifs, irish/english setters, german shorthair pointers, labs, golden retrievers, german shepherds) C) austrailian shepherds (and mini aussies), border collies, rottweilers D) miniature schnauzers and cavalier king charles spaniels (and other wire coat terriers) E) miniature schnauzers, bull terriers and wire coat terriers F) miniature schnauzers G)dobermans (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

Select all that apply: which of the following are items to teach novice leash handlers, whether or not they have dogs that lunge or display? A) keep investigations (meet and greets) short and sweet: after a few seconds of sniffing, happy talk the dogs away from each other B) how to do an immediate turn and go if there are any fireworks C) avoid mixing on leash and off leash dogs D) how to pat and interact with the other dog to show one's own dog that it's a friend, not foe E) deliver steady warning cues such as "be niiiiice!"

A, B, C (F&A S180)

Select all that apply: which of the following improves the likelihood and strength of conditioning in a CER procedure? A) presentation of CS clearly before US B) taking care that bag crinkle, reaching or clicks happen after the CS has been noticed by the dog C) a potent US D) avoidance of presenting either the CS or US when the other is not present E) simultaneous presentation of the CS and US

A, B, C, D (F&A S140)

Select all that apply: which of the following is true of desensitization? A) to prevent incidents and avoid sensitization, exposure to the full-blown intensity stimulus should be avoided between training sessions B) the intensity of the fear-evoking stimulus is gradually increased contingent upon success (presence of a CER) C) it is often performed in conjunction with counterconditioning D) it is exposure to a fear-evoking stimulus at an intensity that elicits a mild but not full-blown response E) it is exposure to a fear-evoking stimulus at an intensity that does not elicit fear

A, B, C, E (F&A S140)

Select all that apply: which of the following affect prognosis in aggression? A) dog's plasticity/learning rate B) dog's level of obedience training C) dog's bite inhibition D) owner's perseverance and compliance E) owner's understand of the importance of early environment

A, C, D (F&A S118)

Choose all that apply: client interpretations of behavior often have the following aspects A) adversarial tone B) ABCs of the behavior C) moralizing D) mind reading aspects E) things taken personally

A, C, D, E (C S30)

Choose all that apply: which of the following are important for skills coaching? A) not cluttering up core messages B) explaining why the dog is behaving a certain way C) clear demos more than once D) reinforcing things they are doing right E) prompting missing parts

A, C, D, E (C S64)

Select all that apply: which of the following is true of desensitization? A) it is exposure to a fear-evoking stimulus at an intensity that does not elicit fear B) it is exposure to a fear-evoking stimulus at an intensity that elicits a mild but not full-blown fear response C) it is often performed in conjunction with counterconditioning D) the intensity of the fear-evoking stimulus is gradually increased contingent upon success (presence of a happy CER) E) exposure to the full-blown intensity stimulus should be avoided between training sessions

A, C, D, E (F&A S118)

Select all that apply: why is getting management up and running so high on the priority list during initial consultation? A) stops dog rehearsing the problem (and presumably collecting reinforcement for it) B) it's always behaviorally "inexpensive" for client C) it's usually less complex than learning to train and sometimes is enough to resolve the issue D) it structures the dog's environment, which reduces anxiety that might be contributing to the problem E) it gives the client immediate relief and protects the behavior modification

A, C, E (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

Select all that apply: what factors affect prognosis? A) client compliance B) breed C) early socialization D) ABI E) dog's pedigree F) dog's age

A, D (Case Efficiency Webinar)

Choose all that apply: which of the following would DSCC be a good choice? A) Dog who is uncomfortable being patted by children B) Dog who soils his crate, making housetraining more difficult C) Dog who bites and tugs on the leash during walks D) Dog who trembles and hides on July 4th E) Dog who runs when s/he sees the brush

A, D, E (F&A S79)

Choose all that apply: which of the following should you include in your initial phone intake or email contact with the client (before the first visit): A) basic demographic information B) history of each presenting problem C) medical history D) explanation of how you work E) referral if it's a problem you don't cover F) basics of how animals learn G) interim management in an aggression case

A, D, E, G (C S25)

Select all that apply: a client thinks her dog's poor recall and pulling on leash are due to the dog "refusing to come when she doesn't feel like it" and permisssiveness about letting the dog on furniture. You should: A) empathize that it can sure feel that way B) interrupt and re-direct every time she starts down that path with "that's actually a myth" or something similar C) explore where she learned to think that way D) encourage her to test her hypothesis by changing the house rules to disallow furniture E) gently but persistently reframe each scenario in A-B-C language

A, E (not D because it's long winded and giving the client an extra task on top of our plan) (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

List common DRIs for each of the following fear/aggression cases A) strangers/other dogs B) food/object guarding C) body handling D)location guarding

A= sit and watch or targeting people/dog, B= head raise or sit (and additionally retrieve for object guarding) C= stay or offer body part D) voluntarily vacate location

During the education part of the consult, you'll help the owner see their dog's behavior in terms of _____ and tackle any mythbusting that needs to be done.

ABCs (C S28)

Size difference between two dogs can increase predatory drift risk that can also result in loss of _____ .

ABI (F&A S183)

A dog fight that last just a matter of seconds is highly informative about the dog's ____ .

ABI (dogs with hard mouths don't need a 9 second fight to use them)(F&A S152)

Which prognostic indicators are the markers and breakers and what happens when you're missing them?

ABI and client compliance. Missing one of them=significantly harder to have success Missing both= public safety issue, very difficult to be successful (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

If more intervention (beyond normalizing) is needed for a dog-dog aggression case, what factors should be taken into account to decide whether to manage only or train (+manage)?

ABI, client goals, client resources (F&A S143)

What is a good resource to use for clients who are stuck on dominance?

AVSAB position paper, current articles from David Mech, some books/websites (C S120/121)

What are some things to observe before removing a long line from a dog that has play deficits at the dog park?

Able to interrupt when heated, not targeting small dogs, shows self handicapping and meta signals, has a recall on board (Dog-Dog Play Skills Webinar)

How many dog related fatalities are there yearly in the US?

About 25 per year (F&A S84)

Human fatalities as a result of a dog is placed under what category of cause of death?

Accidents (unintentional injuries) (F&A S84)

Can kennelosis be treated/cured?

According to Jean, unlikely to be cured but, with many years of treatment, can be somewhat slowly habituated to their environment (F&A S60)

What should you do if a client doesn't want to confine their current dog because a previous dog learn just fine without confinement?

Acknowledge how lucky the client was with the previous dog, but then bring them back to the present dog and describe how this dog needs full on management (C S70)

How should you address the myth of "dogs trying to dominate their owners" if you need to dispel it?

Acknowledge that there was a time when everyone believed that but today we understand there is poor evidence for it from the standpoints of behavior modification (truth is that dogs do what works), free-ranging dogs (truth is that feral dogs don't form packs) and wolf biology (truth is that packs are nuclear families) (C S119)

What is the biggest factor in aggression case prognosis?

Acquired bite inhibition (F&A S101)

Depending on the problem, dogs can have supervised periods out of confinement during housetraining. What is meant by supervised?

Active supervision/eyes on the dog (C S72)

Where are the priority battles when coaching operant conditioning?

Actually paying and fast inter-trial latency (doing lots of reps) (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

What might you do to a standard DRI plan to modify it for realism?

Add steps to proof specific distractions or to migrate behavior into a particular context, use the standard plan as only a template to build your plan in the same "family" (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

What things don't work to resolve separation anxiety?

Adding another dog to the home, increasing dog's confidence/independence, "spoiling" activities (F&A S78)

What is step 4 of the food guarding DSCC plan?

Adding bowl touch to step 3 (put meal down, withdraw, approach, touch bowl, add bonus, withdraw and repeat) (F&A S115)

What are ways to address the overall health and pain of older dogs?

Address orthopedic concerns (exercise is painful therefor they are less active and owners in turn exercise them less which affects welfare), address dental issues, control weight (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

Medication is used as an _____ to behavior modification.

Adjunct (F&A S94)

For which dog-dog cases should the solution be only normalization?

Adult-onset reduction in playfulness, adult-onset decreased tolerance of uninitiated proximity (just intolerant, not fearful), non-injurious resource guarding, occasional leash aggression, mutually consenting rough play (including mounting) (F&A S147)

When should you split in a training plan?

After push-drop-push-drop (DRI Splits Webinar)

When should you start training with guarded objects?

After there is a clear +CER to the approach and removal of the dummy object (F&A S125)

What are the usual demographics to keep in mind for stranger danger dogs?

Age, sex, race, dress, number of people (F&A S45)

In dogs and wolves, _______ is often a showy, toothy, loud affair that typically results in no injuries.

Aggression (F&A S103)

Most humans are unable to guarantee they will avoid ritualized (socially sanctioned) _____ _____ .

Aggressive acts (like arguing) (F&A S154)

How should you "present your case" to clients?

Align with the client if possible, throw them the ball to give some control back, explain your case and be prepared to repeat (Generating Scripts Webinar)

Select all that apply: management is A) pragmatic B) the entire solution in some cases C) efficient D) a good option for owners who don't want to learn to train their dog

All of the above (C S67)

Choose all that apply: the myth that dogs without behavior (motionless) are good A) fuels punishment techniques B) pathologizes normal animals C) equates less behavior with more "control" D) should be tackled with normalizing

All of them (C S126)

Select all that apply: when clients ask "do you offer a guarantee?" which of the following might you responsibly include in a reply? A) that surgeons can't guarantee outcomes even in the simplest surgical procedures B) that it would actually be considered unethical practice to offer an outcome guarantee C) that behavior is complex and the many variables—including the owner's time and execution—make guarantees literally impossible D) that you will be honest at all times about prognosis and what you think is possible/realistic for their dog E) empathy with their desire to find a competent practitioner—dog training is unregulated

All of them (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

For a generic, developmental onset, stranger aggressive GSD with a good mouth, what approach will you take to solving the problem (manage, train, exercise/enrichment, normalizing/education)?

All of them, possibly minus training if the owner wishes to just manage (but you must be careful about pushing too much on the client because they have limited time and resources) (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

The general public has a ________ (phrase) philosophy about aggression in dogs.

All or nothing (F&A S83)

Why is stranger aggression harder to modify compared to other problems?

All the factors that make fear difficult plus the added danger and potential legal issues (Ease of Modification Webinar)

What are acute term medications used for?

Alleviate extreme suffering of temporary situations (like sound sensitivity for thunderstorms/fireworks) (PM S2)

For aggressive dogs who have poor ABI but really love playing with other dogs, what might be another option other than management (no more dogs)?

Allowed to play with muzzle on (Bullying Webinar)

Why is it bad to slow down the DSCC process (for example object guarding) other than wasting money/time?

Allows a longer window for possible management failures (Day Training Webinar)

What kind of euphemisms do breeders use to describe dog breeds that are not easy to socialize?

Aloof, discerning, etc (F&A S81)

Why does Jean suggest high magnitude punishment (rather than low magnitude) for bullies and play skill deficits?

Although low magnitude can work for some dogs but for others it won't. Since you can't tell which dogs it will work for, it's more efficient to use high magnitude (you'd have to spend several sessions to discover that low magnitude doesn't work and then you'd move on to high magnitude anyway) (Play Case Studies Webinar)

Should step 2 in the food guarding DSCC plan be done warmed up or cold (installment feeding before dog is finished)?

Always warmed up (meaning do a couple trials of step 1 first) (F&A S112/113)

Dogs are very innocently _______ , they do what works.

Amoral (C S97)

For the on leash manners training following play plan, you'll need to be organized, need access to appropriate padded dogs and also what?

An assistant to leash handle the stimulus dog (F&A S162)

What is a cognitive bias?

An error in judgment common to all humans that follows predictable and repeated patterns (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

What is predatory drift?

An event that starts with social behavior but drifts to a predator-prey interaction (F&A S183)

To be efficient in CC training, what should you look for to know that you have a +CER to the CS?

An expectant look when you present the CS (F&A S52)

What is a theory?

An explanation or model that has been tested and verified. It brings together multiple lines of evidence in a field and prompts hypothesis generation (more testable predictions that are then verified) (CT S17/18)

What is a dummy object?

An object that is 100% not guarded (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

What subjects, concerning dog training, have good amounts of scientific information?

Animal learning and animal behavior (CT S14)

Why is the idea that "aggression is pathological" a myth?

Animals are predictably aggressive when defending themselves or competing for resources and dogs are no exception (C S111)

Why is food such a good indicator for if a leash reactive dog is uncomfortable or not?

Animals don't want to eat when they feel threatened (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

Animals who live where are less fearful? Why is that?

Animals who live in environments where there has been evolution in the absence of predators because those born without automatic fear are not killed and so pass on those less fearful genes (F&A S19)

What kinds of drugs/supplements can help Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome?

Anipryl, Novifit, Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), antioxidants, mitochondrial cofactors (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

What are the additional (less common) symptoms of separation anxiety

Anoreia, pre-departure anxiety, pacing, panting, trembling, drooling, vomiting, and diarrhea (F&A S66)

What is Stimulus-Stimulus training?

Another name for CC (F&A S99)

What is Response-Reinforcer training?

Another name for OC (F&A S99)

When converting a CC plan to a DRI, what is the CS?

Antecedent (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

Trainers focus more on consequences where owners tend to be focused on ______ .

Antecedent (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

Managing sightlines and masking noise for watchdog barkers are examples of _____ ______ .

Antecedent intervention (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

What types of medications are long term?

Anti-depressant/anti-compulsive (PM S2

What sort of management should be used for pulling or displaying on leash? Why?

Anti-pull gear. For pulling, training is not a good use of client time/energy and for displaying dogs, a head harness allows better control of the dangerous parts of the dog (C S68)

When you get a CER during counterconditioning, you get the dog doing what?

Anticipating the US by orienting towards where they think the US will come from (a DRI) (Case Studies Part 2 Big E Pepper Oreo and Skipper Webinar)

Amitriptyline, Clomipramine and Fluoxetine are commonly used to treat what kinds of behavior problems?

Anxiety disorders and sometimes aggression (PM S10)

When a dog shows carsickness and a reluctancy to approach a vehicle, what could be the underlying issue(s)?

Anxiety secondary to carsickness, primary anxiety with related or unrelated carsickness, a superstition about getting into the car (Car Phobia article in binder)

In the Dunbar bite-fight ration, what counts as an opportunity?

Any contact encounter (however brief it may be) (F&A S158)

What is "change talk?"

Anything that the client is talking about that hints at motivation for change (MI With Maureen Webinar)

Steven Pinker says that science does not hold up the usual social conventions. Which social norms is he talking about?

Appeal to authority, niceness and free speech (CT S15)

What is a good split between step 2 and 3 of the food guarding DSCC plan if the dog keeps guarding on step 3?

Approach and toss the bonus, then gradually decrease the distance until you're right at the bowl (F&A S112)

After the dog has a +CER to picking up the guarded object at a distance, then what do you add?

Approach of the object (at a distance from the dog) (F&A S129)

What is the basic sequence for all object guarding DSCC?

Approach, remove, provide a bonus, give object back (F&A S124)

When evaluating dog play, what are the right questions you need to be asking?

Are there intention behaviors (self-handing capping, role reversal, activity switches, meta-signals), are both dogs consenting, what are the trends in prosocial/antisocial behaviors, what is my bias and is that bias harmful (Dog-Dog Play Skills Webinar)

What are the signs of resistance?

Arguing, interrupting, ignoring or denying/excusing/blaming (MI With Maureen Webinar)

What is the theory of motivational interviewing?

As client change talk increases, client resistance goes down and the amount of client resistance is inversely related to behavior change while the amount of change talk directly relates to behavior change (MI With Maureen Webinar)

In step 4 of the food guarding DRI plan (give sit cue while there are still a couple of pieces of food left), what happens if the dog doesn't sit until he has finished eating the installment?

As long as the dog sits, give the bonus. Over time the dog will sit earlier. Don't push until sitting on cue before finishing the installment (F&A S120)

When and how do dogs acquire bite inhibition?

As puppies during interactions with other puppies (F&A S102)

When should you give the owner their instructions for transfer and maintenance for a board and train? Why?

As soon as you're pretty sure you know what the exercises will look like so that you can answer questions before the dog goes home (C S44)

You are presented with a 2 year old FS pitbull that gets into fights at the dog park. How do you proceed?

Ask owner if there's also playing at the dog park (if so, how is it) or is it only fighting? Then ask how is her mouth (Play Case Studies Webinar)

In the case of CC for dogs that are fearful towards strangers, what is a good first step to make sure the dog doesn't go over threshold?

Ask someone who is a stranger to the dog (and if there is a specific demographic, incorporate that into your choice of stranger) to wear a shirt for 24 hours and put that shirt in a zip locked bag to use as the first CS (F&A S51)

How can you figure out if someone is team ABA or team cognition?

Ask them what they think of BF Skinner. ABA team loves him, Cognition team doesn't like him or his work (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

In motivational interviewing, you cannot give clients information about a subject without doing what first?

Asking for permission (MI With Maureen Webinar)

What is the elicit-provide-elicit model (motivational interviewing)?

Asking what the client knows and asking if it's okay to offer client information, then providing information in a neutral/nonjudgmental way and finally ask what client thinks about the information (MI With Maureen Webinar)

What are you doing when asking a client for their goals?

Asking what they want more of and less of and start the reality checks here (which you'll repeat later) (Case Efficiency Webinar)

How do you estimate a dog's learning curve for a stranger aggression case?

Assuming you're in the demographic for the dog's stranger aggression, you can judge it by how many sessions it takes for the dog to be significantly less fearful of you (plastic dogs will have a notable positive change by the start of session 3, refractory dogs are those who have no change or are worse at the beginning of session 4 than they were at session 1) (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

When should you back off (reduce intensity) while working on desensitization?

At any subtle signs of the dog being uncomfortable (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

Some trainers will just always have a strong emotional reaction to any kind of dog fighting (possibly even to intense dog play, too). At best and worst, how will this affect the trainer?

At best it will affect their intervention bias towards being excessively micro-managey. At worst, they will be a liability in any kind of urgent situation (such as breaking up a dog fight) (F&A S144)

What is a specific case of attribute substitution with a bit of probability innumeracy?

Availability bias (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

What are the costs of taking a big history?

Availability bias, confirmation bias, "burying the lead" (lots of extra information that you have to sift through for diagnosis), time, client's financial resources (Case Efficiency Webinar)

Conflict and having ideas debunked is _____ for clients.

Aversive (Generating Scripts Webinar)

What is the worst thing you could do for a dog that has Canine Compulsive Disorder? Why?

Aversive punishment because it makes their world more dangerous which feeds the anxiety which feeds the disorder (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

What should you do if the client's interpretation of what's going on with their dog is not of the ABC type?

Avoid getting caught up, acknowledge/empathize with them but steer them back to management and ABCs (C S29)

Superstitious fears remain "alive" because of the nature of ________ learning.

Avoidance (Car Phobia article in binder)

The typical object guarding plan details are given to the owner over what time period? A) one consult B) a few sessions C) 10 or more sessions

B (C S167)

Which statement is correct: A) most dogs learn to connect their behavior to the punishment early on or B) most dogs learn to connect the bridge to the punishment before they learn to connect their behavior to the punishment

B (C S85)

How much history do you need in order to set the first consultation appointment? A) just enough to know whether you will take or refer the case B) enough to know if it's a referral or a take, management if there are imminent safety concerns, fees and demographics (age, breed) C) enough to know if it's a referral or a take, management/safety, fees, demographics and previous training efforts: who and what basics D) enough to know if it's a referral or a take, management/safety, fees, demographics, previous training and socialization history E) a full history

B (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

Choose one: with separation anxiety, medication should be A) the last resort B) the first resort C) not used at all D) only used if the veterinarian thinks the dog is anxious enough to need it

B (F&A S74)

For dog reactive counterconditioning, when is the optimal time to start happy talking/reaching for food/feeding? A) When the trainer knows the stimulus dog is there or coming up but before the subject dog sees the stimulus dog B) After the subject dog sees the stimulus dog but before the subject dog goes off C) after the subject dog goes off

B (might pre-empt the dog going off if you can feed before the subject goes off. A is bad because you risk simultaneous or backwards conditioning. C is okay to do but not optimal since you might risk sensitization and you also have the PR issue of feeding a dog that is going off) (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

You get a call about a dog that has bitten a child in the neighborhood. The child was bitten in the face and had thirty sutures. The dog is 70lbs, 2 years old and although had exhibited fear of children in the past, this was the first incident. No legal action is being taken. What is the prognosis you would give the owner? A) Very good. A 70lb dog could have done much greater damage and considering that bites to children's faces often get minutely sutured, this is actually evidence of a pretty good mouth. Standard DSCC and careful management offer them a good prospect for full resolution B) Guarded. Although the dog could have inflicted much greater damage, stranger cases pose the greatest problem and the recruitment challenger here for any kind of training would be considerable. This combined with the size of the dog make it a management case. The owners must absolutely keep this dog away from children in the future C) This is a clear euthanasia

B (they are lucky no legal action is being taken. If they would like to avoid having to euthanize this dog, they must manage henceforth) (F&A S140)

Select all that apply: fear in animals helps them with which of the following big ticket tasks of making a living in the world: A) getting enough to eat B) avoid being eaten C) avoiding injury and disease D) reproducing

B and C (avoiding being eaten/injury/disease) (F&A S35)

Which of the following are myths: A) dogs do what works B) the right "energy" will motivate a dog C) consequences are no longer needed once a behavior is learned D) all of the above E) none of the above

B, C (C S102)

Select all that apply: for which of the following would DSCC be a good choice? A) squirrel chasing B) car anxiety C) intolerance of nail-trimming in a ten-month old dog D) chronic house soiling in a five year old toy breed E) rough play and mouthing of owner in a six month old dog

B, C (F&A S140)

Which of the following are fear and aggression cases that every trainer can do (case complexity is easy): A) body handling B) prevention C) incidental dog-dog (aka non-injurious + occasional) D) food guarding E) Predation F) female-female housemate G) gameness

B, C (they are normalize only cases), D (very straightforward aggression case), E (management only), F (management only), G (management only) (Ease of Modification Webinar)

Select all that apply: which of the following improves the likelihood and strength of conditioning in a CER procedure? A) simultaneous presentation of the CS and US B) avoidance of presenting either the CS or US when the other is not present C) a novel, potent US D) presentation of the CS immediately but clearly before the US E) weakening of predictive power of competing stimuli with extinction trials

B, C, D, E (F&A S118)

Select all that apply: which of the following are commonly presented fears in dogs? A) fear of transitions (eg. doorways, curbs) B) fear of certain contexts (eg. veterinarian, car) C) fear of being left alone (separation anxiety) D) fear of sudden loud noises (sound sensitivity) E) fear of strangers

B, C, D, E (F&A S35)

Select all that apply: an owner is upset about her food guarder. None of his bites have injured her and he growls and snarls before biting but she worries he is dangerous and is "taking over." What can you reasonably tell her? A) that food guarding is a useful "canary in the goldmine" that something's awry in the relationship B) that food guarding is not symptomatic of a more general "temperament" problem C) that there are training techniques with long, establish track records for modifying it D) that he may have suffered food scarcity as a puppy E) that his good mouth and protracted warnings are favorable vis a vis prognosis

B, C, E (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

In between DSCC sessions for dog reactivity, you have a management fail and your dog goes off on another dog while you are out on a walk. Your dog won't take food during this encounter. What do you do? A) Prompt your dog away from the other dog to create distance B) Create distance and/or give the dog time, then feed the dog as soon as he will take it C) try your best to insert food into the dogs mouth D) do nothing

B, create distance and/or wait until the dog will take the food, even if it's been a while since the dog saw the stimulus dog (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

A client is referred to you after working unsuccessfully for three months to resolve a lunging at children problem in a 4 year old shepherd mix. They have been trying to teach the dog to sit and take treats from children. The dog appears worse and rarely takes the treats, although he likes that kind of treat when kids are not present. Given this history, what is the most likely explanation? A) incomplete diagnosis: there is some other independent issue along with children B) poor execution/super-threshold presentation: the kids are too close/too intense C)insufficient time: emotional problems are rarely budged this quickly—adjust expectations D) children are becoming associated with owner tension during the exercises E) predation: the problem is not emotional in nature so the technique is wrong

B, the fact that the dog won't take treats strongly suggests the intensity is too great and the fact that he is worse implies sensitization which also means the trainer has the kids too close/intense (F&A S118)

What analogies are useful when trying to get owners on board with management?

Baby analogies (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

Where should a dragging long line be attached on the dog?

Back of a regular harness (F&A S175)

During desensitization, what should you do if a dog reacts negatively to the stimulus?

Back off and try again more gradually (F&A S41)

For object guarders, you need to make sure your clients are well rehearsed in what management maneuver?

Bait and switch (F&A S132)

You a presented with a dog that barks in the following situations: when about to be fed, about to get a ball thrown during fetch, about to be let out of crate, about to be let out into the yard, in the car approaching a familiar place and in time-outs. What type of bark is this most likely?

Barrier barking---more emotionally driven, but may also be demand barking---is more consequence driven (though it doesn't fall nicely into either category (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

For a dog that is barking and agitated at the fence, what is the likely diagnosis if stranger aggression has been ruled out?

Barrier frustration (C S140)

If there is no off leash history, what is our provisional diagnosis for leash aggression??

Barrier frustration (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

If there is off leash history but no play, what is our provisional diagnosis for leash aggression??

Barrier frustration (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

If there is off leash play history, what is our provisional diagnosis for leash aggression?

Barrier frustration (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

What should the provisional diagnosis be for a dog that is leash aggressive and aggressive off leash (dog-dog)? How confident is such a diagnosis?

Barrier frustration for bullies or play skill deficits (strongly confident), game/fighting preference (strongly confident if poor ABI, if okay ABI—further investigation needed) or cases in which we don't have enough information because the few off-leash interactions were terminated by the owner when aggression was observed (these cases always need to be checked off leash by trainer) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

If you have a case that presents with leash reactivity, what are your first thoughts toward the underlying cause?

Barrier frustration, fearful or just want to fight (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

What should the provisional diagnosis be for a dog that is leash aggressive and has off-leash history but no play? How confident is such a diagnosis?

Barrier frustration, likely but rule out proximity sensitivity (ask more questions to make sure the dog is not upset) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What should the provisional diagnosis be for a dog that is leash aggressive but has play history? How confident is such a diagnosis?

Barrier frustration, strongly confident (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What should the provisional diagnosis be for a dog that is leash aggressive but has no off leash history? How confident is such a diagnosis?

Barrier frustration, strongly confident (first assume this is a normal dog that just wants to interact with other dogs before moving on to zebras) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

How do you edit your scripts?

Be concise, cut out extraneous concepts, cut out "this could be helpful" stuff, cut out tasks that the owner doesn't have time for, cut words, think "less is more" (with rare exceptions) (Generating Scripts Webinar)

To be a good mechanical wrangler, a trainer needs to be what?

Be fast and be paranoid but don't broadcast paranoia (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

If possible, what do you want to do for food guarders (in regards to their meals)?

Be generous and add more meals (unless dog is obese to the point of health issues) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

When using P-, it can help to let owners know that the behavior has worked many times in the past so it won't what?

Be immediately given up by the dog (will take a dozen or more repetitions) (C S76)

When we are using interpretations, we should do what?

Be more cautious about them, qualify our statements (don't present interpretations as facts—if you're guessing, say so) and be aware whether you're on firm or shaky ground when you're using them (CT S9)

Why should you have a bully drag the long line for a dummy period?

Because a dragging line is salient and we don't want the dog to learn to only mind his manners when he's on the long line (F&A S174)

Why is Dunbar's bite fight ratio imperfect?

Because bites to the face can puncture with less pressure (so occasional, shallow punctures to the face are ok), some breeds puncture more easily (breeds with tighter skin) and veterinarians differ in their treatment of puncture wounds (Bullying Webinar)

Why do you have normal compliance issues (aka. not ones with ethical issues)?

Because clients are typically novices and we want them to do things that are behaviorally expensive (C S14)

Why is critical thinking important in the dog training industry?

Because dogs are familiar and so there are lots of self proclaimed experts, popular literature is wide and varied in quality, we need to challenge folk knowledge so we can figure out what is true and what is false, and dogs and trainers deserve real science (CT S3)

Why must you coach owners on PDS counts?

Because if you give owners general PDS rules (make it harder when she's doing okay and if she doesn't do it then make it easier) they tend to push criteria too high, too fast and then they will think the training is not working/dog is being stubborn (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

Why do automatic fears become standardized in a population over time?

Because individuals with automatic (genetic) fears outperform those without it and it will get pass on to offspring (F&A S15)

Why are things cheap for trainers that clients find expensive to do?

Because it's intrinsically reinforcing to trainers, not usually to clients (C S14)

Why can't you play with ITL on the CC food guarding plan after the installment feeding in step 1?

Because now you only have so much time before they finish the food to deliver the US (and are trying to fit in as many trials as you can before they finish their meal) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

Why isn't training the solution for female-female housemate aggression?

Because of the injuries and the impossibility of them never having another fight (F&A S184)

Why should you standardize your delivery of the US during the CC guarding plans with ambiguous body language dogs?

Because one subtle sign of a +CER is an orientation to the US source (the trainer) and that is a clue for anticipation rather than guarding (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

Why must we choose our battles?

Because people have finite resources (mental/time/money) and key items will need repetition (C S6)

Why do we follow the order of compliance, execution then diagnosis?

Because the challenge in our profession is not what to do but getting the owner to do it and then getting them to do it correctly (CED Checks Webinar)

Why is routine resource guarding considered an easy problem?

Because the intervention is normalizing (maybe a bit of management to reduce frequency if the owner is super annoyed by it)(F&A S157)

Why should trainers line wrangle with bullies, especially early on?

Because trainers will definitely implement the time out and they will have good timing/mechanics (F&A S176)

Why are dog-dog problems good to tackle with day training?

Because you need lots of knowledge, training and wrangling skills to efficiently do most dog-dog stuff and stakes are high (bites, etc) (Day Training Webinar)

Why must you gauge +CER baselines during the high ITL installment feeds in the CC food guarding plan?

Because you need the lag time during high ITL to see the change between anticipation and "okay, nothing's happening" and vise versa (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

If Joseph Ledoux is right about conditioned fear being irreversible, how does that shift trainers' focus?

Becomes even more important to prevent bad experiences/focus heavily on prevention (F&A S30)

Jean suggests you check in with clients a couple days before what to see if they have been practicing their homework.

Before follow-up appointment (C S33)

Behavior predicts ______ .

Behavior (F&A S158)

As a trainer, when we create a plan for dogs, we should also include the client's ____ _____ .

Behavior change (MI With Maureen Webinar)

Why should trainers prioritize client motivation?

Behavior change is our business, humans own dogs, clients spend time and money hiring us to help them (MI With Maureen Webinar)

Normalizing does not preclude _____ _____ .

Behavior modification (C S164)

What kind of intervention should be used for bullying?

Behavior modification + management (F&A S142/146)

What kind of intervention should be used for play skill deficits?

Behavior modification + management (F&A S142/146)

Owners don't pay the price in _____ ____ of failing to train and enrich older dogs as much as they do with younger dogs.

Behavior problems (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

For fear/aggression cases, in OC we focus on replacement _____ and in CC we focus on the replacement ______ .

Behavior, emotion (F&A S99)

What is Canine Compulsive Disorder?

Behaviors derived from normal FAP categories (such as grooming/self-care, feeding, predation, etc) but that now occur excessively and repetitively, are out of context, and no longer serve the original function (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

Set clients up for success when using P- by doing what?

Being upfront about the workload (it is effective but requires many repetitions) and then check to make sure they're on board with that (C S80)

What is the placebo effect?

Belief in a treatment can make a patient better, even if the treatment doesn't actually work (CT S26)

Any potential emotional stress the dog may or may not suffer as a result of the owner visiting the dog during the board and train is outweighed by what?

Benefit of the trust/sense of security gained by the offer and education the owner would get from watching (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

When trying to build a +CER to a new object, what ways can you make sure you don't get overshadowing/blocking?

Best way is to do random trials during the day, but if you must do a training session, you can show random objects and not pay until you show the object you want to get a +CER to then go back to showing random objects and not paying (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

At what age will most dogs have to change to their play?

Between 1-3 years old (F&A S149)

For a bully, how many trials (of P-) does it usually take before you see a dramatic decrease in bullying frequency?

Between 12-20 (Bullying Webinar)

When using DRI for leash aggression, the goal is to prompt or cue the alternative behavior between what two actions?

Between the subject dog seeing the stimulus dog and the subject dog going off (F&A S168)

The difference between how much trainers advocate that dogs should be obedience trained can be characterized as _____ .

Bias (C S11)

Whether trainers want to avoid false negatives more or false positives more, when testing leash aggressive dogs off leash, depends on ____ .

Bias (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What are the two most common scenarios for predation? How will you manage each scenario?

Big on small dog (no more small dogs) and two or more dogs on one dog (no more multidog encounters) (F&A S181)

One common owner prompt is to get them to provide ___ ____ .

Big payoffs (C S61)

Dog training is not like anything else in your clients' lives, it's at ____-speed.

Bio (slow, takes many repetitions to get strong enough for most real life applications) (C S83)

The ultimate form of self-handicapping/ritualization of aggression is ___ ______ .

Bite inhibition (F&A S101)

What way of training (consult, day training, board and train, etc) gives you maximum control of most variables?

Board and train (C S51)

If the dog also has this issue, you should tack on an extra week or two to the board and train.

Body handling (C S51)

What is the reason behind the myth that "a dog who doesn't move is ok" and how can trainers remedy this?

Body language illiteracy which can be fixed by instruction in reading body language (specifically signs of stress) (C S115)

What would be an example of projection bias (use a situation with dogs)?

Body language interpretation (I think that dog would feel submissive if that dog was ontop of him, etc) (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

Stimulus dogs should be _____ ____ .

Bomb proof (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

What caution must you take if you're training a target DRI for fear/aggressive dogs? What breeds are more likely to do this?

Border collies, German Shepherds and other high performance herding dogs might push themselves too close to the stranger before they're actually comfortable and could end up biting after the nose touch. Dogs that do this are over-achieving on the OC end before they have properly desensitized to the stranger (F&A S98)

What is a neuron?

Brain cell (PM S3)

When desensitizing to a vet procedure (for example: radiograph preparation) it's important to do what? (Hint: other than stay under threshold)

Break the procedure down to practice parts separately and then combine them (F&A S55)

For dogs with no off leash history that are interacting with stimulus dogs off leash for the first time, what should you do if there is a fight?

Break up the fight, check for injuries, check that the stimulus dog is not freaked out. If there is no damage (physical or psychological) then give the dogs one or two more tries (F&A S164)

What do wolf biologist now call individuals who used to be know as "alpha"?

Breeding male/female (C S119)

What does the bait and switch look like for object guarders (the dog has ahold of a guarded object)?

Bribe the dog with the reward up front and once they are engrossed by the bonus, you calmly remove the item (F&A S132)

Phone intakes should be _____ .

