{"title":"The Final Gift: Ensuring a Peaceful Behavioural Euthanasia","authors":"Blaze Fulbrook","doi":"10.55736/iaabcfj29.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55736/iaabcfj29.10","url":null,"abstract":"A report on, and guide to the use of training, environmental management and behavioral modification to reduce stress in the time leading up to euthanasia for unresolvable challenging behavior in shelter animals.","PeriodicalId":259952,"journal":{"name":"The IAABC Foundation Journal","volume":"46 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139965660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Expanding Your Reach: A Guide To Hiring Your First Employee","authors":"Andre Yeu","doi":"10.55736/iaabcfj29.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55736/iaabcfj29.4","url":null,"abstract":"A summary of what to look for when hiring a first employee for an animal behavior consulting or training business. Includes a section on the importance of diversity as well as advice on what personality traits and skills to focus on when recruiting in a new hire.","PeriodicalId":259952,"journal":{"name":"The IAABC Foundation Journal","volume":"9 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139966030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adoption Events: Skills, Ethics, and Best Practices","authors":"Tiro Miller","doi":"10.55736/iaabcfj26.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55736/iaabcfj26.7","url":null,"abstract":"Getting cats and dogs through the shelter and onto the next stage of their lives is understandably the main thing shelter staff and volunteers are focused on, and adoption events are one way to make this happen. However, adoption events are complex and can be challenging, This article introduces ways to solve common problems using interviews with people who have, and who have chosen not to, run adoption events with their shelter or rescue group.","PeriodicalId":259952,"journal":{"name":"The IAABC Foundation Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124373084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When 'Click' Means \"I Love You\": Clicker Training My Cat Zathras Through His End-of-life","authors":"T. Hamboyan Harrison","doi":"10.55736/iaabcfj26.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55736/iaabcfj26.4","url":null,"abstract":"The story I had wanted to share on my Facebook page and website was about how clicker training and desensitization/counter-conditioning led Zathras to overcome his behavior challenges at vet appointments. I had wanted to share the joys of progress, to encourage others to consider using these methods for similar behavior challenges with their own cats (or to hire me to help). Instead, clicker training Zathras became about something different: It became about love and connection, joy and discovery, and — at times — about a way to encourage him to eat.","PeriodicalId":259952,"journal":{"name":"The IAABC Foundation Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114664374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DOG: A Framework for Behavior Modification and Training Plans to Help Build and Maintain Resilience: The Resilience Rainbow","authors":"Bobbie Bhambree, Kathy Murphy","doi":"10.55736/iaabcfj/26.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55736/iaabcfj/26.1","url":null,"abstract":"Resilience is an individual’s ability to recover from and resist the negative effects of stress. Understanding the physiological and behavioral bases for higher levels of resilience can help animal trainers and behavior consultants develop interventions that build and maintain resilience. This article introduces a framework for resilience-building interventions, called The Resilience Rainbow.","PeriodicalId":259952,"journal":{"name":"The IAABC Foundation Journal","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132245544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teaching Polite Play","authors":"Christina Young","doi":"10.55736/iaabcfj26.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55736/iaabcfj26.2","url":null,"abstract":"Most people who add a dog to their family are excited to see their dog play with canine friends. Not every dog is a paragon of social skills, however, so it is important for trainers to be able to show their clients how to recognize signs of impolite play. With a few simple and lighthearted examples, trainers and behavior consultants can show people who are new to sharing their lives with dogs how to get ahead of potential problems and enjoy a happy and playful experience.","PeriodicalId":259952,"journal":{"name":"The IAABC Foundation Journal","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123189823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fearful Dogs in Shelters Can Have A Brighter Future With Evidence-based Interventions","authors":"E. Patterson-Kane, Kristen A. Collins","doi":"10.55736/iaabcfj26.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55736/iaabcfj26.8","url":null,"abstract":"An interview with two of the authors of the ASPCA's latest research paper, \"Behavioral rehabilitation of extremely fearful dogs: Report on the efficacy of a treatment protocol,\" published in Applied Animal Behavior Science.","PeriodicalId":259952,"journal":{"name":"The IAABC Foundation Journal","volume":"328 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121251438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revitalizing a Shelter Volunteer Program in the Wake of the Pandemic","authors":"John Reilly","doi":"10.55736/iaabcfj26.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55736/iaabcfj26.6","url":null,"abstract":"Animal shelters were significantly impacted by the covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Among other issues, lockdowns meant that animal shelters could no longer rely on their volunteers in the same way. As communities begin to reopen and shelters start to recover, they must find ways to restore their volunteer program. This article discusses how one facility, The Potter League for Animals in Rhode Island, is meeting that challenge.","PeriodicalId":259952,"journal":{"name":"The IAABC Foundation Journal","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133459810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SMARTER Goal-Setting for Animal Behavior Professionals Part 2","authors":"Elisheba Fay","doi":"10.55736/iaabcfj26.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55736/iaabcfj26.5","url":null,"abstract":"SMARTER is a mnemonic used to define measurable goals. This article builds on the concept of SMARTER goals introduced in part 1 and gives examples of how trainers and behavior consultants can give their clients goals that meet the last 4 criteria (Relevant, Time-bound, Evaluated, and Reassessed).","PeriodicalId":259952,"journal":{"name":"The IAABC Foundation Journal","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133499113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Review of the Round Pen Training Technique","authors":"Chloe Campbell","doi":"10.55736/iaabcfj26.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55736/iaabcfj26.3","url":null,"abstract":"The round-pen training technique, popular among proponents of “natural horsemanship” is said to be effective and ethical because it uses equine ethology to induce desired behaviors. This review looks at what we know about ethology and illustrates the ways this technique is aversive to horses, and how it is based on a flawed understanding of horse behavior.","PeriodicalId":259952,"journal":{"name":"The IAABC Foundation Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129452004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}