Pattison Behavioral Course

The Pattison Behavioral Course (PBC) will enhance your understanding and knowledge of canines Clinical and Anecdotal evidence relating to characteristics of behavior.

Empirical based directly on experience, e.g., observation or experiment, rather than on reasoning alone.

Format: Outdoor and Classroom Instruction.

Length: 4 weeks

Location: To be announced

Available: To be announced

Fee: $3895 CDN ($3055 USD)

Instructor: Brad Pattison

Who is this course for?

This course is for CE/T grads who would like to further their expertise in canine behavioral management.

Prerequisites

Students must have achieved CE/T certification to enroll in this course.

Course curriculum

• Observation assignments
• Person to person vs. canine to canine
• People to people vs. canines to canines
• Person to canine
• Wolves' video documentary, enclosure study, Calgary Zoo
• Coyotes' video documentary
• Hyenas' video documentary
• Textbook. Clinical Behavior Medicine for Small Animals 
  (Dr. Karen Overall)
  
• Explanatory Study. A study whose main objective is to explain, rather than merely describe, a situation by isolating the effects of specific variables and understanding the mechanisms of action.
  
• Experiential Controlled. Study of body language communication to canine versus voice communication to canine, versus treat enhancement, versus masking techniques.
• Epidemiology Clients attitudes towards pets
• Canine Character / Breed. How should dogs be viewed when assessing their behavior.  What correlation exists and show how dogs need to be recognized for their individual character.
  
• Normal Canine Behavior Clinical. Normal Canine Behavior Anecdotal Non-restricted or controlled upbringing between bitch and pups.
  
• Canine Aggression Clinical. Canine Aggression Anecdotal Social greetings at park, dog day care, group training, home, personal property as in clothing, vehicle, personal belongings, and canine property as in toys, bed, and food.
• (OCD) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Canine elimination disorders
• Taking the Behavioral History
• Behavioral pharmacology
• Treatment of behavioral problems
• Prevention of behavioral Problems Clinical. Prevention of behavioral Problems Anecdotal Interrupting before behavior becomes learned, proper methods of use
  
• Ascertainment. The study process of determining what is happening in a population or study group (e.g. family and dogs, occurrence of cases of behavioral problems)
  

Certificate Awarded: Certified Behavior Management (CBM)

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