Brief (C S23)

Written instructions should be clear and ____ reports that summarize the plan and their current homework.

Brief (C S32)

For young puppies, supervised periods out of confinement during housetraining should be _____ .

Brief (C S72)

Handouts to read ("homework") given during the board and train should be _____ .

Brief (so they actually read it) (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

Is the intervention envelope for a dog with dog-dog leash aggression, after they see another dog, brief or long?

Brief but not too brief that prompting can't be done (usually) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What are the characteristics of post-board and train instructions?

Brief, concrete, and catchy with the critical information first on the page (C S45)

How do you handle situations where the dog doesn't like restraint and has a problem body part?

Bring in restraint early but on non-problem body part (F&A S135)

The presence of _____ separates good prognosis bites from bad prognosis bites.

Bruising (around punctures) (F&A S105)

What breeds are most commonly tail chasers/whirlers?

Bull Terriers, German Shepherds and Cattle dogs (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

How do you make handouts brief?

Bullet points and heavy editing (cut out everything that is not necessary) (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

What is the label of a dog that has dog-specific targeting issues (plays well with some dogs and doesn't with others)?

Bully (Play Case Studies Webinar)

What kind of aggression diagnosis would inter-male aggression be? Why?

Bullying because there is selective fighting with certain dogs who happen to be male (Bullying Webinar)

For which dog-dog cases should a trainer always intervene past education? What kind of intervention should be used in each case type?

Bullying= behavior modification + management, play skill deficits= behavior modification + management, severe fear = manage (with or without behavior modification—depending on owner), injurious aggression= tight management, game dogs = tight management (F&A S146)

When should and shouldn't you bust the myth of dogs trying to dominate their owners?

Bust it if it is causing the client to be ineffective or abusive but you may choose to let it go if it's not interfering with management and training (C S118)

How do you determine a case's prognosis?

By getting a history and compare to prognosis chart (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

What are the two ways you should coach skills?

By modeling the desired behavior and then coaching the owner's attempts (C S60)

How can you stop clients from cutting dummy object training short?

By not delegating the decision of when to move on to guarded objects to the client (C S172)

You do a first consult with a working couple whose Labradoodle jumps up when they come home, chews, pull on leash and doesn't come when called at the dog park. You institute management for the chewing, some basic training for the jumping up and recall, and leave them with an anti-pull harness to try. When you arrive for the second appointment, they've implemented the management so the chewing is improved, tried out and like the harness, but haven't worked on the jumping up and set criteria too high on the recalls so were not successful. What should you do? A) Read them the riot act. They shouldn't have gotten a large, active dog if they're not prepared to train it B) Fire them. They are clearly uncommitted to training. They shouldn't have gotten a large, active dog if they're not going to train it C) Help them with the recall plan, talk about the jumping up to see if you can facilitate it for them, and float the idea of some day training D) Help them with the recall plan and give them a bit of a scare talk about being sued if the dog jumped up and knocked down a visitor to motivate them to get going on the jump up E) Refer them to avoid burn out

C (C S38)

You have had to repeat management instructions over the last two visits in a housetraining case. What should you do? A) Refer the case to someone more experienced B) Send the dog for a vet check—something is not right C) Repeat, reword, re-emphasize the management D) Give the client a warning that if they don't get it right, you will fire them, then make good on it E) Fire the client—they shouldn't have gotten a dog

C (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

Choose one: if using worn shirts as the CS for stranger fear DSCC, should you: A) get a +CER to one shirt, then the stranger who wore it, then continue the process with the next person B) get a +CER to shirts from multiple strangers, then move on to using each stranger as the CS C) Both A and B will work

C (F&A S51)

You get a call about a dog who has sent two dogs to the vet for shaving, suturing and antibiotics. How should you proceed? A) find out whether there is a play history. If there is, proceed with leash manners training. If there is none, get the dog together off leash with a bomb-proof dog B) find out whether the dogs he fought with were the same sex and which dog started the fights C) develop a strict management protocol for this owner so this dog has no more opportunities with other dogs D) interview the owner about the context for the aggression (on vs off leash, during play, etc) so you can understand what is happening E) get information about the dog's early life, primarily littermate interactions and whether he attended a puppy class, so you can assess his ABI

C (because of the ABI problem) (F&A S180)

What is the best method for tackling food guarding? A) DIY B) day training C) board and train D) private consults E) classes

C (board and train) (Day Training Webinar)

Select all that apply: for which of the following problems might management alone be appropriate? A) puppy housetraining B) adult housetraining C) submissive urination D) location guarding E) puppy play-skill problems (specifically non-consenting wrestling and pinning)

C (clients should R+ in housetraining, location guarding is behavior modification, and play skill problems is timeouts) (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

Select all that apply: which of the following are among the big-ticket educational message our profession needs to get out there? A) most dogs don't know how to be a dog B) most dogs use contexts as cues C) most dogs don't have enough to do D) there is no free lunch in behavior: animals need real reasons/motivations to do what we want E) dogs do whatever works

C, D, E (A is a "weasel phrase" and B is not a big-ticket item) (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

Choose all the apply: which situations are exceptions to the rule that it is entirely the client's call whether they would like to manage/modify behavior/change what they are already doing? A) watchdog barking in an apartment B) no recall at the dog park for a German Shorthaired Pointer C) severe separation anxiety (definitively diagnosed) D) digging in a dog left in the backyard an hour of the day E) food guarding Lhasa Apso in an adult only home F) growling at strangers who try to pat the dog G) Labrador that jumps up to greet H) six year old dog with no other history that bites the vet tech

C, F, possibly G (Sep anx because it's a welfare issue, growling at strangers because there's a potential for public safety/liability issue even if the dog has never bitten anyone so they must at least manage the dog with a possible exception being a small dog with a known good mouth, Lab who jumps only if they are around children/elderly/etc enough that they could knock down and injure them) (C S9)

Which of the following has not been demonstrated to produce fear in mammals? A) genetics B) stress during pregnancy C) difficulties delivering litter D) maternal behavior E) lack of socialization

C, whelping problems have not been proven to cause fear in offspring (F&A S35)

What should you do if a client contacts you after day training is complete and say it's fallen apart or not working?

CED check (Day Training Webinar)

What does it look like if you classically condition a stimulus dog to a lunging subject dog (CS? US)? How might the stimulus dog interpret that CC into OC and what is the problem if they do?

CS=another dog lunges/displaysàUS=happy talks/treats. The dog might think about the situation in OC contexts. The lunging dog would act as a conditioning reinforcer and the happy talk/treats would act as R+. The problem is them trying to think what behavior they should do to make the dog lunge in order for them to get the R+ ("Do I have control over the other dog lunging?") (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

What certifications in separation anxiety are there?

CSAT (certified separation anxiety trainer) and SA Pro (F&A S77/internet)

What can happen to a neurotransmitter other than be recycled (reuptake)?

Can be metabolized by enzymes (PM S8)

Why shouldn't you test a food guarder to the point of freezing (so you can see what his freeze looks like)?

Can just go off of owner reported history, not good practice and don't need to see an individual dog's freeze if you've seen other dogs' freezes before (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

How does Jean suggest dealing with dogs that food guard due to duration of standing next to them?

Can manage or add it into the plan (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What questions should you ask yourself to determine if you are up to fear/aggression cases?

Can you go at the dogs pace (whatever that may be) and can you back off at any sign of fear? (Ease of Modification Webinar)

Anipryl is used to treat what behavior problem?

Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (PM S10)

What issues can involve self injury?

Canine Compulsive Disorder and separation anxiety (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

Which is harder- proving causation or proving correlation?

Causation (finding correlation is very easy) (CT S38)

The most common ambiguity (trying to tell between +CER and food guarding) is what action?

Cessation of consumption (+CER= because anticipating bonus, guarding= it's a freeze) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

List the threat sequence (in the order they usually appear).

Cessation of consumption (freeze), accelerated consumption, hard eye, growl, snarl, snap, bite (F&A S97)

Client resistance is a signal for you to do what?

Change direction or listen more carefully (MI With Maureen Webinar)

What happens if you're following the bully protocol, give the warning cue, the dog plays nicely, you give safety cue but then they immediately start bullying again right after the safety cue (dog works the system)?

Change the system (criteria) so that when you say the warning cue, it now covers the next 10 minutes or covers playing with this dog, etc. Just be sure you're clear what the new flow chart is in your mind (Bullying Webinar)

Describe the key points of fear as related to modification/training.

Changes slowly (if at all), can spontaneously worsen, is easily acquired and drives much aggression (F&A S3)

What is an option to help out the client when a board and train dog doesn't manifest the problems at first?

Charge a lower boarding fee until the problem shows itself (C S52)

What are you checking for with diagnosis in a CED check?

Check technique choice and diagnosis (CED Checks Webinar)

You can use homework sheets as _______ to kick off subsequent sessions to see what the client was doing well, not doing correctly or not doing at all.

Checklists (C S32)

What are the most common owner-absent behavior problems?

Chewing and housesoiling (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

Why must you be extra careful with aggression cases and small children?

Children are more likely to take bites to the face, children are less likely to be compliant and dogs are more likely to be put down if they bite children (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

Which +CERs are particularly useful for avoiding aggression?

Children/babies, food bowl approach/touching/removal, chew object removal, grooming procedures, restraint, skin grabs, muzzles, veterinary exam, veterinary clinic, startles and location approaches (F&A S188)

What are the counseling principles?

Choose your battles, use repetition, help the client (C S6)

German shepherds who have had their tail chasing "successfully" punished usually do what?

Circle/pace or develop acral lick dermatitis (they gain a new compulsive behavior because they have learned that it's not safe to do the tail chasing in front of the owner) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

What is counter conditioning?

Classical conditioning to get a +CER to a CS that the dog is afraid of (F&A S43)

What is counterconditioning?

Classical conditioning with a CS that is not neutral (getting +CER from a -CER) (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

What training options do you have for dogs that are upset?

Classical counterconditioning, desensitization, DRI, habituation (if mild) (F&A S10)

The idea whether to give medication is the decision between what individuals?

Client and their vet (or VB) (PM S1)

A 2 yr old Golden Retriever from a line of hard mouthed, object guarders, presents with food (rawhides severely) and object guarding (slight on toys). Signature threats are freeze-growl-snarl. No bite history. Lives with adults who want to DIY. What is needed to be successful in this case?

Client compliance (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

What factors affect how training will be done (board and train vs day training vs client DIY, etc)?

Client preferences, trainer preferences and market, budget, and problem type (C S21)

What are alternatives to offering guarantees for behavior/training?

Client satisfaction policies that allow partial/full refunds or making it clear up front to the clients that they are paying for your time/expertise regardless of the outcome (C S49)

What is the most common problem in object guarding training (not via board and trains)?

Client short changing the dummy object to skip ahead to guarded items (C S172)

Ruling out separation anxiety in cases that are actually owner absent housetraining/chew training calls for what?

Close non-judgmental questioning (F&A S72)

Pseudo-experts often do what to make themselves sound clever?

Co-opt language from real science (CT S11)

The majority of the time spend during the transfer consult following the board and train should be what?

Coaching the client at their handling (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

What are the two broad kinds of coaching?

Coaching via repetition of concepts and coaching mechanics/techniques (C S53)

The "desire to please" myth carries with it an unspoken assumption of ______ .

Coercion (C S100)

Should step 3 in the food guarding DSCC plan be done warmed up or cold (meal + bonus)?

Cold (F&A S113)

The first ___ _____ is the one that best simulates real life.

Cold trial (F&A S131)

With food guarding cases, it is especially important to not squander ____ ____.

Cold trials (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

For maintenance after a successfully "cured" object guarding, what should you do?

Cold trials which have no training set up (like no training pouches----approach, take object, bridge to food US in kitchen, give object back) once a day is the best case scenario (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

Trainers should use expertise while still making the consult a ______ .

Collaboration (MI With Maureen Webinar)

What is the standard treatment for separation anxiety?

Combination of behavior medication + desensitization (F&A S73)

What comparison can you make to help owners get onboard with fetch/tug/hide and seek?

Compare it to the owner's passion for their favorite pastimes (C S90)

What is the highest magnitude negative punishment for a bully?

Complete loss of off leash play privileges for that day (taking the dog home) (F&A S173)

The ease of behavior modification is a function of what factors?

Complexity of the modification technique (such as DSCC vs installation of a sit) and plasticity of behavior we want to change (such as separation anxiety vs food guarding) (Ease of Modification Webinar)

According to Jean, 90% of the time that a client complains about training not working, it's due to this.

Compliance problem (Day Training Webinar)

What does CED check stand for?

Compliance-Execution-Diagnosis check (CED Checks Webinar)

What are some other names for a P- bridge?

Conditioned punisher, secondary punisher, NRM (Bullying Webinar)

During the focus break phase, what is the trainer doing?

Conditioning the dog to self-interrupt by interrupting him/her before things spin out of control (F&A S178)

What are the differential diagnoses for separation anxiety?

Confinement anxiety, thunderstorm/noise phobia, lack of housetraining and/or chew training (F&A S69)

What are the adaptive contexts of aggression?

Conflict over resources and self-defense (F&A S80)

Murky language/promises used by behavior professionals such as "desire to please" should be questioned because _______ are always required in training.

Consequences (C S100)

Behavior is a tool animals use to produce _______ .

Consequences (C S97)

Rather than wandering in the desert of "why", we need to focus clients on what during behavior modification?

Consequences and associations (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

What do you do if the presenting problem is no play with other dogs (no interest in other dogs)?

Consider finding other exercise and stimulation options besides dogs (F&A S171)

What is reliability?

Consistent performance on the test (test re-test reliability and inter-tester reliability) (CT S44)

What are the different ways to do private training?

Consultation sessions, day training, and board and train (C S19)

Replace "should" with a _____ .

Contingency (Generating Scripts Webinar)

Once you see flinches, how can you proceed to get the desired behavior?

Continue on with reps (they'll do the behavior sooner or later), differentially reinforce flinches (treat them as a split), require the flinch (if they don't do flinch, no other help is offered and no reward), prompt behavior (give hand signal) after flinch and NRM after no-try (Play Case Studies Webinar)

Punishment works best on what kind of schedule?

Continuous (Bullying Webinar)

When we let dogs off leash among other dogs we give up some _____ .

Control (F&A S169)

Why are head halters the preferred tool over anti-pull harness for leash aggressive dogs?

Control of the head/jaws (F&A S160)

In data collection/interpretation, what are the two ways around confounding variables/chance?

Control variables and wash confounds out with large sample size (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

For aggression cases, what are the necessary pre-requisites for the trainer (how do you know if you should take on these cases or not)?

Cool headed under fire, can recognize CER if using CC, fluent at usual splits, client coaching (both DIY and transfer), access to troubleshooting resources and willingness to refer if over your head (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

What are the pre-requisites for trainers who want to do dog-dog leash work?

Cool-headed under fire, mechanically able wrangler, excellent client coach. (Helpful to also be willing/able to orchestrate safe off leash diagnostics, but not needed---can be opportunistic) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What trainer qualities are necessary to dog-dog cases?

Cool-headed under fire, mechanically able, good client coach if client will be doing any implementing (mechanics coaching and concept repetition/support) (Bullying Webinar)

What qualities are necessary in a dog-dog trainer?

Cool-headed under fire, mechanically able, good client coach, ability to recognize own intervention threshold bias (F&A S144)

What kind of line is good to drag?

Cotton line that is between 10 to 30 feet (dependent on terrain and size of space) (Bullying Webinar)

What kind of a long line should a bully drag?

Cotton lines between 10-30 ft (F&A S174)

What are some other explanations for correlation/causation fallacy?

Could be coincidence, have the opposite causal direction (second thing causes the first) or could both be caused by a third thing (CT S37)

Describe how severity factors into Canine Compulsive Disorder pathology.

Could be doing the behavior less frequently (you wonder if there really is a problem) or could be doing the behavior nearly exclusively (nearly 100% of waking hours) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

What two training methods for treating fear are usually paired together?

Counter conditioning and desensitization (F&A S32)

How can you make sure stimulus dog doesn't become fearful of other dogs?

Counter the bad experiences with daily exposure to normal dogs and to opportunistically condition the stimulus dog to other dogs' misbehavior (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

Shave down your history taking by reviewing your history form annually, keep track of items on the form and also do what?

Counting how many times an item has affected your approach (Case Efficiency Webinar)

For housetraining, what is the best tool we have to prompt the dog to hold on to guarantee success when taken outside?

Crate (C S73)

What are the big ticket management types?

Crating/confinement, anti-pull gear, ignoring the dog and muzzles (C S68)

What is an example of the avoidance of false negatives not being a universal goal?

Criminal justice system (considered less desired outcome to lock up the innocent than it is to the let guilty go free—avoid false positives) (F&A S20)

The clash between how much repetition the client needs and your expectation of how they should need is a ______ issue.

Criteria (trainer has set the criteria too high for the client) (C S6)

What are the common training errors when working with upset dogs?

Criteria fails (off plan, all over the map, fuzzy contingencies), PDS fails (no or poor rules governing criteria change), order of events fails (backward CC, blocking/overshadowing, sloppy ITL, offset squandering), and magnitude fails (nickel and diming) (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

Breeders have possession of the puppies at the youngest and most _____ ages.

Critical (F&A S189)

Criteria change caution is a ____ ___ ____ area for trainers.

Curse of knowledge (CED Checks Webinar)

An owner has a dog who is "trying to kill" other dogs. The dog has met a few neighborhood dogs on leash and attacked them, so far without injury. The dog now displays dramatically on leash at dogs even a block away. There is no off leash history. How should you proceed? A) Get history on how the dog was in his litter. If there is no background, check with the shelter or rescue to see how the dog was in kennel. Then get a thorough medical history B) Throw the dog in with a couple of assertive and intolerant older bitches who are larger than this dog so they can bring him down a peg C) Manage him. The intent to kill should be taken very seriously. Find other exercise and stimulation options D) Get this dog off leash with a bomb-proof dog of at least the same size to asses whether the driving force here is hyper motivation. Then proceed with leash manners training E) Start working on a CER to the sight of other dogs. If the owner can't get their head around CC, do a DRI

D (F&A S180)

What's the difference between a bully and a dog with a play skill deficit? A) they are essentially the same except a dog with play skill deficits requires rehearsal at self-interruption before a P- regime can be successful B) a bully is consciously and deliberately playing roughly or attacking dogs whereas a dog with a play skill problem can't help his naturally over the top play style C) a bully selects dogs that he has had success bullying in the past where as a dog with a play skill problem most often bullies unfamiliar dogs D) a bully demonstrates normal play skills with some dogs but singles out other for harassment or attack, whereas a dog with a play skill problem has few or no metasignals, fails to reverse roles, change activities or self-handicap sufficiently and exhibits this pattern with all dogs E) a bully singles out puppies, young males, smaller dogs or dogs that lack confidence whereas a dog with a play skill deficit recognizes puppies but demonstrates poor self-handicapping and an absence of metasignals, role reversals or activity shifts with adult dogs

D (F&A S180)

You are at the first session with a client with a leash reactive dog. You demo several times how to do an emergency turn and go that culminates in a food spill at the end to include a little opportunistic CC. On her first try, the client is slow, not turning or going right away (she bends over and tries to call the dog), walks rather than runs, doesn't go far enough, doesn't happy talk while moving and doesn't happy talk during the spill at the end. You reinforce the client for the spill at the end. What is next? A) prioritize the fast reaction and getting enough distance: "this time I want you to spin on a time without hesitation and get a good half block away before you stop" B) prioritize the speed and animation: "this time I want you to really move fast—run, don't walk, and happy talk the whole time, even if it feels unnatural" C) both A and B D) none of them

D (because the next step is repetition of spills before prompting next piece. Also, both A and B are adding 2 pieces for the client to do next) *note: this webinar only talked about adding one piece at a time but repetition first was mentioned in mechanics coaching webinar* (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

Which of the following is not commonly seen in the profiles of dogs that bite people? A) issues about touch and/or body handling B) issues about retention of resources such as food/toys/bones/locations C) issues about proximity of unfamiliar people D) owner permissiveness about where the dog sleeps E) all of the above are commonly seen in aggressive dogs

D, it has no bearing on aggression (except perhaps in the case of management in a location guarder) (F&A S118)

Choose one: why is it of tremendous importance to not breed fearful bitches? A) because fear is genetic and so no fearful dog should ever be bred B) because fearful bitches set the worst possible example for their offspring, including if their fearfulness results in aggression to strangers, the worse possible case scenario C) because prospective puppy buyers will almost always see the dam if they visit the premises and this could impact sales of puppies D) because there are three avenues through which puppies may acquire fear via a fearful dam: genetics, stress during pregnancy and maternal behavior E) because a fearful bitch is more likely to be stressed during her pregnancy, which could affect the adult offspring

D, there are 3 ways puppies acquire fear from fearful mothers (F&A S35)

In the study about preservation of learning ability in aged beagles with different treatments, which group did the best: A)control group B)supplements only C)behavioral enrichment only D)supplements + behavioral enrichment

D-the supplement + behavioral enrichment group (and all the treatment groups did better than the control) (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

Work to eat enrichment, specifically while alone, is an example of what technique for watchdog barking?

DRI (assuming/hoping that at the moment where a dog would watchdog bark that chewing on the bone is more enticing than the barking, can't do both) (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

What training techniques can be used for location guarding?

DRI (most commonly used) or DSCC (F&A S133)

What is another intervention that trainers can use for fearful dogs other than DSCC?

DRI (operant conditioning with a +CER side effect) (F&A S61)

If you're not sure if a dog is upset or not, what can you do to get started on behavior modification?

DRI (with nothing else) (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

How do DRI plans for upset dogs compare to those for non-upset dogs?

DRI for upset dogs will have plans where the criteria is more conservative (DRI Splits Webinar)

How do you fix bullies?

DRI/P- (Play Case Studies Webinar)

Drivey breeds with aggression issues should be trained using what?

DRIs with especially conservative criteria or classical conditioning (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

What technique(s) should you use to help a dog that is fearful of going to the vet?

DSCC (Desensitization to Veterinarian Visits article in binder)

In addition to a DSCC plan for the location of the vet clinic, what should also be done for a dog who is fearful at the vet?

DSCC for vet restraints, being on a table and doctor actions (like listening to heart, looking at eyes, etc) (Desensitization to Veterinarian Visits article in binder)

What are the benefits of taking a big history?

Data collection (for local trends, research and practitioner blind spots), holistic intell (if you're into health/nutrition/etc as well), zebra spotting (Case Efficiency Webinar)

Choose the correct one: plausible mechanisms that add events (narrow things down) increase or decrease probability?

Decrease (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

What are the behavioral signs of social blunting in Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome?

Decreases greeting behavior, does not recognize familiar people, does not play with owner or other animals, decreases responsiveness to stimuli (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

New dogs and puppies should be ____ ____ .

Default confined (C S68)

What should you do if you run out of time at the end of the session but didn't get through all your planned material or the client asks a long winded question? Explain why?

Defer those things to the next consult rather than running overtime because most clients are exhausted/overwhelmed by the end of a session and it's not a good idea to tack on even more, it will cause you to run late and can cause stress/burn out in the trainer (C S26/27)

When you demo/explain the emergency bait and switch, you should emphasize what things?

Delicious food first and not approaching the dog (toss food from a distance) (C S169)

During the CC food guarding plan, what should you do if the dog's body language is too ambiguous to tell if it's a +CER or guarding?

Deliver the US in a stereotyped location that isn't in the bowl to build a visible CR (dog will orient to delivery spot which confers +CER) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What should you do during the transfer consult after a board and train?

Demo skills and have owner practice, handout review, help map out what the next 3 days should look like for them (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

What are the typical parameters unique to social fears that you should consider when writing your plan?

Demographics, weird pictures (people walking behind fences or appearing when elevator door opens), what makes it better/worse (things particular to a certain dog) (F&A S47)

What is the definition of an observation?

Description of an event (CT S8)

What are the most common behavioral symptoms of separation anxiety?

Destruction, excessive vocalization, elimination (in a housetrained dog) (F&A S65)

During the phone intake, you should get a list of all the dog's problems but not the ______ .

Details of the problems (C S25)

How do you build a training plan?

Determine a terminal behavior, identify the parameters, build the plan in incremental steps, train and split as you go (DRI Splits Webinar)

How do you choose your battles during coaching?

Determine what your goal is (it's rarely professional level training) (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

Adult dogs being the least playful life stage is not a problem, it's _____ .

Development (F&A S147)

Why are fear and aggression cases complex?

Diagnosis often needs unpacking, human emotion involved, aggression has safety and liability issues (Ease of Modification Webinar)

How do you determine client compliance?

Did they do their first assigned homework (yes= good compliance, no=poor compliance) (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

Jean uses this human analogy to describe the difference between good and poor ABI.

Difference between arguing and assault (F&A S101)

Is loose leash and happy talk usually easy or difficult for owners of leash aggressive dogs? Why?

Difficult because the owners are tense and those actions are completely opposed to the situational awareness we want (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

It's a good idea to vary what when you're approaching a dog for object guarding?

Direction/angle of approach (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

What are the criteria for Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome?

Disorientation, social blunting, house-soiling/learning issues, and sleep-wake cycle changes (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

Canine Complusive Disorder often begins as ________ behavior and then evolves into more.

Displacement (stress due to under-stimulation or unpredictable aversives—like late punishment—or chronic frustration) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

What is the function of aggression?

Displacement of other individuals (F&A S80)

What factor involving the trainer's own dogs should they take into consideration when deciding whether or not to do board and train?

Disruption of their own dogs' lives (C S43)

What distance can you manipulate during object guarding training?

Distance between the dog to object and distance between the trainer to object (F&A S126/127)

What are the parameters to use for dog-dog leash aggression?

Distance, degree of prompting, dog familiarity, dog orientation/behavior and play (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What are parameters to consider for leash reactivity DS plan?

Distance, duration, movement, warm up, novelty, orientation, sense (scent vs visual vs auditory)

What are typical parameters for desensitization of a dog reactive dog?

Distance, perception (sight, sound, smell) duration, actions of the other dog (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

Determining whether you have a +CER to the first step of the food guarding DSCC plan is difficult because there's nothing else for the dog to be interested in except you. What can you do if you're not sure?

Do a couple trials where you have an extremely long inter-trial latency to the point the dog gives up. If s/he then brightens up when you approach the bowl, you know you have a +CER, if not, stay on step 1 longer (F&A S112)

How do you maintain the +CER after you have finished the object guarding DSCC plan? How often should this be done?

Do an occasional cold trial when the dog is chewing on something. Once a day is best but once a week is usually sufficient enough for most cases. (this is also the case for food guarders) (F&A S131)

You should set criteria at a level the client can do what?

Do right now (C S15)

If you're new to food guarding, what should you do before taking on clients?

Do standard CC and OC plans on your dogs, do standard plans on your friends' dogs (non-guarders), do standard plans on guarders (non-clients), take clients when your down to 10 meals or fewer (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

During the food guarding DRI plan, it's common for the dog to follow the trainer for the first step instead of staying by the bowl. What should you do?

Do the installment feeding regardless of the dog's position (F&A S120)

Flank sucking is a compulsive behavior seen particularly in this breed.

Dobermans (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

For a dog-dog case with play history, what question should you ask if the dog has a bona fide problem?

Does the dog single out certain dogs or is it with all playmates? (F&A S170)

What is the basic diagnostic question to ask yourself if you are not sure what diagnosis to give a dog-dog aggression case?

Does this dog want more or less of the other dog? Less= Upset (do DRI/CER), More= Not upset (do P-/DRI) (Bullying Webinar)

In dog training, what is a "flinch"?

Doesn't do the desired behavior but does some small movement of that behavior (intention behavior) (Play Case Studies Webinar)

What are typical subtle signs of a leash reactive dog being uncomfortable during desensitization?

Doesn't take treats and/or taking them harder and heavy focus on stimulus dog (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

For behaviors that you want performed mid-play session with another dog, what can happen?

Dog decided it's not worth it to stop playing to do the behavior for the reward/re-sent to play (matching law for some dog favors the play) (Play Case Studies Webinar)

What is Luescher's 1 minute/10 minute rule?

Dog does the activity for at least 1 minute at a time and more than 10 minutes cumulatively a day (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

Why choose day training for a case rather than have owner DIY?

Dog gets a more efficient installation, don't have to compromise on skill of the trainer, owner get the product of training and trainer gets to train dogs (Day Training Webinar)

When using DRI training for fearful dogs, what is the indication that the trainer needs to lower criteria?

Dog not interested in reinforcer (because too worried about the stimulus) (F&A S61)

Why is it more difficult when you add approach (and increase the distance from which you approach) to the object guarding DSCC sequence?

Dog perceives possession with increased distance (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

For problems other than housetraining, what can be suggested in place of a crate?

Dog proofed confinement area (C S73)

What is an example of availability (psychology term)?

Dog related fatalities are highly available because of their coverage on the news but they are very rare (Critical Thinking Practice Webinar)

Early on in case selection for a trainer who is new to food guarding, what would be the best qualities to choose for a beginner case?

Dog with a soft mouth, compliant client (or a board and train case), has protracted warnings and, if able, a small dog (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

It's easy to lose focus due to the difference in each case owing to the uniqueness of each _____ , _______ , and their particular situations.

Dog, owner (C S3)

When do you put all your eggs into the normalizing basket for aggression?

Dog-dog non injurious resource guarding and dog-dog non injurious occasional fights (C S113)

How should you build a recall at the dog park?

Dog-play abolished and is close, dog-play abolished and is further, dog-play partially abolished, dog-play not abolished, mid play (Dog-Dog Play Skills Webinar)

What is the simple answer that Ian Dunbar offers when asked why dogs bite?

Dogs are animals, and animals bite (F&A S82)

The key education message that "dogs don't understand right and wrong" also relates to what other key education message?

Dogs do what works (C S97)

Part of owner understanding of negative punishment is an understand that what?

Dogs do what works and if it stop working, they'll stop doing the behavior (C S76)

What are the key education messages for counseling?

Dogs do what works, most pet dogs are under-stimulated, dogs need motivation for training, timing matters, management is important, and dogs don't understand right and wrong (C S97)

When owners are reluctant to use a high value reinforcer for DRIs because they think the dog should be doing the DRI anyway, what scripts can you use to help them?

Dogs don't understand "should", dogs do what works and we're going to make something else work now (C S77)

What is the problem with saying that cues "make" behavior happen?

Dogs don't understand human language (even though it may seem so) and dogs need motivation for behavior (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

How should you explain the need for enrichment to clients?

Dogs have a natural tendency to hunt/scavenge (they work for their food) and if food is given freely then they have leftover energy. Dogs need a job/pastime (C S88)

Owners can be weary about playing tug with their dogs. Why?

Dogs look intense while playing and owners think it creates/promotes competition or dominance (C S91)

What was the result of the Range et al study?

Dogs selectively imitated (used mouths if they saw a demonstrator with a ball in their mouth) (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

What absurd expectation does the average pet owner hold their dog to?

Dogs should never ever argue—no aggressive behavior in any context at any time (F&A S82)

What were the three conditions for the dogs in the Range et all study for imitation?

Dogs who had no demonstrations and dogs who had another dog demonstrate pulling on the apparatus 10 times with paws (some with a ball in their mouth) (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

Why are there so many matted and unbrushed dogs?

Dogs won't allow grooming, owners aren't diligent, owners don't know it's unhealthy/uncomfortable (F&A S134)

In cases where the owner claims "for no reason/without warning" what should you not do?

Don't assume the owner is missing the threat behaviors, even though it is common for them to miss threats (some dogs really give little or no warnings) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

What is the take home message with fear and breeding?

Don't breed fearful females because the offspring could become fearful as a result of genetics, gestational stress and/or maternal behavior (F&A S26)

What are the two most important things to do when giving clients information?

Don't bury the lead (make sure key points are first) and repeat the key information (Generating Scripts Webinar)

What should you never do when training Passive hand DRI?

Don't change the rules partway through (ex: don't hover hand and once dog is eating lure, then pat the head) (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

"My husband forces Pickles onto his back and holds him down when he growls over a bone. I mentioned that you don't believe in that and he said that I can wok with you but he will not let Pickles dominate him." Should you dodge this conflict, why?

Don't dodge because it will undermine DSCC, risks escalation (bites/rap sheet), has fear side effects (to husband, hands, and body handling) and has welfare implications (Generating Scripts Webinar)

"We've caught him a few times and he knows he shouldn't have gone on the carpet, but he still does it if we relax vigilance. It's not realistic for us to crate him for long stretches and it's not fair to him. Also, our house is too open to put up barriers and gates. We need real solutions here." Should you dodge this conflict, why?

Don't dodge because the dog will not potty train itself and may actually regress (Generating Scripts Webinar)

For your first session with the dog and family, what should you not do when you arrive?

Don't touch the dog unless it's clearly pro-social (all over you) (C S65)

Other than changing what the dog eats off of, what other tips can help for dogs who guard empty bowls?

Don't train close to meal times or train in different room than where the dog is usual fed (F&A S111)

What is the idea behind rate of reinforcement?

Don't want the rate so low that the dog quits but not so high that the dog isn't making progress (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

What is one reason science is not perfect?

Done by humans (CT S14)

What is the net effect of Anipryl?

Dopamine stays in the synapse longer so has more of a chance to bind to receptors (PM S8)

What is the gold standard design in medicine for experiments?

Double blind placebo controlled (CT S32)

You are contacted for help with a 4 year old Lhasa Apso who is not housetrained and urinating in the house daily. While gathering a history, you discover that the dog guards food and objects from the owners. They are only interested in housetraining. What must you do?

Double check that they don't want behavior modification for the resource guarding (assure them that the guarding can be modified, fully inform them) and also check on the range of objects (if the dog guards unusual objects), children (in the house or neighborhood), guests in the house and discuss management for public safety (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

How can you help owners implement P- with a dog who evades capture?

Dragline, grab tab or, for very tricky dogs, a head halter and grab tab (C S85)

Why is flank sucking probably psychogenic rather than dermatologic/gut problems/etc?

Dramatic improvement can be seen after behavior modification and psychiatric medication (wouldn't see that if it was a physical problem) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

What are the origins of motivational interviewing?

Draws from Carl Rogers' client centric counseling and based on principles derived from intuitive practice (especially Miller and Rollnick) (MI With Maureen Webinar)

Taking advantage to play with dogs by incorporating their hunting software is especially critical in these dogs.

Drivey (C S90)

What are the signs of a nauseous dog?

Drooling, restlessness, panting, glassy look, vomiting (Car Phobia article in binder)

For shelter dogs, it's a good idea to proof what since you don't know what the future owner will feed the dog?

Dry food, half and half dry food/wet food, all wet food (F&A S122)

For all object guarding cases, you should always start with what?

Dummy object (something you know the dog will not guard) (F&A S125)

How can we gauge whether a dog has a good mouth for dog-dog aggression cases?

Dunbar bite-fight ratio (F&A S158)

When will you get a history of the dog's problem behaviors for one on one consultations?

