Behaviour Consults

Question 1

What are the four stages of a behaviour consult?

Answer 1

1. Pre-consult - phonecall, first aid advice, medical history, early years info
2. Taking a history and assessment of the animal and owner
3. Explaining the problem
4. Developing a treatment programme

Question 2

What should not be in the behaviour assessment room?

Answer 2

Veterinary items/smells - likely to induce anxiety

Question 3

How should attention seeking dogs be greeted?

Answer 3

With attention to start with as will otherwise become irritated
Then explain why this shouldn’t be the correct way of greeting - ignore later

Question 4

Which information about specific events should be gleamed?

Answer 4

Owners reaction to it
Event immediately before
how did dog respond after - body posture? 
When id it first begin
Event surrounding this 
When and where does it occur
how frequent is it