Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior, Vol. III: Procedures and Protocols

Table of Contents
Cynopraxic Training: Basic Procedures and Techniques
Part 1: Foundations and Theory
- Benefits of Cynopraxic Training
- Specific Benefits of Various Exercises
- Behavioral Equilibrium
- Signals and Communication
- Attention and Impulse Control
- Interrupting Behavior
- Training and Play
- The Training Space
- Directive Prompts and Blocking
- Training Tools
- Bridges, Markers, and Flags
- The Training Session
- Play Training
- Introductory Lessons
- Walking on Leash
- Basic Exercises
- Stay Training
- Heeling
- Walking Stand-Stay and Distance Exercises
- Recall Training
- References
House Training, Destructive Behavior, and Appetitive Problems
Part 1 : House Training
- House-Training Basics
- Common House-Training Problems
- Assessing and Controlling Destructive Behavior
- Selecting Appropriate Chew Items
- Redirecting and Discouraging Destructive Behavior
- Basic Training, Exercise, and Play
- Controlling Inappropriate Chewing Activities
- Aversive Startle and the Control of Destructive Behavior
- Miscellaneous Devices and Techniques for Deterring Destructive Behavior
- Digging
- Pica and Scavenging
- Coprophagy
- Selecting a Crate
- Guidelines for Successful Crate Training
- Dangers of Excessive Crate Confinement
- Ethological Rationalizations of Crate Confinement
- References
Fears and Phobias
Part 1: Orientation and Basic Concepts
- Coping with Fear
- Basic Training and Fear
- Neurobiological Substrates of Anxiety and Fear
- Pharmacological Control of Anxiety and Fear
- Exercise and Diet
- Active and Passive Contingency Management Strategies
- Habituation, Sensitization and Preventive-Exposure Training
- Social Facilitation and Modeling
- Coping with Fear and Stress: Licking and Yawning
- Counterconditioning
- Instrumental Control and Fear
- Graded Exposure and Response Prevention
- Fear of Pain and Discomfort
- Storm and Thunder Phobias
- Fear of Loud Noises and Household Sounds
- Fear of Sudden Movement or Change
- Fear of Heights
- Fear of Water
- Fear of Riding in Cars
- Fear of Enclosed Spaces and Confinement
- Social Fears and Inhibitions
- References
Separation Distress and Panic
Part 1: Neurobiology and Ontogenetic Influences
- Neurobiological Substrates of Attachment and Separation Distress
- Pharmacological Control of Separation Distress
- Potential Alternative Treatments
- Separation Distress and Diet
- Early Stimulation, Separation Exposure, and Emotional Reactivity
- Attachment and Separation Problems: Adult Dogs
- Quality of Social Attachment and Detachment Training
- Basic Training and Separation Distress
- Separation-related Problems and Punishment
- Massage, Play, and Exercise
- References
Compulsive and Hyperactive Excesses
Part 1: Compulsive Behavior Disorders
- Neurobiology and Compulsive Behavior Disorder
- Pharmacological Control of Compulsive Behavior
- Potential Dietary Treatments
- Diagnostic Considerations
- Evaluation, Procedures, and Protocols
- Excessive Licking and Tail Chasing
- Compulsivity and Hyperactivity: Evolutionary Considerations
- Hyperactivity and Neurobiology
- Pharmacological Control of Hyperkinesis
- Behavior Therapy
- Hyperactivity and Social Excesses
- Nuisance or Gem in the Rough
- References
Neurobiology and Development of Aggression
Part 1: Evolution and Neurobiology
- Dominance and the Regulation of Aggression
- Coevolution, Play, Communication, and Aggression
- Emotional Command Systems and Drive Theory
- Adaptive Coping Styles: Play, Flirt, Forbear, and Nip
- Olfaction and Emotional Arousal
- Neurobiological Regulation of Aggression
- Pharmacological Control of Aggression
- Placebo Effects, Endophenotypes, and the Dead-Dog Rule
- Temperament and Aggression
- Tactile Stimulation and Adaptation
- Play, Discipline, and Dominance
- Precocious Aggression Problems
- Competitive Social Excesses
- Difficult Puppies: Establishing the Training Space
- Posture-Facilitated Relaxation
- References
Canine Domestic Aggression
Part 1: Social Competition and Aggression
- Interactive Conflict, Stress, and Social Dominance
- Wolf Model of Dominance and Submission
- Dispersal Tensions and Household Aggression
- Dynamic Modal Relations and Social Dominance
- Filial and Sibling Dominance-Submission Relations
- Involuntary Subordination and Canine Domestic Aggression
- Social Dominance: Dispositional Cause or Attributional Error
- Adverse Environmental and Emotional Influences and Canine Domestic Aggression
- Social Communication and the Regulation of Aggression
- Social Competition, Cooperation, Conflict, and Resentment
- Species-typical Defensive and Offensive Aggression
- Loss of Safety, Depression, Panic, and Aggression
- Canine Domestic Aggression: Assessing the Threat
- Affiliative Conflicts and the Rise of Agonistic Competition
- Anger, Restraint, and Frustration
- Behavior Therapy and Training Procedures
- Manhandling and Physical Punishment
- Aggression and Diet
- Exercise
- Brief Protocols for Canine Domestic Aggression
