VMLL 2356 - Understanding Your Aggressive Dog
Noncredit
Delivery/Location: Fort Collins , Online
An aggressive dog can be a source of frustration if you don't understand the behaviors and the reasons behind those behaviors. This 2-hour course is designed to help you understand your aggressive dog by:
- Explaining the difference between affective aggression and predatory aggression,
- Naming at least 8 types of aggression,
- Recognize body signals that indicate increasing arousal in dogs,
- Comparing and contrasting the roles of the limbic system with the cerebral cortex in responding to different stimuli as it relates to affective aggression, and
- Describing the cascade of physiological events that occur in a threatened situation.
Noncredit courses do not produce academic credit nor appear on a Colorado State University academic transcript.
Instructors
Jennie Willis
(970) 481-4252
DogBehaviorist@aol.com
Dr. Jennie Willis grew up in Colorado as a child and then returned for graduate school later in her life. She graduated from Colorado State University in 2005 with a Ph.D. in zoology, with an emphasis in animal behavior.
Dr. Willis teaches undergraduate courses in dog behavior and instructs veterinary students in applied companion animal behavior at CSU. She also teaches veterinary technician students at Front Range Community College. She is an instructor of veterinary continuing education modules offered online through CSU.
Dr. Willis owns a private consulting business, Animal Behavior Insights, that helps dog and cat owners improve their pet's behavior. She has given numerous scientific and invited presentations, and is an active speaker for professional groups and organizations. She co-advises the veterinary student behavior club, which won the 2010 AVSAB Student Chapter Award.
Dr. Willis is a member of the Animal Behavior Society and the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior.
In her spare time, Dr. Willis enjoys spending time with her family hiking, swimming and adventuring in the Colorado mountains.
Learn more at: http://www.AnimalBehaviorInsights.com
