This webinar is for the dog trainer, shelter worker, rescue worker, groomer, or animal control officer. When someone calls with a “my dog is aggressive/ has bitten etc” call and that isn’t your “lane” how do we ethically and effectively get those owners seeking help to proper professionals in a quick, informative, and safe way?
Learn to address this without leaving an owner trying to handle the abyss of our unregulated industry only to end up with the wrong person and an all-around bad experience we hear and see all too often.
Learning Objectives
- Identify ways this person can manage their situation in the immediate.
- Get them to quickly understand why a vet visit for this is necessary.
- Get them to understand that they are being referred out.
- Know how to find someone you can refer to and what evidence-based resources the owner has access to learn from in the meantime
About Your Presenter
Tabitha Davies CPDT-KA, ACDBC, FF-C, CTDI
Tabitha was born and raised in a small town in Ontario, Canada and moved to Southern California in the 90’s. She always dreamed of being a veterinarian, during high school she started an internship program that provided her the opportunity to work as a veterinary technician in a clinic located in Palm Desert.
Shortly after starting the internship, she quickly realized how many dogs were being euthanized for behavior issues and how little access there was to trainers in the area. Tabitha discussed her concerns with the veterinarians and with their encouragment started to pursue her education in canine behavior.
Tabitha spent the next year raiding local libraries and reading every book on training, behavior and the evolution of canids. She eventually graduated highschool and continued working as a veterinary technician while training her own dogs and horses.
Tabitha has been training professionally for over 17 years and handling behavior cases for the past 9 years. She is currently certified with CPDT-KA, ACDBC, FF-C, CTDI, and is working towards PCBC-A. She has a farm which includes goats, horses, chickens, tortoises, turtles, pig, cat, and dogs and all of them are rescued or adopted. Tabitha also has three wonderful children and my best friend, the man who keeps us all together.
