Dog Aggression Specialist

Courses

THE DOG PARTNERSHIP COURSE

A way of life not a system

On the Dog Partnership Course, you will not working with work your own dog. You will be allocated a dog from a shelter, who may be a long term or permanent resident. This dog will stay with you for the duration of the course. There are no spectators. giving each delegate full benefit from the course. This course is designed to give you a totally ‘hand's on' experience.

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.

You will be required to complete practical 'homework' between courses. 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!

Whilst the course is usually run from a shelter. If this is not possible participants are asked to bring a dog known to them; either their own dog or a dog they are working with at a shelter (which is preferable). There will be a maximum of 12 participants on the course.

The Dog Partnership course comes in 4 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.

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

This course is designed to teach dogs and their owners useful skills for living in a domestic environment.

This is not an obedience training course, all skills taught are practical and applicable to day to day living.

These skills include, sociable behaviour with people and other dogs, including family members; returning to the owner when called; searching for missing objects, such as mobile phone and keys etc. and many more useful exercises.

On this module you will learn how to teach the above skills

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

Module Four

Introducing the Dog Partnership philosophy to clients

Running Dog Partnership Companion Dog courses

A further insight to Teaching Dogs

Forming Communication Classes

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.

Two Seminar on Working with Bull Breeds in a Shelter Environment and Dog Group Structures (planned for Autumn 2013/Winter 2014)

Working with Bull Breeds in a Shelter Environment presented by Giusy D’Angelo

Giusy D’Angelo has been working in dog welfare for many years. She currently works for Ente Nazionale Protezione Animali. Giusy has a passion for bull breeds, in particular those previously used for fighting. She now dedicates most of her time rehabilitating and re-homing these dogs. Giusy, with her unique approach, will give you an enlightening insight into these greatly misunderstood breeds.

Bull Breeds are the most common type of dog in shelters at the moment. Whilst Giusy’s talk will be focused mainly around her work with ex fighting dogs, her knowledge and experience is invaluable to anyone working with Bull Breeds in general Her views are empathetic but at the same time realistic. As everyone is aware, many Bull Breed types are, or have the potential to be antisocial with other animals.

However, Giusy has successfully rehabilitated and re-homed many unsociable dogs, including ex fighting dogs. And they are now sociable members of society. Giusy uses The Dog Partnership philosophy when working with these dogs; more details of which can be found on The Dog Partnership website – www.dogpartnership.com

Giusy also runs her own Companion Dog School from various venues in the north of Italy. Like Michele, Giusy runs communication groups with the help of Teaching Dogs. She has several excellent Teaching Dogs, most of whom she adopted because of behavioural issues.

Giusy’s presentation will include:

Character of the Bull Breeds bred for fighting

Communication skills of the Bull Breeds bred for fighting

Rehabilitation of ex-fighting dogs

Dog Group Structures presented by Michele Minunno

Michele Minunno is a trainee vet living in the south of Italy. He has lived alongside Stray and Feral dogs all of his life. He also works as a dog trainer where his approach is greatly influenced by his experiences with these dogs. He runs communication groups with the help of Teaching Dogs, two of his own dogs being his main Teachers. Both of these dogs were abandoned and have the most amazing teaching skills.

With a few friends, he now dedicates his spare time to caring for and rehoming some of these dogs. Not all of them will cope with living in a domestic environment. The dogs that cannot be rehomed are watched over by Michele and his dedicated team of friends on a daily basis. Michele and his friends cover all costs. They have named their team: CANI LIBERI

Michele has also studied groups of dogs residing at the veterinary university close to where he lives. Michele noticed the difference between the various groups structure and continues to watch and care for them daily. In doing this he is also learning from the best teachers of all – the dogs themselves.

Michele is now coming to England, for the first time, to share his knowledge based on years of experience with these dogs. This is the first seminar of its kind in the UK. Any dog lover will not fail to be fascinated and impressed with Michele’s presentation.

Workshop Diary

Michele’s presentation will cover:

Group structure, organisation and differences
Individual characters & roles in the packs
Bonds & Friendships
Territory
Differences in dogs needs in house & stray life
Differences in stress levels in house & stray dogs
Abandoned dogs & their changes after stray life
Stray dogs & their changes after house life

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

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