• Read the Course Navigation instruction page on the Media Center Powerpoint Education.

• Preventing Canine Behavior Problems: This PowerPoint presents insights to share with puppy parents. When you use the CEW to enroll clients in the Pet Parenting ECourse, they can view these presentations in the online Library Media Center and learn at their own pace. Repetition and review assists learning.

• Print and distribute, Puppy Socialization Checklist

• If dog/puppy daycare is not to be offered, identify a referral location. Have the information at the front desk to hand out to clients to encourage early positive puppy socialization

Correcting Pet Behavior Problems

• Read, Steps for Helping Pet Parents with Pet Behavior Issues

• Review and print the Request a Pet Behavior History Analysis form that is used (to communicate your request for client support to the Animal Behavior Network. Check here when you have printed this form.

• Ask clients how pets are behaving at home. (Be non-judgmental, just curious and interested.) Ask where the pet sleeps to open the conversation. Check here when you have started asking clients about their pet's behavior at home.Check here when you begin asking how pet's are behaving at home.

• Tell clients your location now offers pet behavior education and services. Be excited and proud as you share your location's goal to keep pets and people together in loving, lasting relationships. Check here when you begin talking to clients about the new pet behavior education and services now offered at your location.

• When a client expresses a pet behavior concern, you can now recommend a thorough solution by a Veterinary Behavior Consultant and request a follow-up call to your client to discuss the new help available to them through your location. If there is an issue, ask if your client would like a Veterinary Behavior Technician to call and to discuss the options for getting the help they need. Check off this item when you have made your first request (fax form or call to assigned Veterinary Behavior Technician) to call your client to discuss recommended pet behavior consultation services.

Professional Associations

• Review organizations to consider joining
   

  • Association of Pet Dog Trainers
    For everyone involved in Behavior
     

  • Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians
    Technicians and Veterinary Assistants
     

  • American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior
    Veterinarians

Congratulations! You have completed, Checklist 02 Team Orientation. Review with or submit to the ABC or your supervisor. You are now ready to proceed to Checklist 03 Team Education