During the first visit (C S25)

The research of Joseph Ledoux has shown that: A) fear is both difficult to condition and difficult to extinguish B) fear is both easy to condition and easy to extinguish C) most fear is caused by bad experiences (trauma) D) fear is difficult to condition E) fear is difficult to extinguish

E (traces of original fear conditioning seemed indelible) (F&A S35)

Once the compulsive behavior is "cured" (frequency is severely decreased) what happens with any medication that was needed due to Canine Compulsive Disorder?

Each vet has their own recommendations but generally kept on meds for 3-12 months and then tapered off gradually (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

List the ease of modification for typical behavior problems from easiest to hardest.

Easiest: chewing/obedience/jumping up, slightly harder: housesoiling/barking/play biting/leash manners/digging/food stealing, moderate: dog-dog on leash/food guarding/bullying/play skill deficits, slightly harder moderate: object guarding/body handling, hard: most fear, most difficult: separation anxiety/predation/stranger aggression (Ease of Modification Webinar)

Choose one: fear is hard or easy to acquire via learning.

Easy (F&A S29)

Are body handling issues easy or hard to prevent in puppies?

Easy (just takes treats) (F&A S134)

Are body handling issues easy or hard to treat in adult dogs?

Easy (so long as you go at the dog's pace and use good treats) (F&A S134)

We can explain the need for motivation to clients by using analogies to this.

Economics (C S104)

Behavior is about ______ .

Economics (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

Your knowledge is useless for coaching if you can't do what?

Edit it down to just what the client needs and make the edited material stick (C S54)

Be ruthless about _______ your instructions and homework, necessary info only.

Editing (C S56)

What is the first order of business once you've diagnosed a dog with barrier frustration in the initial consult?

Educate—reassure the owner that the dog isn't stranger aggressive (good news!) and help the owner to empathize with the dog through human analogies (C S140/141)

For DRIs, what are the priority battles when coaching?

Effective cueing or prompting and generous paying (get the behavior and pay the behavior) (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

What is efficiency in case work up?

Effectiveness per unit time (effectiveness in work up means the trainer has the information to proceed) (Case Efficiency Webinar)

Rate of reinforcement is in service to ______ .

Efficiency (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

What is the benefit of board and train?

Efficiency (trainer is doing the training) (C S43)

What are the advantages of training obedience with day training?

Efficiency and thoroughness (Day Training Webinar)

Why should you explain how you work before taking basic demographic information on intakes?

Efficiency, there may be something that the client finds as a deal breaker so you can save time if they do (C S23)

What must you be mechanically able to do for dog-dog cases?

Efficiently leash wrangle a large, displaying dog, wrangle a long line in an off leash situation, collect dogs for timeout purposes and break up dog fights (F&A S144)

If you've added approach to the object guarding DSCC plan when manipulating distance, should the +CER be to approaching or picking up the object?

Either (F&A S129)

List the two problems that might cause leash aggression in dogs that have bad off leash behavior.

Either the dog has poor leash manners AND whatever the off leash problem is, or fear is causing the on leash aggression and the off leash problem (F&A S159)

If a client persists in doing something that you feel is just too inhumane, what should you do?

Either try to bring them around or refer them on (if that fails or you don't want to take that on) (C S7)

How should you handle a client who believes the myth of "guilty looks/late punishment"?

Empathize but stand firm, explain it seems like their giving a guilty look but in fact they are fearful (C S128)

A client has a dog that housesoils but they don't want to use a crate because they think it's cruel. How do you start off trying to convince them otherwise?

Empathize with them (C S73)

Especially in fearful cases, ______ is worth cultivating in owners.

Empathy (F&A S49)

What is a fundamental component of motivational interviewing?

Empathy (MI With Maureen Webinar)

Rather than bombard clients with expert information, it's more effective to do what?

Empower clients with confidence/ability to change their behavior (MI With Maureen Webinar)

In the first step of the food guarding DSCC plan, you are always approaching the dog with an _____ dish.

Empty (F&A S110)

For dog-dog aggression, when comparing management only vs training plus management, training is the most expensive in terms of what?

Energy and financial resources (F&A S143)

Classes such as advanced obedience, tricks and/or sports are a good _______ option.

Enrichment (C S94)

For leash aggressive dogs who's intervention envelope is too short to act, what should you do if your goal is just fewer lunges (you're prioritizing management)?

Err on the side of early prompting (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

For leash aggressive dogs who's intervention envelope is too short to act, what should you do if your goal is to have the stimulus dog become a cue for different behavior (behavior modification)?

Err on the side of late prompts (even if the subject dog goes off first) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What are the symptoms of confinement anxiety?

Escape attempts (often with self-injury), destruction of bedding, vocalizing, elimination, panting, drooling, pacing (F&A S70)

What might the dog do that causes a problem for owners when implementing P-?

Evade capture (C S85)

Why don't we try behavior modification on aggressive dogs with poor ABI?

Even if we can decrease the likelihood of an incident occurring, behavior is never 100% (Bullying Webinar)

In Jean's study with trainers vs non-trainers, how many dogs performed better for the trainers than they did the owners?

Every dog (CED Checks Webinar)

Trainers who are inclined towards high intervention when it comes to obedience training in dogs are those who believe what?

Every dog should be thoroughly trained (C S11)

Which cases can you tackle with day training?

Everything except management only solutions (chewing/digging/submissive and excitement urination/some housetraining) and separation anxiety (Day Training Webinar)

Science is about ______ .

Evidence (CT S7)

What are the two things that a claim can be based on?

Evidence/reason or authority/intuition (CT S7)

What are the benefits of dog-dog play?

Excellent enrichment and exercise and keeps socialization from getting rusty (F&A S190)

What intervention type requires implementation for an indefinite period?

Exercise and mental stimulation (training and management have a finite period) (C S86)

Behavior has ______ .

Expense (C S104)

Behavior is ______ .

Expensive (F&A S13)

What are the disadvantages of board and train?

Expensive for both client and trainer (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

How can you bust the myth of rewards spoiling dogs?

Explain that making them work for part of their food is not only less "spoiling" than giving it to them for free and is also mentally stimulating as well (C S99)

Why would it help to explain extinction to a client who is having trouble understanding why motivation matters?

Explain that trainers use a technique called extinction, which is the cessation of reinforcement, to get a behavior to stop and that if the client wants to keep a behavior, they'll have to continue to reinforce it to some extent (C S104 )

How can you help clients understand the timing involved in P-?

Explain the use of a bridge to connect the behavior to the timeout, model it, coach it, (repeat modeling/coaching until they've got it right), have them recite the timing sequence back to you at the end of the session and then give it to them in writing (C S84)

To strengthen your explanation of why motivation matters to clients, you can also explain what technique?

Extinction (C S104)

How do you weaken competing CSs for reactive dog DSCC?

Extinction trails for things like bait bags, locations, etc via long inter-trial latency (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

Every time that the subject dog doesn't make criteria (OC) after the appearance of the subject dog, it is considered a(n) ______ _____ on the classical conditioning side of the ledger.

Extinction trial (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

You get a call that there was a management fail (the second one) by the owner's teenage son which resulted in the stranger aggressive dog charging and badly scaring the son's new girlfriend. The owner says that the training/management you're doing doesn't seem to be working. Your next move is to: A) have a talk about placement B) have a talk about euthanasia C) try another technique D) refer the case E) other---please explain what you would do instead

E—do a CED check (there's a compliance issue), just needs a tweak of the management system for better compliance (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

Why is resource guarding among dogs usually a normalize only issue? A) because it is usually too dangerous to attempt to modify B) because it is not a "slippery slope" to more severe aggression or to other kinds of aggression C) because dogs don't have the same emotional (or legal) reactions people do to resource guarding—they cope well with it D) because the time and energy of most owners usually has better uses E) all of the above F) B, C and D

F (F&A S180)

What is meant by the phrase "begging the question?"

Fallacy that occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion instead of supporting it (circle argument—for example: stating that the bible is a divinely inspired because it say so in the bible) (CT S47/internet)

T or F: food and object guarding does not transfer well.

False (C S46)

T or F: hypothesis and theory is the same thing.

False (CT S17)

T or F: efficiency is the only goal in case work up.

False (Case Efficiency Webinar)

T or F: DSCC can work for watchdog barking.

False (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

T or F: board and train clients are usually less bonded to their dog.

False (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

T or F: an installed behavior that goes through extinction must then be rebuilt from scratch.

False (Day Training Webinar)

T or F: separation anxiety does well as a board and train case.

False (Day Training Webinar)

T or F: you can desensitize a dog to something intrinsically painful/uncomfortable.

False (F&A S138)

T or F: proximity sensitive dog-dog aggression is always the result of fear.

False (F&A S142)

T or F: a dog that has killed another dog is now at risk to bite/attack people.

False (F&A S181)

T or F: stimulus intensity has no influence on training when you use a DRI for fearful dogs.

False (F&A S61)

T or F: fear is difficult to condition in animals.

False (F&A S79)

T or F: all aggression involves an upset dog.

False (F&A S95)

T or F: you can tell by visual cues if a non-upset, leash aggressive dog will fight or do nothing when coming in contact with the other dog.

False (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

T or F: with motivational interviewing, you can't start with someone who is completely ambivalent/sees no need for change.

False (MI With Maureen Webinar)

T or F: threat signatures are always the same across different issues for the same dog.

False (dog might snap/snarl/growl at food dish, they may or may not have that identical signature in other issues) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

T or F: it's a good idea to ask the client if the dog likes strangers when trying to rule in/out stranger aggression.

False (don't ask internal event questions) (Case Efficiency Webinar)

T or F: board and train clients are usually low compliance.

False (might have more money than time or want the training done by a professional) (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

T or F: it is a trainer's job to recommend their client's dog should be put on behavioral medication (if indicated).

False (that would be inappropriate), it is our job is to inform clients of dogs with anxiety/aggression problems that the medication option is available in conjunction with training and they can talk to a vet about it (PM S11)

T or F: you should explain transfer of training about halfway through boarding phase

False (you should explain that there's a transfer of training up front/before client signs on to do board and train) (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

Which answer to "is it dangerous?" leads to death, and therefor drives the evolution of the tendency in animals to be fearful?

False negative (F&A S17/18)

Explain the expenses associated with false positives and false negatives.

False positives result in expending unnecessary energy, can cause injury (can hurt yourself while trying to get away) and might cause you to miss out on something that was good. False negatives result in death. (F&A S18)

T or F: it's a good idea to ask the client if the suspected location guarder guards a location (like the sofa for example).

False, (don't ask questions which require the owner's interpretation) (Case Efficiency Webinar)

T or F: the two items you should have in your mind for housetraining cases are 1) is the dog being confined so that he holds on indoors and 2) are the owners punishing the dog.

False, 1) is the dog being confined so that he holds on indoors and 2) is the dog being paid in a timely manner for eliminating outdoors (C S71)

T or F: dogs kill more people than lightning strikes.

False, 45 people per year die from lightning strikes while 25 per year die from dog attacks (F&A S84)

T or F: according to Jean, it is distressing if the owner comes to visit during a board and train so do not invite the client over during this time.

False, Jean has never found it to stress the dog and it helps the humans visualize progress and you're able to model techniques. So you should always invite clients to visit during board and trains (C S44)

T or F: dogs with play skill deficits only need P-.

False, P- alone does not work (F&A S177)

T or F: negative punishment works for dogs with play skill deficits (dog-dog play).

False, P- usually doesn't work (Dog-Dog Play Skills Webinar)

T or F: no dog will stop doing a behavior after only a handful of P- repetitions.

False, a small minority will decrease the behavior after a handful of repetitions but most won't (C S79)

T or F: there is no genetic link in flank sucking.

False, a specific gene has been identified in Dobermans (thought to be overlap between that gene and a human gene associated with obsessive compulsive disorder) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

T or F: the only counseling intervention that needs repeating is normalizing.

False, all counseling intervention needs repetition (F&A S155)

T or F: a good question to ask yourself when taking a history is "could this matter?"

False, ask yourself "does it matter" (Case Efficiency Webinar)

T or F: it's easy to tell, just by looking, whether a dog is being leash reactive because they are upset or not upset.

False, barrier frustration can be indistinguishable from dogs who are proximity sensitive (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

T or F: if the dog guards on a cold trial of the CC food guarding plan, you should drop down to the previous step for the next trial.

False, because now the dog is warmed up and that is a drop itself so you don't want to double drop (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

T or F: it's best for the owner to DIY food guarding for dogs with unknown mouths.

False, best option is board and train or day training dogs with unknown mouths (in any aggression problem) so the trainer is the first person going through the plan and allows you (once you get to know the dog a bit) to induce rough-housing to get some dog-human play history for mouth (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

T or F: breaking the skin correlates with pressure of the bite.

False, bites through certain types of clothing may not break the skin but still be delivered with significant pressure and bites with hardly any pressure may still break skin (F&A S106)

T or F: Body handling threat signatures overlap to the same degree as seen in resource guarding.

False, body handling doesn't overlap as much as resource guarding (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

T or F: behavior modification for bullying is complex.

False, but it is expensive and the execution is messy (Bullying Webinar)

T or F: dogs are prone to the placebo effect.

False, but the humans involved (owners/evaluators) could be affected by it (CT S30)

T or F: the "days" on the timeline of the barrier frustration play parameter protocol should be done consecutively.

False, can be done a couple days, a week later, etc (F&A S165)

T or F: the management only option should be only be used for dogs who have problems off leash.

False, can be used regardless of how the dog is off leash (F&A S160)

T or F: habituation and desensitization are the same thing.

False, desensitization is a procedure that helps animals be less afraid and habituation is a natural process that occurs wherein at first you notice a stimulus but over time you stop noticing it (F&A S57)

T or F: labeling a dog as proximity sensitive only applies when the dog is fearful/uncomfortable/etc around all dogs.

False, doesn't have to be all dogs (could be subset) (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

T or F: all dogs will growl or snarl before biting.

False, dogs differ in their threat signatures (F&A S118)

T or F: it is important to find out why a dog is guarding resources more against certain people in the household.

False, don't worry about why but do plan accordingly (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

T or F: clients who can spot CERs should be allow to decide when to move from dummy objects to guarded ones.

False, even if they can spot CERs, they will be in much more of a rush so are likely to push too soon (C S172)

T or F: separation anxiety is best done as a board and train because it can help shorten an already lengthy behavior modification.

False, even though separation anxiety is time and skill intensive, the stress put on the dog by leaving their home and going to the home of a new person outweighs the benefits (C S21)

T or F: in the case of a person who messes up a sequence during your coaching, you should give them a couple of things to do differently next time.

False, focus on changing one task at a time (C S61)

T or F: habituation will always occur, especially if the thing is not scary.

False, habituation won't always occur, but has a better chance of occurring if the thing is regular, steady, long duration and not scary (F&A S57)

T or F: getting rid of nausea will also rid the dog of the anxiety that was secondary to nausea.

False, in a dog that has anxiety secondary to nausea, sometimes getting rid of the nausea will do nothing to treat the anxiety (Car Phobia article in binder)

T or F: aggression is always the result of being uncomfortable around strangers, body handling or guarding resources.

False, in rare occasions it can be secondary to health issues like brain tumors, metabolic diseases, seizures, etc (C S112)

T or F: animals without automatic (genetic) fear outperform individuals who have it.

False, individuals who have automatic fear outperform individuals without it because they don't have to learn the consequence of the situation that causes the fear (ex: an individual with a fear of heights without having to experience the consequence of stepping off something high) (F&A S15)

T or F: in predatory drift, the interaction starts as play and ends as predation.

False, it can start as any social behavior (play/argue/fight etc) (F&A S183)

T or F: answers such as "tentative" or "checking them out" to the question "how is your dog with strangers in the home" mean that the dog is stranger aggressive.

False, it could mean they're fearful (possibly aggressive) or just a soft dog (C S133)

T or F: "cheaper" time outs don't work for bullies.

False, it depends on the dog, but it's recommended to go high magnitude for efficiency (F&A S173)

T or F: fear is the cause of all aggression.

False, it is the root cause of a fair amount but not all (F&A S2)

T or F: the CER side effect of DRI is an incidental byproduct for upset dogs.

False, it is the whole point for upset dogs (F&A S10)

T or F: teaching clients to recognize stressful body language requires lots of in depth body part and movement training.

False, it just requires a bunch of picture comparisons (C S115/116/117)

T or F: Prozac makes it seem like there is less serotonin to the post-synaptic neuron.

False, it makes it seem like there is more (less reuptake=more in synapse) (PM S7)

T or F: simplicity means dumbing something down so the listener can understand it.

False, it means finding the core message and avoiding knowledge dump by not burying it in a pile of other messages (C S54)

T or F: effective client training can be done with a 1-2 hour consult and homework (love them and leave them type of model) for complex behavior problems such as aggression.

False, it needs to be multiple sessions (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

T or F: for board and train instructions, you should make detailed info mandatory.

False, it should be separate from the mandatory reading and explained as optional (C S45)

T or F: keep a head halter with grab tab on an especially tricky timeout evader at all times because you never know when you might need to collect him for timeout.

False, it shouldn't be worn when not supervised (and if he's not supervised then we wouldn't be timing him out anyway) (C S85)

T or F: enrichment is a tough idea for clients to wrap their heads around.

False, it's an easy to understand concept if explained properly (everyone has been bored at some point) (C S88)

T or F: we need to avoid all interpretation.

False, it's impossible to avoid all interpretation (CT S9)

T or F: medication is just as effective if given after a stressful event compared to given before a stressful event.

False, it's more efficacious to give before a stressful event (F&A S33)

T or F: a client who takes a lot of repetition is most likely inept or resistant.

False, it's normal for people to need repetition when dealing with new information and doesn't mean they are inept or resistant (C S6)

T or F: it's unusual for a food guarding dog to start guarding again when you switch handlers for the DSCC plan (step 6).

False, it's not unusual for dogs to guard more against certain people. Might need some time/splits but the training should go faster with each new person (F&A S112)

T or F: it's common for separation anxiety to be resolved either just the use of medication or just the use of desensitization.

False, it's rare for separation anxiety to be resolved without the combination of both (F&A S73)

T or F: reading whether a CER is present is something that can be readily delegated to the client.

False, it's something that can rarely be delegated to the client (Day Training Webinar)

T or F: if an owner is not skillful in training, the dog will get little out of it in terms of mental stimulation.

False, it's still mentally demanding for the dog even if the owner is unskilled (C S94)

T or F: there are clear guidelines as to what constitutes significant enough public safety or welfare issues that warrants ultimatums or resigning from a case.

False, it's subjective (C S10)

T or F: the greatest challenge in teaching people to train dogs is their technique.

False, it's their perseverance (C S79)

T or F: you can always find something that an object guarder won't guard.

False, it's true that most dogs you can, but some dogs are digital guarders (they guard everything in their possession) (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

T or F: it is impossible to keep two females with female-female housemate aggression in the same home.

False, just difficult and stressful to keep them separated at all times (F&A S184)

T or F: management is an effective strategy for treating Canine Compulsive Disorder?

False, management only prevents the behavior for as long as it's in place and it can also cause the dog to develop a different compulsion (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

T or F: most people are good with numbers.

False, most are innumerate (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

T or F: most food guarding plan +CERs include waging tails and happy body language.

False, most of the time the +CER is very subtle (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

T or F: you always get a +CER (to dogs) when using OC for reactive dogs.

False, most of the time you do but not all the time (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

T or F: non-playful (but not fearful/aggressive) dogs do not get anything out of going to dog parks.

False, navigating social behavior around other dogs is complex so it's good mental stimulation (C S89)

T or F: gameness toward other dogs can predict dog-human aggression.

False, no evidence for this (F&A S186)

T or F: debunking ideas because they're wrong is a good reason to do it.

False, not a good enough reason to debunk (Generating Scripts Webinar)

T or F: when we're trying to get a client to implement behavior modification or training, it's important to figure out the details of why the dog is doing certain things.

False, not fruitful to get too much into the "why" when implementing behavior modification/training (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

T or F: predatory dogs are menaces to everything.

False, only menace to their prey items (F&A S182)

T or F: female-female sibling aggression refers only to dogs who are genetically related.

False, refers to housemates (F&A S157)

T or F: a reliability test is done after a validity test.

False, reliability test is done first followed by validity (CT S45)

T or F: lunging in a dog who is fear-aggressive toward strangers can be successfully punished (P-) by removing the stranger when the dog lunges.

False, removing something that scares the dog would not be a punishing consequence (F&A S118)

T or F: our attitude, as a trainer, should be acceptance, approval and agreement.

False, should be one of acceptance but not necessarily approval or agreement (MI With Maureen Webinar)

T or F: when using retrieve DRI for an object guarder who naturally retrieves objects (throw of the object is the reinforcer), continue to train the retrieve with the throwing of the object for reinforcement.

False, should use food as the reinforcer to get the dog to devalue objects (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

T or F: FAP behaviors are not modifiable.

False, some FAPs are easy to modify (food guarding, marking) and some are difficult (predation) (Ease of Modification Webinar)

T or F: dogs who bully are always confident dogs.

False, some are and some aren't (Bullying Webinar)

T or F: a dog with separation anxiety will show all symptoms.

False, some dogs may show all symptoms but some don't (F&A S66)

T or F: a dog needs an environmental factor (like different types of chronic stress) to kick off Canine Compulsive Disorder.

False, sometimes genetics is enough to set it off (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

T or F: if your preference for treating leash aggression is CC, you should stick with the CC even if the owner is having a hard time committing to the reasoning behind it.

False, sometimes it's a better choice to use DRI so that the owner has an easier concept to wrap their head around (CC can be counter intuitive for some owners) (F&A S168)

T or F: recordings of problem sounds can always be used to represent the real sounds faithfully and thus allow for habituation and desensitization.

False, sometimes records don't measure up the same as the real life sounds (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

T or F: trying something new has an intrinsic reinforcer.

False, that is why it is important to reinforce trying when coaching (C S61)

T or F: it is necessary to figure out why a dog is bullying.

False, the behavior modification (P-) is going to work the same way regardless of why they bully (Bullying Webinar)

T or F: the best strategy for helping an owner with DRI timing or mechanical issues is to tell them what they're doing wrong.

False, the best strategy is to demo it and then shape them to do it using positive reinforcement (C S78)

T or F: cues should be one word (one syllable if possible) so it's easier for the dog to understand.

False, the cue can be anything provided they are attached to behavior correctly (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

T or F: using a DRI for a compulsive behavior could result in the dog learning to do it as part of a behavior chain.

False, the dog doesn't do the compulsive behavior to get the cue for the DRI, it does it for some other reason (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

T or F: just because the dog shows one item in the threat sequence does not mean s/he is over threshold.

False, the dog is over threshold at the appearance of the first item in that individual's sequence (F&A S97)

T or F: bait and switch is the same concept as classical conditioning.

False, the order of events is different (food first in the bait and switch) (C S169)

T or F: science allows people to self-police their biases.

False, there are built in checks to prevent this (CT S14)

T or F: the myth of "dogs trying to dominate their owners" should always be busted.

False, there are times when you should address it and times when resources are better used for other topics (C S118)

T or F: there isn't a lot of action in the synapse.

False, there is a lot (PM S6)

T or F: there is agreement among experts that fear can be reversed.

False, there is not agreement on whether fear can be reversed and if it can, to what extent (F&A S27)

T or F: it is often easy to figure out the trigger for female-female housemate aggression.

False, there is often no discernible trigger (F&A S184)

T or F: at age 2, a dog that is showing problems around other dogs is not likely to get worse

False, there's room for developmental slide (spontaneous worsening) as social maturity develops (between 1-3 years old) (Play Case Studies Webinar)

T or F: dogs are bad a learning flow charts.

False, they are good at flow charts provided the trainer doesn't improvise (F&A S179)

T or F: A client should understand a new concept that you've explained repeatedly and in several different ways.

False, they may understand and they may not (C S6)

T or F: dogs that don't know how to play hide and seek, don't know how to use their nose.

False, they need to be permitted and encouraged to sniff/look around for the object (C S93)

T or F: long term medications for behavior problems will work alone (without behavior modification).

False, they need to be used concurrently with behavior modification as they facilitate training (PM S2)

T or F: the reason trainers should stay below threshold for upset dogs is to avoid full-blown reactions.

False, though we definitely don't want a full blown reaction, the goal is to avoid the start of the emotion reaction at all (not just avoid a full on reaction) (F&A S96)

T or F: when behavior modification/training isn't working, it's usually the diagnosis

False, usually compliance and a small percentage of the time the problem is the diagnosis (CED Checks Webinar)

T or F: a desensitization plan for very young, socially shy puppies looks the same as one for socially shy adults.

False, very young puppies should not have thresholds taken into account (F&A S60)

T or F: aggression is driven only by conflict over resources or self-defense.

False, while this drives most aggression, there is some aggression (like dogs with play problems) in which the dog is not upset (F&A S80)

T or F: if a dog has habituated to a problem sound, the problem is fixed.

False, you can bet you'll have spontaneous recovery at some point (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

T or F: teaching the client how to wrangle their leash aggressive dog through book learning and description is enough to turn them loose on their own.

False, you have to coach them (prompt and reinforce client while they wrangle) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

T or F: the following is a good statement to make to an owner who will be doing the training for a recall: "We need to make sure that we don't negatively or positively punish your dog, which will make him not want to come when you cue it. We will be using positive reinforcement and making sure that we keep the rate of reinforcement high so he doesn't decide to quit. In order to keep the rate of reinforcement high, we need to set good criteria so he'll succeed."

False, you shouldn't use animal training jargon or concepts (negative/positive punishment, positive reinforcement, rate of reinforcement, criteria) (C S31)

T or F: once you've done the phone intake, there is no need for an initial meeting with the client if you're doing day training.

False, you still need to meet with the client to get the wish list (C S39)

T or F: you should always replicate a problem behavior so you can see it with your own eyes.

False, you will most likely not need to replicate the problem behavior (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

T or F: the more information and options that you give the clients, the better.

False, you're going to overwhelm the client (Generating Scripts Webinar)

T or F: dogs with kennelosis usually react aggressively.

False? (anecdotes provided by Jean suggest that they are usually not aggressive) (F&A S60)

What is the second most common sex combination for dog-dog aggression?

Familiar female-female aggression (F&A S185)

Dogs can't tell good guys from bad guys, they tell _____ from _____ .

Familiar, unfamiliar (F&A S81)

How can management be implemented during separation anxiety training?

Family, friends, neighbors, day care, dog-sitters, take dog to work if able (F&A S76)

As you continue through the Stranger DSCC Plan (either Plan 1 or 2), progress will go ______ .

Faster (it will take fewer trials, sometimes just one, to get the +CER back) (F&A S51)

A 2 y.o. shelter Chow presents with a variety of handling issues and skin problems requiring oral medications. The dog bites (Dunbar 2-3) without warnings if head is restrained or mouth is handled. The dog is savvy to hidden pills and spits them out/eats around them. What is the prognosis for this dog and why?

Favorable because has a soft mouth, committed "owner" (shelter staff) and an easier problem (body handling) (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

What behavior problem is without a doubt the hardest to modify?

Fear (F&A S3)

Failing to socialize puppies results in what?

Fear (neophobia and social fears) (F&A S27)

What is the implication of default fear?

Fear can be entirely genetic (F&A S15)

What causes separation anxiety?

Fear of or anxiety about being away from people (F&A S64)

What are the possible causes for proximity sensitive dog-dog aggression? Which dogs benefit from intervention (other than normalizing)?

Fear or normal development (intolerant rather than fearful). Proximity sensitive dogs caused by fear benefit from intervention (F&A S142)

Jean polled trainers and found that what behavior problems were the top 3 most disliked?

Fear, car whining, predation (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

What things motivate ALL dogs?

Fear, pain and food (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

Some trainers say that dogs should do behaviors out of "respect." What is the real motivation going on in those situations?

Fear/threat of coercion (C S155)

Clients need repetition and support between sessions so make sure your ____ reflect that.

Fees (C S81)

What should you include in your explanation of how you work during intakes?

Fees/packages, availability, who in the family needs to be present for the consult and training philosophy (if they are interested) (C S25)

You are presented with Skipper (6 yr FS) and Oreo (4yr FS) whose fights over resource have become more and more severe (multiple punctures and trips to the vet). What is going on here?

Female housemate aggression (Case Studies Part 2 Big E Pepper Oreo and Skipper Webinar)

Which dog-dog problems prognosis estimates are tight management only?

Female-female housemate aggression, compulsive fighting (game), predation/predatory drift (F&A S157)

It's good to play with dogs in a way that incorporates their hunting software such as which?

Fetch, tug, hide and seek (C S90)

Is it better to do a lot of very brief encounters (1-2 seconds of duration) of the stimulus dog or a few longer encounters (over 5 seconds)? Why?

Fewer trials with durations over 5 seconds (unless you NEED to work a shorter duration) to have a decent latency between trials, to increase the magnitude of the US and to use offset conditioning (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

What are the behavior strategies of an animal that is fearful or uncomfortable?

Fight, flight, freeze (F&A S21)

Play consists of what FAP behaviors?

Fight, flight, predation (feeding) and reproductive behaviors (F&A S172)

How do you create a motivational interviewing plan?

Figure out what the client can do right now, direct the client to consider their options, guide client toward optimal choice, prepare client for the plan, make a plan with the client, summarize plan, assess if client is ready to commit to the plan (MI With Maureen Webinar)

How do you coach a client?

Figure out which pieces of this task do I need them to do correct and which can I let slide, demo strategically (prompting their attention to specific things), watch them do it (and pick out what the owner is doing right), R+ owner and prompt 2-3 more reps, then prompt next piece (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

When coaching, instead of trying to fix things the client is doing wrong, you should do what first?

Find the reinforceable pieces and reinforce them (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

Clients' time and energy are _____ .

Finite (C S5)

For the stay plan, which steps are the foundation steps?

First 7 steps (up to and including the walk around) (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

How can you fix timing/mechanical issues for owners training DRIs?

First demo it, then coach (R+), then re-model/re-prompt what they missed or the next step, and repeat until they can do it on their own (C S78)

For a leash aggression case, what steps will the trainer take in this case (assume using DRI to treat)?

First diagnose (via history and watching), next help owner understand diagnosis, then give owner options for the problem (manage and/or training), Practice (DRI mechanics and counting for criteria changes) finally adjunct impulse control (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

How should you structure your intake to avoid stress and inefficiency?

First figure out the problem to decide if you can help or will refer, then explain how you work (fees, manner of training, packages, etc) then get basic demographic information (age, breed, etc), if safety concerns exist then provide interim management and finally set the appointment time(C S23)

How can you mix OC and CC for food guarders?

First get a +CER to a step, then get a sit for that same step, then push to next step (F&A S122)

What is a good way to teach a dog to target away from the trainer?

First get dog to target an object (like a small lid of a container) then start moving the object away from trainer, then add a position change at the object (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

If a dog is not upset, what are the next steps to take for a new case (in a dog-human case)?

First get management in place, next allocate resources and prioritize if there are multiple issues, then finally start planning the behavior modification (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

When coaching counterconditioning happy talk, what will we do first before we worry about coaching the owner about when they need to happy talk?

First getting the owner to happy talk (like dogs, get behavior first then worry about stimulus control) (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

What is the typical object guarding plan you would use for a client whose guards laundry and plastic wrap?

First is management (guarded things out of reach, ignore the dog if the object is not dangerous to the dog and use bait and switch if the object is dangerous to the dog) and then training (object exchange exercise on non-guarded object, then guarded object, then incorporate into real life) (C S167)

What are the stages of training play skill deficit dogs?

First is the focus break phase, then the P- phase (F&A S178)

Leash aggressive dogs often have short intervention envelopes, how does this affect our client coaching DRI?

First reinforce the client for doing any prompting or cueing the behavior at all (even if too late) then hone the owner's timing once they're fluent with the sequence (F&A S168)

How long should your first day training session for food/object guarders be? How about subsequent sessions?

First session is 1 hour, others 30 minutes (C S40)

If a dog is upset, what are the next steps to take for a new case (in a dog-human case)?

First start on a prognosis and decide whether you'll take the case/refer the case/recommend euthanasia, next get management in place ASAP, then allocate resources and prioritize if there are multiple issues, then finally start planning the behavior modification (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

How do you use familiarity of dogs as a play parameter in the leash manners plan for leash aggressive dogs?

First use the same dog for play and on leash greeting, then play with a different dog but on leash greeting from the first dog, then play with a familiar dog but meet an unfamiliar dog on leash (F&A S163)

Should step 4 in the food guarding DSCC plan be done warmed up or cold (touching bowl + bonus)?

First warmed up, then cold (after you get a +CER to warmed up) (F&A S112)

Should step 5 in the food guarding DSCC plan be done warmed up or cold (removing bowl + bonus)?

First warmed up, then cold (after you get a +CER to warmed up) (F&A S112)

What is the standard way to work a food guarding plan if presence of other dogs affects their guarding and what is the goal of this?

First work plan in absence of housemate then do plan with other dog in their presence. The goal is for the guarder to discriminate human approach versus dog (not to reduce dog-dog guarding) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What should you do when you have to contradict a client's beliefs.

First, double check that you need to contradict them, then acknowledge/empathize/reflect (so they feel heard) but disagree, stop here for now if possible, (if you don't stop) then present your case (Generating Scripts Webinar)

When coaching, resist the urge to ____ training mistakes.

Fix (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

It's not possible to tell, just by looking, if non-upset leash aggressive dogs will do what?

Fizzle out on contact or fight (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

In private counseling, it's important to stay ______ .

Focused (C S3)

You should factor ________ into pricing for day training.

Follow-up (Day Training Webinar)

What behavior usually co-presents with object guarding?

Food guarding (C S161)

What problem behavior involving threats are owners typically able to interpret correctly (rarely are trainers told "for no reason" by the owner for this issue)?

Food guarding (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

How long does it take a good dog trainer to fix food guarding? How about object guarding?

Food guarding takes about 1 week, object guarding takes 2-3 weeks (usually takes an owner a month for food guarding under trainer supervision and a few months for object guarding) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

What behavior problems usually have hidden parameters?

Food guarding, object guarding, stranger aggression (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

Why might you use a dragging long line for bullies?

For dogs that run away from collection for time outs because it can be extremely frustrating for the owner to try to collect their "escaping" dog and they might give up on the punishment or become aversive (F&A S174)

How does Jean compare the cool down of a dog's emotional state after stimulus for guarding has been removed vs after stimulus for stranger aggression has been removed? What does this say about stranger aggression?

For guarding, after the stimulus is removed, the dog calms down again but for stranger aggression, the dog usually stays in a hair trigger state for a while after the stimulus is removed. This may demonstrate that the underlying fear motivation in stranger aggression is greater than that of resource guarding. (F&A S109)

Who are the problem stimuli in guarding cases vs stranger cases and why does that affect case difficulty?

For guarding, the problem is with the family. It's easier because they have the incentive to fix the issue (F&A S109)

Why would you separate desensitization and counterconditioning when they are such a powerful combination?

