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Hope you enjoyed the first podcast with Teresa Lewin, the co-founder and vice president of Doggone Safe on dog bite prevention.
Teresa and I still had a little bit of laughter in our voice when we started the pod cast. Teresa is training a Belgian Malinois puppy and puppies always make us smile. Belgian Malinois is a working dog. Would you like Teresa and I to talk about what is involved in training a working dog?
In this pod cast we talked about How Dogs Communicate With Us and Displacement Behaviour. What is a displacement behaviour? It is a normal behaviour taken out of context and is presented when the dog is under some sort of conflict and anxiety. We go into more about displacement behaviours in our next pod cast.
Dogs communicate mostly through their body and we tend to miss them. Subtle signals are paw lift, toes curling, whiskers, ears, panting vs mouth closed. What about the white of the eye? What about the tail? Where is the tail? Is it tucked under? Is it wagging? What about the body that is curled up with ears erect or rolled forward? It is important to speak dog with your children. Sign up for the Dog Body Language course. The promotion is listed below.
Part 3 – Available 2/28/10
- We will finish talking about displacement behaviours.
To be Scheduled
- What happens when a dog bites?
- What happens to the dog bite victim?
- Why do dogs bite and how do they warn us?
- What tools should children have to be safe around dogs?
- What should parents do when hiring a baby sitter that own a dog?
- What should dog owners do to keep their dog safe and bite free?
- What is your next project?
If you have any suggestions or requests for future pod casts with Teresa, we would love to hear from you! Send us your comments.
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Information for parents. Teresa’s Rules National Canine Research Council Teresa at TAGTeach
Teresa’s bio:
- Expert Canadian Dog Bite Prevention Educator
- Canine Behavior Specialist
- Co-author; Getting Started, Clicker Training Your Rabbit
- Co-creator of Doggone Crazy! board game for dog bite prevention
- Co-founder of Doggone Safe Canada’s first non profit dedicated to dog bite prevention
- Vice President of Doggone Safe, Inc
Here education and experience is from:
- Service dog training, tracking, obedience, aggressive dog rehabilitation
- Works with and trained with behaviorists/trainers all over the world
- Contracted by therapist to assist with dog bite victim cases
- Manages the dog bite victim group for Doggone Safe
- Currently working towards training security and bomb dog handlers on how to handle their dogs for Olympus K9
- Currently working on producing schutzhund behaviours uisng the clicker
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and much more, along with awards and publications.
Displacement Behaviours with Teresa Lewin
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In this pod cast Teresa Teresa Lewin, the co-founder and vice president of Doggone Safe and I finish talking about Displacement Behaviours. Teresa and I also discuss the pod cast with Greg Ceci on Off Leash Walking and Training. Plus, we introduced the Bunny and Rabbit pod casts for our rabbit owners.
What is displacement behaviour? It is a normal behaviour taken out of context and is presented when the dog is under some sort of conflict and anxiety.
Nobody, including dogs like direct conflict or confrontations and we all replace that thought. Teresa licks her lips, I curl my toes and a dog licks his lips. With various displacement behaviours combined and some by themselves, the dogs are telling us I am uncomfortable. Please leave me alone.
In this pod cast we paint the picture of the family in the living room with the fire going in the fireplace. The parents are on the couch and the dog is lying on the floor with the children resting against the dog. The dog starts to pant, then he starts to yawn and nobody notices. Then gives a big, big lick. But he has had nothing to eat and drink! Why is he licking? This is an example of displacement behaviour which is being ignored. Since the dog has not jumped up or barked, you might think that the dog is happy with this situation. But in this picture, the dog is telling the parents in every way he knows how, that he is uncomfortable. In this situation the parents can take the dog and put him in his crate or dog safety zone.
When you learn to speak dog, everybody is happy. The dog is happy for you understand what he is telling you. It reduces and prevents dog bites. Just image you go on a trip to a new country and nobody speaks your language and you do not speak theirs. There is a lot of miscommunication going on while you are there! Then you wish you had taken the time to learn the language. You would have had a great time, for you would have understood what everybody was telling you and you would have been able to communicate. It is the same when owning a dog and that is why Teresa and I talk about the importance of learning to speak dog.
A lot of people talk about risk. What is risk? There are two elements to make a risk; exposure and hazard. “Can the dog bite me?”, that is the exposure and “Will the dog bite me?”, is the hazard. The risk changes depend upon where you are taking your dog and it is important that care takers evaluate the risk. A lot of dog bites can be prevented when we watch our dogs and others on what they are communicating to us.
Doggone Safe offers a course called Basic Body Language. It is a great course to learn about dogs body language and where you can learn to speak dog. There is the Be A Tree Program, where children are taught the basic body language.
Chester loves his Chopmerrrs, so we are offering 15% off Chopmerrrs when you enter Chop at checkout at Chesters Pet Shoppe. This is Chester’s favorite toy! Chester is on the home page with his Ginger-man Chopmerrr. The toy is made in New Hampshire by Great State. They are stuffed with remants! No more white fluffy stuff!
Parents take this quiz with your children.
Teresa’s bio:
Here education and experience is from: