{"id":444,"date":"2011-03-25T20:45:36","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T10:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/?p=444"},"modified":"2021-08-02T14:43:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T04:13:07","slug":"paul-mcgreevy-seminars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/leemakennels.com\/blog\/dog-behaviour\/paul-mcgreevy-seminars\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McGreevy Seminars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently,\u00a0I had the pleasure of listening to Paul McGreevy<\/a> present a two-day lecture.<\/p>\n

Paul McGreevy is from The University of Sydney<\/a>\u2019s faculty of vet science. He is a vet that practiced in the UK for 5 years, before pursuing an interest in behaviour.\u00a0 His approach is scientific, with frequent references to academic studies throughout his lectures. \u00a0He is the author of A Modern Dog\u2019s Life <\/a><\/em>(\u201ca rant about what we could do better for welfare\u201d) and Carrots and Sticks<\/a><\/em> (interviews with animal trainers globally).\u00a0 He concluded his sessions with an emphasis on the help science can provide to the training field, that there is \u201croom for humanity\u201d within science, and there is still plenty to learn.<\/p>\n

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Photos \u00a9 Ruthless Photos<\/p><\/div>\n

I have been struggling for several weeks to begin writing my summary of his two-day seminar.\u00a0 I think that, due to the breadth of topics covered, I have had a little difficulty organising my thoughts and the best order for presenting the topics on this blog.<\/p>\n

What I have decided may be best is to summarise some of the topics covered, in preparation for more in-depth posts as time progresses.\u00a0 As such, this post is likely to be edited overtime and act as an index to future posts.<\/p>\n

Firstly, I thoroughly enjoyed the scientific nature of this seminar.\u00a0 Paul McGreevy went into details examining many aspects on the nature of dog science<\/a>, and then also specific dog studies that has taken place.\u00a0 In a way, Paul described a very similar phenomena to what I described in my post Paucity in Dog Science<\/a>.\u00a0 However, this is a lot more to the dog-science conundrum than I initially thought. I will review this topic with enthusiasm!<\/p>\n

Paul McGreevy also spoke a great deal about dog breeding<\/a>, with a particular focus on dog health.\u00a0 As a dog breeder, I was perhaps sensitive to this information, but I surprisingly found myself quite receptive to his ideas.\u00a0 Basically, Paul believes that the health of dogs should be at the forefront of breeding practices and that inherited disorders should be considered a form of cruelty.<\/p>\n

This was a dog training seminar, so Paul did consider the four quadrants of operant conditioning<\/a> and other training principles (such as classical conditioning<\/a> and non-associative learning<\/a>) a great deal. He talked about what he thought were ‘the keys’ to dog training<\/a>. He also spoke specifically about improving dog recalls<\/a>. \u00a0Though there were the occasional tidbits<\/a> that offered new insights, for the most part the information was not new to me.\u00a0 However, Paul talked a lot about horse training which I found incredibly interesting.\u00a0 I have a curiosity in horses, yet not enough to actively pursue the subject.<\/p>\n

Paul considered the ethical and welfare issues concerning working dogs<\/a>.\u00a0 That is, working dogs in all aspects \u2013 from sheep dogs, to assistance dogs, to police or customs dogs.\u00a0 This was definitely thought provoking, and another issue I will look forward to examining in more depth.\u00a0 He refers to his work with the\u00a0Australian Working Dog Survey<\/a>, though I am yet to read this document thoroughly.<\/p>\n

The book Paul wrote, and refers to, A Modern Dog\u2019s Life<\/em>, concerns the stresses of day-to-day <\/a>life that dogs have to contend with. Though these weren\u2019t at the forefront of his seminar, they were addressed throughout and did provide interesting food-for-thought. These also encompasses, in some ways, the extraordinary dog senses<\/a> and the challenges these pose for dog trainers.\u00a0 He also considered how desexing, disease and aging<\/a> could influence behaviour.<\/p>\n

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McGreevy Seminar Index<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dog Training<\/span><\/p>\n

McGreevy on ‘The Keys’ to Dog Training<\/a><\/p>\n

Classical Conditioning Bits<\/a><\/p>\n

Operant\u00a0Conditioning\u00a0Bits<\/a><\/p>\n

McGreevy on Rewarding Dogs<\/a><\/p>\n

McGreevy on Punishing Dogs<\/a><\/p>\n

McGreevy on Non-Associative Learning<\/a><\/p>\n

General Dog Training Thoughts from Paul McGreevy<\/a><\/p>\n

7 Tips for Improving Your Dog Recall<\/a><\/p>\n

Other<\/span><\/p>\n

Dog Senses (with Paul McGreevy)<\/a><\/p>\n

Questioning Working Dogs (the ethics of dogs working for us)<\/a><\/p>\n

McGreevy’s Thoughts on Dog Breeding<\/a><\/p>\n

McGreevy’s Thoughts on Dog Science<\/a><\/p>\n

McGreevy on a Modern Dog’s Life<\/a><\/p>\n

Vets, Sex, Disease, and Aging<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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