For mild or aggravating rather than scary stimulus (you could do habituation + counterconditioning), when there is no choice (stimulus can't be broken down, etc), avoidance of extinction trials (management fail but you need to keep 1:1 ratio), ill-defined problem stimulus (can't pinpoint the underlying cause of the fear/aggression so you definitely need to reward when they go off because at that point you know it's part of the problem stimulus) (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

When should you use habituation?

For non-social stimuli (especially stimuli that can be presented for long durations) and stimuli that bugs the dog but is not scary (F&A S58)

When would you tether a dog during guarding training?

For safety (no mouth or bad mouth) and/or to keep the dog in place with non guarded items so they don't wander off (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

Why is a long inter-trial latency important in classical conditioning?

For the extinction of training set up (weaken competing CSs) (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

What is the goal when using counterconditioning for leash aggression?

For the stimulus dog to be a tip off to high value food (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

What is different between training and management only for leash aggressive dogs?

For training, the subject dog needs to be made aware of the stimulus dog in order for the training to work. In management situations, the goal is for the subject dog to never be aware of the other dog (F&A S168)

If a client is doing something that could endanger the general public and your attempts to bring them around have not worked, what must you do and why?

Formally resign so you are not the trainer of record should the dog hurt someone (C S7)

A good way to make sure you're only getting the information you need on a phone intake to use _______ .

Forms/checklists (C S24)

For DRI plans, it's important to over-train the ______ .

Foundation behavior (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

Animals that fear for their lives fight, flee or ____ .

Freeze (C S114)

What threat signal do owners typically not pick up on?

Freezing (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

Acral lick dermatitis usually occurs where?

Front foot, foreleg or rear foot (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

What is the relevant information for determining a prognosis: A 9 month old shepherd cross, had parvo while in rescues, was adopted at 6 months and taken to a force trainer for private lessons for six weeks. Dog is fearful of men and recently began growling at them if they get too close and make eye contact or reach out to pat him.

GSDx (large dog), fearful of men (strangers), growling (protracted warnings) (Case Efficiency Webinar)

What is typically the most guarded item for dogs?

Garbage (C S176)

What are you doing when collecting the relevant history?

Gathering history that is relevant to the case rather than whole life history (Case Efficiency Webinar)

What's wrong with this coaching: "Good job! Well done! Okay, now I'd like you to do it again and this time...."

Gave general reinforcement rather than specific reinforcement (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

When using CC for leash reactivity, the reinforcement should be _____ .

Generous (happy talk and lots of high value food) (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

There is no doubt that ____ plays a part in Canine Compulsive Disorder.

Genetics (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

A dog that is fearful and/or aggressive toward dogs and/or people with a favorable history (appropriate socialization) and developmental onset suggests the cause is what?

Genetics (Case Studies Part 2 Big E Pepper Oreo and Skipper Webinar)

In what ways can fear be acquired?

Genetics, stress during pregnancy, maternal behavior, early environment (omission), bad experiences (commission) (F&A S22)

The significance of broken skin from a bite is from the standpoint of _____ .

Germs (F&A S106)

Our goal as a trainer for pet dogs vs sports/working is what?

Get a behavior in the real world (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

You are presented with a 6 month old pit mix who has been excused from puppy classes for pinning dogs and leash reactivity. She has never injured another dog. Owner is very committed. What will your overall plan be?

Get a look at off-leash behavior (with bomb-proof dogs), fix off-leash if possible, see if that improves her on-leash, tidy up on-leash (Dog-Dog Play Skills Webinar)

What should you do if a leash reactive dog starts to get tense or goes off (whether in or out of a training session)?

Get distance (turn and go) and then feed once far enough away (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

If you had to pick only one battle to fight for coaching counterconditioning, what would it be?

Get distance if necessary (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

What are you doing when allocating client resources?

Get management going ASAP and figure out the resources the client has compared to their goals (Case Efficiency Webinar)

For a multiple problem dog, what should you do about the issues that have low priority until you can get to them?

Get management in place for those things in the meantime (C S26)

What's a good plan for getting a dog to like a muzzle who has previously had a bad experience in a muzzle at the vet before?

Get new muzzle and discriminate against other objects (use CC), switch to OC and have dog nose target anywhere on muzzle (use clicker or marker word for this), have dog eat through muzzle briefly, have dog eat through muzzle longer, increase pauses between helpings, fastened muzzle loosely and briefly, fastened muzzle loosely for longer, fastened normally, muzzle + vet visit without procedures, muzzled veterinary care (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

For one on one consults, what is the general flow of the first appointment?

Get relevant history, educate the owner, explain the plan, demo and coach the techniques and summarize homework (C S28)

How do you reduce conflict in a dog with Canine Compulsive Disorder?

Get structure/routine and have predictable interactions with owner (stop all aversives) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

For hyper motivated dogs, you might be able to improve leash aggression if you can do what?

Get the dog into the off-leash waters (F&A S159)

What happens if you discover your 2 week long board and train's problem behavior is actually due to fear/anxiety rather than a non-upset issue?

Get the owner up to speed and explain how the change in diagnosis will affect the timeframe and complexity of the case (will take longer than 2 weeks but can get started) (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

If a client's narratives about what's going on are not helping, how do we help them think about the ABCs?

Get them thinking about how the behavior works for the dog, what they would like the dog to do, antecedents, consequences and how we can change management/antecedents/consequences and tire the dog out more to get there (C S29)

What are the behavioral signs of disorientation in Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome?

Gets lost in familiar locations, doesn't know how to go out of narrow places, goes to wrong side of door, eyes fixed on the horizon (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

What are the four competences of evolution?

Getting enough to eat, avoid being eaten, avoid injury/disease, reproduce (F&A S12)

If the dog is not interested in your food reinforcement for sitting in the focus break, how will he be reinforced?

Getting his freedom again (F&A S178)

A private trainer needs to keep focused on what subjects?

Getting management up and running, educating and coaching (behavior modification implementation, normalizing normal behavior, exercise and mental stimulation), and training the dog directly (C S3)

For location (furniture) guarders, they never get paid for _____ but they do get paid for ____ .

Getting on, getting off (F&A S133)

What are the major hurtles when coaching leash aggression CC to clients?

Getting the client to convincingly happy talk and deliver the treats and convincing the client that they aren't rewarding their dog for bad behavior (F&A S168)

How would you time-shift meal times for empty food bowl guarders?

Give a handful at regular feeding time and then give normal amount a couple of hours later (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

How do you focus break a dog with play skill deficit?

Give a verbal cue when you see things heating up, prompt the dog out of the play interaction, get a sit, pay the sit and then either send the dog back to play or redirect (F&A S178)

During object guarding DSCC, the trainer approaches, takes the object in the dog's possession and offers the food US. The dog is not interested in the food (not eating it), but is excitedly jumping on the trainer with happy body language. What should the trainer do and is would CC still be working for this dog?

Give affection + food as US (just leave food on ground for dog to eat---important for dog to learn that taking object away predicts you giving food) and then give object back. Could also elect to give affection + give upgraded guarding object as US. Yes, CC is still working (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

For target away behaviors, where do you give the reinforcement?

Give at the targeted object (feed for position at object) (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

Most board and train transfers go fine provided the owner does this key part?

Give reinforcement or implement negative punishment (C S46)

What is the protocol for timing out bullies?

Give them a warning, if they bully again, verbal bridge to the time out, time out OR give them a warning, if they start playing nicely you give a safety cue and then monitor (Bullying Webinar)

When day training, if you're doing obedience and puppy stuff, you should do what regarding owner participation?

Give them choices regarding their degree of participation during training (Day Training Webinar)

Confining a dog when children are around allows the owners to decide when they're ready to properly supervise and do what?

Give time outs to the dog for roughness and instructions to the children (C S68)

For one on one consults, what should you do after each consultation?

Give written instructions (C S22)

Dogs with play skill deficits are frequently ______ rather than _____ .

Givers, receivers (F&A S177)

How would you counter condition a dog with sound sensitivity to a recording of a thunderstorm?

Giving the dog high value food or playing their favorite game after the recording starts (F&A S32)

When dealing with moving long lines, you should use this equipment.

Gloves (F&A S174)

What safety equipment should you use if you will be dragging a line behind a dog?

Gloves (in Jeans opinion, grabbing dragging lines is the second most dangerous thing to trainers -other than breaking up dog fights) (Bullying Webinar)

When you give the board and train dog back, what should you do?

Go over the instructions and have the owners feed back the key elements to you (C S45)

Like with any training, when using desensitization/counter conditioning you need to have a _____, which should involve the owner's input.

Goal (F&A S48)

Like training plans, clients need an identifiable ___ .

Goal (MI With Maureen Webinar)

What is the most common error when using desensitization on dogs?

Going too fast (F&A S36)

Select one: the fear response is good or bad?

Good (F&A S11)

Which Dunbar level bites have good outcomes and which have poor outcomes?

Good = Levels 1-3, Poor= 4-7 (F&A S105)

Resource guarding in puppies is always good news-bad news. What's the good news and what's the bad news?

Good news= built in safety (can't do sufficient harm), puppies are plastic and usually learn the behavior modification well Bad news= people get freaked out more and assume it's "more genetic" when it happens in a puppy (when most of the time it's genetic regardless of onset age) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

What are the usual triggers for body handling aggression?

Grooming, restraint, body part phobias and veterinary procedures (F&A S134)

What issue(s) do threat signatures tend to have the greatest overlap?

Guarding scenarios (a dog who does a certain signature for location guarding will likely do something similar for objects/food) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

For management scripts, talk about _____ and setting the dog up for success.

Habits (stopping habits from getting stronger) (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

Sensitization is the opposite of which technique?

Habituation (something that isn't scary becomes ignored after repeated exposure) (F&A S59)

Why is there some complexity to bullying/play problem cases?

Habituation factor (stay cool with aggression) and trainer needs knowledge of what's normal behavior, have to rule out other diagnosis (Ease of Modification Webinar)

What are the behavior modification intervention options for fear/aggression?

Habituation, medication, desensitization/classical counter conditioning, operant counterconditioning (DRI) (Note: management is purposely not listed here because it does not alter behavior, although it is an important intervention for fear/aggression cases) (F&A S94)

What are the priority battles when coaching counterconditioning?

Happy talk initiation/perseverance/effusiveness, getting distance if necessary and paying generously throughout stimulus presentation (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

Bullies are dogs who single out other dogs to do these behaviors to them.

Harassment, non-consenting play, pinning or attacking (F&A S173)

From a mechanical standpoint, is DSCC easy or hard?

Hard (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

When would you tether a dog during resource guarding behavior modification?

Hard mouth (or object splits involving distance but this is less common) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

What are the prognostic indicators for difficult aggression cases, in order of importance?

Hard mouth, poor client compliance, one issue is with stranger aggression, explosive/no threat behaviors, large dog, refractory (poor learning curve) (F&A S100)

List the more difficult case prognosis indicators in order (best to worst indicators).

Hard mouth, poor client compliance, strangers, explosive/no threat, larger dog, refractor (poor curve) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

Is the RG distance step of object equidistant from trainer and dog compared to the distance step of object with trainer, easier or harder? Why?

Harder. When the object is with the trainer, it's the trainer's object. When the object is equidistant, the ownership is up in the air (and there is the added bonus of approaching the object) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

If you use long lines for bullies, what should you do? Why?

Have a 2 week "dummy" period to habituate dog to dragging line to avoid on vs off line discrimination (Bullying Webinar)

What do we do about the lag between bullying and implementing the time out?

Have a P- bridge (Bullying Webinar)

In an experiment to determine if acupressure will decrease dog-dog aggression, how can you make eliminate confounding variables?

Have a control group (that has patting instead of acupressure) vs experimental group, either match up the dogs so that one group doesn't have an over representation of important factors OR have a huge sample size and randomly assign dogs to each group (the sheer number of dogs will cancel out confounding variables) (CT S27)

How should you prepare for a leash aggressive dog with no off leash history when interacting with another dog off leash for the first time?

Have a fight kit and gloves, use a bomb proof dog, use a cool-headed stimulus dog handler who is able to help break up a fight, prepare the owner for a possible fight (F&A S164)

As a trainer, how can you help prevent poor ABI?

Have free play in puppy classes (F&A S102)

You are presented with an 11 m. o. Great Dane who is intolerant of nail clipping. He is not aggressive toward the owner but struggles and leaves whenever the owner tries to trim his nails. According to Jean, what options can you give the client?

Have groomer/vet do the trimming or train the dog (with OC or CC to clippers, a dremel or file) (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

How do you make sure the stimulus dog handler doesn't become the best predictor of the US?

Have handler appear without the stimulus dog and nothing happens (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

Hyper-motivated dogs demonstrate intense leash displays and occur in dogs who what?

Have not been off-leash with other dogs (F&A S142)

What is the best general behavior to ask for in resource guarding DRIs?

Having the dog go away from the guarded resource (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

What did Physicist Alan Sokal do to prove that using scientific language doesn't equate to being an expert?

He submitted a parody paper (full of nonsense and misuse of scientific terms) to a cultural studies journal and got published (CT S11)

During play, playful bites are seen in what area the most?

Head and neck (Bullying Webinar)

What greatly facilitates the turn and go for leash aggressive dogs?

Head halter (F&A S161)

What gear do you need for dog-dog leash aggression?

Head halter and super high value bait (and hungry dog) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

How would you break down the elements of a blood draw procedure for training?

Head lock/leg restraint (how firm, how long, by whom), needle stick (implement, smell of alcohol, the needle stick), and table (if applicable) (F&A S136)

Which parts of the body are most likely to trigger dogs with body handling issues?

Head, ears, muzzle, feet and hind end (F&A S134)

After several sessions of focus breaking a dog with play skill deficits, what should you start to notice?

Heating up less often and recalls/stops playing/sits when you give the verbal cue (F&A S178)

When using DRI, especially for aggression cases, effective cueing/prompting might mean doing what?

Heavy prompting and dropping criteria (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

What should you do if a client doesn't want to rehome one of the dogs in a female-female housemate aggression case?

Help them understand there is no behavior modification solution for such cases, help achieve airtight management in the house and if management fails (or it's too hard to live like that) help them deal with the necessity of rehoming a dog (F&A S185)

What is the crux of motivational interviewing?

Helping clients get in touch with whatever will motivate them (MI With Maureen Webinar)

Why are control groups important?

Helps rule out getting better spontaneously with or without the medicine and helps rule out placebo effect (CT S26)

Explain how anthropomorphism both helps and hurts dogs.

Helps to have clients empathize with their dog (especially fear/aggression) but hurts by giving misleading ideas about dogs (doing it out of spite, etc) (C S96)

"Star gazing" is a symptom of _____ ______ .

Hepatic Encephalopathy (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

What kinds of dogs are more prone to being "soft"?

Herding dogs and some sporting dogs (C S108)

"Curse of knowledge" refers to the trainer having too ____ criteria.

High (C S14)

When meeting the dog for the first time, ask permission to give a treat and then give something ___ ____ .

High value (C S65)

When using classical conditioning, it's best to do ______ magnitude, ______ trials with ______ and varied intervals in between them.

High, fewer, long (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

Trainers who do take aggression cases are usually what?

Highly specific about the kinds of cases they accept (F&A S4)

What Canine Compulsive Disorder behavior is usually specific to miniature schnauzers?

Hind-end checking (stares at their own hind end) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

How can you tell the difference between an intentionally inflicted malicious bite to the face and a play bite that has accidentally caused a puncture?

History (Bullying Webinar)

How do you determine the motivation for a leash aggressive dog?

History (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

Generally speaking you don't have to test for problem behaviors, ________ is good enough.

History (if owner says that dog growls around the food dish, that's enough for you to assume resource guarding, no need to elicit the behavior on your own) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

What information do you need to get during the consult for an object guarder?

History of all bites (who was bitten, where on body, through what clothing, description of injury), a list of objects the dog guards and info to rule out/in food guarding (C S161)

For one on one consults, what should you include in your initial written instructions? How about follow up written instructions

Homework and repetition of key concepts for initial instructions, tweaks and next steps for subsequent instructions(C S22)

When you hear hoofbeats, think _____ .

Horses (not zebras) (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

What are the behavioral signs of learning and house training issues in Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome?

House soiling, forgetting known cues or tricks, deficits in learning and memory (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

In the study about preservation of learning ability in aged beagles with different treatments, what was the behavior enrichment provided?

Housed with kennel mates, exercised twice a week for 15 min intervals and given sets of toys that were alternated weekly (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

What is the one behavior problem that takes a little extra effort once the board and train goes home (besides R+/P-)?

Housetraining (C S46)

Crating and confinement are the best options for managing what situations?

Housetraining, chew training/destructiveness, small kid and dog interactions, puppy and newly adopted dogs (C S68)

How might you modify the Passive hand DRI for pilling a dog with body handling issues?

Hover hand far back, closer hand, touch head/eye area, muzzle "tunnel" with hand, tunnel with some duration, fade lure (dog targets into tunnel), squeeze as though to open mouth, open mouth and "pill" with treat, pill followed by chaser (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

What are you checking for with execution in a CED check?

How are they doing it? Go with the technique(s) on the flow chart if doing behavior mod and coach sequences and follow through (CED Checks Webinar)

What are the parameters for object guarding DSCC plans?

How guarded an object is, distance from object and dig in time (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

What is the first question to ask in a leash aggression case?

How is the play (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

With CC for leash reactivity, the degree of +CER generalization to dogs depends on what?

How many dogs the trainer uses in training and how competently the trainer executes the technique (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

You're presented with a 7yr JRT that is proximity sensitive (especially to young/boisterous dogs) on and off leash, despite extensive socialization history. What is the next important information to get from the owner?

How many serious vet visits have been as a result of the dog and how many opportunities the dog has had to do harm (to figure out Dunbar bite-fight ratio) (Case Studies Part 2 Big E Pepper Oreo and Skipper Webinar)

Usually, in barrier frustration cases, the big ticket parameter in the DRI is what?

How recently a dog has played (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

In a dog that has leash reactivity on the way to the park as a result of anticipating playing ball, what would the big ticket parameter be for the DRI?

How recently the dog has played ball (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

Instead of focusing on what a client is doing wrong, we should focus on what?

How to get clients to do it right (MI With Maureen Webinar)

What are some possible confounding variables for an experiment that concludes that Afghans are less trainable than Labs?

How were the dogs trained, were there task specific abilities (and might they have favored the Labs), owner variables (owners of Afghans might do things differently than people who get Labs) (CT S24)

What is the first question to ask clients for leash aggression cases?

How's the play? (F&A S159)

What types of vocalizations occur during separation anxiety?

Howling, whining and barking (F&A S65)

Jean suggests using _____ analogies to make the idea of dog-dog "arguments" not being a slippery slope to serious aggression, sticky.

Human (F&A S153)

What analogies are good to use for owners who need to understand their dog needs repetitions?

Human analogies about learning skills (dancing, instruments, art) (CED Checks Webinar)

How can you explain negative punishment to an owner?

Human analogies to fines/tickets, taking away what the dog wants most is very motivating, the behavior is going to make things worse for the dog (C S76)

Why are people disproportionately afraid of dogs vs other accidental causes of death?

Human evolution/anachronism and rare event reporting (F&A S87/88/89/90)

Canine Compulsive Disorder dogs have the same brain chemistry overlap with this other species.

Humans (and the same collection of meds are used for both) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

Why aren't people predisposed to fear vehicles?

Humans did not evolve with vehicles as hazards (F&A S89)

What are some owner sensitivity issues that crop up concerning older dogs?

Hurrying them, slippery surfaces, making them jump in/out of car, not noticing/helping mild anxieties, bumping into them, letting younger dogs bounce off them, inadequate beds, not giving them chewies (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

What problems are categorized as dog-dog aggression? For each problem, are they upset or not upset?

Hyper motivated (probably not upset) or strictly aggressive on leash (usually not upset but can be), proximity sensitive (treat all as upset—those who aren't upset will still benefit from upset flowchart techniques), resource guarding (upset), bullying (not upset), play skill deficits (not upset) and compulsive fighting (gameness) (not upset) (F&A S142)

What are the typical diagnoses for dog-dog aggression?

Hyper motivated or aggressive on leash, proximity sensitive, resource guarding, bullying, play skill deficits, compulsive fighting (gameness) (Bullying Webinar)

Leash aggression without off leash history are what kind of dogs?

Hyper-motivated (F&A S159)

In motivational interviewing, it's important to avoid what words?

I and you (talk in a more general "we") (MI With Maureen Webinar)

When "living with a dog trainer effect" appears to solve a behavior problem, what should the owner know?

Identify the minimum changes they will need to enact to support the new behavior (C S52)

What are the steps to building a training plan?

Identify the terminal behavior, break it into parameters, build an incremental plan, train and split as needed (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

What is inter-tester reliability?

If administered by two different testers, the result the same (CT S44)

What are you checking for with compliance in a CED check?

If clients are doing it at all and are they doing it enough (CED Checks Webinar)

What is the trade off of duration in counterconditioning?

If duration is brief, the stimulus intensity is reduced but very short duration loses the ability for offset conditioning to occur and you lose a lot of magnitude (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

Change this "should" statement into a contingency: "you should crate him or have him attached to you unless he's completely empty."

If he has a few seconds of freedom in the house when he's full, we'll have accidents and slow progress (Generating Scripts Webinar)

What are the rules that animals live by when considering if something is dangerous?

If in doubt, fear it (avoid false negatives), if it's an animal then that's much worse than if it's clearly not an animal, if it approaches you then that's even worse (F&A S19)

How do we determine if a puncture is shallow?

If it is less than half the length of the dog's canine tooth (F&A S105)

Tight management during housetraining is temporary if what?

If it is tight enough (consistent) (C S72)

Why do you have to pay special attention to big on small play?

If small dog panics during play and squeaks, it could elicit predatory behavior (such as grab and shake) in the larger dog (Play Case Studies Webinar)

What is test re-test reliability?

If test is repeated, the same result obtained (CT S44)

What information do you need in order to rule out/in stranger aggression?

If the dog has ever bitten/growled/snapped or avoided strangers in the home, is there any pro-social behavior, does the dog warm up to strangers, can strangers touch the dog (C S139/133)

How would a dog that is fearful of strangers become aggressive?

If the dog is not able to escape the fearful situation (strangers), it could try aggressing. It will probably work (stranger will leave) and the dog will learn via R- that aggression makes the stranger go away (F&A S49)

How do you know if a recording of a problem sound could be useful in habituation or desensitization procedures?

If the dog reacts to it (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

What should you discuss/do during closed case follow up emails/phone calls?

If the management/maintenance is going okay (yes or no), have any problems come back (if so make an apt), tell them when the next follow up communication is, make brief notes if you keep data on your cases (C S65)

When dealing with on-leash dog-dog problems, why should you work off-leash first?

If the play is good (rules out fear/aggression/game/bullying/p.s. deficit), then you have added efficiency of saturation of play (abolishing operations) and allows us to better work the dog on leash (set reasonable criteria) for a hypermotivated dog (Dog-Dog Play Skills Webinar)

An owner wants to know if it's okay to get a second dog since her current one has barrier frustration and is worried about problems between the two. What is the best predictor if the dog will be okay with another dog in the house?

If there is favorable dog-dog history (off leash play is best followed by peaceful off leash interactions) but there is no guarantee (C S179)

How can you address the issue of Cesar Millan with clients who are fans?

If they are a newer client (too early to address how controversial he is) then place him in the realm of reality tv (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

How should you handle "doorknob"questions?

If they can't be responsibly dealt with quickly, it is best to defer until next consult (C S27)

What is a good way to tell if an aggression client will be compliant or not?

If they did their homework (muzzle CER) between the first and second session (F&A S107)

If you think a dog is not upset, so you use a DRI/P- plan on the right side of the flow chart, what happens if you're wrong (dog is upset)?

If you attempt to use P- for a dog that is actually upset (removing them from the situation if they don't do DRI), you are actually doing R- (behavior will increase) (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

Change this "should" statement into a contingency: "you should give him 30 minutes of hard exercise a day."

If you give him 30 minutes of hard exercise a day, he'll be more relaxed (Generating Scripts Webinar)

What do you do during the intake/referral step of a case?

If you have determined that it's a case you won't take (cast type, geography, full schedule), refer immediately without spending too much more time on it and if it's a case you are taking, be sure to describe fees, the way you work and safety considerations if applicable to the case (Case Efficiency Webinar)

Change this "should" statement into a contingency: "you're going to have to skip meals the day of class."

If you skip the meal before class, he will be more motivated during class (Generating Scripts Webinar)

It's important to allow clients to make an informed decision by providing them with accurate information in the form of what kind of statements?

If, then (C S106)

What is confirmation bias?

Ignoring/discounting evidence that is contrary to existing beliefs and selectively attending to/weighting more heavily evidence that confirms existing beliefs (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

What are the key counseling agenda items with fear cases?

Importance of management and patience/empathy (F&A S62)

Most DRIs are plans for what?

Impulse control behaviors (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

When is a good time to explain/repeat the logistics of classical conditioning during the consult?

In between conditioning trials (during your demo) (C S158)

It's important for clients, especially those working on object guarding plan themselves, to be clear that bait and switch should be used when?

In emergency situations (the sequence of events is different for management compared to training) (F&A S132)

Why is "self-efficacy" important?

In order for a person to feel like they want to do it (become motivated), they need to feel like they can do it (MI With Maureen Webinar)

How do behavior/temperament testing fair for reliability/validity?

In puppiesànot valid (tests fail to predict adult behavior), in adultsàit's hit/miss (some tests have some reliability/validity) but many tests have never been evaluated for reliability/validity (CT S46)

What is Dunbar's bite-fight ratio?

Incidents requiring shaving, suturing, and/or antibiotics divided by fights (Bullying Webinar)

What is the benefit of high intervening dog-dog trainers?

Incidents/fights are rare (F&A S145)

What is the simplest way to decrease intensity during desensitization?

Increase distance (F&A S37)

What option for owner absent watchdog barking would be a setting event (specifically abolishing operation)?

Increase exercise/enrichment (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

Other than management, what are some options for watchdog barking while owner is absent?

Increase exercise/enrichment, work to eat specifically while alone, habituation to stimuli (classical extinction) (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

The function of fear and aggression is what? What is the basic difference between fear and aggression?

Increase social distance (protect the animal or its resources by increasing distance). Aggression seeks to get the threat to leave, in the case of fear, the individual leaves (F&A S9)

For the object guarding DSCC, what would you push to after you have decreased the distance, of the object, all the way up to the dog?

Increased distance of approach and then move to the cold trial (F&A S131)

Why is it important to distinguish owner absent housetraining/chew training vs separation anxiety?

Increasing enrichment and implementing housetraining/chew training is exponentially easier than resolving separation anxiety (F&A S72)

What is projection bias?

Individuals believes that everyone thinks like they do and using the same method (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

What is our role when it comes to medication?

Inform clients that they have the option of consulting with their veterinarian (or VB) for certain types of problems (PM S1)

What is the trainer's role when it comes to medication for separation anxiety?

Inform the client that medication has been well researched and effective for separation anxiety, then refer them to their vet or a veterinary behaviorist (F&A S74)

If an owner engages you as a professional and there is a big on small or other glaring risk factor for predation/predatory drift, you should do what?

Inform them that there is a risk of a predatory event so it's the owner's call what precautions they want to take (F&A S183)

With any cases involving aggression (including bullying) how do we decide whether to manage only or train?

Injuriousness (ABI), client goals and resources (Bullying Webinar)

The first step in the food guarding DSCC plan is what?

Installment feeding (put down empty dish, withdraw, approach and add handful, repeat) (F&A S110)

What are the basic things to teach/coach an owner for leash wrangling a leash aggressive dog?

Instant turn and go, keeping leash as loose as possible, happy talking and paying, spotting triggers, get DRI behavior (sit and/or watch), greeting hygiene, preparation for them to make real world decisions (choosing between turn and go, DRI or greeting) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What are the causes of a play skill deficit? Which is the most common culprit?

Insufficient/absent self handicapping, metasignals, role reversals and/or activity shifts. Lack of self handicapping is seen most frequently (F&A S177)

What are the tasks of case work up?

Intake or referral, relevant history, client goals, format and logistics, allocate client resources and start prognosis if it's aggression (Case Efficiency Webinar)

What are the different features you should do for one on one consults?

Intake via phone or email, have initial consultation where you get client started, provide written instructions, follow up consults and follow up written instructions until the dog reaches end goal (C S22)

Having the stimulus dog facing the subject dog is typically more ____ .

Intense (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

The first time a leash aggressive dog interacts off leash with other dogs, the dog's behavior can be ______ .

Intense (since there has been missed socialization/play and lots of previous barrier frustration) (F&A S162)

Practicing leash manners after a leash aggressive dog has had some off-leash play greatly reduces his/her ______ .

Intensity (F&A S162)

The trainer knows the dog is okay with a stimulus intensity during DRI training if the dog has what?

Interest in gaining the reinforcement (F&A S61)

______ without any supporting evidence should always be taken with a grain of salt, especially if it can't be proven.

Interpretations (CT S8)

How should you fix dogs with play skill deficits?

Interrupt when dog starts heating up, ask for a behavior (like sit/down), pay them and then send them to play again. Eventually the dog starts to self interrupt and at that point you can start to time out if needed (Dog-Dog Play Skills Webinar)

The time between when a leash aggressive dog sees the stimulus dog and goes off is called what?

Intervention envelope (F&A S168)

What is confinement anxiety?

Intolerance of crating, especially if alone (F&A S70)

Describe the "invasiveness" parameter.

Invasiveness means touching, specifically where on the body and restraint (F&A S44)

What are the parameters for body handling?

Invasiveness/restraint, duration, location on the body (F&A S135)

According to Joseph Ledoux, conditioned fear seems to be ______ .

Irreversible

What is the "big question" that animals ask themselves about a situation or thing?

Is it dangerous? (F&A S17)

When you have play but there is something that is going wrong off-leash, what is the first thing to figure out?

Is it dog specific or is it global (Play Case Studies Webinar)

A good DRI will have what features?

Is mutually exclusive to the problem, +CER agenda if applicable, smart position paying, and is simple (DRI Splits Webinar)

What must we ask ourselves before testing a leash aggressive dog with other dogs off leash (or on a very loose leash)?

Is the dog dangerous? (Is the dog going to do damage, either physically or psychologically, to the other dog) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

When you're trying to decide what kind of behavior modification approach to take, what is the first question to ask yourself?

Is the dog upset or not (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

How can you identify whether a person is a trainer or non-trainer just by a still photo?

Is their focus on the dog (trainers usually looking at the dog whereas owners aren't) (CED Checks Webinar)

When replicating a problem behavior so you can see what it looks like, what should you ask the owner?

Is this the problem behavior that you're talking about (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

Adult male Westie bit owner "for no reason and without warning." Dog was cleared by vet. What issues and threats should we screen for?

Issues: body handling and object guarding, threat: freezing (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

What happens to a dog-dog case if there are any fatalities or critical injuries?

It becomes a tight management only case (F&A S181)

Describe how Prozac (aka fluoxetine/Reconcile) works.

It blocks the reuptake of serotonin by fitting into the reuptake ports. This allows serotonin to stay in the synapse and bind to the receptors on the post-synaptic neuron (PM S7)

Why is it a bad idea to use habituation for complex fears and social situations?

It can end up making the dog worse (F&A S58)

Why don't you want to involve the owner too soon during day training?

It can reduce the advantages of day training (reduction of labor for the client and increase in efficiency because you're doing the training) (C S41)

What is a big reservation many people have about science?

It can seem to oppose free speech (CT S6)

Why is it important that you give clear instructions on what the owner can and can't do until you are able to demo and coach them when day training?

It can undermine the training by setting up discrimination (new way for trainer, old way for owners) (C S42)

Why is the "righting reflex" bad?

It causes the client to become defensive (MI With Maureen Webinar)

Why would it be good to answer the question about what techniques are best practice?

It could lead to standard methodsàevaluation of standards for trainersàlicensing of trainers (CT S42)

Why not split aggression problems into many types (rather than the lumpy strangers, body handling, object guarding, place guarding and food guarding)?

It doesn't change how we will address the problem (not efficient)

Give a good script to get the owner to provide more repetitions to a dog who they think "knows what to do but is stubborn."

It feels like he knows but he's just guessing right sometimes. Dogs need more repetition than you think is possible (CED Checks Webinar)

How would you describe cognitive bias?

It feels like you're right, it's fast and effortless, it's compelling (we're prepared to act), hard to monitor or modify without training (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

Why does Jean suggest the owner of a dog who is uncomfortable with nail trims, do the DS/CC to foot restraint on the sofa while watching TV?

It helps with owner patience (slows the owner) and watching tv will help to prompt the owner to practice (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

Why is training a recall, by starting with classical conditioning, a cheap behavior for clients?

It involves few reps and the can be done in the home (C S150)

What is the good news if a dog is trying to evade a time out?

It is sufficiently punishing (C S85)

How does Anipryl work?

It prevents the metabolism of dopamine by attaching to enzymes that would metabolize it (PM S8)

What sets house training board and train different from other issues? Why?

It requires more tight management for the first week or two after the dog returns home because many elimination trigger spots (at the owner's home) are indoors (C S46)

How can you predict how much force a dog will bite with in the future?

It will be the same pressure that he has bitten with in the present (F&A S101/158)

Why start with classical conditioning when training a recall in a barrier frustrated (fence) dog?

It will create a strong recall, it's cheap behavior for the client's to do, and will create a CER which competes with that of the default agitation at the fence that the dog currently feels (C S150)

If a dog is uncomfortable with using clippers to trim their nails, are there any advantages to using a file or dremel to train instead?

It would be a fresh start with novel implement and much less likely to hit or put pressure on the quick (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

How does Jean normalize object guarding to her client whose dog guards non-edible items?

It's "old software" that they've inherited from wolves, which had a purpose, that has since become buggy (C S165)

Why is housetraining "the most critical issue" according to Jean?

It's a high predictor of relinquishing the dog (C S71)

How do the four competences of evolution relate to fear?

It's a juggling act, you have to spend the appropriate amount of time avoiding bad things (eaten, injury/disease) via fear so that you have enough time to eat food and reproduce (F&A S12)

Why would car whining be top of the list for disliked behavior problems to train?

It's a tough to fix and also there's an irritation factor (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

What might be the cause(s) of watchdog barking?

It's an operant behavior to make the intruder go away/becomes a superstitious operant or it's a FAP (trait selected for early in the domestication process) (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

Why is it better to tackle object guarding in day training vs private consult/owner DIY?

It's complex and you need to achieve a foundation CER on dummy objects which can be a compliance challenge (Day Training Webinar)

Why is it good for trainers to use motivational interviewing techniques?

It's designed for brief interventions, focuses on client's own resources for change, puts primary emphasis on building client's motivation, increases adherence to further interventions and decreases burnout (MI With Maureen Webinar)

Describe step 3 in the food guarding DSCC plan.

