Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Volume 2: Etiology and Assessment of Behavior Problems

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