- Infants and Dogs: Toward the Prevention of Problems
- Introducing Baby and Dog
- The Toddler and Increased Risk
- Child-initiated Aggression and Sibling Rivalry
- References
Impulsive, Extrafamilial, and Intraspecific Aggression
Part 1: Intrafamilial and Extrafamilial Aggression- Classifying Aggression
- Antipredatory Strategy and Autoprotection versus Dominance
- Ontogeny and Reactive Behavior
- Household Stress and Aggression
- Living Space, Proxemic Relations, Inattentiveness, and Autoprotectiveness
- Social Spaces, Frames, and Zones
- Novelty, Sudden Change, and Reactive Adjustments
- Collicular-Periaqueductal Gray Pathways and Reactice Adjustments
- Orienting, Preattentive Sensory Processing, and Visual Acuity
- Social Engagement and Attunement
- Oxytocin, Arginine Vasopression, and Autonomic Attunement
- Argentine Vasopression, Hyperkinesis, and Aggression
- Stress, Thyroid Deficiency, Hypocortisolism, and Aggression
- Activity Success and Failure, Pavlovian Typology, and Coping Styles
- Proactive versus Preemptive Processing and Cynopraxis
- Barking, Motor Displays, and Autonomic Arousal
- Variables Affecting Extrafamilial Aggression
- Conflicts and Rituals Toward Novel Social Stimuli
- Watchdog Behavior
- Attention and Autonomic Regulation
- Play and Autonomic Attunement
- Attention and Play Therapy
- Quality-of-Life Matters
- Opening the Training Space
- Inhibitory Conditioning
- Counterconditioning: Limitations and Precautions
- Precautions for Safer Contact
- Aggressive Barking and Threats Toward Visitors
- Aggressive Barking, Lunging, and Chasing
- Hierarchy, Territory, and the Regulation of Aggression
- Framing the Concept of Hierarchy and Territory
- Unilateral, Bilateral, and Pluralistic Relations
- Ontogeny of Play and Fighting
- Fair Play, Emergent Social Codes, and Cynopraxis
- Intraspecific State and Trait Aggression
- Controlling Intraspecific Aggression Toward Nonfamilial Targets
- Fighting Between Dogs Sharing the Same Household
- Sources of Conflict Between a Newcomer Puppy and a Resident Dog
- Introducing a New Adult Dog into the Household
- Interdog Aggression within the Household
- Sex Hormones and Intraspecific Aggression
- Aggression Toward Cats in the Household
- References
Biobehavioral Monitoring and Electronic Control of Behavior
Part 1: Monitoring Autonomic and Emotional States
- Stress, Temperature, and Behavior
- Cardiovascular Activity and Emotional Behavior
- Devices Used to Monitor Autonomic and Stress-related Changes
- Autoshaping and Automated Training
- Technical Considerations
- Subjective Factors and Electrical Stimulation
- Stress, Distress, and Potential Adverse Side Effects of Electrical Stimulation
- Electical Stimulation Technology
- Behavioral-activated Electronic Training
- Basic Training and Enhancement
- Recall Enhancement
- Behavioral Equilibrium
- Punishment and Aversive Counterconditioning
- Electronic Training and Problem Solving
- Electronic Training and Wildlife Conservation
- Electrical Stimulation and Working Dogs: A Shocking Study
- Electronic Training Collars in Perspective
- Future Prospects and Trends
- References
Cynopraxis: Theory, Philosophy, and Ethics
Part 1: Training Theory
- What is Cynopraxis?
- Cynopraxic Training Theory
- Basic Postulates, Units, Processes, and Mechanisms
- Prediction Error and Adaptation
- Adaptation, Prediction Error, and Distress
- Comparator Processing, Allostasis, and Adaptive Optimization
- Somatic versus Cortical Reward, Projects and Ventures, and Power Incentives
- Expectancies, Emotion, and Stress
- Autonomic Arousal, Drive,and Action Modes
- Play and Drive
- Fair Play and the Golden Rule
- Neural Comparator System
- Phylogenetic Survival Modes
- Genetic Influences and Adaptive and Reactive Coping Styles
- Neurobiology and Loss of Adaptability
- Ontogeny, Coping, and Social Behavior
- Attunement, Attachment, and the Human-Dog Bond
- Opportunity with Limit
- Hitting and Missing the Mark
- Big Bangs and Black Holes: Extraversion, Introversion, and Disorganizing Load
- Coping with Conflict
- Restraint, Unavoidable Aversive Stimulation, and Stress
- Attentional Nexus, Allocetrism, and Attunement
- Sensitivity to Human Attentional States
- Complex Social Behavior and Model/Rival Learning
- Cynopraxis and Ethics
- Owner Control Styles and Welfare Agendas
- Anthropic Dominance Ideation, Perceived Power, and Control Styles
- Power-dominance Ideation and Treatment Protocols
- Problematic Trends and Obstacles to Adaptive Coping and Attunement
- Cynopraxis: Allostasis, Adaptability, and Health
- Hydra-Protean Side Effects, the Dead-dog Rule, and the LIMA Principle
- References
Sit-Stay Program
- Modified Sit-Stay Instructions
- Sit-Stay Tasks
- Reference
Sit, Down, Stand, and Stay Practice Variations
Posture-Facilitated Relaxation (PFR) Training
- Basic Guidelines and PFR Techniques
- PFR Training Instructions
- References
Puppy Temperament Testing and Evaluation
- Temperament Testing
- Testing Procedures
- Significance and Interpretation
- References