It's done cold, put the full meal down, withdraw, approach and add high value bonus, withdraw, repeat addition of bonus for the rest of the meal (F&A S114)

Why are there so many coaching points for happy talk when owners are using counterconditioning?

It's especially hard for owners to happy talk in counterconditioning situations because the dog might act aggressively (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

Describe primary sound sensitivity.

It's genetic and has two onsets (one manifests with minimal exposure and the other requires multiple exposures for the dog to sensitize) (F&A S31)

Why is management the easiest option for treating proximity sensitivity?

It's hard to control the intensity of the stimulus dog (they have their own behaviors). Finding appropriate stimulus dogs adds complexity to the case (F&A S157)

What is a downside to using canned food to slow down food guarders for the CC food guarding plan?

It's higher value (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

Both OC and CC are valid options for working with fear/aggression cases but what must you make sure you do?

It's important to be clear on which you're using and do it correctly (F&A S99)

T or F: Pitbulls are overrepresented in dog bites.

It's impossible to know because we don't know the population of Pitbulls (F&A S186)

If you have an empty bowl guarder, why shouldn't you drop more than you have to (more than one parameter at a time) when starting out?

It's inefficient and you'll end up having many novel, competing CS added into the equation (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

Why does Jean think object guarding is a tougher case than food guarding?

It's less context-contained than food guarding (Ease of Modification Webinar)

Why does Jean suggest high magnitude P- rather than lower?

It's more efficient. Not every dog reacts to lower magnitude. You might waste time trying to see if a lower magnitude P- will work. If it doesn't, then you have to do the higher magnitude P- anyway, but the difference is now you've wasted time (Bullying Webinar)

Could habituation work in an aggression case?

It's possible but not appropriate (F&A S94)

Why must you reduce conflict along side other treatment for Canine Compulsive Disorder

It's useless to do other interventions if the problem is going to be rebuild from the basic elements because the conflict is still present (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

What is the relevant information for determining a prognosis: A 13 month old JRT just bit a visitor to the home (level 3) "suddenly and without warning." The dog also is "bossy," demand barks, chews forbidden items occasionally and loves tug. He was cryptorchid and neutered at 11 months. He went to an obedience class with mixed methods.

JRT (small dog), level 3 bite (good ABI), "suddenly and without warning" (explosive/no threat) (Case Efficiency Webinar)

When writing information for clients, you should police yourself in length and what?

Jargon (C S34)

What are some splits you can do between step 4 and 5 of the food guarding DSCC plan (touching bowl vs picking bowl up)?

Jiggle or move the bowl around (F&A S112)

What is the "post hoc ergo propter hoc" fallacy?

Just because one thing follows another does not mean the first one cause the second (CT S37)

What should you do if you the dog starts to follow you around during the installment feeding in CC food guarding plan?

Just keep going and make sure all deliveries are to the bowl, it's also okay to nearly overlap (approach just as the dog is at the end of chewing, nothing in the bowl) and/or use tethers or stays (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

For extra insurance with a bully dragging a long line, what can you do?

Keep ahold of the end but drop it if the dog runs and you can't keep up then just reacquire it when you can to reduce salience (F&A S175)

When modifying the stay plan for behavior modification (DRI), what should you keep and what should you modify?

Keep foundation (up to the walk around), get rid of ambient distractions and replace them with distractions specific to problem context and incorporate duration for each specific distraction (rather than separating duration from distraction) (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

What is the rough order of priorities to coach client on for leash handling?

Keep leash loosh, keep interactions brief, happy talk and pay, monitor dog for early signs of going off, prep for turn and go (F&A S167)

How would you implement management-only for leash aggression?

Keep leashed interactions short, keep the leash loose, avoid mixing dogs that are on leash and off leash, use a head halter, happy talk turn and go for any incidents, maintain social skills with regular off leash access (if no off leash issues) (F&A S160)

What is the plan you will discuss with the client for a dog with barrier frustration that goes nuts at the fence?

Keep the dog in during high traffic times, develop strong recall from yard and avoid collar grabs even if all else fails (C S146)

In terms of leash wrangling, what should be coached/taught next after the turn and go for dog-dog leash aggression?

Keeping the leash as loose as possible (the dog might tighten the leash but the handler shouldn't) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What should you lead your written instructions with?

Key information that'll make or break success (C S33)

What places usually work well for dog-proofed areas?

Kitchen, laundry rooms, bathroom and ex pens (so long as the dog can't escape) (C S74)

What are the pre-requisites for a trainer using counterconditioning for aggression?

Know and deliver their contingency, be clear on OC vs CC distinction, be cool-headed under fire (have situational awareness, can have a good attitude about a dog lunging/etc) and be able to bear PR if necessary (can have a good attitude about lunging/etc dog in public) and mechanically able enough (loose leash as much as possible and can turn and go quickly if necessary) (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

Describe the typical ease of motivation for a Labrador and Chow and if issues in training are typically what or why problems.

Labs are typically easy to motivate so problems are usually what problems while Chows are typically harder to motivate so problems are usually why problems (C S109/110)

What sort of parameters should the leash manners training following play plan include?

Latency between play session and training, familiarity of stimulus dog, length of play session (F&A S162/163)

What things are commonly guarded?

Laundry, garbage, bones, chew objects, toys, food/bowl (C S162)

In the case of DRI for an upset dog, what is the additional consideration we need? Why?

Lax/conservative criteria (to make sure there is an especially high amount of winner trials). We want as close to a 1:1 ratio as possible to get +CER (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

You are presented with a 5 y.o. Rottweiler that has been fired by one vet for intolerance of handling and muzzle problems. The first visit to a new vet, the tech tried pinning the dog against a wall and was badly bitten (needed reconstructive surgery) after the dog gave some warnings. Dog is easily handled by owner for grooming and restraining) and is asocial to strangers with no history of aggression toward strangers except toward vets/techs. Client is very on board with whatever needs to be done. What is the prognosis of this case, why? And what is the first order of business for this dog?

Leaning toward favorable- hard mouth, committed client, body handling by vets/techs, protracted warnings, larger dogs, good learner (rotties are typically quick studies). First order of business is get dog to love muzzle (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

What are the most common options for exercise and stimulation for dogs?

Leash walks (bad exercise but good mental stimulation), going with the owner to different places (good mental stimulation) and dog parks (so long as the dog is not scared/uncomfortable around other dogs) (C S89)

How do you differentiate between confinement anxiety and separation anxiety?

Leave the dog alone in the house with access to several rooms (ideally rooms that are heavily used by the owner) and record it. If it's confinement anxiety, they shouldn't show the symptoms anymore. If it's separation anxiety, the symptoms should persist (F&A S70)

You are training a dog to do a recall at the park. Right now your criteria is for the dog to flinch (intention behavior) after you cue the recall. After the dog has flinched, you will prompt the recall, give food and praise, then send the dog to play again. If the dog does not flinch after the cue is given, you will NRM and deliver the P- (which is leaving the dog park). What should you do if you cue the recall, the dog doesn't flinch so you NRM but then after the NRM the dog immediately recalls?

Leave the park (Play Case Studies Webinar)

Is habituation more or less appropriate for aggression cases compared to fear cases?

Less appropriate because of the high stakes and not recommended for either (F&A S94)

Why do predators seek out injured/diseased prey?

Less dangerous and cheaper for the predator (F&A S16)

Choose one: food guarding is more or less difficult.

Less difficult (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

When dogs reach social maturity, what developmental changes can we see?

Less play overall, less tolerant, more selective (Ease of Modification Webinar)

What normal developmental changes to play do you see in an adult dog?

Less play overall, more selective of playmates, less tolerant of forward behavior in other dogs (F&A S149)

Describe each level of Dunbar's ABI scale.

Level 1= a miss/snap (unknown mouth), Level 2= contact but no damage, Level 3=1-4 shallow punctures, Level 4=1-4 deep punctures, Level 5= bi-directional tearing, Level 6= multiple level 4's and 5's, Level 7= mutilation or fatality (F&A S105)

From an ABI standpoint, which Dunbar bite levels were the best prognosis cases?

Level 2 & 3 (Level 1 doesn't count because we have no information about ABI) (F&A S105)

Which level of Dunbar's ABI scale sometimes will leave a scratch, mild abrasion, or red mark but no puncture wounds?

Level 2 (F&A S105)

Which levels of Dunbar's bite scale would be considered a "soft mouth" (favorable) for the purpose of the prognosis?

Level 2 and 3 (level 1 doesn't help us because we don't know the mouth---it's a miss) (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

The presence of contusions around punctures will classify the bite as what level?

Level 4 (F&A S105)

Which level of Dunbar's ABI scale requires at least one puncture that is more than half the length of the dog's canine tooth?

Level 4 (F&A S105)

What level of bite do you typically see with grab and shakes?

Level 5 (F&A S105)

Multiple bites with punctures is what Dunbar level?

Level 6 (F&A S105)

Dogs with this bite level are euthanized because another incident cannot be tolerated.

Level 6 and 7 (F&A S105)

People often substitute availability (psychology term) for _____ .

Likelihood (Critical Thinking Practice Webinar)

Even though some owners can do this, Jean recommends that it's something that trainers should probably always be doing instead.

Line wrangling (F&A S176)

How does a person who is doing the motivational interviewing respond to change talk?

Listen for and pick out those aspect and then reinforce them so the client talks about/focus on it more (MI With Maureen Webinar)

Antecedents for elimination are often ______ .

Locations (C S46)

What categories of behaviors are seen in Canine Compulsive Disorder?

Locomotory (ambulatory movement) or motor (doing a movement or tick that is not ambulatory) activities, grooming (mostly self directed, but occasionally towards another dog or object), hallucinogenic (inferring that dog is having some perceptual event that isn't real), ingestion (pica not due to boredom/context) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

Go over the ______ of how clients will implement interventions.

Logistics/details (C S148)

What tool is helpful for bullies?

Long lines so it's easier to collect them for time outs (Bullying Webinar)

Exercise and mental stimulation have ______ expense attached to the behavior for your clients.

Long-term (C S86)

For the most subtle of dogs, how do you know you're getting a +CER to the CC food guarding plan?

Look for a change from baseline (you'll note the baseline when doing the high ITL installment feeds) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What things are important for good meet and greets on leash?

Loose leash, happy talk, brief greeting, being ready to abort if things start to go wrong (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What are the downsides of a not allowing dog-dog play in a dog that has leash reactivity due to hyper motivation?

Loss of exercise/enrichment opportunities, makes it harder to work on-leash with this dog (establishing operations), erosion of social skills (Dog-Dog Play Skills Webinar)

When you're closing a case (regardless of who did the training) what should you do?

Lots of repetition about how to maintain the behavior (and handouts), lots of repetition about management (and handouts) and answer any final questions (C S65)

Why is location guarding DRI best done with day training?

Lots of repetition of "off" DRI for multiple locations and sequencing importance so dog doesn't discriminate are hard for clients to do (Day Training Webinar)

Choose one: generally, the threshold for food guarding against other dogs is higher or low than it is against humans?

Lower (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

When should you deal with tangles in a dragging long line?

Lulls in the play (F&A S175)

What kind of prompting might you have to do for dog-dog leash aggression?

Luring, using sounds (like trills), retreating (turn and go dragging) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

Where is serotonin made and stored?

Made in the cell body of the pre-synaptic neuron and stored in a vesticle in same neuron (PM S7)

Adding duration for the food "party" increases its ______ .

Magnitude (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

The client has only so much time and energy so we, as practitioners, need to do what?

Make priority choices regarding where we will spend that time/energy (which intervention category and how much of each) (C S4)

In counter conditioning/desensitization, why is the +CER so important?

Makes the dog like something rather than just tolerate and gives us a clear indication of when to push to the next step (F&A S48)

What is the least common sex combination for dog-dog aggression?

Male-female aggression (F&A S185)

Owner-absent problems like chewing, housesoiling, digging, garbage raiding can all be ______ to support their DRI fixes.

Managed (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

Dog-dog aggression cases in which the dog has injured the other dog so that shaving/suturing/antibiotics are needed, must be _______ .

Managed (F&A S143)

Coaching this is often the most critical piece and is sometimes neglected by dog trainers.

Management (C S66)

The following are examples of scripts for which intervention? "Every time he does it, the habit is stronger," "prevention is half the battle," "we need to buy you some breathing room with structure that prevents him from practicing this," "if we let him do it, he gets the pay off."

Management (CED Checks Webinar)

When you day train, _______ is vital so your work is not undone.

Management (Day Training Webinar)

Since aggression is laden with safety, emotion and liability, client compliance, especially ______ compliance, is important.

Management (F&A S107)

If the Dunbar bite-fight ratio's top number is not 0, is it a training or management case?

Management (F&A S158)

What is the solution for predatory drift?

Management (F&A S183)

In fear and aggression cases, ______ is of the utmost importance (first thing you do).

Management (F&A S49)

What does Jean recommend doing for dogs that food guard against strangers?

Management (don't feed dog while strangers are present or don't let strangers approach dog while eating) but do proof guarding for family members (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What are your options for a dog that has a hard mouth (as far as being around other dogs at the dog park)?

Management (either kept muzzled around other dogs or not taking the dog to dog parks anymore) (Play Case Studies Webinar)

What kind of intervention should be used for dogs that are game?

Management (no dog interactions) (F&A S142)

What is the solution for game dogs?

Management (no off leash opportunities with other dogs) (F&A S186)

What is perhaps the most important part of separation anxiety desensitization training?

Management between the sessions (F&A S76)

According to Jean, what makes something like barking a tougher case than obedience in regards to ease of modification?

Management fails are more detrimental (training setback) and the problem of P- compliance (Ease of Modification Webinar)

What kind of intervention is used on dogs with proximity sensitivity secondary to fear?

Management is easiest and best option but DSCC or DRI are also possible (F&A S157)

What is the solution for female-female housemate aggression? Why?

Management via rehoming one of the dogs. It's very stressful to try to keep two dogs in a household separated (F&A S184)

In the consult, what should you be talking about when you're explaining the plan to the owner?

Management, training and exercise/mental stimulation (C S28)

What are the four categories of intervention?

Management, training, education/normalizing, exercise/environmental enrichment (C S4)

If the stimulus dog starts giving behaviors in order to provoke the subject dog to react (so that the stimulus dog will then get treats), how do you fix the situation?

Matching law (if you don't like what the contingencies are giving you, change the contingencies) (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

What is our goal when writing training plans?

Maximum efficiency (DRI Splits Webinar)

How does stress play a part in Canine Compulsive Disorder?

May kick off the compulsion when developing the disorder but later is not necessary for the disorder to continue/get worse (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

According to Jean, part of the irrationality surrounding aggression is the inability of people to notice what?

Meaningful severity distinctions in dogs the way we do with humans (F&A S83)

What are the issues with owners line wrangling?

Mechanical problems, safety issues, consequence (R+ and or P- is done less frequently than with trainers) (Bullying Webinar)

Dog-dog trainers need to be good at coaching what to clients?

Mechanics (especially for leash cases where timing/sequence matters and situations can be intense) (F&A S144)

Some dogs fear all strangers equally but lots of dogs are worse with which demographics?

Men, children or people of a certain race (F&A S47)

What can happen if you overuse a dog as a stimulus dog?

Might become fearful or intolerant of dogs if too steady a diet of unpleasant experiences (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

If you have to change training time, bowl, location, etc because a dog guards their empty bowl, what do you do after you've found a starting point that keeps them under threshold?

Migrate back, one step at a time, to a normal empty bowl and then continue with the standard plan (F&A S111)

Boredom is an excellent hook to hang not only exercise and enrichment on but to get "ah-ha's" about ______ .

Misbehavior (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

How do you train happy talk in owners?

Model it, explain that sometimes you don't always feel happy when you happy talk and talk through the PR implications, prompt it and reinforce any approximation of happy talk (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

What are the two stages for coaching clients on leash handling?

Model technique with narration and coach client on one piece at a time (when they say they're ready) (F&A S167)

What are some good ways to help owners keep loose leash and happy talk leash aggressive dogs?

Model the emotional tone or have slogans for the owners ("goofy on the outside, paranoid on the inside") and constantly remind them that nobody is going to die here (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What is a good analogy to use when explaining the use of high magnitude time outs for bullies to the client?

Monetary fines (F&A S173)

Keep ______ long lines at all times.

Monitoring (beware of leg tangling, use breaks to fix tangles, drop or throw when dog runs, re-acquire end to help reduce salience) (Bullying Webinar)

Dogs who finish off prey items are not _____ inferior to dogs who don't have that software.

Morally (F&A S182)

Is it more or less intense to move a stimulus dog toward a leash reactive subject dog than moving obliquely?

More (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

Choose one: old dogs are more or less likely to be neglected and warehoused.

More (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

What is the benefit of low intervening dog-dog trainers?

More dogs will end up integrated into society (F&A S145)

How long does it take to treat a usually case of separation anxiety?

More than several months (F&A S76)

Typically, do more trainers take aggression cases or fear cases?

More trainers take fear cases than aggression cases (F&A S5)

What types of cases are intrinsically slow and/or complicated in terms of modification?

Most fear (Ease of Modification Webinar)

For consultation sessions, who does the training?

Mostly the owner (with the trainer demo'ing, coaching and following up) (C S19)

How does change talk work?

Motivational interviewing leads to change talk (ability, desires, needs, reasons) which leads to commitment which leads to change (MI With Maureen Webinar)

You have an 18 month old intact female Polish Lowland that presents with food guarding, object guarding, drivey-type mouthiness (play biting) and minor dog-dog off leash issues (object guarding). What else do you need to know right now to proceed with a prognosis?

Mouth and warnings (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

What are some very rough ways that you can estimate mouth if you have no bite history (from most informative to least)?

Mouthing play history with humans, mouthing play history with dogs, mouth while taking treats (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

Approach is the combination of what threshold parameters?

Movement and reduction in distance (F&A S44)

What are the implications of the warm up parameter during DSCC?

Must pay attention to the first trial in any session (because it's a way to measure whether the intensity achieved while warmed up in the last session is translating to when the dog is cold) and there is a trade off of warm up and inter-trial latency (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

When dealing with clients, especially the difficult ones who might be holding tightly to their bad intell, what is the first question you should ask yourself?

Must you debunk/address a certain idea (Generating Scripts Webinar)

What object is good to practice obtaining a +CER on, especially because it's a useful tool in aggression work?

Muzzle (F&A S56)

You are presented with a 5 y.o. Rottweiler that has severely bitten a vet tech that mishandled him and had been fired from a previous vet. What is the plan going forward?

Muzzle training first, concurrent visits to clinic without procedures until the dog will readily eat in waiting and exam rooms (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

What things can we do to decrease the likelihood of an incident (physical or psychological damage) when testing dogs off leash?

Muzzle, dragged long line, use a bomb-proof stimulus dog (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

Peter Borchelt and Linda Goodloe did the only study relevant to what myth, in which they surveyed dog owners and looked for correlations?

Myth of tug increasing aggression (C S122)

What demographic information should you get during the phone intake/email contact?

Name, age, breed, sex and reproductive status, presenting problems, composition of the family (C S25)

When using distance as a parameter in a resource guarding case, what extra step is necessary (what must you do after picking up the object at a distance, going in and paying, backing out and putting object down)?

Need down time between trials to isolate the picking up of the object as the CS (rather than the dog thinking the set up—tether/muzzle/bait pouch/bait prep-- is the CS) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

For aggression cases, when you get a call "it's not working" or "she's worse" (even before getting the details on what's going on) you're thinking that you need to do what?

Need to do some coaching, CED check (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

You are presented with a 20 month old FS GSD that is usually fine with people (goes to dog park almost every day, accepts visitors in home a few times a week) but lately has reacted suddenly to certain people. The trigger is fuzzy (no link to stranger, sex, person's behavior or presence of owner). Has bitten twice in the last week. Once was a contractor that the dog had met once before without incident and the other was a visiting teenager she had never met. The dog is from a reputable breeder and went to puppy class and basic obedience. The owner wants to know if the dog can be "trained to be nice to people." How do you proceed?

Need to know details on the bite injuries and if there were any warnings given before the bites to fill in the gaps to determining the prognosis then script an answer based on mouth, aggression problem, warnings and size of dog (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

Low intervening trainers will likely experience false ____ .

Negatives (dogs that are worse than expected) (F&A S145)

What does double blind mean?

Neither the subjects nor the experimenter/evaluator know which subjects are in which group (CT S32)

Padding is very important because dogs are more likely to recover from bad things happening to them if it's not a _____ ______ .

New stimulus (F&A S63)

Can you diagnosis a dog as a bully (or guess that he will bully) if s/he has no play history?

No (Bullying Webinar)

According to Jean, should you provide opinions or counsel over the phone (during phone/email intakes)?

No (C S23)

Is reducing conflict in a dog going to cure Canine Compulsive Disorder?

No (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

If there's a strong genetic component to a dog's fear and/or aggression, does that mean it's not modifiable?

No (Case Studies Part 2 Big E Pepper Oreo and Skipper Webinar)

Can you modify ABI in an adult dog?

No (F&A S102)

Does an emotional closeness to the yawning demonstrator affect how likely it is for a dog to yawn contagiously?

No (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

In the Range et al study, have they ruled out social facilitation or stimulus enhancement?

No (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

A trainer is working on DSCC for a dog that doesn't like being brushed on her head. The trainer touches the brush to the dog's leg and keeps it there. Shortly after touching the brush to the leg, the trainer begins feeding the dog treats. After a few seconds, the trainer brings the brush behind her (the trainer's) back and stops feeding the dog. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

No (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

Does the ultimate cue for a behavior have to be verbal?

No (cue could be other behaviors in a chain or context or other signals) (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

Do dogs with barrier frustration barking anticipate accessing the stimulus or not?

No (no expectation or history of getting to the stimuli which causes the frustration) (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

During DSCC, is the dog required to do anything?

No (only has to notice the CS) (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

Would age of onset, past training, breed, ect change the diagnosis of dog-human aggression (strangers, RG, BH)? Do they change the behavior modification?

No and no (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

What was the result of the Kaminski replication study?

No evidence of selective imitation (the mouth occupied condition was the same as the unoccupied but visible ball condition) (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

What should you exclude from a dog-proofed room/area?

No furniture, no fabric, no rugs, nothing wooden or small inappropriate things to chew on (C S74)

Object guarders who never ingest anything would be managed without what part of the typical plan?

No need for the bait and switch (C S167)

What are the possible battles we might choose when coaching operant conditioning?

No verbal (especially repeated verbals), quiet body, deliver lure once, timing (pay as soon as the dog does behavior), good but not movement-prompting praise, actually paying, position feeding, fast inter-trial latency (doing lots of reps) (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

So long as there is no what, clients should be allowed to choose an intervention option (out of the reasonable options available)?

No welfare or public safety issues (F&A S143)

Is it accurate to label predation as aggression? Why or why not?

No, because the underlying motivations are so different (F&A S181)

According to Jean, is the dog's reaction on leash a direct result of the handler's stress?

No, but she thinks that the handler acting certain ways, over time, can make the barrier frustration, fear, etc worse via OC/CC (the handler might act that way because of stress such as tight leashes) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

If object guarding comes back after successfully finishing the DSCC plan, must you start from scratch (dummy object)?

No, can start with lesser guarded items (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

Is it a problem if a dog doesn't play with other dogs (no interest)?

No, different dogs have different interests (F&A S171)

You should make sure that off-leash areas only include off-leash dogs. Does this include dogs with dragging leashes/lines?

No, dragging the leash is fine so long as supervised by a trainer (F&A S160)

For owner absent watch dog barking, on Day 1 you do all interventions and use a kong but Day 2 you keep everything the same as day 1 but use a marrow bone instead and day 2 has less barking, can you conclude that giving a marrow bone is the better option? Why or why not?

No, first there are only 2 days in which you took data so there is the problem of chance and also you have the confounding variable of stimuli (number and type--which may have been different each day) (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

Can you write a desensitization plan if you're not sure what the dog's trigger is?

No, fuzziness of the trigger makes it impossible to draw up a desensitization plan (F&A S45)

Are sure-death hazards the only automatic fear that is selected for, why?

No, in the wild there is also automatic fear of things that could injure or cause disease because that usually leads to death (either by the injury/disease itself or because predators select out injured/diseased) (F&A S16)

Should trainers proof strangers in a food guarding plan?

No, it's a waste of resources (time/money) because it's unlikely that a stranger will approach the dog while it's eating and management is a much better solution in this case (F&A S121)

Is it a good idea to use play-biting as mouth if there is no other ABI information for a dog?

No, it's feeble info (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

A trainer is using DSCC for food guarding. She is on a step to approach while the dog is consuming kibble and add a bonus to the bowl. The trainer approaches and puts the food on the mat next to the bowl. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

No, it's fine to give the food to the dog directly or put next to the bowl (orientation to where food is coming from can develop so long as it's done consistently, which shows anticipation aka +CER) (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

Do you have to worry about splitty distance and dig in times for dummy object steps?

No, it's not guarded so usually don't have to work you way through distance/dig in (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

In Jean's opinion, is the emotional state of a dog guarding a resource the same as a dog that is fearful/aggressive towards strangers?

No, she hypothesizes that this is why resource guarding is an easier fix than stranger aggression (F&A S80)

Is crating a dog cruel?

No, so long as the dog is properly accustomed to the crate (C S73)

A dog with aggression is diagnosed with a medical issue and put on medication. Will the medication alone fix the aggression?

No, sometimes the aggression can be reduced by treatment but behavior modification still needs to be done to fix the aggression (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

If you address the underlying cause of fear (body handling from strangers) for a dog that has learned that precursors of strangers touching him (specific kinds of eye contact, certain verbal phrases, reaching, etc) predict touching, do you still have to address the precursors of touching?

No, the precursors will no longer predict something scary, they now predict something good (F&A S46)

Should you push people into playing tug if they are uncomfortable with it?

No, there are other exercise/stimulation options (C S125)

Must there be a warning given for bullies?

No, there can be an implied warning when at the dog park, but lots of people like giving a verbal warning (Bullying Webinar)

Are dogs will a global play style issue the same as bullies?

No, these are not bullies but can be fixed with a modified bully protocol (Bullying Webinar)

Are desensitization and counterconditioning synonyms?

No, they are different techniques (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

Are steps 4 and 5 necessary in the food guarding DSCC plan (bowl touch/removal steps)?

No, they are not necessary if the client doesn't want touches/removals (F&A S116)

If a client hates the idea of crating, should you insist on them using it anyway for problems in which crating would be beneficial?

No, unless the problem is housetraining (C S73)

Which fear(s) often occur(s) in conjunction with separation anxiety?

Noise/thunderstorm phobia (F&A S71)

What cases fit into incidental dog-dog problems?

Non-injurious with occasional arguing, non-injurious dog-dog RG and/or developmental changes (Ease of Modification Webinar)

There is not always human empathizing for dogs who are uncomfortable with body handling, especially if it is of what types?

Non-painful or intended as affection/reward (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

Who are applied behaviorists?

Non-veterinarians who have advanced degrees in relevant disciplines such as animal learning or animal behavior (F&A S6)

What evidence is there that breed specific legislation is effective?

None (F&A S186)

Which of the following scripts is incorrect: A) dogs do what works B) dogs are connection-making machines C) dogs notice important tip offs D) dogs are really good at flow charts

None of them (they are all true) (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

It is _____ for clients to need to hear the same thing many times.

Normal (C S15)

For dog-dog issues with a play history, there is either a bona fide problem with the play or non-problem such as?

Normal developmental changes, resource guarding, occasional arguments (F&A S170)

For most dog-dog resource guarding, what intervention(s) should be used?

Normalization/education (F&A S142)

A woman calls you about her two dogs who just ganged up on a timid dog at the dog park. The owner of the timid dog is telling everyone who will listen that your client's dogs should be banned from the park. You find the dogs have a good play history and good mouths. What is your advice to this woman?

Normalize the behavior to the client but teach them to empathize with the other dog's owner and give them scripts to use, just monitor if there is no trend (aka this is the first time) and P- if there is a trend (we first assume the dog is not upset if there is a play history) (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

What should you do if a client is severely upset about non-injurious, occasional dog-dog fights?

Normalize with lots of repetition and empathy (F&A S151)

If an owner is calling a trainer about housetraining it means the dog is not what?

Not a self-housetraining dog (C S71)

What is one of the biggest mistakes when doing experiments?

Not accounting for confounding variables (CT S23)

You will run into what client issue much more than a client compliance issue with ethical implications.

Not doing homework, practicing, making mistakes, etc (C S14)

Offering guarantees about behavior or training is _______ .

Not ethical (C S49)

Owners with housetraining problems are not doing what things?

Not managing properly and not accompanying/pay dog outside

What problems are common when trying to read +CER vs a freeze during food guarding CC plan?

Not seeing much of anything on approach or the cessation of eating (not sure if it's anticipatory or a freeze) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

Is watchdog barking classified as upset or not upset?

Not upset (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

What is one of the most common technical errors in object guarding DSCC?

Not using a dummy object to get a strong CER to removing objects before continuing on (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

What can we assume of a dog that comes from a line of hard mouths?

Nothing, we don't know if ABI is inherited and even if it is, it's not the only factor and dogs don't inherit everything from their parents (most likely the trainer will have a bias to label his ABI as suspect) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

You'll get a boost for your OC protocol if you have a ____ discriminative stimulus.

Novel (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

What are the typical parameters to consider when trying to keep stimuli under threshold?

Novelty, distance, motion, quantity, invasiveness (F&A S44)

Human Alzheimer's research shows that what kind of activities can positively impact cognitive decline? How does this relate to dogs?

Novelty, increased in social interactions, increase aerobic activities, mental stimulation. Since dogs are good models for human cognitive decline, it might work the other way too (it can't hurt to assume so) (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

If a dog guards a rawhide severely but doesn't guard anything else (doesn't guard any dummy objects including toys) what can you do for splits?

Nylabones, large and/or unchewed rawhides and distance/tosses (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

According to Jean, what is most likely driving watchdog barking?

OC (A-B-C) (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

Approach on loose leash without lunging is an example of what?

OC (a DRI) (Case Studies Part 2 Big E Pepper Oreo and Skipper Webinar)

What's the difference between OC and CC?

OC is a behavior-consequence contingency and CC is a CS-US contingency (F&A S99)

Tug is a great energy burner and _____ _____ .

Obedience motivator (C S91)

Trainers who are inclined towards low intervention when it comes to obedience training in dogs are those who believe what?

Obedience training should be per owner's goals (C S11)

What fear/aggression cases have a complexity that is do-able but a bit complex?

Object guarding, dog-dog on leash, bullying/play skill deficit, situational fears (Ease of Modification Webinar)

Things like car rides, novel objects, veterinarians and groomers are examples of what kinds of fear?

Object/situation fears (though vet/groomers may also be fear secondary to body handling) (F&A S31)

What's the difference between data and one's own impression?

Objective vs subjective (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

For location guarders of furniture, what DRI would you use?

Off (get off furniture) (F&A S133)

There is a fuzzy boundary between leash aggressive dogs with play history and leash aggressive dogs with what?

Off leash aggression that are bullies or have play skill deficits (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

Stress during pregnancy results in what?

Offspring that are more fearful (F&A S25)

Most aggression is normal but that doesn't make it _____ .

Okay (C S113)

Normal behavior doesn't mean ____ .

Okay/acceptable (F&A S182)

When is a bad time to use software metaphors?

Older clients who won't understand (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

For leash aggressive dogs with no play history, what is the optimal training strategy?

On leash manners training following play and impulse control adjuncts (F&A S162)

How to neurons communicate to each other?

One neuron releases neurotransmitters who float over to nearby neuron's receptors (PM S4)

What experiment does Jean suggest to use for a "guilty look" insistent client?

One some days have the client come home and greet the dogs and on others (random/not dependent on behavior) have them come home and reprimand the dog. The dog will start having a "guilty look" when the owner comes home (sometimes even before the reprimand occurs) because they learn the tip offs of the reprimand and become afraid (C S128)

Food guarding board and trains were usually resolved within what timeframe?

One week (F&A S108)

When can a sample be extrapolated to a population?

Only if it's representative of the population (CT S33)

It has been determined that an object guarder does not guard a paper cup. However, with longer ITLs, the dog starts to chew the paper cup. Should you switch the paper cup to a coffee mug?

Only if the chewing leads to guarding (chewing per se doesn't mean you must switch objects) (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

What are the ways that significant duration (at least 5 seconds) helps counterconditioning?

Onset (CS predicts US), longer duration of US delivery (treat party), offset (end of CS predicts end of US) (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

For DRIs, what are the possible battles we might choose when coaching? (Problemàcue/promptàbehavioràpraise +pay)

Onset timing (the owner notices the dog noticing the stimulus), effective cueing/prompting, timing and effusiveness of praise, generous paying, maybe position feeding, duration component if applicable (maintaining/ongoing), doing another trial or quitting while ahead (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

What are the possible battles we might choose when coaching counterconditioning?

Onset timing (the owner notices the dog noticing the stimulus), happy talk initiation, happy talk perseverance, happy talk effusiveness, getting distance if necessary, maintaining happy talk while getting distance, paying generously throughout stimulus presentation, offset timing (stop reinforcement when stimulus disappears) (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

If you have a puppy or dog without body handling issues that you'd like to train to be pilled, what might the plan look like?

Open mouth and "pill" with treat then pill followed by chaser (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

Describe the different types of written articles about science.

Opinion pieces (author editorializes about something), literature reviews (a summary of the research on a given topic) and scientific studies (experiments done using the scientific method) (CT S20)

Not only is it difficult for tense owners to act loose and giggly in aggression situations but it is completely ______ to the situational awareness/escapes that we also want from them.

Opposed (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

What are the rules of CC?

Order of events, 1:1 ratio and weaken competition (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

What are the rules of building a CER (CC)?

Order of events, 1:1 ratio, identify and weaken competing CSs (F&A S54)

How can you reframe the myth of "dogs trying to dominate their owners" without busting it?

Outline sound management and training as a way of maintaining their leadership position (C S118)

When using desensitization, we have to infer a dog's emotional state from _____ ______ .

Outward signs (F&A S40)

Should you overestimate or underestimate training time needed? Why?

Overestimate, because the dog/client might end up looking like they are below average (C S50)

It's good to have ____ of the CS and the US, but make sure they are in the right order.

Overlap (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

During step 3 in the food guarding DSCC plan, it's important that you don't _______ the bonus.

Overshadow (approach bowl first, then reach/crinkle) (F&A S114)

When coaching the turn and go, what is the primary challenge?

Owner inertia (prompting owners to just immediately turn and walk the other direction while happy talking and to keep moving away—don't ask or bargain with the dog) (F&A S161)

Why would you modify leash aggression?

Owner might be uncomfortable walking a dog with leash aggression which impacts the dog's welfare (less/shorter walks) (F&A S141)

The number 1 bane of all trainers' existence is what?

Owner not practicing enough (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

The order in which problems you work on in a dog who has multiple issues is almost always the _____ choice.

Owner's (C S26)

Separation anxiety is most commonly misdiagnosed as what?

