Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs - Softcover

Donaldson, Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0970562942 ISBN 13: 9780970562944

Publisher: Dogwise Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

Dogs that become demonic around the food dish, snarly on the sofa or grouchy when chewing on a bone are all too common. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you recognize, evaluate and treat resource guarding in pet dogs.

About this title

About the Author

Author Jean Donaldson has over 30 years experience in dog behavior and training. As the Founder and Director of the San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers, Jean leads a new generation of dog trainers to better understanding of the research and science of canine behavior. Jean s award winning book, The Culture Clash, is a pivotal book in the dog trainer s library because it called into question many sacred assumptions about the origins of behavior and behavior problems. Jean lives in the San Francisco area with her Chow Chow, Buffy.

From the Back Cover

A practical how-to guide on resource guarding - food bowl, object, bed, crate, owner, etc. - in dogs. Contents include: aggression basics, nature of resource guarding, kinds of resource guarding, behaviorist vs. medical models, recognizing guarding, prognosis, safety tools, treatment overview, management, desensitization and counterconditioning, resource sample hierarchies, generalization, troubleshooting, body handling desensitization, operant conditioning.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0970562942
• ISBN 13: 9780970562944
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 102