Category Archives: Threshold

Behavior Medicine, Dog Aggression, Dog Aggression Training, Medical factors affecting behavior, Neurochemical Imbalance, Threshold

Sedatives and Dog Aggression Good or Bad Idea?

Posted on by Dog Behaviorist
Gabapentin Dog Anxiety Aggression
11
Mar

Sedatives and Dog Aggression Good or Bad Idea? I have seen a dangerous trend over the last few years. More and more dogs with aggression that I have been called into work with have been prescribed sedatives by their veterinarian, and I see many dogs, as a result, have a much lower bite threshold and […]

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behavior modification, Canine Body Language, counter-conditioning and desensitization, Dog Aggression, dog anxiety, dog fears, Threshold

Understanding Thresholds and Canine Body Language : The Key to Successful Counterconditioning and Desensitization

Posted on by Dog Behaviorist
Canine Thresholds
09
Mar

Understanding Thresholds and Canine Body Language: The Key to Successful Counterconditioning and Desensitization by Will Bangura, M.S., CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, (Dog Behaviorist) Certified Behavior Consultant If you have a dog with anxiety, fear, phobias, reactivity, or aggression, changing these emotional states and their corresponding behaviors is through a behavior modification process known as counterconditioning and desensitization (D/CC.) […]

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