Owner-absent housetraining/chew-training issues (F&A S72)

Why is day training a good option for tackling stuff with CC/DSCC?

Owners are very OC oriented, very technical, DSCC has threshold and PDS issues (Day Training Webinar)

In multi-dog households, what problem tends to crop up for owner attention among the dogs (related to senior dogs)?

Owners tend to focus on the younger dogs and seniors can get lost in the shuffle (they are "lower maintenance") (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

Why use negative punishment for bullies rather than other training interventions?

P- because we want to decrease bullying behavior. Can't use CC because they already like other dogs (they're not upset) and not DRI because we already have built in DRI (when he's not bullying he is playing normally and that is automatically reinforced by allowing the normal play to continue) (Bullying Webinar)

For focus breaking, the cue should be a verbal that can be used as what later on?

P- warning cue (F&A S178)

What are the behavioral signs of sleep-wake cycle changes in Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome?

Pacing/agitation/barking at night, changes in sleeping time, altered activity level (less active during the day) (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

What are the characteristics of a bomb proof stimulus dog?

Padded (too many social interactions to count, plays with other dogs routinely, has had arguments with other dogs). It's also a good idea to develop a +CER to lunging/displaying dogs (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What is the trainer's role regarding knowledge?

Pass on the best current knowledge (C S125)

What is a good DRI plan for dogs that don't like body handling (especially heads)?

Passive hand (one hand with lure and other hand that hovers and eventually touches the body by the dog walking into it) (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

What should you do if the dog starts rejecting their ration (kibble) after the bonus during the CC food guarding plan?

Pay eating from the bowl (eating from bowl=approach + bonus— favorable chain behavior) and proof higher value food as meal (use canned food instead of kibble, etc) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

Why does Jean include size of dog in her prognostic indicators for aggression cases?

People are less likely to put up with aggression in a large dog, all else equal (F&A S100)

One of the greatest favors you can do for you clients is to stop them from taking misbehavior ______ .

Personally (C S30)

What is the general flow for a board and train case?

Phone intake, initial meeting, board and train, delivery and maintenance instructions (C S43)

What is the general flow for a day training case?

Phone intake, initial meeting, training (with report cards) and maintenance instructions (C S39)

Invite owners to watch trainers who claim murky or magical motivation and see if there is any evidence of what?

Physical coercion/fear (C S107)

What is the exception to not using management for compulsive disorders?

Pica (management wouldn't help with the disorder but is important because of the medical/lethal implications involved) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

When first manipulating distance, the +CER should be to what action in the object guarding DSCC plan?

Pick up of item (you purposely don't have any approaching of the object until after you have a +CER to picking it up) (F&A S128)

How do you set up realistic object guarding steps for the DSCC plan?

Plant the object and let the dog alone in the room to find it, wait until the dog engages it, then do trial (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

According to Jean, all resource guarders are plastic or refractory?

Plastic, because they move so fast through the training (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

______ doesn't equal probable.

Plausable (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

How would you use desensitization to treat a dog with thunderstorm sound sensitivity?

Play a recording of a thunderstorm at a very low volume (so that the dog does not react) for long periods of time, then gradually increase the volume provided the dog shows no fear (F&A S32)

Draw the play problems differential flow chart.

Play history? No - Hyper motivated - play, Yes - dog specific - P minus, Yes - global - 1. Focus breaking, 2. P minus --The lighter text says "double check there actually is a problem: if occasional arguments or RG, shoot for normalizing' (F&A S170)

What aggression problems usually involve non-upset dogs?

Play issues (bullying and skill deficits) and most leash aggression (F&A S95)

What is play skill deficit?

Play tips over into fighting (Play Case Studies Webinar)

When you're habituating to a sound, what is the progression of the plan?

Playing the sound for long periods of time will result in a trend of a reduction of reaction toward the sound (the time it takes for reaction to cease will be shorter and shorter). When you get to a point where you first play the sound and there is no reaction, then the dog has habituated. As maintenance, you would play the sound less frequently (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

What's a good, non-confrontational way to get people to understand their behavior needs to change?

Pointing out discrepancies (you want this goal but at the same time you're doing this) (MI With Maureen Webinar)

Staring/star gazing could be a Canine Compulsive Disorder behavior or could be due to what?

Portosystemic shunt (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

Don't think about addressing a client's mistakes during training until you've done what?

Positively reinforce the pieces they got right 2-3 times then prompt them to do the next piece (pick it strategically---may not be the one that's making your crazy) (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

High intervening trainers will likely experience false _____ .

Positives (dogs are sequestered/micro managed needlessly) (F&A S145)

What is a good split between dummy objects and guarded objects?

Possession through distance (the dog perceives that you have possession or there is shared possession of the object) (F&A S127)

"When I was a kid, our dog never needed any bribery to do as he was told. He respected us, knew his place and wasn't given any people food. Don't you think the problem—why he won't come when called, barks through the fence and jumps on people—is that he now expects people food for doing what he knows he should do?" Should you dodge this conflict, why?

Possibly (if the dog is drivey to use tug for recall, owner can time out or manage for barking and use greeting as a reinforcer then you could dodge to save client rapport/conflict aversive) but have to confront if those options aren't viable so you have good motivation during training (Generating Scripts Webinar)

Should owners be allowed to line wrangle (rather than the trainer)?

Possibly, but not during the early stages of behavior modification (Bullying Webinar)

What is the solution for dogs that have a play history but the issues are global (all dogs)?

Practice some play break ups then commence time outs (F&A S170)

Separation anxiety desensitization often begins with desensitization to what?

Pre-departure cues (F&A S75)

What are common parameters for a separation anxiety desensitization plan? Which one is the "big ticket" item?

Pre-departure cues, time of day, who is leaving, length of absence (big ticket) (F&A S75)

Which neuron does the sending and which does the receiving?

Pre-synaptic does the sending and post-synaptic does the receiving (PM S5)

What are the motivations of aggression vs predation?

Predation motivation is just eating (just that some animals kill other animals before they eat) and aggression motivation is backing another animal off their person or property (F&A S181)

Most dog-dog problems which end in fatalities are which kind?

Predation or predatory drift (F&A S157)

If a dog has killed an animal (squirrels, cats, other dogs, etc), what is the likely diagnosis and intervention?

Predation, strict management (no more access to the things they killed) and normalizing (F&A S181/182)

What is the origin of the urge to tug?

Predation/feeding behavior (C S123)

The most imminent hazards (other than environmental) are what?

Predators (F&A S19)

What is desensitization?

Presenting fear-evoking stimulus at a level that produces no fear and then gradually increasing as long as the dog is still not showing signs of fear (F&A S36)

Why is it important to feed the subject dog after they go off and you turn and go far enough away?

Preserve the 1:1 ratio for DSCC (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

Broken skin is significant from a disease standpoint, but less so than ______ from a prognosis standpoint.

Pressure (F&A S106)

Why is it important to blind participants in an experiment?

Prevent placebo effect (CT S30)

What is the fear/aggression related case that every trainer can (and should) do?

Prevention (Ease of Modification Webinar)

If there are multiple issue to tackle, develop a _____ ____ early on in the first session.

Priority list (C S26)

What are the pros and cons of training fear/aggression cases opportunistically?

Pro= convenient, cheaper Con= may waste time, less controlled, risk of sensitization, usually can't do multiple trials (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

What are the pros and cons of training opportunistically?

Pro= convenient, cheaper Con= may waste time, less controlled, usually can't do multiple trials (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What are the pros and cons of orchestrating stimulus dogs?

Pro= multiple trials, "professional" stimulus dogs and wranglers, control of distance and stimulus dog orientation, allows investigation of stimulus dog by the subject dog Con= orchestration, cost, access (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What are the pros and cons of training fear/aggression cases by orchestrating stimuli (having a planned stimulus dog)?

Pro=multiple trials, "professional" stimulus dogs and wranglers, control stimulus intensity (ie desensitization) Con= orchestration, cost, access (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

Just because something is vivid doesn't mean it's _____ .

Probable (Critical Thinking Practice Webinar)

When clients answer the questions "how is your dog with strangers in the home" with "tentative" or "checking them out" language, what should you do?

Probe further with a yes/no question like "can visitors touch the dog" (C S133)

Whether to intervene at all or strictly normalize dog-dog cases depends on which factors?

Problem type, ABI, client goals, and trainer bias (F&A S143)

What do you do if you want to start a food guarding case that has clear warnings, no bite history and no kids?

Proceed with the standard plan (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What is availability heuristic (aka availability bias)?

Process of accessing easily available information in the environment (or one's memory) in order to make a judgment/decision/problem solve (CT S47/internet)

Why is most fear harder to modify compared to other problems?

Prognosis estimating is based on a curve, plan design, discipline (trainer self-selection) and client education/support (Ease of Modification Webinar)

What should you provide to owners during board and train?

Progress reports, homework that will prep them for the transfer and maintenance instructions as soon as you can make them (C S44)

How does rare event reporting affect perception of dog related human fatalities?

Prominent/exhaustive news coverage of fatal dog attacks make them seem more common (we don't intuitively adjust for the massive sample and the selective/repetitive transmission of rare/extreme events) (F&A S90)

What are the DRI training plan steps (sit and watch w/clients) for clients with leash aggressive dogs?

Prompt and pay sit/watch indoors, prompt and pay sit/watch outdoors, prompt and pay sit/watch with toy/food distractions by trainer, hand signal replaces lure steps 1-4, "there's a dog" drill (trainer acts as if there is a dog coming to see how quickly the owner can wrangle unexpectedly), terminal (go back to prompting client most of the time) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What's the problem with long winded written instructions?

Prompt procrastination in trainers and might not be read by the clients (C S32)

The coaching portion of skills coaching involves what?

Prompting the behavior, specific positive reinforcement in a timely manner, and then prompting the next repetition/step (C S60/61)

Why is management so important while working on desensitization training?

Protects the dog from reaching threshold/higher level than they are ready for which can derail the training. Also prevents sensitization (F&A S49/59/62)

All scientific knowledge is ________ .

Provisional (if better evidence comes along, knowledge is revised) (CT S19)

What should the provisional diagnosis be for a dog that is leash aggressive and asocial off leash? How confident is such a diagnosis?

Proximity Sensitive, strongly confident (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What are some possible hidden parameters in food guarding plans?

Proximity of other dogs in multi-dog households, dog guards more against certain people in household, patting/touching dog, strangers, after another aggression event (such as fence fighting, leash frustration, etc), "cooking" (duration of you standing next to them rather than just approach, give food and walk away) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

If a dog is asocial while off leash, what is our provisional diagnosis for leash aggression?

Proximity sensitive (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

Which dog-dog problems prognosis estimates are considered complex?

Proximity sensitivity secondary to fear (F&A S157)

The reason many leash aggressive dogs don't have a play history is usually because the owner was being ______ .

Prudent (F&A S162)

Criticism is very ____ to people.

Punishing (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

What are the exceptions to using habituation in fearful/social circumstances?

Puppies and Kennelosis (F&A S59/60)

What dogs are vulnerable at the dog park and should be protected from physical and psychological attacks (including fighting/bullying/rough play)

Puppies, unpadded dogs, small dogs (Play Case Studies Webinar)

Emphasize off leash play in _____ classes.

Puppy (F&A S190)

What kind of dogs are candidates for kennelosis?

Puppy mill dogs (those who have never been out of their cages and only see one person who only gives them food and water) (F&A S60)

Since clients are bad at reading +CERs, the ______ decision inefficiency slows the process

Push (Day Training Webinar)

With CC plans, when do you push, drop and stick?

Push on +CER, drop on any threat/fear signs and stick went you don't see either (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

When using DRI for upset dogs, what should the PDS rules be?

Push on 10/10, stick on 9/10, drop on 8/10 or less (you need to get the +CER and need as close to a 1:1 ratio of CS-US for that to happen) (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

What are the push, drop, stick rules for DSCC?

Push= evident +CER, drop= any sign of fear, stick= no fear but no +CER either (F&A S48)

The most common error in object guarding training is what?

Pushing from dummy to guarded item too soon (C S172)

What is the take home message from the Sokal experiment?

Question authority (CT S12)

Non-contingent aversives provide _____ for people overwhelmed by normal dog behavior.

R- (C S126)

A major difference between one on one consults and classes (where you need to worry about the optics of philosophy conflicts) is that in one on one consults you should prioritize _____ .

Rapport (find common ground via finding the reinforceable piece before gently mythbusting) (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

What talking points can you use for the "free lunch" myth?

Rapport building (we've all been sold this idea), it's not natural for a living thing to do something for nothing, behavior is about economics and dogs are smart investors, animals in the wild that waste energy on behavior that doesn't help them in some way will die off (behavior is calorically expensive) (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

Which dog-dog problems prognosis estimates are considered easy?

Reactive on leash or hypermotivated, routine guarding, bullies, play skill deficits (F&A S157)

What are the big skills needed for competent desensitization?

Reading the subject dog's body language and knowing/using the parameters properly (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

What do you do if you want to start a food guarding case that has no bite history and has small children (pre-teen) in the house?

Really explain the worst case scenario and best case scenario to the parents (we don't know what may happen)—fully inform parents. If they elect to train, use a tether for the kid's first trip through the plan (need to then work it without tether) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What kind of food rewards should you use at dog parks?

Really high value (Dog-Dog Play Skills Webinar)

How can you prompt the dog out of play when focus breaking?

Recall, haul off or lure if it's safe to do so (F&A S178)

What do you need to do to normalize predatory behavior to a client?

Recognize that it's very emotional for the client, normalize without minimizing and explain the nature of predation (FAP) and why not all dogs do it (drift due to domestication) (F&A S182)

Why are stranger aggression cases more difficult than other aggression cases?

Recruiting constraints, liability, the fear associated with stranger aggression can cause the dog to sensitize and generalize, and management is so crucial (F&A S109)

What is reuptake of a neurotransmitter?

Recycling of the neurotransmitter from the synapse back into the pre-synaptic neuron's vesticle (PM S7)

Dogs without chew or puzzle toys should be _____ _____ .

Red flagged (must be remedied) (C S92)

How do you treat Canine Compulsive Disorder?

Reduce conflict, train DRI, environmental enrichment (physical and/or mental), medication (Tri-cyclic antidepressant, SSRI, anti-anxiety, endorphin-inhibiting?) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

How can you help a resistant client?

Reflection (acknowledge concerns), clarifying (asking for understanding), shift focus from the dead end and emphasize client's control/choice (MI With Maureen Webinar)

Habituation tends to occur with stimuli that have what qualities?

Regular, steady, long duration, and possibly irritating but usually not scary (F&A S57)

If a client gets most or all of the parts of an emergency turn and go correct (after you demonstrated it) on her first try, what would you do?

Reinforce each part of what she did right (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

You are at the first session with a client with a leash reactive dog. You demo several times how to do an emergency turn and go that culminates in a food spill at the end to include a little opportunistic CC. On her first try, the client is slow, not turning or going right away (she bends over and tries to call the dog), walks rather than runs, doesn't go far enough, doesn't happy talk while moving and doesn't happy talk during the spill at the end. What the first thing out of your mouth as feedback?

Reinforce the food spill (people are usually stingy about that and it's really important) (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

If the client does everything wrong (not one part of their training was correct during coaching), how can you reinforce them?

Reinforce them for trying (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

Why is it not appropriate to use the word "reinforcement" when talking about classical conditioning?

Reinforcement means a consequence that makes the behavior go up and there is no required behavior in classical conditioning (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

What formula do all the follow scripts share? "Oo! Good! You paid him perfectly. Do it again!" "Nice one! You waited for him to see the dog before you started laughing. Do another one!" "Yeah! What a clear signal! Let me see one more!"

Reinforcement of specific behavior (not just a general "good job") and then prompt next trial (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

In order to implement negative punishment, you have to identify the _____ .

Reinforcer (C S76)

Motivational interviewing works by selectively _____ change talk.

Reinforcing (MI With Maureen Webinar)

In order to evaluate tests that purport to predict future behavior we need to understand which two concepts from psychometrics?

Reliability and validity (CT S43)

In order to be useful, a test has to be _____ .

Reliable (CT S44)

Stronger emotional attachment to one's dog is correlated with lower risk of what?

Relinquishment to animal shelters (and most likely also correlated with compliance in complex behavior modification cases) (F&A S107)

What is the procedure for follow up when closing a case?

Remind the client how much phone/email support that is included in the training and when they should expect you to check up on them (C S65)

For object guarding, management (bait and switch) and training order of events are different, so you should do what things to help the client get the difference?

Repeat it, demo it, coach the client's practice, have the client recite it back to you and emphasize it in the homework (C S174)

After a dog guards on a cold trial for the CC food guarding plan, what do you do on the next trial?

Repeat the same step again but instead of tossing the US (as you did when the dog guarded on the cold trial) try to add the bonus to the bowl (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

You need every ounce of the owner's brain for the ______ of the key bits they must get right.

Repetition (C S55)

People need _____ .

Repetition (CED Checks Webinar)

What should you do if a client is faltering with P-?

Repetition, normalizing (they need to know the lack of result right now doesn't mean it's not going to work) and check to make sure they're doing it every time (C S81)

What is imitation?

Replication of a novel behavior that is not a FAP after a single viewing of a model (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

What do you do if you can't convince a client to use food for motivation when they want to use force instead?

Resign from the case but leave the door open if they change their mind (C S156)

What type of dog-dog aggression is a "dime-a-dozen" problem?

Resource guarding (F&A S142)

What aggression problems are sensitive to long cool off periods?

Resource guarding (food/object/location) and sometimes leash reactivity (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

Which kind of cases do especially well with day training?

Resource guarding (food/object/location), all types of dog-dog issues, anything with straight CC or DSCC, puppy socialization/prevention, obedience (especially is stimulus discrimination is very important) (Day Training Webinar)

What are the lumpy diagnoses of dog-human aggression?

Resource guarding, body handling, fear of strangers (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

What is an example of a CC plan for foot restraint to use on a dog that isn't comfortable having nails trimmed?

Restrain upper leg (with offset conditioning in this plan when possible), restrain lower leg, two-handed (lower leg restrain plus brief foot touch), build foot touch duration, touch nails, restrain foot only, add in implement, restrain foot and touch leg with file, filing motion, restrain foot and touch foot with file, filing motion, restrain foot and touch nail with file, file nail, file multiple nails for one treat, file all nails for one treat (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

Veterinary procedures can typically involve which body handling triggers?

Restraint and body part phobias (F&A S)

For fear/aggression towards procedures, you should separate what?

Restraint from other elements, then combine them at the end (F&A S136)

In addition to typical threat signals, what is another thing object guarders do when over threshold?

Retreats with the object (dog is trying to put distance between you and the object) (F&A S125)

What are common/active myths that owners think about dogs?

Rewards spoil/corrupt dogs, aggression is pathological, a dog is calm if they are not moving, dogs seek to dominate us, tug increases aggression, good means behaviorless, late punishments are ok (C S98)

What is the relevant information for determining a prognosis: A 2 year old ridgeback who attended a good puppy class (but by the sounds of it was asocial) has been increasingly charging strangers at the dog park and spooky barking at them, especially if they are wearing hats or sunglasses.

Ridgeback (large dog), stranger aggression, barking (protracted warnings) (Case Efficiency Webinar)

Dogs with leash aggression who are suspected to be game, should have what ruled out if the ABI is okay?

Rule out play issue or too few interactions because owner gave up too early after dog aggressed (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

Housetraining written instructions need to contain the _____ .

Rules (C S34)

Any intervention that will be implemented by the owner, however beneficial and seemingly easy it is, should be what?

Run by the owner first to make sure they can do it and later on checked/coached (C S147)

What are some examples of how human selective breeding can affect fear in animals?

Russian silver fox experiment (bred out fear in foxes), Murphree experiment (took normal dogs and purposely bred for fear—resulting in extreme/un-modifiable noise phobias, and fear of humans/novelty) and the difference in fear among different dog breeds (F&A S23)

What kinds of medications have been well documented to be an effective intervention strategy for separation anxiety?

SSRI (fluoxetine) or tricyclic antidepressants (clomipramine aka clomicalm) (F&A S74)

What are the concerns when letting owners line wrangle?

Safety issues and mechanical skills (F&A S176)

Why are fear and aggression cases stressful for owners and trainers?

Safety issues, legal issues and social stigma (of having a dog that scares people) (F&A S3)

List the goals of dogs (motivation).

Safety, food, owner's company, have fun and check out interesting smells (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

What is difference between step 4 and 5 in the food guarding DSCC plan?

Same thing except instead of just touching the bowl, you pick it up, add the bonus to it, put the bowl down and then withdraw (F&A S116)

What are the typical sampling problems?

Sample too small, self-selection and biased (CT S34)

What should you do if you can't find some reinforceable information that the client believes during a philosophy conflict?

Say nothing (it's not productive to argue) (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

What is the biggest priority when using management only for leash aggressive dogs?

Scanning for other dogs (F&A S168)

Sensitization tends to occur with stimuli that are what?

Scary to the animal to start with (F&A S59)

What's the difference between a scientific journal and a magazine?

Scientific journals are peer-reviewed (CT S21)

Loose leash is ____ _____ to a turn and go for leash aggressive dogs.

Secondary priority (and if they stand there, they'll get a tight leash anyway from the dog lunging) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What types of medications are acute term? Give an example.

Sedating/anti-anxiety, Xanax (PM S2)

When you arrive at follow up appointments, what is the first order of business?

See how the homework/plan is going (C S35)

During follow-up appointments what should you do?

See how things are coming along via using previous homework as a checklist to see if they client is doing things correctly, reinforce the client for things they are doing right, help them with things they aren't doing right/aren't doing at all and if there's time, revise instructions if necessary, and move onto a new/deferred issue that was lower on the priority list (C S35/37)

What is validity?

Seeing if the test result predicts behavior in the real world (CT S45)

When using OC for a leash reactive dog, what is the cue for the behavior?

Seeing the stimulus dog (F&A S168)

How might selective breeding help prevent aggression?

Select for ease of socialization/friendliness toward strangers and for low resource guarding (F&A S189)

What is bullying?

Selection of certain dogs for ill treatment (from non-consenting rough play to pinning and attacking) (F&A S142)

What class of drug is Prozac?

Selective Serotonine Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) (PM S7)

Trainers who take fear cases are usually what?

Selective about what fear cases they take (F&A S5)

Which one (fight, flight, freeze) a dog chooses, when, in what order and under what circumstances, is honed by _____ _____ .

Selective breeding (either by environment—aka evolution—or by selection by dog breeders) (F&A S21)

What are the general ways to prevent aggression?

Selective breeding, very early intervention (before 12 weeks) and public education (F&A S189)

If you train a dog using a scary stimulus but don't use desensitization, what is the risk?

Sensitization (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

What are some examples of neurotransmitters?

Serotonin, Norephinephrine, Dopamin, GABA, Glutamate (PM S4)

What is the drawback to tackling food guarding with day training?

Sessions are brief after you pass installment feeding steps (1&2) (Day Training Webinar)

How should we get a retrieve DRI in place for an object guarder? A)capturing B)shaping C) prompting.

Shaping (prompting usually requires the trainer to be too close for a guarder) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

How do you train a dog to play hide and seek?

Show the dog where the toy/treat is being hidden, encourage him to get it, repeat a couple times with a dog at a distance but still within eyesight, then hide it while the dog is out of the room and help him find it, fade the help over several trials (encourage him to find it by himself) (C S93)

What are the positive conditioned responses for resource (food/object) guarders?

Signs of anticipation (like head lifts and head snaps away from the food) and orientation to US source or delivery spot (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

One of the key principles in the book Made to Stick (a book about teaching others) is ______ .

Simplicity (C S54)

During an initial consult, you are presented with a 3 yr old FS Aussie mix who was rescued from the streets of Mexico. The owner tells you that the dog sometimes steals laundry and garbage and growls when the owner tries to take it away. However, the more concerning thing to the owner is ferocious barking at people through the fence. How do you proceed?

Since the owner is most concerned with the fence barking, make that your priority since there is some merit to it (could be stranger aggression) and the owner makes it her priority. Ask questions to rule out stranger aggression (how is she with visitors in the home-is her behavior prosocial or not? Any warnings, avoidance or bite history towards home visitors?). If the answers point toward stranger aggression, commence management and DSCC. If it points towards something other than stranger aggression, then rule out barrier frustration (vs watch dog barking) (C S129/130/131/136)

For sound sensitive dogs, what situations are short term anti-anxiety medications used for and give examples of such drugs?

Single event (such as a holiday known for fireworks or a forecasted thunderstorm). Xanax and Sileo (F&A S33)

What DRI options do you have for leash aggression?

Sit and/or watch (F&A S161)

What behaviors are used for dog-dog leash aggression cases (while on leash)?

Sit, watch, turn and go (note: can combine any of these) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What is the trade off when choosing between head raises or sit for a resource guarding DRI?

Sits are easier to see than head raises but sit is a more expensive behavior for the dog (F&A S97/119)

Leash wrangling and _____ ______are the best tools to use in between training sessions to avoid intense encounters with the problem stimulus.

Situational awareness (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

What situations are especially at risk for predatory drift to occur?

Size difference (big vs small), panic reactions (yelping/struggling) and multidog interactions (2+ on 1) (F&A S183)

Using training for mental stimulation purposes (as opposed to training with changing the behavior to be the only goal) doesn't require as much what?

Skillful execution (timing/prompting not as big of a deal) (C S94)

Peter Borchelt and Linda Goodloe's found no correlation between tug and aggression, nor _____ and any kind of aggression or other misbehavior.

Sleeping on the bed (C S122)

What are the two modes of action for behavioral medication?

Slow down the reuptake of neurotransmitters and slow down the breakdown of neurotransmitters by enzymes (PM S9)

When reading literature or attending conferences about dogs, we need to be aware of what common confounds?

Small samples, self-selected and biased samples, no control group, and experimenter bias/no blinds (CT S39)

What threat signals are typically easy (even for the most novice of owners) to pick up on?

Snarling, growling (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

Why is it important to vary inter-trial latency during CC training?

So the dog doesn't mistakenly learn that every X seconds they get the US (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

Why do we need to learn each dog's individual threat sequence?

So we can back off at the first threat (for safety purposes and to protect DSCC training) (F&A S97)

What fear/aggression cases are moderately complex?

Social fears and body handling (Ease of Modification Webinar)

In what type of fear case is management especially important? Why?

Social fears, because it's humane and it could take a dog that is fearful of strangers and turn it into a stranger aggressive dog (F&A S49)

What might be the single best investment in a dog, according to Jean?

Socialization and anti-aggression exercises early on in puppies (Day Training Webinar)

Trainers should include what kinds of aggression prevention in their programs?

Socialization to people/dogs/sights/sounds/places, body handling and simple exercises to prevent food and object guarding (F&A S189)

How might early intervention help prevent aggression?

Socialization, food/object/body handling CERs, breeders raising litters well (F&A S189)

Jean suggests all trainers who take on aggression cases screen for this.

Soft mouth (F&A S4)

What are the minimum qualities needed for a human aggression case to be labeled with a good prognosis?

Soft mouth with a committed client (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

What are the prognostic indicators for easier aggression cases, in order of importance?

Soft mouth, compliant client, food guarding is only issue, protracted warnings (2 or more threats), small dog, plastic dog (good learner) (F&A S100)

List the less difficult case prognosis indicators in order (best to worst indicators).

Soft mouth, compliant/committed clients, food guarding, protracted warnings, smaller dog, plastic dog (good learner) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

What analogy is helpful for helping clients separate behavior from choice for undesirable but normal behavior?

Software (and some of that software has been selectively bred by humans)—example of the software of human ancestors to like certain foods even though its bad for them (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

How does client preference affect how training will be done?

Some client's prefer to be involved as much as possible (DIY'ers) and some wish to delegate as much as possible to the trainer (C S21)

What are the likely causes of the judgment trainers pass on clients?

Some of it is human nature and some of it is inherited from old-school dog training (the dog is fine, the owner isn't being alpha enough=owner blaming) (C S17)

Why is it important that non-compliant clients are made aware of the link between their behavior and the dog's lack of progress (using contingencies in counseling)?

Some owners don't make this connect on their own and it helps with trainer frustration (owner knows consequences so their choice is on them) (Generating Scripts Webinar)

What is a "lumper" in terms of dog-human aggression classification?

Someone who has few categories of classification. They de-emphasize differences they consider to be less material and emphasize commonalities they consider important (F&A S93)

Give an example of confirmation bias.

Someone who has had a bad experience early on at the dog park so they think the dog park is dangerous, or someone who dislikes bullysticks believing a facebook post that says there are parasites in bullysticks, etc(Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

What is a "splitter" in terms of dog-human aggression classification?

Someone who has more categories of classification. They de-emphasize commonalities they consider to be less material and emphasize differences they consider important (F&A S93)

Owner reports their dog is "doing fine when we're training but not doing well other times". What could be causing DRI stumbles?

Something going on with realism parameters and/or undertrained the foundation behavior (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

What is a variable?

Something that varies in a population (CT S23)

Does neutering a male dog help with bullying?

Sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't (Bullying Webinar)

Why are DRIs less effective at getting a +CER for reactive dogs?

Sometimes the dog doesn't do the required behavior, meaning that sometimes the appearance of the stimulus dog results in nothing, which erodes the 1:1 ratio needed for a pavlovian response (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

Since the symptoms of noise/thunderstorm phobia and separation anxiety are near identical, how can you tell the difference?

Sound sensitivity symptoms are intermittent and associated with events while separation anxiety symptoms occur (to some degree) every time the dog is alone (F&A S71)

What are the different kinds of fear?

Sound sensitivity, object/situation fears, social fears, separation anxiety (F&A S31)

Larger markets have greater capacity for _____ .

Specialties (C S20)

What makes motivational interviewing different from every day conversation?

Specific skills and wording is used in motivational interviewing (MI With Maureen Webinar)

Because of the logistic challenge of management and length of training required for separation anxiety resolution, trainers should be prepared to do what?

Spend equal amounts of time crafting training plans and supporting clients with empathy and encouragement (F&A S76)

You buy a new grandfather clock that chimes every hour and the sound drives you crazy. Two weeks later, you no longer notice the sounds. Shortly after those two weeks, you take the clock to a shop to be repaired. You finally get the clock back after a month. For a few days after getting the clock back, you are driven crazy by the sound. What is this called?

Spontaneous recovery (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

Some dogs find a partially obscured stimulus dog to be _____ , so monitor the subject dog to make sure this isn't happening.

Spooky (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

Why is the solution to predation strict management rather than training + management?

Stakes are too high (F&A S181)

A 6 year old matted Labradoodle was inherited from an elderly woman. He presented with grooming intolerance and housetraining lapses since living in a new home (was not being crated). The elderly mother reported the dog had growled at her and tried to bite her and would have bitten the groomer if he wasn't muzzled. What should the plan be?

Standard housetraining plan, DSCC or DRI for body handling (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

Trainers who look for zebras typically don't have what?

Standard operating procedures (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

After you see a +CER on the part of the distance manipulation where you approach the guarded object during the object guarding DSCC, what do you do next?

Start decreasing the distance of the object to the dog (F&A S130)

Where should you start on dogs that have a problem being touched on certain parts of their body (DSCC)?

Start on a non-problem part, then gradually migrate to the problem part (F&A S135)

In the food guarding DSCC plan, what do you do after the dog has a +CER to you picking up the bowl on a cold trial?

Start on step 2 with family members (F&A S112)

How do you get the strongest recall possible?

Start with classical conditioning, use a novel recall cue and a very potent and generous food reward (C S150)

What types of dogs are good to use as stimulus dogs in proximity sensitivity cases?

Start with elderly, non-interactive dogs followed by trained dogs who will not push themselves on the fearful dog (F&A S157)

When working on play skill deficits such as pinning (with a dog that has a soft mouth) at a dog park, what should you do?

Start with the dog on a long line in the park (Dog-Dog Play Skills Webinar)

If you have to start at 10 feet away from the dog during the object guarding DSCC, how do you practice exchanges?

Start with the object 10 ft away from dog, pick it up, walk up to the dog and give reward then walk back to the original starting place and put the object back on the ground (F&A S128)

When using desensitization on a dog, which threshold do you need to stay below for success?

Stay below the threshold of emotional reaction (don't want any signs of stress) (F&A S39)

For dogs with no off leash history that are interacting with stimulus dogs off leash for the first time, what should you do if the dogs give warning signals to each other (such as posturing or growling)?

Stay out of it unless there is a fight (F&A S164)

What are the rules for good DSCC training?

Stay under threshold at all times (back off if dog is even slightly upset) and increase intensity only when you have a +CER (F&A S53)

What are some good DRIs for body handling issues?

Stays and put problem body part into hand (ex: give paw) (F&A S137)

Rather than give your client many options, you should do what?

Steer them towards the best protocol (and let them know the consequences if they don't do it that way) (Generating Scripts Webinar)

What are the steps of how peer-reviewed papers affect science?

Step 1= Have a question about the world, Step 2= frame the question in a testable way, Step 3= test it, Step 4= publish test method and findings, Step 5= others replicate experiment and publish (compare results), Step 6= interpretation based on repeating experiments (CT S22)

What is different between steps 2 and 3 in the food guarding DSCC plan?

Step 2 is warmed up, step 3 is cold and step 3 has a bonus treat in addition to the regular meal (F&A S113)

When beginning to use family members for the food guarding DRI plan, what step should they start on?

Step 3 (approach, remove bowl, cue "sit" with nothing in the bowl, put handful of food in bowl if dog sits) (F&A S121)

What happens if a location (furniture) guarder won't get on the guarded furniture during training?

Stick to your guns and make sure you don't reward them for getting on it. Eventually they will learn they only get paid for getting off if they are already on it (behavior chain) (F&A S133)

If one of your objectives is people retaining something, get repetitive and get _____ .

Sticky (C S57)

What happens if you're following the bully protocol, the dog bullies, you bridge the time out but on the way to collect the dog, s/he turns themselves in (recalls to you)?

Still give the time out (Bullying Webinar)

During the leash aggression plan (leash manners after play), what do you do if there is no fighting or playing when the dogs are off leash?

Still go to the point of boredom (subject dog is no longer investigating stimulus dog) before commencing the on leash training (F&A S164)

What is the sequence of event for CC of a leash reactive dog?

Stimulus dog appearsà subject dog sees stimulus dogàhappy talk bridgeà give food

What is the sequence of events for OC of a leash reactive dog?

Stimulus dog appearsà subject dog sees stimulus dogàprompt DRI behavioràdog does behavioràconsequence delivered contingent on behavior (F&A S168)

What is the sequence of events for management of leash reactive dogs with a goal of overshadowing the stimulus dog?

Stimulus dog appearsàtrainer sees stimulus dogàfeed dog (walking or stationary)àstimulus dog is overshadowed by food (F&A S168)

What is the sequence of events for management of leash reactive dogs with a goal of no dog perception?

Stimulus dog appearsàtrainer sees stimulus dogàprompts sit and watch or turn and goàno dog perception (F&A S168)

What is the goal of management in any dog training scenario?

