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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Cynopraxic Training: Basic Procedures and Techniques | |
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Foundations and Theory | |
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Benefits of Cynopraxic Training | |
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Specific Benefits of Various Exercises | |
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Behavioral Equilibrium | |
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Signals and Communication | |
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Attention and Impulse Control | |
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Interrupting Behavior | |
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Training and Play | |
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The Training Space | |
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Directive Prompts and Blocking | |
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Tools and Techniques | |
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Training Tools | |
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Bridges, Markers, and Flags | |
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The Training Session | |
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Play Training | |
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Training Projects and Exercises | |
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Introductory Lessons | |
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Walking on Leash | |
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Basic Exercises | |
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Stay Training | |
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Heeling | |
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Walking Stand-Stay and Distance Exercises | |
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Recall Training | |
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References | |
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House Training, Destructive Behavior, and Appetitive Problems | |
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House Training | |
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House-Training Basics | |
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Common House-Training Problems | |
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Destructive Behavior In Puppies | |
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Assessing and Controlling Destructive Behavior | |
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Selecting Appropriate Chew Items | |
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Redirecting and Discouraging Destructive Behavior | |
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Destructive Behavior In Adult Dogs | |
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Basic Training, Exercise, and Play | |
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Controlling Inappropriate Chewing Activities | |
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Aversive Startle and the Control of Destructive Behavior | |
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Miscellaneous Devices and Techniques for Deterring Destructive Behavior | |
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Digging | |
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Appetitive Problems | |
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Pica and Scavenging | |
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Coprophagy | |
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Crate Training | |
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Selecting a Crate | |
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Guidelines for Successful Crate Training | |
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Dangers of Excessive Crate Confinement | |
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Ethological Rationalizations of Crate Confinement | |
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References | |
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Fears and Phobias | |
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Orientation and Basic Concepts | |
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Coping with Fear | |
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Basic Training and Fear | |
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Neurobiological Substrates of Anxiety and Fear | |
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Pharmacological Control of Anxiety and Fear | |
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Exercise and Diet | |
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Active and Passive Contingency Management Strategies | |
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Habituation, Sensitization, and Preventive-Exposure Training | |
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Social Facilitation and Modeling | |
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Coping with Fear and Stress: Licking and Yawning | |
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Counterconditioning | |
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Play and Counterconditioning | |
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Instrumental Control and Fear | |
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Graded Exposure and Response Prevention | |
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Fears and Phobias: Treatment Procedures and Protocols | |
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Fear of Pain and Discomfort | |
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Storm and Thunder Phobias | |
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Fear of Loud Noises and Household Sounds | |
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Fear of Sudden Movement or Change | |
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Fear of Heights | |
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Fear of Water | |
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Fear of Riding in Cars | |
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Fear of Enclosed Spaces and Confinement | |
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Social Fears and Inhibitions | |
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References | |
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Separation Distress and Panic | |
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Neurobiology and Ontogenetic Influences | |
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Neurobiological Substrates of Attachment and Separation Distress | |
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Pharmacological Control of Separation Distress | |
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Potential Alternative Treatments | |
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Separation Distress and Diet | |
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Early Stimulation, Separation Exposure, and Emotional Reactivity | |
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Attachment and Separation Problems: Puppies | |
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Separation Distress and Panic: Treatment Procedures and Protocols | |
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Attachment and Separation Problems: Adult Dogs | |
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Quality of Social Attachment and Detachment Training | |
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Basic Training and Separation Distress | |
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Separation-related Problems and Punishment | |
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Massage, Play, and Exercise | |
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References | |
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Compulsive and Hyperactive Excesses | |
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Compulsive Behavior Disorders | |
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Neurobiology and Compulsive Behavior Disorders | |
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Pharmacological Control of Compulsive Behavior | |
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Potential Dietary Treatments | |
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Diagnostic Considerations | |
