Worry Less, Wag More: The Behavior Vets Podcast
Jen Abrams (MA, ACAAB, CSAT): Do You Lie to Your Dog?
In this episode, Jen Abrams tells us why we shouldn't lie to our dogs and how to repair the damage to the trust in the human-dog relationship. We discuss:
- Why anxiety needs information
- Long-term effects of lying to your dog
- Using clear communication and predictor cues
- How to repair the damage to your relationship after trust is broken
Jen's bio:
Jen Abrams is an Associate Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (ACAAB) through the Animal Behavior Society, a Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer (CSAT) and a licensed veterinary technician (LVT) with a masters degree (MA) in Animal Behavior & Conservation from Hunter College. She has an ongoing interest in canine cognition research and hopes to contribute to the field with future studies and data collection.
Jen has been a Behavior Consultant with Behavior Vets since December 2020; prior to Behavior Vets she worked for nearly a decade with Animal Care Centers of NYC, New York City’s only open-admission, full-service animal shelter, in roles including Behavior Program Manager and Director of Animal Welfare. A committed New Yorker, Jen lives in Brooklyn and finds great value in helping dogs adjust to the difficult city environment, where everything is always a little too close and a little too fast and where a rush of stimuli hit you like a wall the moment you walk out your front door.
Click here for more about Jen Abrams
Links:
Maia Huff-Owen (CSAT)
Consent test petting video by Eileen Anderson
Webinars by Jen Abrams:
Easy DIY Food Enrichment
Confessions of a Dog Trainer: The Human Experience of Dealing with Behavior Challenges in Pets
They Said What?!?! A Guardian's Guide to Canine Body Language
Two Truths and a Lie: How More Truth Can Reduce Your Dog's Anxiety
Publications:
Trazodone as a mediator of transitional stress in a shelter: Effects on illness, length of stay, and outcome - ScienceDirect
Theme music composed and performed by Andy Sells
Contact Behavior Vets
- tweet us @BehaviorVets
- follow us on Facebook
- follow us on Instagram
- Online courses
- Webinars and seminars
- Email Ferdie at ferdie@behaviorvets.com
In this episode, Jen Abrams tells us why we shouldn't lie to our dogs and how to repair the damage to the trust in the human-dog relationship. We discuss:
- Why anxiety needs information
- Long-term effects of lying to your dog
- Using clear communication and predictor cues
- How to repair the damage to your relationship after trust is broken
Jen's bio:
Jen Abrams is an Associate Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (ACAAB) through the Animal Behavior Society, a Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer (CSAT) and a licensed veterinary technician (LVT) with a masters degree (MA) in Animal Behavior & Conservation from Hunter College. She has an ongoing interest in canine cognition research and hopes to contribute to the field with future studies and data collection.
Jen has been a Behavior Consultant with Behavior Vets since December 2020; prior to Behavior Vets she worked for nearly a decade with Animal Care Centers of NYC, New York City’s only open-admission, full-service animal shelter, in roles including Behavior Program Manager and Director of Animal Welfare. A committed New Yorker, Jen lives in Brooklyn and finds great value in helping dogs adjust to the difficult city environment, where everything is always a little too close and a little too fast and where a rush of stimuli hit you like a wall the moment you walk out your front door.
Click here for more about Jen Abrams
Links:
Maia Huff-Owen (CSAT)
Consent test petting video by Eileen Anderson
Webinars by Jen Abrams:
Easy DIY Food Enrichment
Confessions of a Dog Trainer: The Human Experience of Dealing with Behavior Challenges in Pets
They Said What?!?! A Guardian's Guide to Canine Body Language
Two Truths and a Lie: How More Truth Can Reduce Your Dog's Anxiety
Publications:
Trazodone as a mediator of transitional stress in a shelter: Effects on illness, length of stay, and outcome - ScienceDirect
Theme music composed and performed by Andy Sells
Contact Behavior Vets
- tweet us @BehaviorVets
- follow us on Facebook
- follow us on Instagram
- Online courses
- Webinars and seminars
- Email Ferdie at ferdie@behaviorvets.com