Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Adaptation and Learning

by Lindsay, Steven R.; Voith, Victoria Lea

• ISBN13: 9780813807546
• ISBN10: 0813807549
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-23
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Twenty-five years of study and experience went into the making of this one-of-a-kind reference. Veterinarians, animal scientists, dog owners, trainers, consultants, and counsellors will find this book a benchmark reference and handbook concerning positive, humane management and control of dogs.Reflecting the author's extensive work with dogs, this book promises thorough explanations of topics, and proven behavioural strategies that have been designed, tested, and used by the author. More than 50 figures and tables illustrate this unique and significant contribution to dog behaviour, training, and learning.

Author Biography

Steven R. Lindsay, MA, is a dog behavior consultant and trainer in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area, where he teaches handling, training, and behavior modification based on ethological principles. He also conducts seminars and is the author of numerous articles. Mr. Lindsay evaluated, handled, and trained highly skilled dogs for the U.S. military.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
History of Applied Dog Behavior and Training	3	(22)
Social Parallelism, Domestication, and Training	3	(2)
Dogs and the Ancient World	5	(4)
Roots of Modern Training	9	(4)
Organized Competitive Obedience	13	(1)
Dogs and Defense	14	(2)
The Monks of New Skete	16	(1)
New York and the North American Society of Dog Trainers	16	(1)
Science and Behavior	16	(2)
Applied Dog Behavior	18	(3)
Contemporary Trends in Dog Training	21	(1)
References	22	(3)
Behavioral Assessment	25	(44)
Descriptive and Functional Assessment	26	(1)
Behavioral Fact-finding	26	(3)
Defining Behavior as a Problem	29	(2)
Functional Analysis and Working Hypotheses	31	(1)
Dead-dog Rule	31	(2)
Training Plan	33	(6)
Describing and Classifying Behavior Problems	39	(5)
Common Etiological Factors Underlying Behavior Problems	44	(6)
Control and Management of Behavior Problems versus Cure	50	(2)
Evaluation Forms	52	(1)
Client Worksheet	52	(1)
Dog Behavior Questionnaire	53	(7)
Puppy Behavior Profile	60	(4)
Puppy Temperament Testing and Evaluation	64	(4)
References	68	(1)
Fears and Phobias	69	(24)
Incidence of Fear-related Behavior Problems	69	(1)
Assessment and Evaluation of Fear-related Problems	70	(1)
Contributions of Learning	71	(2)
What Is Fear?	73	(1)
Innate and Acquired Fear	73	(2)
Fear and Conditioning	75	(4)
Anxiety	79	(1)
Phobia	80	(3)
Expectancy Bias	83	(2)
Prediction and Control	85	(1)
Efficacy Expectancies	86	(3)
Primal Sensory Modalities Mediating Attraction and Aversion	89	(1)
Play and Fear	90	(1)
References	91	(2)
Attachment, Separation, and Related Problems	93	(38)
Attachment and Separation	93	(1)
Attachment and Separation Distress	93	(1)
Bowlby's Social Bond Theory	94	(2)
Psychobiological Attunement: The Bioregulatory Hypothesis	96	(1)
Opponent-process Theory and Separation Distress	96	(3)
Supernormal Attachment Hypothesis	99	(1)
Neoteny and Dependency	100	(1)
Biological Stress and Separation Distress	101	(1)
Separation Distress and Coactive Influences	102	(5)
Ontogenesis of Separation Distress	107	(1)
Development of Attachments and Separation-related Distress	107	(4)
Attachment and Learning	111	(4)
Comparison Between Dog and Wolf Exposure to Social Separation	115	(2)
Separation-related Problems	116	(1)
Worry and Guilt: The Human Dimension of Separation Distress	117	(1)
Behavioral Expressions of Separation Distress	117	(2)
Assessing Separation-related Problems	119	(3)
Etiologies, Ethology, and Risk Factors	122	(2)
Separation Distress and Retroactive Punishment	124	(1)
