The Holistic Nature of Canine Behaviour Problems
Exploring the nature of dogs, how they maintain emotional balance, why they fall into problem behaviours and the principles behind some simple solutions.
with David Ryan
Saturday 24th March 2012
Price: £45, £33.75 members
When: Arrive 9.45 for a 10 am start, finish around 4 pm.
Where: One of the village halls in Bookham, Surrey (easy access of the M25, M3 etc and has a railway station).
Behaviour and training problems are often directly linked to the expression of normal behaviour patterns of the domestic dog, but what is “normal” domestic dog behaviour? This one day seminar explores the true nature of dogs, how their inherited patterns of behaviour contribute directly to their ability to cope with modern life, why training and behaviour problems develop and the principles that can be applied to change those behaviours for the benefit of dog and owner alike. Including case studies, anecdotes and the opportunity for audience discussion.
Speaker: David Ryan followed 26 years as a police dog handler and Home Office accredited training instructor with a postgraduate Diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling, with distinction, from Southampton University, an internationally recognised centre of excellence for animal behaviour studies. In 2008 he was accredited as a Clinical Animal Behaviourist by the prestigious Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.
He is the current chair of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors and provides companion animal behaviour counselling services on veterinary referral and an expert witness consultancy concerning both civil and criminal litigation involving dogs.
David has appeared in the internationally scheduled television series ‘Crimefighters’ focusing on his remarkable and fascinating work with police dogs, and more recently as a guest on the BBC 4 programme “It’s only a theory”, discussing how dogs have evolved to bark. His dog behaviour articles have appeared in publications as diverse as the Daily Telegraph, Woman’s Own and Veterinary Times.
Pay by PayPal using the links below or send a cheque, payable to ‘Learning About
Animals’, to:
Suzanne Rogers, 6 Fern Cottages, Dorking Road, Abinger Hammer, Dorking,
Surrey, RH5 6SA.
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