Aggression Bytes – Details, episodes & analysis

Resource guarding behavior. What is it, what does it look like, and what are the variables involved in each case? Also, are lap guarding and space guarding real things? Lisa breaks down the many factors in these cases and dispels some common prevention myths.

Aggression is a term that can't be easily defined. In one reference book, there are over 30 definitions! To avoid confusion or misunderstandings, Lisa defines terms like aggression, reactivity, and predation, in order to avoid misunderstandings in future episodes.

Animal Behavior Desk Reference

A little bit about Lisa Mullinax (she/her) and Aggression Bytes

Explore the five components of muzzle training and how to break them down to prevent early mistakes from becoming big meltdowns later.

Stranger-Directed Aggression For Behavior Professionals Starts March 30th!

Teaching A Chin Rest

Muzzle Training: Movement

Django: Muzzle + Chin Rest

Have you ever heard a dog's behavior described as "arousal"? What IS arousal, anyway? Lisa discusses what arousal is, what it looks like, and what it means for aggression cases.

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Mouthing, Mounting & Mischief Webinar

LA Animal Services Employee Mauled By Dog

It's not uncommon for Lisa to be the 2nd or 3rd behavior consultant hired on an aggression case. What are clients paying for, why do they stop working with a consultant, and what are the 4 stages every behavior program needs to support clients and help them meet their goals?

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Mentoring Services

Book: Telling Ain't Training

Part 2: The practical side of working with resource guarding cases.

At threshold. Over threshold. Under threshold. Common terminology in the dog behavior world, but what do they mean and are they useful or accurate ways to measure a dog's emotional state?

Stranger-Directed Aggression for Professionals starts March 30th! For information and registration:

https://www.serenitycanine.com/sda

For decades, behavior consultants have been told that counterconditioning is the gold standard for changing behavior, especially aggression. But is that actually what the scientific literature says? Join Lisa as she talks about why counterconditioning may not be as effective as we're told.

Stranger-Directed Aggression for Professionals starts March 30th

Sources

1. Pavlov, I. (1916) An Analysis Of Some Complex Reflexes In The Dog; And The Relative Strength And Tension Of Several Centeres., Lectures on Conditioned Reflexes, Chapter XXV
2. Lindsay, S. Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Vol 3, Chapter 8
3. Spaulding, K. Making the Most Out of Counterconditioning, sciencemattersllc.com
4. Wood Brown, L. ClickerExpo Luminos: High Stakes, Effective Strategies: Counter-Conditioning as an Effective Procedural Choice for Aggression, clickertraining.com
5. Rogers, N. Behavioral “Freudian Slips” – The Neuroscience Of Maladaptive Avoidance Habits, aggressivedogs.com

Are you getting discouraged with clients not following your plan or losing them to the "other" trainers? Is the problem client compliance...or could it be your behavior plan? In this episode, Lisa looks at common mistakes all consultants make at some point (including her) and how to avoid them.

1. Stranger-Directed Aggression Starts March 30th
2. Mentoring Services