Aging and Separation-related Problems	125	(1)
References	126	(5)
Excessive Bebavior	131	(30)
Compulsive Behavior	131	(1)
Definitions	131	(2)
Etiology	133	(2)
Displacement Activity	135	(2)
Adjunctive Behavior and Compulsions	137	(3)
Conflict and Coactive Factors	140	(3)
Compulsive Behavior Problems	143	(3)
Assessment and Evaluation	146	(1)
Prevention	147	(1)
Hyperactivity	147	(1)
Hyperactivity versus Hyperkinesis	147	(1)
Signs and Incidence	148	(1)
Etiology	149	(4)
CNS-stimulant-response Test	153	(1)
Dietary Factors and Hyperactivity	153	(1)
Two Case Histories	154	(1)
Cognitive Interpretations and Speculation	155	(1)
Behavioral Side Effects of Hyperactivity	156	(1)
References	157	(4)
Aggressive Behavior: Basic Concepts and Principles	161	(42)
Introduction	161	(1)
Characteristics of Dogs That Bite: Age and Sex	161	(1)
Incidence and Targets of Aggression	162	(2)
Emotional Trauma of Dog Attacks on Children	164	(1)
Dogs That Kill	164	(1)
Dog Attacks versus Human Fatal Assaults on Children	165	(1)
Basic Categories	166	(2)
Classifying Aggression: Motivational Considerations	168	(7)
A Nomenclature of Aggressive Behavior	175	(4)
Predatory Behavior	179	(1)
Genetics and Aggression	180	(1)
Hormones and Aggressive Behavior	181	(7)
Nutrition and Aggression	188	(1)
Role of Integrated Compliance and Obedience Training	189	(2)
Children, Dogs, and Aggression	191	(1)
Preventing Problems	191	(3)
Dog and Baby	194	(1)
Evaluating the Risk	194	(2)
Preventing Bites	196	(1)
References	197	(6)
Intraspecific and Territorial Aggression	203	(26)
Intraspecifrc Aggression	203	(1)
Etiology and Assessment	204	(1)
Owner Characteristics of Aggressors and Victims	204	(1)
Domestication and Developmental Factors	205	(1)
Hormonal Influences	206	(1)
Socialization and Aggression	207	(2)
Virago Syndrome	209	(2)
Aggression Between Dogs Sharing the Same Household	211	(1)
Prevention	212	(1)
Territorial Defense	212	(1)
Control-vector Analysis of Territory	213	(4)
How Territory Is Established and Defended	217	(4)
Free-floating Territory	221	(1)
Territorial Aggression versus Group Protection	221	(1)
Variables Influencing Territorial Aggression	222	(3)
Fear-related Aggression	225	(1)
Fear and Aggression	225	(1)
References	226	(3)
Social Competition and Aggression	229	(44)
Assessment and Identification	229	(5)
Concept of Social Dominance	234	(1)
Defining Dominance	234	(1)
Structure of Dominance Relations	235	(1)
Social Dominance and Aggression	236	(2)
Dominance and Social Harmony	238	(4)
Interspecies Social Dominance	242	(2)
Social Distance and Polarity	244	(2)
Affiliation and Social Dominance	246	(4)
Play and Aggression	250	(3)
Cognition and Aggression	253	(1)
Anxiety, Frustration, and Aggression	254	(2)
Behavioral Thresholds and Aggression	256	(3)
Aversive Trauma, Social Loss, and Aggression	259	(1)
Learning and Dominance	260	(4)
Social Competition, Development, and Aggression	264	(2)
Temperament Tests and Aggression	266	(3)
Prevention	269	(1)
References	269	(4)
Appetitive and Elimination Problems	273	(28)
Appetitive Problems	273	(1)
Excessive Eating and Obesity	273	(4)
Inappetence and Anorexia	277	(1)
Pica and Destructive Behavior	277	(2)
Pica and Scavenging	279	(1)
Coprophagy	280	(1)
Putative Causes of Coprophagy	281	(2)
Evolutionary Rationale	283	(2)
Elimination Problems	285	(1)
Physiology, Neural Control, and Learning	285	(2)
Elimination Behavior	287	(2)
Common Elimination Problems	289	(6)
Defecation Problems	295	(1)
Flatulence	296	(1)
Grass Burn and Urine	296	(1)
References	297	(4)
Cynopraxis	301	(16)
Cynopraxic Counseling	301	(2)
Behavior Problems and the Family	303	(3)
Psychological Factors	306	(2)
Attributional Styles	308	(3)
Psychodynamic Factors	311	(1)
Social Placebos	312	(1)
The Cynopraxic Trainer's Attitude	313	(1)
References	314	(3)
Index	317