Is your dog’s behavior causing you stress?
Do you feel overwhelmed by your dog’s anxious, aggressive, or fearful behaviors? If the answer is yes, you are not alone in this struggle. Problematic behaviors occur in 72-85% of dogs’ lives.
Amanda understands the human-dog relationships critically impacts teaching dogs positive behaviors. When you give importance to your relationship with your dog, it establishes trust and acts as a framework for encouraging good behavior.
Discover diverse behavior modification methods
As many of Amanda’s clients heard before, the key to success is consistency.
However, when previous clients have only focused on their dog performing obedience cues without considering prolonged discomfort. Consequently, their dogs have developed maladaptive coping mechanisms. As a result, creating other behavior problems.
When you work with Amanda, you will start to understand your dog’s underlying behavior problems. Then you can start focusing on behavior modification solutions that are tailored to you and your dog. In conclusion, creating easy habits and positive coping mechanisms.
About Amanda Lunsford
Amanda has worked only with anxious and aggressive behaviors in dogs for years. By combining her personal and professional experience, she empowers dog owners with simple dog behavior modification techniques.
Amanda finds behavior intriguing. Therefore, she enjoys continuing her education. By focusing on discovering a variety of solutions, she can come up with creative solutions that benefit both dogs and their owners.
What Is The Difference Between Dog Trainers and Behavior Consultants?
Dog Trainers are like benevolent coaches—they cheer you on and guide you through building basic life skills, and provide support and direction as issues come up with your dog.
Behavior Consultants are like therapists—they work with you to uncover and understand the reason behind your dog’s behaviors by exploring patterns, trauma, genetics, environment, and individual experience.- The Dog People powered by Rover
Understanding your dog’s behaviors is necessary!
You and your family are the key to modifying and managing your dog’s behavior. Behavior therapy focuses on improving your ability to communicate effectively with your dog; meaning, you need to be able to provide the behavior therapy. – VCA Animal Hospitals
Dog Behavior Problems Impact Human Stress
The equation tends. The equation tends to be drawn like this: The dog has behavioral problems. This creates stress for the owner. (The problem is seen to originate with the dog.) But dogs sometimes have “behavioral problems” precisely because they are having a hard time adapting to the environment that we provide for them and are experiencing poor welfare. – Psychology Today
Few behavior consultants exist globally
As of December 2022, there are 474 CBCC-KAs worldwide. The exam to become a certified behavior consultant includes: applied behavior analysis; consulting skills and best practices; ethology, body language, and observational skills; health, development, and life stages; biology and anatomy; scientific method. – Certification Council For Professional Dog Trainers
What is it like to work with a behavior consultant?
They’re specially trained experts in the principles of animal behavior and animal learning with a set of science-backed tools, such as behavior modification. They will help identify the cause of your dog’s problem behavior and then create a customized treatment plan, teach you how to carry it out successfully, and follow up with you to help with any headaches you may be experiencing along the way. – American Kennel Club