Handbook of applied dog behavior and training . Volume 3 Procedures and protocols [[electronic resource] /] / Steven R. Lindsay

• Autore: Lindsay Steven R. <1951->
• Pubblicazione: Ames, IA, : Blackwell Publishing, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (824 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.7; 636.70835
• Soggetto topico: Dogs - Behavior; Dogs - Training
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Cynopraxic Training: Basic Procedures and Techniques; Part 1: Foundations and Theory; Benefits of Cynopraxic Training; Specific Benefits of Various Exercises; Behavioral Equilibrium; Signals and Communication; Attention and Impulse Control; Interrupting Behavior; Training and Play; The Training Space; Directive Prompts and Blocking; Part 2: Tools and Techniques; Training Tools; Bridges, Markers, and Flags; The Training Session; Play Training; Part 3: Training Projects and Exercises; Introductory Lessons; Walking on Leash; Basic Exercises; Stay Training ; HeelingWalking Stand-Stay and Distance Exercises; Recall Training; References; 2 House Training, Destructive Behavior, and Appetitive Problems; Part 1: House Training; House-Training Basics; Common House-Training Problems; Part 2: Destructive Behavior In Puppies; Assessing and Controlling Destructive Behavior; Selecting Appropriate Chew Items; Redirecting and Discouraging Destructive Behavior; Part 3: Destructive Behavior In Adult Dogs; Basic Training, Exercise, and Play; Controlling Inappropriate Chewing Activities; Aversive Startle and the Control of Destructive Behavior ; Miscellaneous Devices and Techniques for Deterring Destructive BehaviorDigging; Part 4: Appetitive Problems; Pica and Scavenging; Coprophagy; Part 5: Crate Training; Selecting a Crate; Guidelines for Successful Crate Training; Dangers of Excessive Crate Confinement; Ethological Rationalizations of Crate Confinement; References; 3 Fears and Phobias; Part 1: Orientation and Basic Concepts; Coping with Fear; Basic Training and Fear; Neurobiological Substrates of Anxiety and Fear; Pharmacological Control of Anxiety and Fear; Exercise and Diet; Active and Passive Contingency Management Strategies ; Habituation, Sensitization, and Preventive-Exposure TrainingSocial Facilitation and Modeling; Coping with Fear and Stress: Licking and Yawning; Counterconditioning; Play and Counterconditioning; Instrumental Control and Fear; Graded Exposure and Response Prevention; Part 2: Fears and Phobias: Treatment Procedures and Protocols; Fear of Pain and Discomfort; Storm and Thunder Phobias; Fear of Loud Noises and Household Sounds; Fear of Sudden Movement or Change; Fear of Heights; Fear of Water; Fear of Riding in Cars; Fear of Enclosed Spaces and Confinement; Social Fears and Inhibitions ; References4 Separation Distress and Panic; Part 1: Neurobiology and Ontogenetic Influences; Neurobiological Substrates of Attachment and Separation Distress; Pharmacological Control of Separation Distress; Potential Alternative Treatments; Separation Distress and Diet; Early Stimulation, Separation Exposure, and Emotional Reactivity; Attachment and Separation Problems: Puppies; Part 2: Separation Distress and Panic: Treatment Procedures and Protocols; Attachment and Separation Problems: Adult Dogs; Quality of Social Attachment and Detachment Training; Basic Training and Separation Distress ; Separation-related Problems and Punishment
• Sommario/riassunto: The Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training series provides a coherent and integrated approach to understanding and controlling dog behavior. In Volume 3, various themes introduced in Volumes 1 and 2 are expanded upon, especially causally significant social, biological, and behavioral influences that impact on the etiology of behavior problems and their treatment. Ethological observations, relevant behavioral and neurobiological research, and dog behavior clinical findings are reviewed and critiqued in detail. Many of the training concepts, procedures, and protocols described have not be
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of applied dog behavior and training
• ISBN: 1-282-29095-9; 9786612290954; 0-470-34451-2; 0-470-34413-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910144842903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II