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Evaluation, Procedures, and Protocols | |
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Excessive Licking and Tail Chasing | |
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Hyperactivity and Hyperkinesis | |
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Compulsivity and Hyperactivity: Evolutionary Considerations | |
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Hyperactivity and Neurobiology | |
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Pharmacological Control of Hyperkinesis | |
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Behavior Therapy | |
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Hyperactivity and Social Excesses | |
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Nuisance or Gem in the Rough | |
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References | |
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Neurobiology and Development of Aggression | |
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Evolution and Neurobiology | |
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Dominance and the Regulation of Aggression | |
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Coevolution, Play, Communication, and Aggression | |
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Emotional Command Systems and Drive Theory | |
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Adaptive Coping Styles: Play, Flirt, Forbear, and Nip | |
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Olfaction and Emotional Arousal | |
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Neurobiological Regulation of Aggression | |
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Pharmacological Control of Aggression | |
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Placebo Effects, Endophenotypes, and the Dead-Dog Rule | |
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Development and Control of Puppy Competitive Behavior | |
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Temperament and Aggression | |
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Tactile Stimulation and Adaptation | |
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Play, Discipline, and Dominance | |
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Precocious Aggression Problems | |
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Competitive Social Excesses | |
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Difficult Puppies: Establishing the Training Space | |
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Posture-Facilitated Relaxation | |
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References | |
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Canine Domestic Aggression | |
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Social Competition and Aggression | |
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Interactive Conflict, Stress, and Social Dominance | |
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Wolf Model of Dominance and Submission | |
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Dispersal Tensions and Household Aggression | |
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Dynamic Modal Relations and Social Dominance | |
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Filial and Sibling Dominance-Submission Relations | |
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Involuntary Subordination and Canine Domestic Aggression | |
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Social Dominance: Dispositional Cause or Attributional Error | |
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Adverse Environmental and Emotional Influences and Canine Domestic Aggression | |
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Social Communication and the Regulation of Aggression | |
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Social Competition, Cooperation, Conflict, and Resentment | |
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Species-typical Defensive and Offensive Aggression | |
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Loss of Safety, Depression, Panic, and Aggression | |
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Assessing and Treating Canine Domestic Aggression | |
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Canine Domestic Aggression: Assessing the Threat | |
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Affiliative Conflicts and the Rise of Agonistic Competition | |
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Anger, Restraint, and Frustration | |
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Behavior Therapy and Training Procedures | |
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Manhandling and Physical Punishment | |
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Aggression and Diet | |
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Exercise | |
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Brief Protocols for Canine Domestic Aggression | |
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Children and Dog Aggression | |
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Infants and Dogs: Toward the Prevention of Problems | |
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Introducing Baby and Dog | |
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The Toddler and Increased Risk | |
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Child-initiated Aggression and Sibling Rivalry | |
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References | |
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Impulsive, Extrafamilial, and Intraspecific Aggression | |
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Intrafamilial and Extrafamilial Aggression | |
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Classifying Aggression | |
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Antipredatory Strategy and Autoprotection versus Dominance | |
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Ontogeny and Reactive Behavior | |
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Household Stress and Aggression | |
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Living Space, Proxemic Relations, Inattentiveness, and Autoprotectiveness | |
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Social Spaces, Frames, and Zones | |
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Novelty, Sudden Change, and Reactive Adjustments | |
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Collicular-Periaqueductal Gray Pathways and Reactive Adjustments | |
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Orienting, Preattentive Sensory Processing, and Visual Acuity | |
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Social Engagement and Attunement | |
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Oxytocin, Arginine Vasopressin, and Autonomic Attunement | |
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Arginine Vasopressin, Hyperkinesis, and Aggression | |
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Stress, Thyroid Deficiency, Hypocortisolism, and Aggression | |
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Activity Success and Failure, Pavlovian Typology, and Coping Styles | |
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Proactive versus Preemptive Processing and Cynopraxis | |
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Barking, Motor Displays, and Autonomic Arousal | |
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Variables Affecting Extrafamilial Aggression | |
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Conflicts and Rituals Toward Novel Social Stimuli | |
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Watchdog Behavior | |
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Attention and Autonomic Regulation | |
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Play and Autonomic Attunement | |
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Attention and Play Therapy | |
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Quality-of-Life Matters | |
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Opening the Training Space | |
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Inhibitory Conditioning | |
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Counterconditioning: Limitations and Precautions | |
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Precautions for Safer Contact | |
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Aggressive Barking and Threats Toward Visitors | |