Stop the dog from doing a behavior immediately by preventing opportunities to do that behavior (F&A S156)

Why is it important to get management up and running first?

Stops dog from "screwing up" right now, stops dog from rehearsing the problem, protects training (C S67)

What aggression case type is the hardest to work with?

Stranger aggression (F&A S4)

What fear/aggression cases are the most complex?

Stranger aggression and separation anxiety (Ease of Modification Webinar)

Order the following aggression case types from most difficult to easiest: object guarding, stranger aggression, food guarding, body handling.

Stranger aggression, body handling, object guarding, food guarding (F&A S100)

What aggression problems involve upset dogs?

Stranger aggression, body handling, resource guarding, proximity sensitivity to other dogs, some leash aggression (F&A S95)

List the following problems from most difficult to address to least difficult: A)object guarding B)food guarding C)Strangers D)body handling

Strangers(most difficult), body handling (less difficult), object guarding (less difficult) and food guarding (least difficult) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

What are the categories of dog-human aggression classification that Jean teaches?

Strangers, body handling, resource guarding (F&A S93)

In the case of the food guarding/object guarding Golden Retriever, what is the immediate plan (what needs to be kicked off by the end of the first appointment)?

Strong management (because of possible mouth and because it's a multi-issue) for visitors (no accidental triggering of guarding) and muzzle DS/CC (due to suspected mouth), start with dummy objects and installment feeding (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

What is gameness?

Strong, virtually compulsive desire to fight with other dogs, even if grievously injured (F&A S186)

On what kinds of dogs should you use the barrier frustration protocol with a play parameter?

Subject dogs who are good off leash but displays when on leash (F&A S165)

What behavior problem usually improves over time so long as it is not triggered?

Submissive urination (management is to ignore dog) (C S68)

What are some disciplines in which motivational interviewing is currently used?

Substance abuse, mental health, primary healthcare, tobacco cessation, vocational rehabilitation, criminal justice, supported employment, and residential (MI With Maureen Webinar)

What does a +CER look like for resource guarding cases?

Subtle change (head snap/expectant look) rather than the excited look/wagging for most other CER cases (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

What separates the successful desensitization trainers from the unsuccessful ones?

Successful trainers go at the dog's pace and also seem to have an easier time imparting the slow pace to their clients (F&A S42)

Head raises usually become a _____ _____ in a straight guarding CER procedure.

Superstitious operant (F&A S119)

What are long term medications used for?

Supplementation during behavior modification of fear/aggression (PM S2)

What should you do if you have ambiguous body language during the CC food guarding plan and delivering the US to a stereotyped out of bowl location isn't helping to build a visible CR?

Switch to a DRI food guarding plan (require a sit or head-lift) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

The management-only list is made up of things that are good, basic leash handling hygiene that every dog trainer and owner should know, with the exception of which part of the management?

Switching to head halter (F&A S160)

The space between neurons, where neurotransmitters float, is called the _____ .

Synapse (PM S5)

Separation anxiety is a ______ : a collection of symptoms that consistently occur together.

Syndrome (F&A S64)

What kinds of medications are typically used long term in the case of sound sensitive dogs?

TCAs and SSRIs (F&A S33)

Before making a diagnosis of separation anxiety, what should you do?

Take a history and examine video of the dog immediately before and after the owner's departure (F&A S66)

What would be some DRIs for a dog that is scared of people?

Take a step toward person, sit/do trick in presence of person, nose touch/target the person (F&A S61)

What is the basic sequence for object guarding DSCC?

Take object away, give treat, give object back (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

What are the rules of tug?

Take on cue, drop on cue, no teeth on humans, take breaks (test system/practice obedience) (C S91)

What are you doing when discussing format and logistics?

Talking about when/where and for how long training will go on, cost and who will do the training (Case Efficiency Webinar)

If you could only teach leash aggressive clients one thing (for instance, only had one session with the client) what should it be?

Teach a fast turn and go (no bargaining, happy talk and go quickly, keep them moving) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

How can you explain DRI to an owner?

Teach the dog what to do instead, he'll be so busy doing X that he can't do Y, needs an alternative outlet for X (C S76)

What should you do if you want to include longer-winded reading material for the client?

Tell them directly that there is the mandatory must read homework and optional reading material (the longer winded material) (C S34)

What is confirmation bias?

Tendency to look for/interpret information that is consistent with one's beliefs (CT S47/internet)

What is the bias blind spot?

Tendency to see others' biases more readily than our own (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

Which breed group is known for fighting with other dogs?

Terriers (F&A S186)

When training a resource guarding case, what safety tools are available to us?

Tether and muzzle (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

For aggression cases with unknown mouths, what is a good safety precaution?

Tether the dog (F&A S122)

When using a dummy object during object guarding cases, what can you do it the dog doesn't want to stay near the dummy object?

Tether the dog (F&A S125)

If you instruct your client to use negative punishment, what should you include in your written instructions (other than how to implement the punishment)?

That it will take repetition but that's normal (C S36)

What should the public be educated about to help prevent aggression?

That not all breeders, trainers or behaviorists are created equal and how to tell which ones are okay and which aren't (F&A S189)

What is the main education bit to get across to owners of dogs who don't come when called?

That recalls are expensive (C S31)

An important feature about neurotransmitters is what?

That they have different shapes and properties (PM S4)

What is cherry picking?

The act of pointing to individual cases/data that seems to confirm a particular position while ignore data that may contradict that position (CT S47/internet)

For the leash aggression plan (leash manners following play) for no off leash history dogs, which timeframe is the most loaded/intense? Why?

The beginning of the first play session because the dog has a lifetime of pent up frustration and is an unknown quantity yet (F&A S164)

What are the diagnostic criteria for Canine Compulsive Disorder?

The behavior is repetitive and stereotypic (not a lot of variation), not limited to original or usual context (not accomplishing any clear goal), medical diagnoses (differential diagnoses such as dermatologic, neurologic, hepatic encephalopathy—brain issue due to liver problem) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

A very important part of counseling the client is getting them to see what?

The behavioral economics in action (C S29)

What is the usual cause of frustration toward a client or client firing?

The clash between how much repetition the client needs and your expectation of how they should need (C S6)

Who has finite resources and energy?

The client AND trainer (Generating Scripts Webinar)

You can't figure out if your diagnosis is wrong until what happens?

The client does what you're asking and does it correctly (CED Checks Webinar)

The best information for predicting future damage in dog fights is what?

The condition of the other dog in past dog fights (F&A S152)

In the second phase of training for dogs with play skill deficits, what happens?

The dog comes off the play on their own after the verbal cue is given and if they don't then they are given time out cue and timed out (F&A S179)

What happens if a dog that housesoils or chews undesirable objects is not managed with confinement?

The dog continues to "screw up" or the client ends up shadowing the dog and plays "bad cop" incessantly (C S68)

Where is the most common cold trial issue when following the food guarding CC plan?

The dog guards when you move from step 2 to step 3 (the cold trial of the dog already having something in the bowl) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What is the reason that dogs would eliminate or chew only while owner is away?

The dog has learned that it's the only "safe" time to do those things (F&A S72)

What is really going on in the "guilty looks/late punishment works" myth?

The dog is afraid (C S128)

What is the hypothesis for why dogs become hyper-motivated on leash?

The dog is out of their mid with motivation when they see another dog and the frustration manifests as an agitated display (F&A S142)

What can sometimes draw out the time it takes to complete the board and train?

The dog taking longer to settle in (C S51)

The first day, when Jean was training a wait for a door dasher, she started with the door half open, the dog went 0/8 and she did a stick. Why?

The dog was so motivated to get out the door that a low rate of reinforcement didn't matter (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

Why will faltering with negative punishment add onto the amount of repetitions needed before clients see results?

The dog will learn to discriminate when the owner will follow through with the timeout (C S81)

In food guarding cases, what is a training session?

The dog's meal (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What is the argumentum ad temperantiam logic fallacy and how do balanced trainers use this to their advantage?

The fallacy that the truth is a compromise between two opposing positions. Balanced trainers think they are the trainers who've got it right because their position is in the middle rather than at an extreme (Critical Thinking Practice Webinar/internet/café)

What are cold trials?

The first repetition of any training session (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

The best time to do a reward upgrade (novel/improved bonus) during the object guarding DSCC plan is when?

The first time you do a removal right from the dog (F&A S130)

What was the result of cross fostering between a mother rat that was genetically normal and another mother that was genetically fearful?

The genetically fearful pups that were fostered by the normal mother became fearful as adults and the genetically normal pups that were fostered by the fearful mother became fearful as adults (F&A S26)

Why do we use DRI/P- with non-upset aggressive dogs?

The goal is to decrease the behavior, not change the emotional context (F&A S95)

How should you change the CC food guarding plan to address guarding more against certain people in the household?

The least guarded owner works the plan first and while they are doing so, the problem member of the household will be the dog's BFF (gives freebie treats, walks, trains tricks, etc) when it's not meal time. When the least guarded owner has finished plan then have the problem owner start the plan at step 1 instead of step 2 (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What's different from a dog-proofed room for chewers vs a dog-proofed area as part of a long term confinement area for housetraining?

The long term confinement area for housetraining need to also have a bathroom area (C S74)

What could be the benefit of using large, chewy treats instead of small, easy to swallow treats for aggression CC?

The magnitude of the US is higher and it also has a slight DRI/management effect since it takes so long for the dog to eat it and can't go off while eating it (Case Studies Part 2 Big E Pepper Oreo and Skipper Webinar)

The difference in consequences between good and bad aggression case prognosis, when it comes to ABI, is what?

The moral and legal fallout of re-offense (F&A S101)

What is the idea behind using the leash aggression with play parameter plan?

The more the dog is saturated with play, the less interest in another dog they will be during the on leash greeting, the quicker they meet after play the easier and the more familiar a dog, the easier on leash greetings are (F&A S163)

What kind of solution should we be using to help our private clients?

The most pragmatic but least behaviorally-expensive-for-the-client solution from the available interventions (C S5)

Has the number of reported accidental human deaths due to dogs increased, decreased or stayed the same since such statistics started being recorded? What is surprising about this?

The number of people has stayed the same, which is surprising because the number of people and dogs in the US has increased and the population of both is increasingly compressed (meaning increased exposure of humans to dogs). The overall trend of dog related fatalities is decreasing though (due to the increase in both populations) (F&A S86)

What is one of the primary hurtles in using counterconditioning without desensitization with a reactive dog?

The optics of rewarding a dog in public for lunging/barking/etc (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

When working with dog-dog play issues in a dog park, what non-canine issue do you have to consider?

The other owners at the park (some may be padded to rough play or non-injurious fights—who might even lose comfort over time—and others may not be padded) (Play Case Studies Webinar)

Who should you view as your client, the dog or the owner?

The owner (C S6)

What can derail recall training (with classical conditioning) for a barrier frustrated dog? How can you prevent this?

The owner using the cue before it's been properly conditioned. Prevent this by finding out what they have previously used as a recall cue and use something different. Also, draw a distinction between this new recall cue and existing recall cues for the client, to separate their respective uses (C S150)

Beware of this when suggesting training as enrichment to inexperienced owners.

The owners might give up if their goal is to get the behavior (C S94)

What does "blind" mean in regards to experiments?

The participant doesn't know whether they are in the experimental or control group and/or the experimenter/evaluator doesn't know what group the subjects are in (CT S30)

A woman calls you about her two dogs who just ganged up on a timid dog at the dog park. The owner of the timid dog is telling everyone who will listen that your client's dogs should be banned from the park. What do you want to know?

The play history of the two dogs (to know if these dogs are upset), were there any serious injuries (if the mouth is bad then it's a management only case), any trends of ganging up (to know if this is a fluke or an ongoing problem), demographics of the two dogs (age, sex and breed information is important), A-B-C of incident (what happened and in what order) (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

What is meant by insufficient self handicapping?

The play is too close to a real fight (bites/slams/pins too strongly) (F&A S177)

Painful/bad things have the power of any potent US, what power is this?

The power to condition anything that is a reliable predictor (F&A S138)

In the classical conditioning relationship, a secondary punisher is the CS, what is the US?

The primary punisher (the time out) (Bullying Webinar)

A claim based on evidence needs to also be evaluated for what?

The quality of the evidence (CT S7)

Since owners' skill and intrinsic interest in training is much more finite than ours, trainers must supply what?

The reinforcement (especially early on) (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

When using CC, what happens when the stimulus dog leaves eyesight of the subject dog?

The reinforcement comes to an end (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

Helping the client is about helping them get what?

The relationship they want with their dog (not the one you think they should have) (C S6)

With tug, it's important to be strict about what?

The rules (C S91)

For leash aggressive dogs, initially you will practice meet and greets a few seconds after off-leash play with which dog?

The same dog they were playing off leash with (F&A S162)

According to Jean, what is the greatest development in our war against under-stimulation in dogs?

The sophistication and variety in chew toys and puzzle toys (C S92)

Why is predation harder to modify compared to other problems?

The stakes are high (kills other animals) so this means we typically use tight management instead (Ease of Modification Webinar)

What is desensitization?

The stimuli that elicits fear is low enough intensity that the dog does not react and gradually intensity is increased so long as the dog isn't fearful (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

The length of your dragging long line should depend on what?

The terrain/size of space (and you want to use the shortest line possible to avoid tangling) (F&A S174)

What does it mean if the test does not predict what's supposed to happen in the real world?

The test is not valid (there is a problem with the test) (CT S45)

In scientific studies, all things are equal except what?

The thing you are trying to learn about (CT S20)

Board and train wear and tear affects who?

The trainer (always in trainer mode while doing board and train), the trainer's family and the trainer's dog(s) (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

For board and train, who does the training?

The trainer does the most of the training (installs the behavior) but then transfers to the owner who does consolidation training (C S19)

For day training, who does the training?

The trainer does the most of the training (installs the behavior) but then transfers to the owner who does some consolidation training (C S19)

Who should be wrangling the subject dog when you first start training for dog-dog leash aggression?

The trainer first (and narrate while you wrangle), clients wrangle later (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What are all the costs associated with board and trains?

The trainer's hourly fee, cost of boarding, coordinating set ups/stimuli, bait cost/prep, gear, transfer consult and follow up (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

How does a fast pace of training (fast ITL) affect classical conditioning?

The trials blend into one, so it may just seem like one big, fuzzy trial rather than several fast trials which could result in competing CSs being the tip off for the US (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

What is the "righting reflex?"

The urge to tell clients how they should change "Why can't/don't you just..." (MI With Maureen Webinar)

What is the principle advantage of the board and train format?

The volume and thoroughness of training (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

Contagious yawning increases at age 4 in humans which coincides with what?

Their ability to accurately identify emotions in others (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

A client reports that their 2 year old dog has started to snarking off other dogs they don't want to play with or those that appear to come on too strong. In the past, the client's dog has gotten along with every dog they meet (they have never snarked off at another dog before). The client is worried their dog is becoming aggressive. What do you tell the client?

Their dog is not becoming aggressive, especially since there are no injuries. This is a normal developmental change that dogs go through between the ages of 1-3 years old (F&A S149)

What do you need to make stranger aggression clients aware of prior to training?

Their liability exposure including how it can affect their homeowner's insurance (F&A S109)

What are some examples of theories?

Theory of gravity and evolution (CT S18)

Why should trainers know their own intervention bias?

There are implications of leaning one way of the other and a trainer needs to be fully informed and to fully inform clients of best and worst case scenarios (F&A S144)

Why is it hard to estimate the time it will take to resolve an issue?

There are many variables involving the dog (prior learning, genetics, etc) and the owner (management, skill, diligence, availability) (C S50)

Post-modernists and relativists think what?

There are no facts (only opinions) and there is no objective reality (CT S10)

You should preface your script with this idea/phrase when asked if a dog's behavior can be changed?

There are no guarantees in behavior (B Mod Scenario Quiz Webinar)

What is a differential diagnosis for bullying that has to do with not getting along with every dog?

There are some proximity sensitive dogs with a more dog specific trigger (Bullying Webinar)

What does placebo controlled mean?

There is a control group (with a placebo treatment) and an experimental group (CT S30)

The client's should choose how they want to live with their dog with what exceptions?

There is a dog welfare issue or a public safety issue (C S7)

Aggression can be "zebras" especially if what happens?

There is a sudden onset of aggression in unusual contexts (C S112)

Why can't you desensitize dogs with kennelosis?

There is no way to keep them under threshold since they have profound fear of everything (F&A S60)

When the owner answers "how's the play," it typically falls into one of these categories.

There is play history, there is off leash history but no play, the dog is asocial off leash (ignores dogs but reacts if they get too close), dog is unknown off leash (has never been off leash around other dogs) or aggressive off leash (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

Why does Jean think body handling is a tougher case than food guarding?

There's more of a frank fear component that slows down DSCC and DRI (Ease of Modification Webinar)

How can you identify a bully?

There's some normal play and other times there is targeting of certain dogs (Bullying Webinar)

If a client says to you that they don't let their dog chew/play/tug/etc because they don't want them learning how to do it, how could you respond?

These needs don't go away if try to bottle them up so let's teach legal outlets for this natural behavior (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

What did Kaminski change when they replicated the Range et al study?

They added a condition for the demonstration dog (mouth is not occupied but ball is hanging visibly and dog uses paw) on top of the other two conditions (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

Why does modeling the action work for humans?

They are good at imitation (C S60)

Normalizing should be used for dog-dog aggression provided what?

They are occasional and non-injurious (F&A S150) ----and no one is becoming fearful (sophomore material)

What is meant by proximity sensitive dog-dog aggression?

They are okay until other dogs get too close (F&A S142)

Why are children disproportionately represented in unintentional injury statistics (all causes)?

They are smaller and weaker and often aren't afflicted by the same health issues as adults (heart disease, diabetes) (F&A S85)

Describe the different characterizations of some dogs which make them easy to motivate and why that makes them easy to motivate?

They are soft or drivey. Soft dogs find low grade aversives scary (like harsh tones) and drivey dogs find certain behaviors intrinsically reinforcing (like fetching, herding, and doing obedience for toys) (C S108)

What is Jean's hypothesis about why some people don't want their dog to play tug?

They are uncomfortable with intense behavior such as growling, tugging, and the dog using its jaws so the associate it with being bad (C S124)

What are the problems that usually come up for DRI from a technical standpoint for owners?

They aren't prepared with their reinforcement and they have mechanical/timing challenges (problem with order of events, signal or position feeding) (C S78)

What is a quick way to tell if a dog is at ideal weight?

They have an tuck at the waist (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

In the case of acral lick dermatitis, owners often wait to seek help for their pets because why?

They just see it as the dog licking their leg and will try aversive methods (which in the case of compulsive disorders, makes the behavior worse) and management (which usually does not work) to stop the behavior (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

Why do dogs "resist arrest" (run away from time outs)?

They learn that the secondary punisher ("you're history") means time out before they learn that their behavior does (F&A S174)

When using OC training for aggression cases involving strangers or body handling for drivey/over achiever breeds (german shepherds, kelpies, malinois, border collies, etc), be careful of what?

They may push themselves over threshold to get the reward and then bite once they collect it (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

What happens if you punish a client's early attempts at training?

They may train less (not more) (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

What should you tell a client that said they don't feed their carsick-prone dog anything before trips?

They should talk to their veterinarian about whether that would help reduce nausea opposed to a light snack (Car Phobia article in binder)

What is the most common reservation people have about confining dogs and how can you convince them to do it?

They think it's unfair/unkind. Use analogies and sticky scripts like confining babies/toddlers (and child-proofing is easier than dog proofing), point out that it's not fair to let the dog learn and continue to do bad habits (so we must stop rehearsal of the behavior now), and dogs have no conception of right/wrong (only safe/dangerous) (C S69)

What is the hypocrisy with post modernists and relativists?

They use technology that was made possible by science (like airplanes) and follow natural laws of science (gravity) (CT S10)

Why is fear/aggression relevant to trainers who do not intend to take on such cases?

They will be involved in prevention and possibly debunking (F&A S7)

Where can you improve efficiency in the case work up?

Things you'll start (reality checks and prognosis if aggression and thinking about client resources) but you shouldn't front load (don't spend too much time/energy on it in the first consult) because you'll overload the client with information. Don't overload the client with things to do (they have finite resources so start with a manageable amount for their resources). Make sure you're focusing on only history that is relevant. Focusing on things that affect prognosis (if aggression case) (Case Efficiency Webinar)

Why are there biases?

Thinking is expensive behavior, biases are rules of thumb that allow us to make quick decisions that are close enough or make errors in the "better safe than sorry" direction (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

One of the most common mistakes people make with body handling CERs for the initial presentation of the stimulus is what?

Thinking that a softer touch on the problem area is better/easier start (sometimes it is but it's better to start off with a realistic touch farther away from the problem area) (F&A S137)

What happens if the dog starts to back away from the bowl while you're approaching it in the food guarding DSCC plan?

This is an expression of a +CER, continue with the plan (touching bowl if you're on step 4, picking up bowl if you're on step 5)

What does a trainer need before taking on a difficult cases involving fear/aggression?

Thorough understanding of OC and CC, proficient coaching and client support, good veterinary contacts, willingness to refer appropriately, be properly insured and incorporated and using lawyer drafter waivers, cool head under fire (for aggression) (Ease of Modification Webinar)

When providing information, what types of clients are there?

Those who are curious and open, those who are non-committal or unaware, those who have bad intell but aren't married to it and those who are very invested in their bad intell (Generating Scripts Webinar)

Leash aggression cases can be separated into what types?

Those who have off-leash history (favorable or not) and those without off leash history (F&A S159)

According to Jean, who are the most dangerous people when it comes to stranger problems, why?

Those who think they are gifted with animals because they usually come on too strong (approaching/reaching/etc) which will ruin your training (F&A S49)

Describe the different thresholds a dog can experience.

Threshold of perception= dog encounters (sees/smells/hears/etc) the scary thing but is totally fine. Threshold of emotional reaction= starts to become fearful or aggressive but not intensely. Threshold of a full blown emotional response (previously called flooding threshold)= fully fearful or aggressive (F&A S39)

What are the signs of each kind of threshold?

Threshold of perception= no signs of stressful body language and interested in offered food. Threshold of emotional reaction=worried body language, intermittently interested in food and/or takes food with harder mouth. Threshold of a full blown emotional response= fight or flight attempts, no interest in food (F&A S39)

How can people work to prevent fear in dogs?

Through breeding (and early intervention by breeders), owner education (and early intervention by owners) and prioritize preventing fear in puppy classes (socialization/body handling/alone training/confidence regarding food/objects) (Ease of Modification Webinar)

For sound sensitive dogs, give an example of when you would use longer term medications.

Thunderstorm season (F&A S33)

Why should you keep leashes loose during on leash encounters?

Tight leashes amp dogs up via barrier frustration (F&A S160)

A client who has reduced financial resources instead must substitute their _____ .

Time (C S21)

Which clients are good candidates for day training?

Time constrained (most people these days), those who are product oriented (vs process interested) and those who also need additional services (walking, socialization, enrichment, multi-problem) (Day Training Webinar)

What is the solution for dogs that have a play history but issues are with certain dogs?

Time out undesirable behavior (F&A S170)

Why do lots of owners give up on P- after only a few repetitions?

Time outs are expensive for owners and the behaviors that we typically use P- for are irritating/annoying so owners can have an especially difficult time doing a sufficiency of repetitions (C S79)

The expensive behaviors that trainers ask of owners involve what things?

Time, money, paradigm shifts and potential criticism from family/friends (MI With Maureen Webinar)

If we want clients to focus additional resource in one intervention, what does that mean for the other interventions?

Time/energy will have to be diverted from one or more other interventions (C S4)

Why does Jean disagree with Dunbar level 1 for bite inhibition?

To Jean, a miss is a protracted warning and provides no information about the damage the dog's bite does (F&A S105)

Quick questions on the phone with inquiries should be deferred to avoid burn out and also why?

To avoid being unprofessional (you'll be short changing real issues) (C S27)

Why is it important to blind the experimenter/evaluator?

To control for expectations and biases (CT S30)

Why should you budget hours of no action hangouts into your first day of board and train?

To give the dog some time to relax, can observe what the dog looks like and more realistic of regular households (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

What is the point of a control group?

To make sure that any changes seen in the experimental group are due to what you're studying (CT S28)

In the Range et al study for imitation, what was the pre-training they did with the participating dogs?

To mouth pull and a paw press on a rubber ring (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

The motto for The Royal Society reminds us to do what?

To not accept proclamations from authority figures (demand evidence) (CT S2)

Buffy doesn't like having ear drops put into her ears but has an infection so needs them now (no time for desensitization). Jean decides to use counterconditioning (give ear drops and then high value treat). Why does Jean show Buffy the bottle of eye drops first before doing anything else?

To prevent sensitization of approach, reaching, body handling (or other CSs) by making the bottle the first CS (if she sensitizes to anything, it'll be the bottle) (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

Why does bullying need management (along with behavior modification)?

To protect puppies and sensitive (unpadded) dogs (F&A S157)

What is the purpose of adding the hanging ball to the demonstration dog conditions?

To rule out priming (stimulus enhancement) (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

Why is it important to put careful planning into when you will start desensitization for a sound sensitive dog?

To try to avoid exposure to the sound (if possible) which could derail all that was accomplished by DS so far (avoid training during thunderstorm season or holidays where fireworks are used) (F&A S33)

Jean hypothesizes that the reason some trainers claim desensitization doesn't work is because they are/do what?

Too impatient to go at the dogs pace so they push the pace too fast (F&A S42)

While doing the Passive Hand DRI for body handling issues, if the dog doesn't move away from you after each trial, what can you do?

Toss a treat away (that way you don't potentially spook the dog with moving hands while they are close to you) (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

What should you do with the US if you get guarding when doing a cold trial in the CC food guarding plan?

Toss generous unconditioned stimulus (bonus) instead of placing it in the bowl (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

For leash aggression, what should be done for dogs that have favorable off leash history?

Train leash manners (F&A S159)

What are the set up options for dog-dog leash aggression?

Train opportunistically or orchestrate stimulus dogs (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

The amount of history you take during the consult is ___ _____ .

Trainer bias (there is no scientific info about whether it's better to take an entire history vs just enough to proceed with training (Case Efficiency Webinar)

When decreasing the distance between the dog and the object during the object guarding DSCC plan, what is the key thing that the trainer must do?

Trainer needs to be positioned at the object at the beginning of the trial so there is no approach to the object component (F&A S130)

How do you determine the magnitude of the time out for bullies?

Trainer preference and efficacy of magnitude for that specific dog (Bullying Webinar)

Why is separation anxiety harder to modify compared to other problems?

Trainer self-selection is critical, lots of client support (Ease of Modification Webinar)

Should the owner or the trainer leash wrangle at first during the leash aggression plan (leash manners after play)?

Trainer should handle leash while narrating at first but can let the owner try later if they feel ready (and you are there to coach them) (F&A S164)

Discuss the difference between resource guarding behavior modification done by a trainer vs owner in terms of time.

Trainers can typically finish the training in 1-2 weeks whereas some owners can take 1-2 months (C S21)

What is the big difference between owners and trainers, according to Jean?

Trainers follow through on consequences (usually means paying the dog) (Day Training Webinar)

Clients have an intolerance of repetition for their dogs just as _____ have an intolerance for repetition in their ____ .

Trainers, clients (CED Checks Webinar)

If the Dunbar bite-fight ratio's top number is 0, is it a training or management case?

Training (F&A S158)

What kind of class activities can help to prevent aggression?

Training collar grabs and consent tests, husbandry and vet exam training, food bowl bonuses, object exchanges, dog wearing clothing (F&A S187)

What kind of handouts should you prepare for the board and train transfer consult?

Training principles (OC/CC), "old way/new way" transfer instructions, "operating instructions" (list of cues) (Case Studies Part 1 B&T Webinar)

What is the pre-requisite to the food guarding DRI plan?

Training sit on verbal command (out of meal context) (F&A S120)

What are the most common types of medications used for dog behavior problems? Give an example of each.

Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA) such as Amitriptyline (Elavil) and Clomipramine (Clomicalm). Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) such as Fluoxetine (Prozac/Reconcile). Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI) such as Selegeline (Anipryl) (PM S10)

In a study that Jean conducted, she found that trainers continued to do reps of a behavior until time was up while non-trainers did what?

Tried the behavior 2-3 times and then ceased attempts (CED Checks Webinar)

T or F: dogs kill less children than abusive parents do.

True (15 vs 1,500 deaths per year) (F&A S85)

T or F: the only place you should attach a dragging long line is to the back of a regular harness

True (Bullying Webinar)

T or F: intelligent, educated people can believe dog training myths.

True (C S103)

T or F: asking for "the worst" incident during an initial consultation can help you get a better handle on the diagnosis.

True (C S138)

T or F: according to Jean, the clients that don't want to use food will often revisit their stance if praise/toys don't work.

True (C S156)

T or F: it's counter-productive to start on guarded objects without a really nice CER in place to have non-guarded objects taken away.

True (C S176)

T or F: clients have been abused by the dog training profession (no licensing or education requirements to protect them and have been given mixed messages regarding how to train).

True (C S18)

T or F: it's a not a good idea to try to cram everything into the first consultation for a multiple issue dog.

True (C S26)

T or F: a lot of your repetition will be about going from mind-reading interpretations and taking it personally to ABC.

True (C S30)

T or F: you should include your contact information on written instructions (and an invitation to contact you with questions) because once someone is your client, they are paying for "tech support."

True (C S34)

T or F: giving owners transfer prep homework capitalizes on the owner's wish to make the most of their fresh start when the board and train has finished.

True (C S45)

T or F: board and train clients will need repetition and support post-boarding.

True (C S48)

T or F: it is irresponsible to give guarantees about how long it's going to take to train a dog.

True (C S50)

T or F: your prompt when coaching skills might contain a reminder about some piece you really want them to do.

True (C S61)

T or F: getting clients to properly confine untrained dogs is a battle you should always fight.

True (C S69)

T or F: we use management during housetraining so that later on we won't need it.

True (C S72)

T or F: dogs who are gradually accustomed to being in a crate end up liking it and often go in on their own.

True (C S73)

T or F: even if you explain the process of P- repetition to the owner, it is normal for them to falter.

True (C S81)

T or F: enrichment options that are cheaper (energy/time) for the client will stand a greater chance of being kept up.

True (C S87)

T or F: the provision of chew and puzzle toys is the behaviorally cheapest way for owners to get bang for their buck in the under-stimulation war.

True (C S92)

T or F: training is good enrichment.

True (C S94)

T or F: according to Jean, the myth of rewards spoiling dogs is one that has been historically hard to push back on and so may never completely die.

True (C S99)

T or F: it's not practical to do research on a population.

True (CT S33)

T or F: one of the problems of our day to day experience is our limited and usually biased samples.

True (CT S33)

T or F: it's a common error to jump to the conclusion that a correlation means one thing is causing another.

True (CT S37)

T or F: Canine Compulsive Disorder can start out as a medical issue but the behavior continues even after the medical issue is addressed.

True (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

T or F: dogs who have Canine Compulsive Disorder seem to have little to no control of their compulsive behavior.

True (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

T or F: DRI can work for watchdog barking.

True (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

T or F: P- can work for watchdog barking.

True (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

T or F: habituation can work for watchdog barking.

True (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

T or F: adding more detail/assumptions makes events seem more plausible even though they are less probable.

True (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

T or F: dogs are good models for age related dementia in humans (such as Alzheimer's).

True (Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome in dogs has similar beta-amyloid protein deposits in the brain as do Alzheimer's patients) (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

T or F: board and train is a lot of labor: trainers tend to under-charge.

True (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

T or F: explain transfer at the first consultation, before boarding.

True (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

T or F: owners control virtually everything that is a goal for dogs.

True (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

T or F: owners can maintain obedience behavior more readily than they can install them.

True (Day Training Webinar)

T or F: using CC is much more likely to get a +CER for reactive dogs than OC.

True (Dog-Dog Case Histories Webinar)

T or F: interpreting play is largely about not attending to the wrong things.

True (Dog-Dog Play Skills Webinar)

T or F: in many states, whoever is holding the leash, at the moment a dog bites, is liable.

True (F&A S109)

T or F: OC (DRI) is a viable option for body handling issues.

True (F&A S119)

T of F: for things like grooming or procedure CERs, you should separate implements from actions.

True (F&A S137)

T or F: our job as trainers is to present the options and help the client figure out what is the best option for them.

True (F&A S143)

T or F: a history of arguing is not predictive of someone later committing an assault.

True (F&A S154)

T or F: for leash aggressive dogs without play history, it's safe to assume that they will have species-normal behavior (have interest in other dogs, maybe play, maybe "argue").

True (F&A S162)

T or F: when coaching leash handling you should prompt the client to do one part, then reinforce any part of it that they get right, then prompt the next part.

True (F&A S167)

T or F: a lot of leash aggressive dogs have a hair trigger.

True (F&A S168)

T or F: stay out of play while keeping the dragging long line clear.

True (F&A S175)

T or F: when focus breaking, even if the dog has a pre-trained sit, it is likely that the dog will not sit quickly with the first few interruptions.

True (F&A S178)

T or F: dogs kill other dogs more often than they kill people.

True (F&A S183)

T or F: dogs with female-female house aggression often are fine living with males.

True (F&A S184)

T or F: female-female housemate aggression results in injuries, even if the dogs have good mouths.

True (F&A S184)

T or F: there is no good behavior modification solution for injurious fighting.

True (F&A S185)

T or F: when counseling female-female house aggression owners make sure they know that this problem is not emblematic of anything else.

True (F&A S185)

T or F: the vast majority of dogs greatly benefit from off leash time with other dogs, even if they don't play.

True (F&A S190)

T or F: socialization is important and the earlier it's done, the better.

True (F&A S28)

T or F: most fear and aggression cases are considerably longer-winded than other types of behavior problems.

True (F&A S3)

T or F: a severely noise-phobic dog requires a veterinary referral.

True (F&A S33)

T or F: fear tends to evolve in animal populations because the cost of false negatives is so high.

True (F&A S35)

T or F: most trainers don't take aggression cases.

True (F&A S4)

T or F: things like hats, beards or sunglasses can be scary to dogs.

True (F&A S47)

T or F: in some fear/aggression cases, management will be the only tactic used (ie. no modification).

True (F&A S49)

T or F: if your plan is sufficiently gradual, you might have a small handful of trials at each step since you won't lose your +CER.

True (F&A S53)

T or F: a good example of habituation is when you stop noticing a grandfather clock ticking/chiming.

True (F&A S57)

T of F: there is a wide range of competence among applied behaviorists.

True (F&A S6)

T or F: there is a wide range of competence among veterinary behaviorists.

True (F&A S6)

T or F: if you bomb socially shy young puppies, most will show a dramatic difference within days.

True (F&A S60)

T or F: when doing OC, dogs usually develop a CER to something.

True (F&A S61)

T or F: the right medication can save the owner significant time and money on the separation anxiety treatment process.

True (F&A S74)

T or F: DRI can be effective at resolving fear if criteria is kept low enough to get a high rate of reinforcement, which will translate into a good approximation of 1:1 in CS-US terms.

