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Resource Guarding

€40

How to switch off the competition system around resources? Is guarding food or toys the same as guarding a person? Exploring the social dimension of possession.

Live & recording

resource guarding -  relationships and social dynamics

Around resources, a dog might activate the competitive system, a behavioural response where the interlocutor becomes a competitor. Can we work so that a different system gets activated (for example, cooperation)? Why is a dog pushed into competing in the first place? Is it a learned dynamic or is it innate? ​​

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We'll analyse possession across different cases and manifestations:

  • Guarding against everyone vs against selected individuals

  • "Guarding" the owner (is it really resource guarding?)

  • Guarding resources only in specific contexts

  • Guarding against other dogs vs against everyone or family members

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And we will lern:

  • How to share

  • Practices to help families with dogs that resource guard

  • How to cooperate instead of competing

  • What to do when it's necessary to take a resource away from a dog

  • Help a dog feel safe in a social context so they don't need to guard

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As usual, the approach is not going to be about obedience, treats, counterconditioning... we're exploring a social problem and providing social solutions. No transactions, no intimidation. 

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Price

  • 40€, live + recording

  • 20% off early bird discount code: DISCOUNT20 (valid until 7 Oct)

  • OR join the community, 1 month at 35€ - webinars (live & recordings included), group coaching, and much more

​When is the live:

  • Europe-friendly time: Sat 17 October, 3 pm CET

 

Recording availability:

If you're a community member, you'll find the recording uploaded in the "Webinars" section.

 

If you're buying this individual webinar, you'll receive the recording a couple of days after the live. You'll be able to access it by logging into this website through the "My Webinars" area. 

It’s so informative and emotionally intelligent! I love how the series focuses on how to help your dogs feel safe and address the underlying emotions instead of suppressing behaviour or giving distractions to mask the true feelings

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THE WEBINARS

Absolutely loved the webinar! I think I learned more from your one video about body language than I’ve learned in two years! The risk of retreating too early was fascinating. I definitely see a lot of River in the streeties, he is all about conserving his energy and then aggressive behaviour to ward other dogs off and to the untrained eye it can seem to come from nowhere but there have been a lot of signals prior to that also by for space that I now see. I wish we lived closer!

I loved the presentation and Q&As, thanks! And I really enjoyed hearing what the other owners struggle with too - it’s good to know we’re not alone

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