Webinars & Seminars

The Long-Game Medications: Fluoxetine, Sertraline, Clomipramine, & Paroxetine

Get There Faster, Slowly – Using maintenance medications to support your pet

In this webinar series, we will cover four of the most popular situational medications for dogs and cats: Fluoxetine, Sertraline, Clomipramine, & Paroxetine.

Pet owners– Are you supporting an anxious or fearful pet? Are you interested in learning more about the options before you talk to your veterinarian? This webinar will help prepare you to be a better advocate and get better results.
Trainers/Behavior Consultants– Have you wondered why fluoxetine is prescribed so often? Are you curious about why you don’t see sertraline used more often or why the dose range is different from vet to vet? Join us for a deeper look into the mechanisms of action and common clinical uses for these medications.
Veterinarians– This webinar will refine the way you use maintenance medications. If you’ve never used them, let’s help you get more comfortable with these amazing options.

Game Changer Medications: Trazodone, Gabapentin, Clonidine, & Benzodiazepines

The Fast Track – Using as-needed medications to boost improvements

In this webinar series, we will cover four of the most popular situational medications for dogs and cats: Trazodone, Gabapentin, Clonidine, & Benzodiazepines.

Pet owners- Are you supporting an anxious or fearful pet? Are you interested in learning more about the options before you talk to your veterinarian? This webinar will help prepare you to be a better advocate and get better results.

Trainers/Behavior Consultants- Have you wondered why trazodone is prescribed so often? Are you curious about why you don’t see gabapentin used more often or why the dose range is different from vet to vet? Join us for a deeper look into the mechanisms of action and common clinical uses for these medications.

Veterinarians- This webinar will refine the way you use these fast-acting medications as single agents and in combination treatments. If you’ve never used them, let’s help you get more comfortable with these amazing options.

The Brain & Behavior Through Life Stages

Puppyhood, Adolescence, Adulthood, & Senior

In this webinar we will learn about the key stages of brain development, the processes underlying them, factors influencing them and behavioral consequences. Understanding the neurobiology of development helps us plan our care and training appropriately, and according to the dog’s needs. We will also reflect on the impact of stress, trauma, and the changing body during each developmental stage, and how that can determine an individual’s coping mechanisms.

Understanding these processes gives us an understanding of, and greater compassion for, why and how behavior fluctuates at each life stage. We will consider what other neurophysiological changes are going on in the body, such as hormonal changes during adolescence, in order to better understand the influence that they have on the brain what the care and training needs are at this key life stage.

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Biome, Brain, and Behavior

An exploration for the gut microbiome-behavior relationship

The term gut microbiome describes the mixture of organisms (eg bacteria, fungi, parasites, protozoa and viruses) found living in the gastrointestinal tract of an organism. Research has shown that the composition of the gut microbiome can have a major impact on cognition, social interaction, stress management, resilience and emotionality. Equally, it is known that behavior and emotionality can impact on the composition of the gut microbiome, through a two-way, dynamic relationship along the ‘gut-brain axis’.

Disturbances in the gut-brain axis are an important potential factor for cases which present with behavior problems. In this webinar we will describe the science of the gut-brain axis, providing you with an evidence-based approach to assessing gut health in animals, and an understanding of the link to behavior. In addition we will discuss the science behind microbiome interventions, such as dietary changes and prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics, and how that science might be applied to better support behavior cases.

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DEEP DIVE: Sensory Integration – Neville’s Story

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A Veterinary Behaviorist, a Neuroscientist and a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant take a deep dive into the neurobiology behind a real behavior case.

Neville is a young Golden Retriever living in New York City, who finds the outside world a scary place. We will hear directly from Neville’s owners about the impact this has on his quality of life and the quality of life of his human family. We will take you through the neurobiology of Neville’s diagnosis and behavior modification plan (both in terms of chosen medication and non-pharmacological interventions, such as the training exercises chosen for him).

The webinar includes live online lectures, video footage taken throughout Neville’s treatment, and discussion / Q&A sessions. It is suitable for veterinary professionals, animal trainers, animal behaviorists and anyone with an interest in the neuroscience of training and behavior.

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DEEP DIVE: A Neurobiological Discussion of Dog-Directed Aggression – Remy’s Story

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Canine aggression is a term that encompasses a range of behavioral and neurobiological processes. In this seminar we will discuss the categorization of aggression, the underpinning clinical neurobiology of aggressive behavior, and both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods relevant to its treatment.

