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How does a Dog Behaviour Consultation work?
Pre-Consult Form
You will be asked to fill in and return a Pre-consult form before the appointment.
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Consultation:
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After the consultation I will send you a Report and in cases relevant I will work out a Behaviour Modification Program for your dog. In cases where the Behaviour Modification Program is needed, a follow up session will be done to go through the program with you and to put it in place.
With behaviour consultations we will start with the initial Consultation where I come to you to get as much information as possible about the situation and to observe your dog in his/her normal surroundings.
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Report and/or Behaviour Modification Program:
Follow up visits:
With behaviour consultations it is important to remember there is no ‘quick fixes’ or guarantees and your involvement, time, effort and implementation of the programs is very important.
For more information or for appointments
please contact me.
Dog Behaviour Consultations.
What is the difference between Training and Behaviour?
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Most people are confused or unsure about what the difference is between the two. When unwanted behaviour comes up in your dog the first thing people do is seek a dog trainer or a dog school to try and sort it out. These problem behaviours cannot be solved on a training level or in a training class. Behaviour problems are much deeper rooted issues that are causing your dog’s bad or strange behaviour and need to be dealt with by a Qualified Animal Behaviourist.
Behaviour Problems:
these are deeper rooted behaviour issues and cannot be resolved on a training level and needs to be dealt with on a much deeper level. I look at that individual dog’s history, type and breed of dog, personality and most importantly their underlying emotional state to try and resolve a behavioural issue. These are things like:
Resource guarding. Is our dog over protective over his food bowl, certain places or people?
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Excessive barking.
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Tail chasing
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Separation related issues. Does your dog get anxious when left alone?
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Is your dog fearful or scared?
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Is your dog destructive?
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Reactiveness. Is your dog reactive towards other dogs?
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Aggression.
Training:
is teaching of verbal cues and/or hand signals to your dog. With training one works to improve the communication, strengthen the bond and create respect between you and your dog.
These are cues like:
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Sit, down, stand
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stay
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heel
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recall
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roll-over, ext.