Animal Behaviour - Behaviour Consults
Pre-consult – Initial contact where basic information is gathered, including medical history, early development, and immediate advice or first aid if needed.
What are the four stages of a behaviour consult?
Pre-consult - phonecall, first aid advice, medical history, early years info
Taking a history and assessment of the animal and owner
Explaining the problem
Developing a treatment programme
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What are the four stages of a behaviour consult?
Pre-consult - phonecall, first aid advice, medical history, early years info
Taking a history and assessment of the animal a...
What should not be in the behaviour assessment room?
Veterinary items/smells - likely to induce anxiety
How should attention seeking dogs be greeted?
With attention to start with as will otherwise become irritated
Then explain why this shouldn’t be the correct way of greeting - ignore later
Which information about specific events should be gleamed?
Owners reaction to it
Event immediately before
how did dog respond after - body posture?
When id it first begin
Event surr...
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| Term | Definition |
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What are the four stages of a behaviour consult? |
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What should not be in the behaviour assessment room? | Veterinary items/smells - likely to induce anxiety |
How should attention seeking dogs be greeted? | With attention to start with as will otherwise become irritated |
Which information about specific events should be gleamed? | 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 |