Offleash wrangling classes/husbandry

Question 1

What inspired the husbandry project?

Answer 1

Charig Patel & buffy’s cruiticate injury

Question 2

What is wrangling

Answer 2

Man handling off leash dogs

Question 3

What are the big ticket items for wrangling in an obedience class setting?

Answer 3

Collar grabbing
Dog grabbing
Owner Ed and skills

Question 4

What is a key safety consideration for wrangling in classes?

Answer 4

Puppies vs adults - very different propositions

Question 5

Why is wrangling different from adult dogs?

Answer 5

Jaw strength

Question 6

What might cause dogs to bite us when we are wrangling?

Answer 6

Redirected aggression/bite
Pre exisiting body handling issues

Question 7

What might cause dogs to bite us when we are wrangling?

Answer 7

Redirected aggression/bite
Pre-existing body handling issues
Screening for ABI (this is often unknown)

Question 8

How can we do safety screening?

Answer 8

Sign up/application form questions

Question 9

What is a sign up/application q for safety screening?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What informal safety screening can you do for wrangling?

Answer 10

Informal class poll

Question 11

What is a script you can use for an informal class poll in reference to redirected bites

Answer 11

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!

Question 12

What is being grabbable?

Answer 12

A skill as opposed to “nice vs naughty” “good vs bad”

Question 13

Why do we make it clear why we are asking about snappy/skittish dogs when being grabbed??

Answer 13

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!

Question 14

What do we need to bear in mind with safety screening?

Answer 14

They do not replace waivers, business entities and liability insurance

Question 15

What is a redirected bite?

Answer 15

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.

Question 16

What do dog pro’s agree on are the worst bites (from JD experience)

Answer 16

Redirected bites

Question 17

What do we need to understand re harder mouth redirects?

Answer 17

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??

Question 18

What else do we need to consider regarding re-directed education?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

How do owners take redirected bites?

Answer 19

They take it very personally. We need to help them understand that this isn’t a personal thing.

Question 20

What do we need to educate clients on regarding re directed aggression?

4 points

Answer 20

What is it
Harder mouth issue
Equal opportunity issue
Minimising likelihood via wrangling chops

Question 21

What do we do in classes if we have puppy class grads and unknown dogs?

Answer 21

Split them and have a fast track for puppy class grads

Question 22

How would we lead the intro discussion?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

What do we do in a redirect discussion?

Answer 23

Shape people
Guide them towards the answers/prompt them
Get them actively thinking

Question 24

What are some human analogies of redirected aggression

Answer 24

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

Question 25

What is our leading question in a discussion about redirects when talking about what it means? When talking about the dogs character

Answer 25

Does it mean the dog is aggressive?

R+ people for approximations of NO!

Question 26

What are the big 4 contexts we get a lot of redirects?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

What exercises can we do in classes to prevent redirected aggression - level 1

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What exercises can we do in classes to prevent redirected aggression - level 2

Answer 28

Change ONE THING
Change the grab - warm up - then violent grab

Question 29

What exercises can we do in classes to prevent redirected aggression - level 3

Answer 29

Change ONE thing - wait longer or deliberately agitate the dog

Drop back to slow mo

Question 30

What exercises can we do in classes to prevent redirected aggression - level 4

Answer 30

Violent grab after slow mo warm up

Question 31

What are the parameters in the redirect prevention exercises plan?

Answer 31

Degree of warm up
Invasiveness of grab [suddenness of grab]
Duration (length of agitation)

Question 32

When is warm up important?

Answer 32

When there is a realism element in the TB
Situations where you don’t get 2 chances!

Question 33

What is the contingency in the grabbing exercise?

Answer 33

Pavlovian - no behaviour requirement

Question 34

What exercises can we do in classes to prevent redirected aggression - level 5

Answer 34

As cold as possible

Question 35

How would you increase the parameters after level 5

Answer 35

Add some realism - contexts take it on the road [bait upgrade?]
Grab and add leash
etc!

Question 36

What is the golden ring of training with clients?

Answer 36

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.

Question 37

How do we thoughtfully lead a discussion about taking the bite training into the real world?

Answer 37

Ask them what you are going to do - slow grab, fast grab — why!!!

Question 38

What is the hidden parameter in the bite redirect plan?

Answer 38

What is the stimulus? - dog, cat, critter, food

Question 39

What is a hidden parameter?

Answer 39

A parameter that matters but has not been manipulated in the training plan (no attention paid to it - trainer omission)

Question 40

What are the phases in the husbandry plan

Answer 40

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

Question 41

What is a vetted TP?

Answer 41

A TP that has been created, tested, and refined on thousands of class and client dogs