True (F&A S79)

T or F: it is usually easier to condition a positive CER to a neutral CS (prevention) than to one that the dog has a negative CER to (counter conditioning).

True (F&A S79)

T or F: the correct temperament for some breeds is to be frankly unfriendly toward strangers.

True (F&A S81)

T or F: dogs kill people.

True (F&A S84)

T or F: children are more vulnerable to dog attacks.

True (F&A S85)

T or F: a DRI could use R- or R+.

True (F&A S94)

T or F: dogs are individuals and may only display a few threat signals when they are over threshold rather than the whole list.

True (F&A S97)

T or F: dogs with unknown mouths usually have protracted warnings and/or a high bite threshold

True (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

T or F: food guarding is usually a good starting point for getting into aggression cases.

True (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

T or F: resist the urge to correct minor things that the clients are wrong about.

True (Generating Scripts Webinar)

T or F: there are problems that can withstand mismatched training philosophies in family members.

True (Generating Scripts Webinar)

T or F: fear causes animals to remember things better.

True (Joseph Ledoux research) (F&A S29)

T or F: dogs yawn contagiously

True (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

T or F: most species have the capability to learn in real time (doesn't need to take place over evolutionary time).

True (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

T or F: non-human primates also yawn contagiously.

True (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

T or F: the thought and sound of yawning can trigger yawning in humans.

True (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

T or F: barrier frustration can be indistinguishable from dogs who are proximity sensitive.

True (Leash Reactivity DRI Case Time Webinar)

T or F: we should reinforce self-efficacy.

True (MI With Maureen Webinar)

T or F: there is always some action that client does that you can reinforce during coaching.

True (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

T or F: when using a retrieve DRI for an object guarder, first shape the retrieve with a dummy object.

True (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

T or F: Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome is under-diagnosed.

True (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

T or F: there are no false-positive diagnoses for Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome.

True (Senior Dogs' Behavioral Wellness Webinar)

T or F: you should have a dog bed in the dog-proof area, even if the dog will chew it up.

True (according to Jean) (C S74)

T or F: the size of a rawhide and if it has been previously chewed can factor into the hierarchy for guarding for most dogs.

True (bigger ones and ones that haven't been chewed on are usually not guarded as strongly) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

T or F: it is possible to rehabilitate game dogs through behavior modification.

True (but it is generally not a good use of time and energy resources—much better to manage) (F&A S146)

T or F: you must cue the time out before moving to collect the dog.

True (classical conditioning mistake might result in overshadowing/blocking and dog learns approach predicts time out---don't poison approach!) (Bullying Webinar)

T or F: problems may not manifest in the trainer's home during board and train.

True (could be context problem or living with the dog trainer effect) (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

T or F: even if a dog is not a big player, so long as s/he is okay around other dogs, you should maintain his/her social skills.

True (dogs can become socially rusty or hyper motivated without off leash interactions) (F&A S160)

T or F: dogs with natural retrieves are often weird about objects (either around dogs or people or both).

True (especially guardy around other dogs----these dogs are drivey and such dogs are usually object guarders) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

T or F: when coaching skills, you're using operant conditioning on the owners.

True (hopefully with R+) (C S60)

T or F: off leash dogs should not be allowed in on leash areas.

True (it's breaking the law, gives dog owners a bad name and is bad for the on leash dogs) (F&A S160)

T or F: the intervention for some dog-dog aggression is just normalizing (no modification).

True (it's just "arguing") (F&A S141)

T or F: non peer-reviewed publishing sources may have sound information.

True (non peer-reviewed sources could be great, ok, or full of fiction) (CT S21)

T or F: it is possible to get meaningful results with a small number of participants in a study.

True (one way to do this is have subjects act as their own control) (CT S29)

T or F: you can let the client decide when they'd like to become involved during day training.

True (or you can make them wait until the training is done) (C S41)

T or F: don't assume a dog has no freeze if none is reported by the owner

True (owner might miss it or not know what freeze is) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

T or F: in food guarding cases, you typically don't get both ABI information and protracted warnings.

True (people usually listen to warnings so they don't get bitten or there are no protracted warnings and so you get mouth information) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

T or F: (according to Jean) dogs with play skill deficits have less control over their play behavior than bullies do.

True (she came to this conclusion because solo P- works on bullies but not play skill deficit dogs) (F&A S177)

T or F: there are disparate levels of success with desensitization across all trainers.

True (some say it doesn't work and some are very successful) (F&A S42)

T or F: some learned behavior is very difficult to modify.

True (such as learned fears) (Ease of Modification Webinar)

T or F: Acral lick dermatitis may start as dermatitis but then fly into compulsion due to an endorphin cycle.

True (the endorphin cycle is a theory—injury to the leg causes the body to produce endorphin opiates and dog keeps licking due to endorphin addiction—but likely correct due to the fact that dogs do produce endorphins and that opiate receptor blocking meds will diminish the behavior) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

T or F: board and train clients are spared the bulk of training.

True (the training doing most of the work is the biggest selling point) (Counseling Quiz Webinar)

T or F: even the worst body-handling dog on the planet will let the owner touch them somewhere.

True (there is always a do-able first step) (F&A S135)

T or F: a dog's jaws can break bone.

True (though they hardly ever use this much force) (F&A S101)

What is the cost-benefit analysis to the different answers for the question "is the dog dangerous" when testing dogs off leash?

True positive= you avoid injuring or producing fear in a stimulus dog, True negative= you open up a world of interaction, exercise and a behavior modification parameter, False positive= a safe dog is sequestered and never gets to interact/play and you have more constrained behavior modification, False negative= stimulus dog is possibly injured or made fearful (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

T or F: a dog might guard an empty dish.

True, bowls are CSs with a lifetime of predicting food so sometimes become loaded (F&A S111)

T or F: there are cases of aggression that are secondary to brain tumors or rare epilepsies.

True, but these are zebras (F&A S93)

T or F: given enough barrier frustration events, a dog can become aggressive just from the frustration alone.

True, daily, long-term frustration events can lead to aggression (C S145)

T or F: if you're using equipment (muzzle or tether) during resource guarding CC, you should work the equipment ahead of time.

True, habituate or train muzzle ahead of time and have dog on tether many times before using it in RG scenario (so you don't have to repeat the training without the tether) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

T or F: gameness can be selectively bred for.

True, it is a genetic trait (F&A S186)

T or F: dogs will learn to avoid the punishment by changing their behavior so long as we solve the problem of them evading the timeout.

True, it's just a matter of time (C S85)

T or F: the net effect, in regards to how long neurotransmitter stay in the synapse, is the same for Anipryl and Prozac.

True, same effect (neurotransmitter stay in synapse longer and therefor have more of a chance to bind to recepts) but the mode of operation and type of neurotransmitter they effect is different (PM S7/8)

T or F: not every guarder has a hierarchy of objects.

True, some dogs are "digital" guarders (they either guard something or they don't and they guard things with equal intensity) so a hierarchy is not possible (F&A S125)

T or F: dogs who are resource guarders usually become such between the ages of 8 months to 2 years old and present normally as puppies.

True, sometimes you do have resource guarding as puppies but the majority of cases develop around social maturity (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

T or F: female-female housemate aggression can be helped with a standard CER procedure and P-.

True, these can help reduce the fights but won't get the frequency down to 0 (F&A S184)

T or F: clients are usually not aware that they aren't compliant.

True, they think they're doing everything but in fact they aren't doing anything that you suggested (or not doing it correctly) (CED Checks Webinar)

T or F: you can never know in advance if a dog will habituate or sensitize to a given stimulus.

True, this is why you should not try habituation in fearful/social cases (F&A S59)

T or F: most dogs, who are barrier frustrated, do not end up biting people should they get loose.

True, though some dogs do (C S143)

T or F: onset (noticing when the dog notices the stimulus) and offset (stopping the reward when stimulus disappears) are of extreme importance for training but are less important when coaching counterconditioning.

True, we are building behavior in clients first (need them to happy talk and pay, or leave, first before worrying about when they should do those things) (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

What do you try first if a dog guards their empty bowl?

Try installment feeding in a different bowl, or use a plate if they guard every bowl (F&A S111)

What do you do if you can't convince a client to use food (they don't want to use force either)?

Try teaching the behavior with toys/praise (if it doesn't work, you have a stronger case for using food) (C S156)

If a client is laissez fair or engaging in some practice that exposes the general public to danger, what should you do?

Try to bring them around (try using moral reasoning and if that doesn't work use legal liability to try to turn them) (C S7)

During skills coaching, you're not just reinforcing what they did right but you're also reinforcing them for what?

Trying (C S61)

What behavior must a leash aggressive dog learn, even if the client elects management only?

Turn and go (F&A S161)

What is the first thing that you should teach clients (for them to be able to do) for leash aggression? Why?

Turn and go for management/safety reasons and also because sometimes the dog will default turn and go with enough practice (jump the prompt) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

To assess the damage done by a bite, what factors come into play?

Type of damage (punctures vs lacerations vs bruising) and amount of damage (how many punctures, etc and how much bruising, etc) (F&A S104)

What does food guarding upon approach look like?

Typically a freeze and a hunkering over the food (or eating the food faster—"punching the food") (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

When do you typically start involving the owner for day training?

Typically after the training is done but can come on sooner if there are easy things the client can do to support your training (C S41)

What is the second event in a CER procedure called?

Unconditioned stimulus (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

What problems usually come up when clients train obedience vs trainers?

Undertraining, sluggish pace, criteria problems, poor timing, prompt dependence and poor generalization (Day Training Webinar)

What is the most common sex combination for dog-dog aggression?

Unfamiliar male-male aggression (F&A S185)

Barraging the client with every possible thing that might help their dog is generally helpful or unhelpful?

Unhelpful (C S5)

For aggression cases without a bite history, what would you classify the ABI as?

Unknown (F&A S104)

Dogs should have regular off leash time with other dogs unless what?

Unless they don't like other dogs, are uncomfortable or pose a danger (F&A S190)

Which kind of dog tends to be targets of bullying?

Unneutered, young males (though not always) (Bullying Webinar)

When a client asks for your opinion about adding another dog to their family, it might be a quick answer if the client has what? Why?

Unrealistic expectations because there isn't much use getting a look at how the current dog would get along with other dogs if the client has expectations that are too high (C S180)

What are the common unrealistic expectations client have when they think of adding another dog to their family and what are the more realistic ones we want them to understand?

Unrealistic= perfect playmates and no arguments ever Realistic= relatively peaceful co-habitation with occasional arguments (C S180)

You should practice dummy object exchanges with the client until when?

Until the client does all the steps unprompted (C S173)

In the Passive hand DRI, the "deal" for the dog is presented _____ ______ .

Up front (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

It's very important that you stay below threshold in what kind of aggression cases?

Upset (F&A S96)

Fear and aggression cases are most likely upset or not upset? Are there exceptions?

Upset. Yes, there are exceptions such as dogs that have play problems (F&A S10)

When coaching, watch out for what urge because it won't help any but the most keen owners.

Urge to teach every single thing you know about some topic to owners (C S55)

Most negative punishment involves lag between the behavior and the time out. How can you help the dog connect their behavior with the consequence in spite of this lag?

Use a bridge (C S84)

What is another way (other than distance) to decrease intensity of an object during desensitization?

Use a hierarchy of things that represent the scary aspects of the object (F&A S38)

How do you fix dogs that have a global play style problem (plays inappropriately with all dogs)?

Use a modified bully plan (Play Case Studies Webinar)

What are some things to try (one at a time) for empty food bowl guarders?

Use a new bowl or plate, time-shift meals, toss food from a few feet away (outside the guarding radius) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What do you do if you can't use play as a parameter (for whatever reason) for a dog with leash aggression?

Use management + DRI (focus on making the owner a better leash handler with a perfect turn and go and habituate a head halter) (F&A S166)

What are some ways to slow the dog's consumption of their meal for the CC food guarding plan?

Use special bowls, put tennis balls in the bowl, wet the food/add canned food (to make them want to lick the bowl after they're done) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

With dogs that only need to be muzzled for aggression in certain contexts, how do you make sure that the muzzle doesn't predict bad things?

Use the muzzle during other time too, not just scary context (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

If dogs are rational imitators, what would they do if they saw a dog that couldn't have used his mouth (ball in mouth) so instead use his paw on the apparatus?

Use their mouth (because it was established earlier in the study that dogs prefer using their mouths on the apparatus (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

If dogs are rational imitators, what would they do if they saw a dog that could have used his mouth but instead used his paw on the apparatus?

Use their paws too (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

Owners typically make what mistake with recalls?

Using the recall before it's built up (they don't practice it in the easy situations first, they often end up using it when needed in a tough situation like a dog park) (Dog-Dog Play Skills Webinar)

What was the preference for solving the puzzle for the dogs who didn't have a demonstration in the Range et all study?

Using their mouth over paws (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

What are the typical goals during coaching?

Usually basic training skills (critical skills vs efficiency skills) or some terminal (Mechanics Coaching Webinar)

Separation anxiety destruction is usually focused where and may lead to what?

Usually focused on exit points and sometimes to the point of self-injury (F&A S65)

What is a confounding variable?

Variables other than the one being studied that cause differences that render the research unusable (CT S23)

There is a huge amount of _____ in regards to Pitbulls with the gameness trait.

Variation (F&A S186)

What causes the most fatal unintentional injuries in the US?

Vehicles (F&A S84)

Are dogs good or bad at discrimination learning?

Very good (Bullying Webinar)

Is predation easy or hard to modify?

Very hard (F&A S181)

The intervention envelope is usually long or short for leash aggression?

Very short because they are often hair triggers (F&A S168)

What about the Dunbar bite-fight ratio makes it an imperfect tool?

Veterinarians differ in their treatment of dog bites and some dogs puncture more readily than others (F&A S158)

Who are veterinary behaviorists?

Veterinarians who have completed residencies in behavior (F&A S6)

Which practitioners have regulation?

Veterinary behaviorists and applied behaviorists (and trainers in some countries) (F&A S6)

What types of practitioners deal with dog behavior problems?

Veterinary behaviorists, applied behaviorists and trainers (F&A S6)

What information do you need to assess ABI?

Victim characteristics (gender/age), location of bite, if bite was through clothing/type of clothing, damage of the bite (F&A S104)

In dog-dog arguments (including those over resources), people can sometimes be unintended ____ .

Victims (redirection can occur so beware of kids or naïve adults around scuffles) (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

Why might an owner think their dog has a play problem when they do not?

Vocalization and/or rough playing or the owner does know what normal play is (F&A S172)

What three less common symptoms of separation anxiety are strongly suggestive of the syndrome if only observed in the absence of the owner?

Vomiting, diarrhea, drooling (without separation anxiety, these symptoms are unlikely to occur) (F&A S66)

If you take on stranger aggression cases, how should you protect yourself?

Waivers, liability insurance and a business entity (F&A S109)

When working at a distance during the object guarding DSCC plan, what is the most common error?

Walking away from the dog for whatever reason and the dog takes possession of the object (F&A S130)

What parameters help make the situation more real during training?

Warm up (cold is most realistic), specific locations, specific distractions (Adapting Standard Plans to B-Mod Scenarios Webinar)

When counseling fearful dogs, toss the treats and let them do what?

Warm up at their own pace (which may take several session) (C S65)

What are the standard food guarding parameters?

Warm up, approach (bending, reaching, touching, removing bowl), value of food in bowl (palatability, novelty, setting events—like dog starving), occasionally time of day/location (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

For things that are intrinsically painful/bad, what should you do and why?

Warn the dog that the painful thing is going to happen (with a cue) to prevent the dog from classically conditioning (-CER) to something we don't want them to (like approaches) (F&A S138)

What are the most common reasons for a dog to bark?

Watch dog, operant (request/demand), spooky, and barrier barking (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

What should be in a dog-proofed area?

Water, approved chew toys and a bed (C S74)

What is a good script for someone stating their experience as fact?

We don't know (or that it's a personal bias) (Critical Thinking Practice Webinar)

Explain the evolution of information gathering for humans and how that affects our understanding of how common an event is.

We evolved in smaller groups (less than 50 people) so when we heard about an event happening to a person, we could accurately get a sense of how common it was. Now, due to technology (and the fight for viewership) we hear about rare events in the news all the time so they can seem more common than they are (F&A S91)

What's a good phrase to include in your script to help lessen the blow of mythbusting?

We used to think...now we know... (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

What societal ambivalence do dogs face in the human world?

We want dogs as safe pets and dogs as protectors but that's most likely not possible (F&A S81)

How do you make sure that the stranger's shirt isn't blocked/overshadowed during the DSCC?

Weaken competing CSs (plastic bags and familiar scent in a bag) by using a clean dummy object (like a towel) in a ziplock bag and a shirt worn by you in another ziplock bag (F&A S52)

What kind of dogs should be used for a leash aggressive dog with no play history to interact with for the first time?

Well socialized, padded dogs (regular dog park dogs with good play histories) (F&A S162)

What are some unanswered scientific questions that our industry has?

What are the best techniques/practices for different behavior problems and what puppy behaviors can be a predictor of adult behaviors (aka temperament testing)? (CT S42)

For dogs with dog-specific targeting issues, what questions do you need to ask to develop a proper DRI plan?

What behavior do we want (for example: self-handicapping or activity shifts) and when do we want it (ex: when the dog "heats up") (Play Case Studies Webinar)

What kind of management logistics need to be coached to the client for dog-dog aggression? Why?

What is the problem scenario, how will it be avoided, details of the management (go through daily routine for problem situations). It might be obvious how to avoid triggers to the trainer but it won't be obvious to all owners (F&A S156)

Instead of asking "why doesn't my client change," you should ask what?

What will cause my client to change (MI With Maureen Webinar)

If you're going to use counter conditioning without desensitization on fear/aggression cases, it is of the utmost importance that you know what?

What your contingency is (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

What is kennelosis (aka kennel dog syndrome)?

When a dog is severely fearful of everything (surfaces, traffic, outdoors, people, doorways, stairs, etc) so that they are agoraphobic (lack of interest to explore new environments and timidity towards people due to isolation during pre-adult life stages) (F&A S60/internet)

What is spontaneous recovery?

When a habituated response to a stimuli recovers (increases in magnitude) when a significant amount of time passes between stimulus presentations (definition found on the internet) (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

What is the "living with a dog trainer effect"?

When a problem behavior in a board and train improves because every interaction is with a dog trainer (tight management, solid routine and adequate exercise/enrichment) and is away from the context of the problem. So some issues appear to be "fixed" without any other intervention (C S52)

What is a false positive?

When an animal guess that something is dangerous but in reality it isn't dangerous (answered the question "is it dangerous?" positively but were wrong) (F&A S17)

What is a false negative?

When an animal guess that something isn't dangerous but in reality it is dangerous (answered the question "is it dangerous?" negatively but were wrong) (F&A S17)

What is a true positive?

When an animal guesses that something is dangerous and in reality it is dangerous (answered the question "is it dangerous?" positively and were correct) (F&A S17)

What is a true negative?

When an animal guesses that something isn't dangerous and in reality it isn't dangerous (answered the question "is it dangerous?" negatively and were correct) (F&A S17)

What is attribute substitution?

When an individual has to make a decision that is mentally complex so instead substitutes a more easily calculated problem for it (should barry bonds be in the hall of fame vs how do I feel about barry bonds) (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar/internet)

Why did we evolve to prefer foods with sugar and fat? Why hasn't that been weeded out of our genes since it's bad for us?

When humans lived amid food scarcity, it was adaptive to have that preference (those who did outperformed those who didn't) so it became a fixed trait in humans. The trait will not be selected out because such foods don't kill us before we pass the trait on to our offspring (F&A S89)

When do you use distance as a split for resource guarding?

When stuck because there is nothing between object X and object Y (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

During the counseling process you will need to repeat your messages until the client does what?

When the client starts coming up with the information you have been providing on their own (F&A S155)

In the first step in the food guarding DSCC plan, you add the next handful of food when?

When the dog has finished eating the previous handful (F&A S110)

For dogs who resist timeouts, when can you stop using equipment to help collect the dog? Why?

When the dog has long since stopped attempting the bad behavior to prevent discrimination learning (dog is good with equipment but "bad" without it) (C S85)

When do you know that it's time to switch from focus breaking to P-?

When the dog recalls/stops playing/sits on the verbal cue you give for things heating up at least half the time (F&A S178)

What makes a behavior compulsively repetitive?

When the dog seems unable to stop, when it interferes with ability to function in a social environment, Luescher's 1 minute/10 minute rule, self injury (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

When does female-female housemate aggression typically begin?

When the younger dog reaches social maturity (F&A S184)

When should the trainer choose the priority issues to work on in a dog with multiple problems?

When there is some over-riding safety consideration (C S26)

What is the "curse of knowledge"?

When trainers unknowingly assume that owners understand what the trainer is talking about or what they should do (C S14)

What is the conjunction fallacy?

When two events can occur separately or together, the conjunction (where they overlap) cannot be more likely than the likelihood of either of the two individual events (Cognitive Biases and Applied Dog Behavior Webinar)

What is female-female housemate aggression?

When two female housemates trend toward more fights overall and the fights become more injurious (F&A S184)

When is it a good time to talk about why a dog is doing something?

When we want clients to better understand their dog (Counseling Scripts Webinar)

When should you bring up public safety or dog welfare issues the client has not identified?

When you are collecting the history (first meeting) (C S65)

When are you ready to take on clients for food guarding cases?

When you can fix a food guarder in 10 meals or less (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

When you have a difficult client, what questions should you ask yourself and the client? What follow up questions should you ask yourself and the client?

Where are you in the training plan, where would you like to be and what's getting in the way of that happening? What needs to happen for the client/trainer relationship to change, what can you do differently to make that happen and if you were to try one new approach with this client what would it be? (MI With Maureen Webinar)

For dog-dog leash aggression, what is the first thing we need to figure out (diagnostic wise)?

Whether the dog is upset or not (does the dog want to increase distance or decrease distance to the other dog) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What are the over-arching decisions for any dog-dog case?

Whether to normalize/educate only or whether there will be other intervention. If other intervention is needed, will it be just management or management plus training (F&A S143)

One of the best known/studied compulsive disorders in dogs is which?

Whirling/tail chasing in bull terriers (this is a locomotory behavior) (Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

For bullies, we need to investigate this matter to figure out if they are truly bullies.

Who instigates the aggressive interaction (who is doing the closing of distance) (Bullying Webinar)

What happens if you keep changing the contingency while trying to use CC?

Will get weak, slower or no conditioning (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

Staring Canine Compulsive Disorder behaviors and fly catching occurs most often in these kinds of dogs.

Wire coat terriers(Canine Compulsive Disorder Webinar)

Consultation sessions are usually done with or without the owner present?

With (C S19)

What should you do if there isn't a play problem but your client (or another owner) thinks there is?

With PR or sensitive owners, you should normalize (habituate owner with narrated observation, do consent tests—focus on victim, model scripts for owner to use) (F&A S172)

When should a dog not play tug?

With children (C S91)

How can you tell the difference between a bite where the dog grab and shakes and a bite where the person/dog pulled away?

With grab and shakes, there will be bi-directional tearing while gravity/person pulling away/dog being pulled away will result in a tear in only one direction (F&A S105)

Most dog fights end how?

With no or minimal injury (F&A S152)

In the first step in the food guarding DSCC plan, what do you do after adding a handful of food to the bowl?

Withdraw (F&A S110)

Symptoms of separation anxiety usually start within what time frame of departure?

Within 10 minutes (F&A S65)

Dog trainers who do not educate about actual motivation are either unscrupulously playing to owner naiveté or what?

Without an undergraduate level of understanding about how animals learn (C S103)

One counseling challenge for predation is the imperative to normalize without doing what?

Without backing down from the strong necessity to manage strictly (F&A S182)

What would the first split be for a dog that literally guards everything (can't find a single object they don't guard)?

Work distance parameter first (have the object out of the dog's guarding radius) (Resource Guarding Case Studies Webinar)

How should you address a dog that food guards and is uncomfortable with touching?

Work on body handling and food guarding separately then dovetail or work touching into the food guarding plan (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What can you do to tack on time to a session when the primary issue is food guarding?

Work on other behavior modification, obedience or exercise. You can also try to slow down the dog's eating by using food puzzle bowls (Day Training Webinar)

What is Jean's philosophy to dealing with aggression perception?

Work to nudge society in a more rational direction by pointing out that dogs are safer than most think (and in fact have health benefits) but also become as technically proficient as possible to use prevention and behavior modification to decrease the number of aggression events even further (F&A S92)

Choose one: redirected bites are typically less, equal or more severe than bites they would normally give.

Worse (Play Case Studies Webinar)

What is sensitization?

Worsening (of fear and/or aggression) with repeated exposure (F&A S58)

For bomb proof stimulus dogs, what is the worst that would happen, psychologically, with bad interactions from the subject dog? What is the exception?

Worst thing would be -CER to that specific subject dog (rather than a generalized -CER to dogs). The exception would be if you overuse the same dog as a stimulus dog without other positive dog-dog interactions over a long period of time (trainer dog syndrome) (Dog-Dog on Leash Webinar)

What do 45-55% of humans do if they view others doing it.

Yawn (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

Is a dog with body handling issues upset (fearful)?

Yes (Body Handling Problems Webinar)

Must there be a bridge (secondary punisher) before the time out?

Yes (Bullying Webinar)

During an initial consult, a client tells you that they get fed up with the fence barking and agitation so sometimes they just go out, grab the dog by the collar and bring them inside. Are they risking a redirected bite?

Yes (C S144)

Can you do either desensitization or counterconditioning on their own?

Yes (Counter Conditioning Without Desensitization Webinar)

Once you have successfully completed the object guarding DSCC plan, can object guarding come back?

Yes (although it usually doesn't) (Case Studies Part 3 Peanut Brittle and Raven Webinar)

If a dog isn't moving away, does that mean that it is calm/okay?

Yes and no. It could be calm but it could also be frozen in fear (C S114)

"Gecko is very tuned into me. He knows what I'm thinking and how I'm feeling. It's the power of pack leadership in action." Should you dodge this conflict for a case about leash manners and barking for a compliant client, why?

Yes because the belief is not interfering with our outcome (Generating Scripts Webinar)

What should trainers' mantra to owners be regarding dog fights?

Yes most fights look terrible and push buttons in humans but in fact most dog fights result in no damage (F&A S152)

Does contagious yawning have a developmental onset in dogs?

Yes, 7+ months (Latest Cognition Research Webinar)

A trainer is using DSCC for object guarding. She is sitting next to the dog and holding the object in her hand, which is between her and the dog. As she brings the chew towards her, she reaches and crinkles the treat bag with her other hand. She gives the dog the high value treat and then returns her hand (with the chew) equidistant between her and the dog. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, blocking by reaching/crinkling at the same time that she is removing the object. The trainer should remove the object, wait a couple of seconds, then reach/crinkle and deliver the high value treat (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

A trainer is using DSCC for food guarding. While approaching the bowl to deliver a bonus, the trainer is also reaching into and crinkling the treat bag. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, blocking problem of the bag crinkling. The trainer should approach first then reach/crinkle bag (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

A trainer is using DSCC for food guarding. The dog is not guarding kibble so the trainer elects to use chicken in the bowl instead. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, criteria is too difficult too soon. You don't push on no guarding, you push on a +CER. The trainer should stick when there is no guarding but also no CER (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

A trainer is using DSCC for object guarding. The current step is no approaching with shared possession of the object (previously slightly guarded). The dog is no longer guarding this object. The trainer pushes to approaching the dog from 20ft away with the dog in full possession of the highest guarded object. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, criteria is too hard too soon. Trainer should stick if there is no guarding until she has a +CER and the plan needs to be more incremental (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

A trainer is using DSCC for object guarding. The dog doesn't guard raw hides, sort of guards bully sticks and heavily guards bones. The trainer decides to start with the bully sticks. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, criteria is too high. Trainer should start with a dummy object (raw hide is ok if the dog truly isn't guarding it but something more boring would be safer) (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

A trainer is using DSCC for dog-dog aggression. When the stimulus dog appears, she waits a couple seconds and then gives a piece of food. The stimulus dog hangs around a couple more seconds and then goes out of sight. Is anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, didn't use high magnitude US and missed opportunity for offset conditioning. The trainer can wait for the subject to notice the stimulus dog, wait a couple of seconds and then give tons of food, piece after piece until right after the dog is out of sight (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

Is there a management option for watchdog barking? If so, what?

Yes, manage sightlines, mask noise (radio, tv, white noise) (Case Studies Part 4 Dazzle and Motley Webinar)

A trainer is using DSCC for dog-dog aggression. She starts feeding the subject dog right before the stimulus dog appears then stops feeding once the stimulus dog is out of sight. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how could it be fixed?

Yes, order of events problem (the US comes before the CS). The subject should see the stimulus dog, wait a couple seconds, then start feeding to make sure that CS is predicting US (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

A trainer is using DSCC for object guarding. The trainer removes the object, pays the dog and gives the object back. She quickly does 3 more trials of this back to back. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, the ITL is too fast and is not varied (fuzzy contingency). The trainer should have slow and varied ITL (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

A trainer is finishing up a DSCC plan for a dog that doesn't like it's head being brushed. The trainer touches the brush to the dog's head and the dog wags her tail, then the trainer gives food until the brush is removed. The next trial, the trainer brushes the dog's head 5 times, shortly after starting to brush, the trainer gives the dog treats until the brushing has finished. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, the criteria is too hard too soon. The trainer should be more incremental (perhaps just brush the dog once lightly) (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

A trainer is starting DSCC to a dog that doesn't like her head being brushed. The trainer brushes the dog's head and then gives a high value treat. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, the criteria is too hard too soon. Trainer should separate the implement CER from the body handling CER and both need incremental plans with PDS rules (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

A trainer is using DRI for dog-dog aggression. The stimulus dog approaches, the trainer cues a "sit" and the subject dog does not sit. The stimulus dog walks out of sight. Is there a problem with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, the criteria is too high for this dog (not able to sit in this environment). Criteria for upset dogs should be set low to try to stay faithful to the 1:1 ratio of CS-US for CER side effect. Trainer should change criteria so the dog is more successful (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

A trainer wants to use DSCC for food guarding. The dog doesn't guard an empty bowl so the trainer elects to start with food in the bowl. She will trump the kibble with high value chicken. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, the starting criteria is too difficult. Even if the bowl itself is not guarded, the trainer should start with an empty bowl and installment feedings of the kibble (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

A trainer is working a dog-dog aggression case. The first trial, the stimulus dog appears, the trainer prompts a "watch me", the dog looks at the trainer, the dog gets some treats and the stimulus dog goes away. The second trial, the stimulus dog appears, the trainer waits for the subject dog to notice, then feeds the subject dog until the stimulus dog is out of sight. The third trial, the stimulus dog appears, the trainer prompts a "watch me", the dog looks at the trainer, the dog gets some treats and the stimulus dog goes away. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, the trainer has fuzzy contingencies (switches between OC and CC). Can fix this by picking one or the other (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

Can dog trainers have advanced degrees?

Yes, they can but don't always (F&A S6)

A trainer is using DSCC for food guarding. One trial the trainer approaches the bowl, adds a bonus and then retreats. The next trial the trainer approaches the bowl, picks up the bowl, adds a bonus and then retreats. The trial after that, the trainer approaches the bowl, pets the dog, adds a bonus and then retreats. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, this is a criteria fail—the trainer is all over the map. The trainer needs to follow a plan and PDS rules (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

A trainer is using DSCC for dog-dog aggression. The stimulus dog approaches, the subject dog sees the stimulus dog, the stimulus dog hangs around for a few seconds and then starts to walk away at which point the trainer feeds the subject dog. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, this is order of events problem, it's trace conditioning (the dog is learning that the stimulus dog leaving predicts food which can have a bleed back effect through stimulus chain—"I like it when dogs approach so they can leave"—but can cause conflict if the stimulus dog doesn't leave fast enough). The trainer should start feeding the subject a couple seconds after they have noticed the stimulus dog appearing and stop shortly after the dog has disappeared (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

A trainer is using DSCC for object guarding. The trainer approaches the dog and offers a treat at the same time that they remove the object. Is there anything wrong with this technique? If so, what and how can it be fixed?

Yes, this is the wrong order of events. The trainer should approach, take the object away, reach/crinkle, offer the treat and give back the object (Video Quiz Upset Dogs Webinar)

Step 2 of the food guarding DSCC plan is the same as step 1 with what exception?

You approach/add next installment of food just before the dog has finished the previous one (F&A S113)

What happens if your desensitization pushes the dog over threshold?

You are no longer doing therapeutic desensitization and are risking sensitization (making the dog worse) (F&A S32)

In science you can't just say anything unless what?

You can back it up with good evidence (or you won't be taken seriously) (CT S6)

Should you answer "doorknob" questions?

You can if the answer is quick, otherwise defer them until next session (C S178)

How should you answer the question "When can I stop rewarding for the behavior?"

You can stop at any time but the behavior will weaken and disappear (C S105)

Why use contingencies with clients (counseling)?

You can then link non-compliant clients' behavior with the result (or lack of result) they are getting (Generating Scripts Webinar)

Why be wary of statements and questions such as "I find that," "in my experience," "why is it that?"

You don't want to try to explain effects that may not exist (Critical Thinking Practice Webinar)

How can you fix the issue of not being prepared with reinforcement for owners training DRIs?

You should get into detail about things like what the owner will use, when they will prep it, where they store it and have a system in place so they don't forget it (C S78)

Why don't we split after the first drop?

You shouldn't need to with a good plan (the dog should get sufficient information from one push-drop) (DRI Splits Webinar)

Why is learning or guessing not a good way to decipher danger?

You will not learn from your first mistake because you'll be dead and guessing is bad because you can't guess right every time (F&A S14)

What is the downside in thinking zebras instead of horses?

You'd be wasting resources by thinking zebras first (horses are more common so it's more efficient to think horses) (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)

What are poor reasons to take a big history?

You're not sure what information you really need, you're afraid you could miss something, you find it personally interesting, not sure what else to do during the first appointment (Case Efficiency Webinar)

Why should you be conservative with your criteria for a DRI for an upset dog?

You're trying to preserve the 1:1 ratio of CC (avoid extinction trials) (DRI Splits Webinar)

Give an example of prepared fear.

Young monkeys learn to fear snakes (by observing adults being fearful of snakes) easier than they learn to fear flowers (by observing adults being fearful of flowers) (F&A S24)

In the food guarding CC plan, the bonus US is contingent on what?

Your approach (Food Guarding Tips Webinar)

What does it tell you if you need to do a lot of splits for a plan?

Your plans are too lumpy (DRI Splits Webinar)

If you never have to drop with a training plan, what does that tell you?

Your plans might be too splitty (DRI Splits Webinar)

What's the education danger in presenting zebra case histories?

Zebras are sticky and if it's sticky then you might have availability bias (more memorable so our brain incorrectly thinks it must be frequent) (Zebra Case Studies Webinar)