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I'm not only a Chow fancier but I'm also a behaviourist... Pitures M Monclus
The behaviourist is an adviser. In fact, the relationship between the family and the dog may deteriorate and in order for them to have a peaceful life again, specific advices are often requested. Thus, the behaviourist will be the adviser who help dog owners to solve the behaviour problem. The behaviourist's job is to find and cure with behaviour therapies. A partnership with a vet will be helpful in case of biological problems demanding a medical therapy A dog owner may sometimes be in trouble when his dog has strange reactions and the behaviourist will help him to understand what is the problem. The behaviourist is not only an adviser but also a kind of mediator between the owner and the dog


* When is it time to react ? * As soon as the behaviour of the dog becomes a problem for the family : * Aggressiveness * Running away * ambivalent position in the hierarchy * Anxiety * Social phobia * Sociopathy * Integration of a puppy in a new family * Main causes of behaviour problems * They may be due to : * Ambivalence of the environment * Ambivalence of the environment with biofeedback * Pathologies (biological problems) * Genetic diseases (sometimes) * Therapies * * Medical * Behavioural * Medical and behavioural