Behavior Modification In The Shelter

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1. Behavior modification for pushy, unruly, low impulse control dogs:

Cannot be done because these types of dogs are too difficult to work with.

Is not difficult to carry out in the shelter or home environment.

Involves consistent clear communication, physical and mental exercise, and lots of training and impulse control exercises.

Involves exposure to a lot of fear emitting stimuli.

Does not involve regularly scheduled training and feeding schedules.

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Behavior Modification In The Shelter - Quiz

Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC and Behavioral Consultant for the Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, gives a presentation at the 2012 ASPCA/Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Conference. Kelley shares her expertise with the audience to assist shelters with the identification of animals and situations where behavior modification... see morehas the opportunity to produce positive results. She also discusses techniques for modifying behavior. see less

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2. Working with dogs who exhibit resource guarding can be risky.

True

False

3. Barrier frustration by dogs:

Is not seen very often in a shelter environment.

Often begins by aggression towards cats who walk by their cage.

Is usually just seen when dogs are outside and confined in a fenced-in area.

Is not helped by a behavior modification program.

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5. Behavior modification in a shelter can be tricky because:

The shelter environment is not conducive for effective behavior modification.

Staff and volunteers in a shelter are usually not interested in behavior modification.

Behavior modification takes too long and therefore should not be attempted.

Learning behavior modification techniques is too difficult.

Behavior modification is not effective in treating behavior problems exhibited by animals.

6. A fearful dog will need:

Calm social interaction.

Non-threatening exposure to the world.

Lots of confidence building.

Systematic desensitization and counterconditioning (if the fearful stimuli can be identified).

All of the above.

7. For dogs who exhibit handling issues:

The cause is always related to under-socialization and therefore a behavior modification program for remedial socialization should be started.

Systematic desensitization and counterconditioning is not helpful.

A behavior modification program to resolve the handling issue always takes a long time.

8. Important consideration(s) when working with dogs who exhibit resource guarding is (are):

Food bowl aggression is easier to modify than possession aggression because it is a very specific event.

Dogs who exhibit possession aggression can show it with anything they think is worth guarding.

Even if you work through several items, there may still be things the dog guards in the future.

Behavior modification does not generalize easily.

All of the above.

9. What are the two types of behavior modification techniques used most often:

Flooding and counterconditioning.

Desensitization and counterconditioning.

Classical conditioning only.

Operant conditioning only.

Both A and B.

10. Dog to dog aggression usually stems from frustration.

True

False

11. Two very important skills to teach a dog with possession guarding are:

"Take It" and "Drop It"

"Leave It" and "Take It"

"Leave It" and "Drop It"

"Leave It" and "Come"

"Drop It" and "Come"