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Introduction
Dr. Ian Dunbar has been working toward creating harmony between humans and hounds for nearly 40 years. Aside from his academic studies, Ian's insight into the mind of a dog started with a little book called Sirius , by Olaf Stapledon and continued with an imagined conversation with his beloved Malamute Omaha Beagle.
Academic stuff
Dr Ian Dunbar PhD, BVetMed, MRCVS, CPDT is a veterinarian, animal behaviourist, dog trainer, and writer. He received his veterinary degree and a Special Honours degree in Physiology & Biochemistry from the Royal Veterinary College (London University), and a doctorate in animal behaviour from the Psychology Department at the University of California in Berkeley, where he spent ten years researching the development of hierarchical social behaviour and aggression in domestic dogs.
Over the past 30 years, Dr. Dunbar has given over 750 one-day seminars and workshops for dog trainers and veterinarians in an effort to popularise off-leash puppy training classes (which he pioneered), temperament modification, and owner-friendly and dog-friendly dog training. Dr. Dunbar's books, videos, and AKC Gazette "Behaviour" column (which he created), have won numerous awards. Dr. Dunbar is currently Director of the Centre for Applied Animal Behaviour in Berkeley, California, where he lives with his wife Kelly, plus Claude, Ugly, Mayhem and Dune.
Organisers
The good people at Learning About Dogs have made this possible. Doglinks is assisting with the Christchurch leg of his trip.
This is an awesome opportunity to attend a seminar with someone who is passionate about dog training. Pioneering off leash dog training, Dr Ian Dunbar is coming to New Zealand Feb 2010 in Auckland and Christchurch
Auckland Programme: 12, 13 & 14 February 2010 Lincoln Green Hotel, Henderson, Auckland
Friday 12 Feb.: Dominance (?!?), Fighting, Biting, Compliance & Punishment
“Dominance” is most certainly the most misunderstood topic in dog behaviour and training. A misunderstanding of wolf behaviour has been applied to dogs ... Read More
Saturday 13 Feb.: Constraints on Learning
Lack of compliance, or more specifically, low response-reliability, is due in part by selective attention and canine sensory constraints Read More
Sunday 14 Feb.:Raising the Bar in Dog Training
Competition dog training comprises specialized dogs, experienced handlers and a finite curriculum with examination questions known well beforehand. Pet dog training Read More
AND, Dinner with Ian and Kelly Dunbar More details>>
Christchurch programme: 20 & 21 February 2010 The Cotswold Hotel, Christchurch
Saturday 20 Feb: Behaviour & Temperament Problems
Quantitative Assessment: Establishing which problems are common and which are not; Preventing highly predictable, yet doggy-normal, developmental problems; Critically assessing the seriousness of each... Read More
Sunday21 Feb: Pet Dog Training
Pro and cons of the most commonly used reward-based dog training techniques (including, lure/reward training, all-or-none reward training, shaping, auto shaping and physical prompting) for producing... Read More
