Methods Matter: The Case Against Aversive
With Dr Karen London
Follow Los Angeles-based Certified Dog Trainer Susan Light as she seeks to learn from the industry’s best and become worthy of the title: Sensei of the Doggy Dojo!!
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Lisa Radosta DVM, DACVB
Dr. Radosta graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. She completed a residency in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During her residency, she was awarded the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists Resident research award two years in a row.
Dr. Radosta is the owner of Florida Veterinary Behavior Service, a specialty behavior practice in southeast Florida and co-owns Dog Nerds, an online educational resource for owners whose pets have behavior disorders.
She is a sought after speaker nationally and internationally. She is a coauthor of several books including: Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th edition and From Fearful to Fear Free. She is a contributing author for Blackwell’s Five Minute Veterinary Consult, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, Decoding your Cat, Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics.
She has published research articles in the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, Journal of Veterinary Behavior and The Veterinary Journal and written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC, Veterinary Team Brief, Clinician’s Brief and AAHA Newstat. She has served on the Fear Free Executive Council and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force.
She has been interviewed for many publications including Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician’s Brief, Sun Sentinel, WebMD, AAHA trends, Real Simple, Good News for Pets, Catster, DVM 360 and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, local news in southeast Florida, Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, Steve Dale's Pet Talk and Dogs, CNBC and Cats and Scapegoats.
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Do Methods Matter when you’re training a dog? Absolutely! Dr Karen London joins us to talk about the efficacy of Positive Reinforcement and the mounting scientific evidence that confirmed what behavior professionals have known all along, that Aversive Techniques can damage a dog’s well being inside and outside the training context.
Karen B. London, PhD is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, and an award-winning author of six books about canine training and behavior, including her most recent, “Treat Everyone Like a Dog: How a Dog Trainer’s World View Can Improve Your Life.” She blogs for TheBark.com and TheWildest.com, writes the animal column (The London Zoo) for the Arizona Daily Sun, and is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Northern Arizona University.
Dr London has a new book: Treat Everyone Like a Dog
Instagram: @Karen.London.Dog.Behavior
Facebook: Karen London
Some references we mentioned in the episode:
Scientific Paper: Does Training Method Matter? Evidence for the negative impact of aversive-based methods on companion dog welfare
AVSAB Position Statement on Humane Dog Training
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If you want to work with me, Susan Light, you can find me at:
The music was written by Mac Light, you can find him at:
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