Offleash wrangling classes/husbandry Flashcards
What inspired the husbandry project?
Charig Patel & buffy’s cruiticate injury
What is wrangling
Man handling off leash dogs
What are the big ticket items for wrangling in an obedience class setting?
Collar grabbing
Dog grabbing
Owner Ed and skills
What is a key safety consideration for wrangling in classes?
Puppies vs adults - very different propositions
Why is wrangling different from adult dogs?
Jaw strength
What might cause dogs to bite us when we are wrangling?
Redirected aggression/bite
Pre exisiting body handling issues
What might cause dogs to bite us when we are wrangling?
Redirected aggression/bite
Pre-existing body handling issues
Screening for ABI (this is often unknown)
How can we do safety screening?
Sign up/application form questions
What is a sign up/application q for safety screening?
Does your dog ever growl, snarl, snap or bite when you:
1) Grab his collar
2) Grab him when he’s not expecting it
3) Touch him when he’s very interested in something on leash
4) Pull him out of dog play
What informal safety screening can you do for wrangling?
Informal class poll
What is a script you can use for an informal class poll in reference to redirected bites
We’re going to take a break from obedience and practice some stuff that will come in handy at the dog park, and in emergencies, like your dog getting into a fight with another dog - not all dogs are okay being grabbed and manhandled: does anybody have a dog who is skittish about this, who panics and growls or snaps? we need to know so we can build those guys up more gradually, more slowly!
What is being grabbable?
A skill as opposed to “nice vs naughty” “good vs bad”
Why do we make it clear why we are asking about snappy/skittish dogs when being grabbed??
We are going to be more cautious, go more slowly. There is nothing wrong with them, we are going to help him feel better about being grabbed. No one wants the worst dog in class!
What do we need to bear in mind with safety screening?
They do not replace waivers, business entities and liability insurance
What is a redirected bite?
The “right” behaviour at the wrong target
An agitated/frustrated dog who wants to investigate of do something to somebody else but ends up biting the wrong target.
What do dog pro’s agree on are the worst bites (from JD experience)
Redirected bites
What do we need to understand re harder mouth redirects?
1) We don’t have perfect knowledge
2) Plenty of redirected bites are the only bites on record - is this just their mouth? is this just an unknown mouth becoming known?
3) Do dogs discriminate between dog-dog and dog-human i.e. 2 types of ABI??
What else do we need to consider regarding re-directed education?
Equal opportunity issue
This isn’t “good/bad dog” it’s isolated to opportunity. the dog can be extremely safe they can and will redirect.
Re directs are not symptomatic or predictive of any other kind of aggress. They are context driven
How do owners take redirected bites?
They take it very personally. We need to help them understand that this isn’t a personal thing.
What do we need to educate clients on regarding re directed aggression?
4 points
What is it
Harder mouth issue
Equal opportunity issue
Minimising likelihood via wrangling chops
What do we do in classes if we have puppy class grads and unknown dogs?
Split them and have a fast track for puppy class grads
How would we lead the intro discussion?
Ask if anybody knows what a redirected bite is?
R+ humans for approximations of:
a) answering at all
b) Biting you instead of
c) Taking anger or frustration out on
d) Lashing out blindly
e) In the heat of
f) human analogies
What do we do in a redirect discussion?
Shape people
Guide them towards the answers/prompt them
Get them actively thinking
What are some human analogies of redirected aggression
Hitting the wall
Banging the desk
Slamming the door
Stamping feet
Shouting
tech going wrong! where do you direct your anger?
What does this mean? Am I a felon?! no! dogs get mad too. Its a frustration outburst
What is our leading question in a discussion about redirects when talking about what it means? When talking about the dogs character
Does it mean the dog is aggressive?
R+ people for approximations of NO!
What are the big 4 contexts we get a lot of redirects?
1) Putting hands into a dog fight
2) Putting hands on dogs who are going off: doing watchdog or spooky displays (go away barking etc)
3) Putting hands on dogs who are trying to chase critters
4) Putting hands on dogs who are playing
What exercises can we do in classes to prevent redirected aggression - level 1
1) focus dog away fm handler - organic opps, toss a treat/toy
2) wait a few secs [frustration builds wt time]
3) slow-mo emergency grab [demo]
4) laugh - treat - then allow approach
What exercises can we do in classes to prevent redirected aggression - level 2
Change ONE THING
Change the grab - warm up - then violent grab
What exercises can we do in classes to prevent redirected aggression - level 3
Change ONE thing - wait longer or deliberately agitate the dog
Drop back to slow mo
What exercises can we do in classes to prevent redirected aggression - level 4
Violent grab after slow mo warm up
What are the parameters in the redirect prevention exercises plan?
Degree of warm up
Invasiveness of grab [suddenness of grab]
Duration (length of agitation)
When is warm up important?
When there is a realism element in the TB
Situations where you don’t get 2 chances!
What is the contingency in the grabbing exercise?
Pavlovian - no behaviour requirement
What exercises can we do in classes to prevent redirected aggression - level 5
As cold as possible
How would you increase the parameters after level 5
Add some realism - contexts take it on the road [bait upgrade?]
Grab and add leash
etc!
What is the golden ring of training with clients?
Being able to DO it, on their own, and troubleshoot in real-time.
Tak about backing off on violence and “cook” durations the first time they do it outside.
How do we thoughtfully lead a discussion about taking the bite training into the real world?
Ask them what you are going to do - slow grab, fast grab — why!!!
What is the hidden parameter in the bite redirect plan?
What is the stimulus? - dog, cat, critter, food
What is a hidden parameter?
A parameter that matters but has not been manipulated in the training plan (no attention paid to it - trainer omission)
What are the phases in the husbandry plan
1) ID terminal behaviours [procedures which are common and doable]
2) Draft plans
3) Test plans on dogs, keep notes of splits
4) Refine plans
5) Test plans on larger variety of dogs and trainers
6) Write final drafts of plans and convert to user-friendly language
7) Shoot and edit instructional videos for clinic staff
8) Develop management protocols for no choice but to do procedure situations
9) package and disseminate
What is a vetted TP?
A TP that has been created, tested, and refined on thousands of class and client dogs