A clinical overview of canine aggression will be given, before examining the case of an adult, male, Pit Bull displaying aggressive behavior to other dogs while he is on leash. Neuroscientist Dr. Kathy Murphy, Board Certified Veterinary Behaviorist Dr. E’Lise Christensen, and Certified Dog Behavior Consultant Bobbie Bhambree work together through the different aspects of case workup and case management. The pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions chosen are discussed in relation to the neurobiology of aggression, and successes and failures of the behavior training plan.

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DEEP DIVE: The Pain Assessment – Moose’s Story

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Pain is an important potential factor for cases which present with behavior problems. In this seminar we will focus on providing you with a structured, evidenced-based approach for an initial case assessment, while also taking you through the details of a real case. We will discuss pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods used to treat Moose, a 5 year old Bernese Mountain Dog presenting for anxiety, who also has a history of hip and elbow dysplasia.

Director of Canine Arthritis Management and veterinarian Dr. Hannah Capon, Neuroscientist and veterinarian Dr. Kathy Murphy, and Certified Dog Behavior Consultant Bobbie Bhambree work together through different aspects of case work up and management. As well as looking at the individual case, generic topics such as breed predisposition for early life pain, pain psychophysiology and the neurobiological link between anxiety and pain will be discussed. We will explore how we helped Moose feel better with the right pain management treatment along with behavior modification to reduce anxiety. The focus will be on leaving you armed with practical tips on how to implement the knowledge we share.

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Applied Behavior Analysis

Part 1: What is Applied Behavior Analysis…really?

There are many models from which a professional can analyze and study animal behavior. Psychology, veterinary behavior, and applied behavior analysis provide professionals different technologies for gathering information and creating plans that will alleviate animal suffering.

It’s often the case that these lenses seem to contradict each other and professionals across areas of expertise misunderstand each other’s perspectives. This hinders their ability to work together for the betterment of their mutual clients. For example, did you know that Applied Behavior Analysis takes emotions into account? We’ll go over that! In this webinar, you’ll learn what ABA is, how ABA single subject design differs from the group design of psychology and veterinary research, and how these three disciplines complement each other.

This webinar is suitable for veterinary professionals, animal trainers, animal behaviorists and anyone with an interest in evidence-based behavior intervention.

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Applied Behavior Analysis

Part 2: Throw Out the Quadrants

The four quadrants are frequently taught as the foundation of learning theory and are the single most misunderstood unit of applied behavior analysis. Don’t you wish the quadrants were easier to understand and apply within the context of modern day training and behavior modification? Well they can be but we first have to forget everything we thought we knew and forget how we were taught… join us to discover a new up to date interdisciplinary approach.

This interactive lecture will turn your understanding upside down and then right-side up again. If you are confused about the quadrants or want to understand why behavior happens, you won’t want to miss this.

The way the four quadrants are traditionally taught creates immediate confusion and sets the learner up for misunderstandings as they learn advanced concepts and begin to apply their new knowledge. This webinar approaches the topic differently and instead teaches the four basic contingencies; reinforcement, escape, punishment, and penalty and the four functions of behavior; attention, access, escape, and sensory.

This webinar is suitable for veterinary professionals, animal trainers, animal behaviorists and anyone with an interest in evidence-based behavior intervention.

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Applied Behavior Analysis

Part 3: From the Lab to the Street

Get ready for a deeper understanding of the applied part of applied behavior analysis. What does the errorless learning model, the constructional approach, or complex contingencies have to do with animal welfare? Discover how ABA and Animal Welfare Science intersect so that you can create evidence-based behavior intervention plans that work for human and animal clients alike. Bring your coffee, because in the last part of this three part series we’re going to geek out and turn complex concepts into action steps.

Participants will be introduced to complex contingencies (avoidance of an aversive, avoidance of loss, cued avoidance, continuous-response avoidance, non-cued avoidance, avoidance of an aversive condition, avoidance of loss of a reinforcer, punishment by prevention-of-removal, and punishment by prevention-of-a-reinforcer), concurrent contingencies, the sick social cycle, functional assessment, the constructional approach, and the overlap between applied behavior analysis and welfare science. We’ll also expand upon where the veterinary team fits into this model and how veterinarians can help alter establishing operations so the pet can learn new skills.

