Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Etiology and Assessment of Behavior Problems (eBook)

Steven R. Lindsay, MA, is a dog behavior consultant and trainer in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area, where he teaches handling, training, and behavior modification based on ethological principles. He also conducts seminars and is the author of numerous articles. Mr. Lindsay evaluated, handled, and trained highly skilled dogs for the U.S. military.

Etiology and Assessment of Behavior Problems 1
Contents 7
Preface 13
Acknowledgments 17
1 History of Applied Dog Behavior and Training 20
Social Parallelism, Domestication, and Training 20
Dogs and the Ancient World 22
Roots of Modern Training 26
Organized Competitive Obedience 30
Dogs and Defense 31
The Monks of New Skete 33
New York and the North American Society of Dog Trainers 33
Science and Behavior 33
Applied Dog Behavior 35
Contemporary Trends in Dog Training 38
References 39
2 Behavioral Assessment 42
Part 1: Descriptive and Functional Assessment 43
Behavioral Fact-finding 43
Defining Behavior as a Problem 46
Functional Analysis and Working Hypotheses 48
Dead-dog Rule 48
Training Plan 50
Describing and Classifying Behavior Problems 56
Common Etiological Factors Underlying Behavior Problems 61
Control and Management of Behavior Problems versus Cure 67
Part 2: Evaluation Forms 69
Client Worksheet 69
Dog Behavior Questionnaire 70
Puppy Behavior Profile 77
Puppy Temperament Testing and Evaluation 81
References 85
3 Fears and Phobias 86
Incidence of Fear-related Behavior Problems 86
Assessment and Evaluation of Fear-related Problems 87
Contributions of Learning 88
What Is Fear? 90
Innate and Acquired Fear 90
Fear and Conditioning 92
Anxiety 96
Phobia 97
Expectancy Bias 100
Prediction and Control 102
Efficacy Expectancies 103
Primal Sensory Modalities Mediating Attraction and Aversion 106
Play and Fear 107
References 108
4 Attachment, Separation, and Related Problems 110
Part 1: Attachment and Separation 110
Attachment and Separation Distress 110
Bowlby’s Social Bond Theory 111
Psychobiological Attunement: The Bioregulatory Hypothesis 113
Opponent-process Theory and Separation Distress 113
Supernormal Attachment Hypothesis 116
Neoteny and Dependency 117
Biological Stress and Separation Distress 118
Separation Distress and Coactive Influences 119
Part 2: Ontogenesis of Separation Distress 124
Development of Attachments and Separation-related Distress 124
Attachment and Learning 128
Comparison Between Dog and Wolf Exposure to Social Separation 132
Part 3: Separation-related Problems 133
Worry and Guilt: The Human Dimension of Separation Distress 134
Behavioral Expressions of Separation Distress 134
Assessing Separation-related Problems 136
Etiologies, Ethology, and Risk Factors 139
Separation Distress and Retroactive Punishment 141
Aging and Separation-related Problems 142
References 143
5 Excessive Behavior 148
Part 1: Compulsive Behavior 148
Definitions 148
Etiology 150
Displacement Activity 152
Adjunctive Behavior and Compulsions 8
Conflict and Coactive Factors 157
Compulsive Behavior Problems 160
Assessment and Evaluation 163
Prevention 164
Part 2: Hyperactivity 164
Hyperactivity versus Hyperkinesis 164
Signs and Incidence 165
Etiology 166
CNS-stimulant-response Test 170
Dietary Factors and Hyperactivity 170
Two Case Histories 171
Cognitive Interpretations and Speculation 172
Behavioral Side Effects of Hyperactivity 173
References 174
6 Aggressive Behavior: Basic Concepts and Principles 178
Part 1: Introduction 178
Characteristics of Dogs That Bite: Age and Sex 178
Incidence and Targets of Aggression 179
Emotional Trauma of Dog Attacks on Children 181
Dogs That Kill 181
Dog Attacks versus Human Fatal Assaults on Children 182
Basic Categories 183
Classifying Aggression: Motivational Considerations 185
A Nomenclature of Aggressive Behavior 192
Predatory Behavior 196
Genetics and Aggression 197
Hormones and Aggressive Behavior 198
Nutrition and Aggression 205
Role of Integrated Compliance and Obedience Training 206
Part 2: Children, Dogs, and Aggression 208
Preventing Problems 208
Dog and Baby 211
Evaluating the Risk 211
Preventing Bites 213
References 9
7 Intraspecific and Territorial Aggression 220
Part 1: Intraspecific Aggression 220
Etiology and Assessment 221
Owner Characteristics of Aggressors and Victims 221
Domestication and Developmental Factors 222
Hormonal Influences 223
Socialization and Aggression 224
Virago Syndrome 9
Aggression Between Dogs Sharing the Same Household 228
Prevention 229
Part 2: Territorial Defense 229
Control-vector Analysis of Territory 230
How Territory Is Established and Defended 234
Free-floating Territory 238
Territorial Aggression versus Group Protection 238
Variables Influencing Territorial Aggression 239
Part 3: Fear-related Aggression 242
Fear and Aggression 242
References 243
8 Social Competition and Aggression 246
Assessment and Identification 246
Concept of Social Dominance 251
Defining Dominance 251
Structure of Dominance Relations 252
Social Dominance and Aggression 253
Dominance and Social Harmony 255
Interspecies Social Dominance 259
Social Distance and Polarity 261
Affiliation and Social Dominance 263
Play and Aggression 267
Cognition and Aggression 270
Anxiety, Frustration, and Aggression 271
Behavioral Thresholds and Aggression 273
Aversive Trauma, Social Loss, and Aggression 276
Learning and Dominance 277
Social Competition, Development, and Aggression 281
Temperament Tests and Aggression 283
Prevention 286
References 286
9 Appetitive and Elimination Problems 290
Part 1: Appetitive Problems 290
Excessive Eating and Obesity 290
Inappetence and Anorexia 294
Pica and Destructive Behavior 294
Pica and Scavenging 296
Coprophagy 297
Putative Causes of Coprophagy 298
Evolutionary Rationale 300
Part 2: Elimination Problems 302
Physiology, Neural Control, and Learning 302
Elimination Behavior 304
Common Elimination Problems 306
Defecation Problems 312
Flatulence 313
Grass Burn and Urine 313
References 314
10 Cynopraxis 318
Cynopraxic Counseling 318
Behavior Problems and the Family 320
Psychological Factors 323
Attributional Styles 325
Psychodynamic Factors 328
Social Placebos 329
The Cynopraxic Trainer’s Attitude 330
References 331
Index 334