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Aggressive Barking, Lunging, and Chasing | |
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Intraspecific Aggression | |
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Hierarchy, Territory, and the Regulation of Aggression | |
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Framing the Concept of Hierarchy and Territory | |
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Unilateral, Bilateral, and Pluralistic Relations | |
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Ontogeny of Play and Fighting | |
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Fair Play, Emergent Social Codes, and Cynopraxis | |
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Intraspecific State and Trait Aggression | |
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Controlling Intraspecific Aggression Toward Nonfamilial Targets | |
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Fighting Between Dogs Sharing the Same Household | |
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Sources of Conflict Between a Newcomer Puppy and a Resident Dog | |
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Introducing a New Adult Dog into the Household | |
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Interdog Aggression within the Household | |
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Sex Hormones and Intraspecific Aggression | |
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Aggression Toward Cats in the Household | |
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References | |
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Biobehavioral Monitoring and Electronic Control of Behavior | |
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Monitoring Autonomic and Emotional States | |
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Stress, Temperature, and Behavior | |
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Cardiovascular Activity and Emotional Behavior | |
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Devices Used to Monitor Autonomic and Stress-related Changes | |
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Autoshaping and Automated Training | |
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Electronic Training | |
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Technical Considerations | |
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Subjective Factors and Electrical Stimulation | |
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Stress, Distress, and Potential Adverse Side Effects of Electrical Stimulation | |
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Electrical Stimulation Technology | |
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Behavior-activated Electronic Training | |
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Basic Training and Enhancement | |
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Recall Enhancement | |
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Behavioral Equilibrium | |
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Punishment and Aversive Counterconditioning | |
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Electronic Training and Problem Solving | |
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Electronic Training and Wildlife Conservation | |
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Electrical Stimulation and Working Dogs: A Shocking Study | |
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Electronic Training Collars in Perspective | |
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Future Prospects and Trends | |
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References | |
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Cynopraxis: Theory, Philosophy, and Ethics | |
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Training Theory | |
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What Is Cynopraxis? | |
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Cynopraxic Training Theory | |
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Basic Postulates, Units, Processes, and Mechanisms | |
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Prediction Error and Adaptation | |
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Adaptation, Prediction Error, and Distress | |
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Comparator Processing, Allostasis, and Adaptive Optimization | |
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Somatic versus Cortical Reward, Projects and Ventures, and Power Incentives | |
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Expectancies, Emotion, and Stress | |
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Autonomic Arousal, Drive, and Action Modes | |
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Play and Drive | |
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Fair Play and the Golden Rule | |
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Neural Comparator Systems | |
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Phylogenetic Survival Modes | |
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Genetic Influences on Adaptive and Reactive Coping Styles | |
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Neurobiology and Loss of Adaptability | |
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Bonding Theory | |
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Ontogeny, Coping, and Social Behavior | |
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Attunement, Attachment, and the Human-Dog Bond | |
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Opportunity with Limit | |
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Hitting and Missing the Mark | |
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Big Bangs and Black Holes: Extraversion, Introversion, and Disorganizing Load | |
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Coping with Conflict | |
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Restraint, Unavoidable Aversive Stimulation, and Stress | |
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Attentional Nexus, Allocentrism, and Attunement | |
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Sensitivity to Human Attentional States | |
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Complex Social Behavior and Model/Rival Learning | |
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Ethics and Philosophy | |
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Cynopraxis and Ethics | |
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Owner Control Styles and Wellfare Agendas | |
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Anthropic Dominance Ideation, Perceived Power, and Control Styles | |
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Power-dominance Ideation and Treatment Protocols | |
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Problematic Trends and Obstacles to Adaptive Coping and Attunement | |
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Cynopraxis: Allostasis, Adaptability, and Health | |
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Hydran-Protean Side Effects, the Dead-dog Rule, and the LIMA Principle | |
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References | |
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Sit-Stay Program | |
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Modified Sit-Stay Instructions | |
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Sit-Stay Tasks | |
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Reference | |
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Sit, Down, Stand, and Stay Practice Variations | |
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Posture-Facilitated Relaxation (PFR) Training | |
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Basic Guidelines and PFR Techniques | |
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PFR Training Instructions | |
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References | |
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Puppy Temperament Testing and Evaluation | |
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Temperament Testing | |
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Testing Procedures | |
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Significance and Interpretation | |
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References | |
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Index | |