Dog Aggression Specialist

Courses

THE DOG PARTNERSHIP COURSE

A way of life not a system

The Dog Partnership course comes in 3 modules and is of benefit to trainers and dog owners alike. In fact anyone who wants to take their relationship and understanding of dogs to a deeper level.

The course is run from a shelter, both in the UK and in Italy. You will be learning alongside no more than 9 other handlers.

There will be no spectators. giving each delegate full benefit from the course. This course is designed to give you a totally ‘hand's on' experience.

You will not working with work your own dog. You will be allocated a dog from the shelter, who may be a long term or permanent resident. This dog will stay with you for the duration of the course.

You and your allocated dog will learn together how to 'develop' and enjoy a dog/human friendship. You will be asked to give an in depth description of the dog's character and emotional needs.

This particularly enhances a trainer's skill in partnering dog and perspective new owner.

When you come on the consecutive module, where possible you will work with the same dog you made friends with on your first course. If that dog is lucky enough have been re-homed, there will be plenty more to choose from!

Module One

• Body language and Stress Signals

• Emotions and Behaviour

• Identifying different types of relationships

• Developing Friendships

Module Two

• How your friendship enhances your dog's general behaviour outside the home

• Teaching safety exercises for difficult encounters out exercising

• Social skills with people and dogs

• On lead etiquette

Module Three

• Understanding Greetings – Adult, Puppy, Adolescent, assertive, submissive. Polite, impolite etc

• Understanding Play – looking in detail to the motives behind different types of play

• Developing advanced social skills with other dogs

• Introduction to Teaching Dogs

For further information, please contact me,

preferably by email as I often work away from home:

angela.stockdale@btinternet.com

Shadowing Course

This course is over four days for up to six people to follow my work here in Somerset.
The schedule is:

Day One - Observation of several residents at my local RSPCA centre. At this centre, I will be assessing any dog whose suitability for re-homing is questionable. If there are not many dogs for assessment with problem behaviour, I will demonstrate how the assessments are carried in all situations, including with other dogs.

Day Two - Observation of individual clients with dogs with social issues, usually aggression, at a Naughty but Nice Workshop. Some dogs may only be anti-social but not aggressive. However most dogs I see are aggressive. The workshop involves – assessment of dog and owner, assessment of the problem and the first step in the rehabilitation programme.

Day Three – Observation of Communication Classes

Day Four – A re-cap on the previous three days and video footage where appropriate. Please note that it may not be possible to answer questions at the time of my working. There will be plenty of time for questions at the end of each day.

This is an intense course that will give you an insight to the unique way that I work and an opportunity to watch Teaching Dogs at work. It may be possible to observe and recognise potential Teaching Dogs at various stages in the development. Many of these dogs previously had social issues.

As this is a practical course, I can not predict what level of aggression you will be able to observe. However, I can guarantee that the dogs we will be working with will have social issues of some description.


	Canine Coaching Introductory Course

I am now running Canine Coaching Introductory Courses two or three times a year in Somerset.
The schedule is :

Day one - Powerpoint presentation and video footage - Observing the characteristics of Teaching Dogs. Recognising potential Teaching Dogs. Identifying which Teaching Role they can fulfil . By watching the Teaching Dogs on film on this first day, you will be able to recognise more during the practical days. Day two – Observing the same as Day one but on a practical level. Delegates are invited to bring up to three dogs of their own for assessment at no extra cost. Dogs from the Rescue Centre where the course is being run from may also be assessed. Each dog will be assessed as to their teaching capabilities and their natural willingness to teach. How to develop and shape each dogs teaching skills will be also discussed. Day three – Progressing the Teaching Dog. The chosen Teaching Dogs will meet new dogs and their reaction will be observed closely. Each dog will be presented with dogs of different character to assess their coping ability and how further to develop their teaching skills. Day four – A follow on from day three plus a re-cap on the previous four days and video footage where appropriate.

The course is limited to six people.

Training Days for Rescue Organisations
Assisting staff at the centres with their more difficult residents

Angela has been involved in dog welfare for over twenty five years. Her main area of expertise is in aggression problems. Whilst running her own organisation she worked with dogs due for destruction because of severe behavioural problems. Over 350 dogs were accepted, rehabilitated and re-homed within the five years she operated. She now works closely with several National Rescue Organisations, assisting staff at the centres with their more difficult residents.

These workshops teach kennel staff members how to successfully apply rehabilitation programmes in a rescue kennel environment. With one national charity 75% of their long term dogs were re-homed within four months of her Staff Training Programme!

Workshop Diary

The emphasis on these days is to develop the skills of the rescue centres own staff in assessing, rehabilitating and re-homing their more difficult dogs. Angela is always available, by telephone or E-mail for free advice to any dog rescue organisation.

Email Angela for more information:
angela@dog-partnership.co.uk

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