We all have seen that aggressive dog or cat come into the veterinary clinic and experienced the feeling of dread of what may happen: the fear of getting bit, the client getting bit, and the possible liability that may occur. If there was a way to prevent this from happening, wouldn’t you want to invest in this knowledge?
Creating a Pet-Friendly Hospital, Animal Shelter, or Petcare Business delivers this and much more. The DVD contains 3 sections: Recognizing Brewing Fear and Aggression, Rapid Reversal of Fear and Aggression, and Low -Stress Handling of the Difficult Dogs and Cats. Dr. Sophia goes over subtle cues to look for in the possible aggressive dog and how to use positive reinforcement to correct it. She also goes into detail in examining why animals are fearful, when is the best time to socialize, how to perform low stress handling, how to desensitize as well as use of counterconditioning techniques. She also has included in this DVD “The Seven Principles of Handling,” showing, among other things, some of her own cat towel wrapping techniques, a subject on which she coincidentally has created a separate DVD on.
Dr. Sophia Yin is best known for her book “The Small Animal Veterinary Nerdbook.” Her 20 years of experience of being a behaviorist and her philosophy that positive reinforcement will make the client and patient return more often to the veterinary clinic is what makes this DVD an invaluable resource in every veterinary clinic. As a world renowned lecturer that currently holds workshops through the University of California at Davis, she also continues to find time to make private house calls.
I would recommend this to every veterinary clinic. There are numerous videos shown throughout the lecture showing how she has achieved her outcome with the fearful dog or cat. Sit your staff down for a meeting to watch this DVD and also use the DVD to train new staff that are joining your team. By creating a positive, stress free environment, you will be able to treat more animals confidently and safely. It comes then as no great surprise that this DVD is recommended with a 5 star rating making in invaluable to veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and any other staff members as well as veterinary technician educators.
Publisher: Cattle Dog Publishing, 2013, DVD
ISBN: 978-0-9837892-5-3
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