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CONSTRUCTIONAL AGGRESSION TREATMENT - SHAPING YOUR WAY OUT OF AGGRESSION DVD, 2ND EDITION
by Dr. Jesus Rosales-Ruiz and Kellie Snider (See other books by author)
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Publisher: TAWZER DOG VIDEOS/TAWZ
Edition: 2007 DVD
Run Time: Appx. 10.5 HRS
ISBN: #200600
Item: DTB947
Ships the next business day.
Summary: NEW 2ND EDITION - The second edition DVD set is presented here with new video, fine-tuned and expanded procedures, and a document CD included. More camera angles, added trials, Q & A's and before/after sets.
C.A.T. is a functional approach to changing aggressive behavior. It acknowledges that the dog is already receiving reinforcement for aggression and sets up a procedure in which the same reinforcer that currently supports the aggression is arranged to follow only desirable, safe behaviors. As the procedure progresses, the ultimate outcome is a once-aggressive dog that is now friendly.
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Expanded Description:
NEW 2ND EDITION - The second edition DVD set is presented here with new video, fine-tuned and expanded procedures, and a document CD included. More camera angles, added trials, Q & A's and before/after sets.
As a result of the first DVD set, professional and novice trainers around the world (nine countries and counting) are using the C.A.T. procedure and changing dogs’ lives and the lives of the people who care about them.
Current consensus in behavioral science labels aggression as a classical conditioning problem, and the treatment, accordingly, is desensitization and counter conditioning. But that might all be changing. Research done at the University of North Texas suggests that classical treatments for aggression may have us all barking up the wrong tree. Kellie and Dr. Jesus Rosales-Ruiz have devised a shaping-based, operant approach to treating aggression in clients' homes that is producing stronger and much faster results than classical treatments. This seminar introduces the UNT research and Kellie and Jesus' training procedure. (Demo video and live demonstration is used to see their training in action.) Other topics covered include cue poisoning, functional analyses of aggressive behaviors, and stimulus control. (Five DVDs.)
Research done by University of North Texas associate professor Jesús Rosales-Ruiz, Ph.D. with researcher Kellie Snider, M.S. demonstrates that classical treatments for aggression have us barking up the wrong tree. C.A.T. is a humane improvement over desensitization, counter conditioning and distraction procedures. C.A.T. is an operant approach to treating aggression, not in a laboratory, but in the real world where aggression occurs. C.A.T. typically produces long-lasting results in far less time than any positive treatment available until now, and without the undesirable side-effects that are common with punishment procedures. This new presentation addresses issues of generalization and stimulus control in greater detail than in the original DVD set, giving viewers more information about how to maintain and expand the results of the treatment.
C.A.T. is a functional approach to changing aggressive behavior. It acknowledges that the dog is already receiving reinforcement for aggression and sets up a procedure in which the same reinforcer that currently supports the aggression is arranged to follow only desirable, safe behaviors. As the procedure progresses, the ultimate outcome is a once-aggressive dog that is now friendly.
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| Definitely Not Flooding, August 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Patricia Tiernan |
I love CAT and credit the work I've done with my dog to his continued progress. It is the antithesis of flooding. When done correctly the dog should not have any outbreaks. Instead it should be performed subthreshold giving the dog an opportunity to offer affiliative behaviors. I urge anyone who does work with reactive/aggressive dogs to educate themselves with this method.
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| Flooding..., June 19, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Aush Wilder |
Actually, CAT is based around the dog reacting. The dog HAS to be over threshold in order for it to work.
It works by presenting the dog's trigger, and waiting for the dog to STOP reacting, then the trigger is removed, thereby rewarding the dog and 'teaching' him or her that the 'scary thing' goes away when they stop reacting or aggressing. By definition, CAT IS flooding. It can - and does - work, but it isn't appropriate for most dogs, especially those who are reacting due to fear (which science tells us is a main cause of aggression). It isn't a 'new' or 'modern' concept, and it certainly does not qualify as positive or dog friendly.
Approach CAT with caution! |
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| Not Flooding, May 22, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Susan Shipley |
| I think the first reviewer might be confused about the procedure. At no point is the dog supposed to be 'over threshold' or displaying anything more than mild interest. The criteria for distance is no different from any other counter conditioning/desensitization protocol. The difference is that the reward for getting close to the Scary Thing is what the dog really wants - to have it go away. He learns very quickly that he can make the ST go away by calming himself and displaying friendly behavior. By calming himself and displaying friendly behavior, the dog becomes less fearful (the best kind of feedback loop). The end result is a dog who begins to have genuine friendly interest in other dogs (or scary humans, etc.) vs. a dog who merely tolerates the ST. |
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