This webinar is suitable for veterinary professionals, animal trainers, animal behaviorists and anyone with an interest in evidence-based behavior intervention.

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Constructional Aggression Treatment Webinar Series

Part 1 – This is CAT: Theory & Welfare Implications

Kellie Snider’s Constructional Aggression Treatment was first presented in 2007 when the concept was in its nascent experimental stages. Fourteen years later and after the successful completion of thousands of trials across 100 species, this treatment approach has proven to be a tool in the behavior intervention toolbox that’s worth it’s weight in gold.

Together, Kellie and Lauren will take you step by step through CAT from theory to practice. This series will help you make this intervention errorless and stress free for your human learners, canine learners, and helper dogs. By the end of this series you’ll know how to resolve aggressive behaviors exhibited by your canine clients while maintaining good welfare and increasing their quality of life.

This webinar series is designed to build off of the previous topics. In order to get the most out of this series, you really do need to watch all four.

This webinar is suitable for veterinary professionals, animal trainers, animal behaviorists and anyone with an interest in evidence-based behavior intervention.

What is Constructional Aggression Treatment (CAT)? You’ll learn all about the procedure and get answers to common questions. The goal: showing you how CAT can be errorless.

This webinar is suitable for veterinary professionals, animal trainers, animal behaviorists and anyone with an interest in evidence-based behavior intervention.

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Constructional Aggression Treatment Webinar Series

Part 2 – Where to Begin: Management, Set Up, & the First Trial

This webinar series is designed to build off of the previous topics. In order to get the most out of this series, you really do need to watch all four.

This webinar is suitable for veterinary professionals, animal trainers, animal behaviorists and anyone with an interest in evidence-based behavior intervention.

Theory is great! AND when working with aggression there are many practical things to consider. Excellent trainers spend most of their time planning so that their training is successful. Determining a starting point is 75% of your work.

This webinar is suitable for veterinary professionals, animal trainers, animal behaviorists and anyone with an interest in evidence-based behavior intervention.

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Constructional Aggression Treatment Webinar Series

Part 3: How to Progress: From Trial 2 through Generalization

This webinar series is designed to build off of the previous topics. In order to get the most out of this series, you really do need to watch all four.

This webinar is suitable for veterinary professionals, animal trainers, animal behaviorists and anyone with an interest in evidence-based behavior intervention.

No dog is the same. You may ask “What do I do if….?” and we won’t say “it depends”. We’ll tell you what to do so that you’re ready to make quick decisions in the middle of the treatment procedure.

This webinar is suitable for veterinary professionals, animal trainers, animal behaviorists and anyone with an interest in evidence-based behavior intervention.

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Constructional Aggression Treatment Webinar Series

Part 4: Case Studies: Kellie coaches Lauren through her work with clients in an urban environment

This webinar series is designed to build off of the previous topics. In order to get the most out of this series, you really do need to watch all four.

This webinar is suitable for veterinary professionals, animal trainers, animal behaviorists and anyone with an interest in evidence-based behavior intervention.

There’s nothing like seeing someone work a case in real life. In part 4, you’ll come on a journey as Kellie and Lauren work through cases together.

This webinar is suitable for veterinary professionals, animal trainers, animal behaviorists and anyone with an interest in evidence-based behavior intervention.

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Stressed Out to Chilled Out!

Learn the subtle signs of stress before it escalates

Are you curious about your dog’s body language and behavior? Does your dog struggle to learn because they are too excited, stressed, anxious, or upset? Wildlife biologist turned trainer Ferdie Yau (MA, CPDT-KA) will talk about signs of stress in dogs and demonstrate some of his favorite exercises to help dogs relax. After many years of helping dogs who exhibit behaviors related to fear, anxiety, or aggression, Ferdie understands that dogs struggle to learn if they are too stressed or do not feel safe.

This webinar will teach you how to recognize subtle signs of stress in your dog before it escalates over the dog’s threshold to regulate their own emotions. In addition, you will learn a few useful and simple exercises to help your dog relax during stressful situations. You will learn exercises that are helpful for all dog owners who would like to be better at communicating with their dogs and help them cope with the daily stress of life. As a result, you will find that you will become more confident at providing social support and form a deeper connection with your canine companion.

This webinar is suitable for veterinary professionals, animal trainers, animal behaviorists, shelter and rescue staff and volunteers, and anyone with an interest in evidence-based behavior intervention.