Stress. Presented by Dr. Kristina Spaulding, PhD, CAAB

CEUs: PPAB 1, CCPDT 1, IAABC 1, KPA 1

Stress. As professionals, we know that reducing stress is important for well-being. But what is stress, exactly? And is all stress bad? How does stress impact behavior? This webinar will cover the definition and different categories of stress and how stress impacts behavior. It will also discuss how to build stress resilience in dogs (and other animals). Understanding the impacts of stress and how to promote healthy stress coping are key to training and living with emotionally stable dogs. This webinar will bring you one big step closer to the goal of raising happy dogs and implementing successful training and behavior modification plans.

Learning Objectives:

• Define stress and the categories of stress
• Explain how stress impacts development
• Outline the impacts of stress on physical health, learning, and behavior
• List options for promoting stress resilience during development
• Discuss methods of helping animals cope with stress in the moment

About The Presenter

Dr. Kristina Spaulding

Dr. Spaulding has a PhD in biopsychology - the study of the biological basis of behavior - and is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist through the Animal Behavior Society. She specializes in stress and behavior, social cognition and emotion, positive welfare and the prevention and treatment of behavior problems in dogs. In addition to her academic background, she has been in the dog training and behavior profession for 19 years. She currently splits her time between private behavior work and teaching other dog trainers and behavior consultants online and through seminars and conferences.

In addition, Dr. Spaulding is a long-standing member of the APDT Education Committee. She is also a member of the Fear Free Advisory Group and an authorized Speaker for Fear Free. She also chairs a task force for Meeting of the Minds, a coalition of top dog professionals across the country charged with improving the quality of life for our dogs and is a member of the IAABC Foundation Board. You can find out more about her on her website. (http://smartdogtrainingandbehavior.com/online-services/)