The Basics of Resource Guarding, and What to Do About It with Denise Nuttall
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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.
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This week I’m joined by Denise Nuttall!
Her many qualifications include:
Dog Behaviour Expert, BBC Radio Solent
Full Member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC)
Full Member The Canine Training and Behaviour Society (TCBTS)
Member U.K. Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDTUK) 00963.
Animal Behaviour & Training Council (ABTC) Registered Animal Training Instructor
Animal Behaviour & Training Council (ABTC) Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist
You can learn more about her by visiting her website: www.pawsinhand.co.uk
She’s also a Yellow Dog UK sponsor, if you’re interested in that program, you can learn more at https://www.yellowdoguk.co.uk/
Like most issues, dealing with resource guarding involves watching your dog carefully to make sure you understand what they’re really guarding – and why. Then you can address it individually. Usually, the basic treatments involve de-conditioning you dog to guarding, with tasty treats and repetition as you teach him to be comfortable with people approaching the things he wants to guard.
Resource Guarding is complex
From listening, you can see that Resource Guarding can be a complex behavior to tease out the cause of. It also involves making sure the dog is calm and happy (not over threshold) during the treatment plan. If all this is overwhelming, that’s what Dog Professionals are for! Don’t hesitate to reach out to me, Denise (we both offer virtual sessions) or another Professional Trainer or Behaviorist in your area to help with your particular dog and their unique situation.
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