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Manual of Clinical Behavioral Medicine for Dogs and Cats - E-Book
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World-renowned author Dr. Karen Overall is a leading veterinary behavior specialist and a founding member of the board of clinical specialists, a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behavior, certified by the Animal Behavior Society as an Applied Animal Behaviorist, and one of The Bark magazine’s 100 most influential people in the dog world. Companion DVD includes a 30-minute video of the author demonstrating techniques for correcting and preventing canine behavior problems, and provides handouts to assist the pet owner with behavioral modification techniques. Supplemental material includes 45 client handouts, 12 informed consent forms, and 5 questionnaires that help you zero in on the pet’s behavior. Hundreds of images illustrate important techniques and key concepts. Tables and boxes summarize key assessment information, behavioral cues, and pharmacologic management.
World-renowned author Dr. Karen Overall is a leading veterinary behavior specialist and a founding member of the board of clinical specialists, a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behavior, certified by the Animal Behavior Society as an Applied Animal Behaviorist, and one of The Bark magazine’s 100 most influential people in the dog world. Companion DVD includes a 30-minute video of the author demonstrating techniques for correcting and preventing canine behavior problems, and provides handouts to assist the pet owner with behavioral modification techniques. Supplemental material includes 45 client handouts, 12 informed consent forms, and 5 questionnaires that help you zero in on the pet’s behavior. Hundreds of images illustrate important techniques and key concepts. Tables and boxes summarize key assessment information, behavioral cues, and pharmacologic management.
2358 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 4, 2013
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September 12, 2017
Great edition - very detailed with intensive protocols.
December 13, 2023
Not so sure about this one, I was expecting something really scientific and comprehensive, but there are multiple strange quirks and biases with this book, and to be honest I think it could have used a good edit.
For example, multiple terms (such as "reactivity") are introduced and discussed without first being defined. At some points in the book she uses the term "punishment" in the colloquial sense (as "something aversive") and at others she uses it in the operant conditioning sense, making it sometimes hard to understand exactly what she means. The term "negative reinforcement" is also defined in several different ways at different points in the book (sometimes consistent with normal operant conditioning definitions, and sometimes not).
She dislikes CAT and BAT, and likes LAT, but some of the criticisms she makes of the former can be applied to the later. She strongly cautions that muzzles should be conditioned before use to make sure dogs don't find them aversive, but claims that head collars are "wonderful" for most dogs and neglects to mention that many dogs will find these aversive without conditioning.
Worth a read, there are some good protocols here, but considering it was written by a veterinary specialist for other veterinarians, I really was expecting something better organised and better edited.
For example, multiple terms (such as "reactivity") are introduced and discussed without first being defined. At some points in the book she uses the term "punishment" in the colloquial sense (as "something aversive") and at others she uses it in the operant conditioning sense, making it sometimes hard to understand exactly what she means. The term "negative reinforcement" is also defined in several different ways at different points in the book (sometimes consistent with normal operant conditioning definitions, and sometimes not).
She dislikes CAT and BAT, and likes LAT, but some of the criticisms she makes of the former can be applied to the later. She strongly cautions that muzzles should be conditioned before use to make sure dogs don't find them aversive, but claims that head collars are "wonderful" for most dogs and neglects to mention that many dogs will find these aversive without conditioning.
Worth a read, there are some good protocols here, but considering it was written by a veterinary specialist for other veterinarians, I really was expecting something better organised and better edited.
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