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Live Streamed  Multi-Species  Dog    Cat Horse  Shelter  Pig Business

You may download a PDF with full talk descriptions here.

Please note all times listed on the schedule are in Central Standard Time.

Thursday, April 4, 2019
Día Español con Transferencia en Vivo (Spanish live-stream track only)

8:00 am

Las inscripciones se inician a las 8am y permanecen abiertas durante todo el día

8:30 – 9:30 am

Ken Ramirez – Caso de Estudio: Introduciendo Perros Altamente Reactivos y Agresivos

9:30 – 9:45 am

Break

9:45 – 11:15 am

Ken Ramirez – En Conexión con la Conservación (Conservation Connection)

11:15 – 12:30 pm

Cecilia Marré Marré – Cómo Lidiar con Comportamientos Indeseados: La Ciencia, La Ética y la Realidad (Dealing with Undesirable Behavior: The Science, The Ethics and The Reality)

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Almuerzo

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Terrie Hayward – Descifrando el comportamiento: Ansiedad por Separación en Perros (Deciphering the Behavior: Separation Anxiety)

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Jesus Rosales-Ruiz – La Señal Envenenada (The Poisoned Cue)

3:30 – 3:45 pm

Break

3:45 – 5:15 pm

Ken Ramirez – Se busca: Consultor de Entrenamiento Animal, Aquellos con un Don para los Animales No Se Presenten (Wanted: Animal Training Consultant, Those Good with Animals Need Not Apply)

Friday, April 5, 2019

8:00 am

Registration opens

8:30 – 10:00 am

 Ken Ramirez – Conservation Connection ( Multi-Species Track)

10:00 – 10:15 am

Break

10:15 – 11:45 am

Alexandra Protopopova – Topics in Advanced Animal Training: Understanding Motivating Operations ( Multi-Species Track)

  Livestream –  Daryl Hoffman – Training Animals for Better Welfare in a Zoo ( Multi-Species Track)

  Jill Hourihan – Building Your Business to be as Good as You Are ( Business Track)

11:45 – 1:00 

Lunch

1:00 – 2:15 pm

Michael Baugh – (Human) Animal Behavior Consulting ( Multi-Species Track)

  Livestream –  Erica Feuerbacher – Complexity in the Quadrants: Advanced Behavioral Principles and How to Use Them to Enhance Your Training ( Multi-Species Track)

Kristin Abele – Build a Social Media Strategy That Works for You (Business Track)

2:15 – 3:30 pm

  Chris Pachel – Incorporating Behavior Strategies Into Patient Care: Practical Solutions for Daily Situations (Multi-Species Track)

  Livestream –  Lore Haug – Equine Repetitive Behaviors: Neurology and Current Research ( Equine Track)

Renee Hall – What’d I Make? What’d I Spend? Can I Buy a Pony? ( Business Track)

3:30 – 3:45 pm

Break

3:45 – 5:15 pm

 Jesus Rosales-Ruiz – Effective Affection: How to Get it Right ( Multi-Species Track)

  Livestream –  Chris Pachel – Feline Teenagers: Surviving Adolescence (Feline Track)

 Individualized Coaching for Your Business ( Business Track)

5:30 – 6:30 pm

IAABC Annual Members Meeting

Saturday, April 6, 2019

8:00 am

Registration opens

8:30 – 10:00 am

Chris Pachel – Pitfalls of Socialization ( Canine Track)

James Crosby – Canine Aggression as Adaptive Behavior ( Canine Track)

Cecilia Marré Marré – Horses to Fear or Not to Fear, That is the Question ( Equine Track)

10:00 – 10:15 am

Break

10:15 – 11:45 am

Erica Feuerbacher – What’s in a Word? How to Avoid “Dominance” and Use Behavior Analysis to Improve Our Understanding of Behavior ( Multi-Species Track)

Sheila D’Arpino – Shelter Behavior Evaluations: To Do or Not to Do. That is the Question ( Shelter Track)

MaryKay Hasseman – Loving Presence with Horses, Harness the Power of Mindful Attention to Connect with your Horse ( Equine Track)

11:45 – 1:00   Lunch

Lunch

1:00 – 2:15 pm

Elinor Karlsson – MuttMix: What We Learned, What We Know, and How Good Are We, Really, at Guessing What Breeds are in a Dog? ( Canine Track)

Lore I. Haug – Teaching Veterinary Husbandry Behaviors to Dogs ( Canine Track)

Trish McMillan – Horse Husbandry Using LIMA Principles ( Equine Track)

2:15 – 3:30 pm

 Terrie Hayward – Deciphering the Behavior: Separation Anxiety ( Canine Track)

 Valarie Tynes – Understanding the Mind of the Pet Pig ( Multi-Species Track, Pigs)

Lore Haug – Riding with the Clicker for Pleasure and Performance ( Equine Track)

3:30 – 3:45 pm

Break

3:45 – 5:15 pm

Ken Ramirez – Wanted: Animal Training Consultant, Those Good with Animals Need Not Apply ( Multi-Species Track)

5:30 – 7:00 pm

Elinor Karlsson – Genetics and Cocktails ( Multi-Species Track)

Sunday, April 7, 2019

8:00 am

Registration opens

8:30 – 10:00 am

Chris Pachel – Navigating the Tough Conversations: Strategies for Communicating with Clients and Pets with Compassion and Efficacy ( Multi-Species Track)

Sheila D’Arpino – What’s Old, What’s New? Shelters, Enrichment and Research (Shelter Track)

Terrie Hayward – The Art & Science of Non-Auditory Communication ( Canine Track)

10:00 – 10:15 am

Break

10:15 – 11:45 am

Cecilia Marré Marré – Dealing with Undesirable Behavior: The Science, the Ethics and the Reality ( Multi-Species Track)

Dot Baisly – Managing a Shelter Behavior Program ( Shelter Track)

James Crosby – Dog Bite Interpretation – Evidence and Behavior ( Canine Track)

11:45 – 1:00 pm 

Lunch

1:00 – 2:15 pm

Dot Baisly and Karen Plescia – Shelter Cat Enrichment Through Post Adoption Support ( Shelter Track)

Jacqueline Munera – The Nitty Gritty of Cat Training ( Feline Track)

Valarie Tynes – The Science of Semiochemicals ( Multi-Species Track)

2:15 – 3:30 pm

Jacqueline Munera – Resolving Behavior Issues in Cats Using Clicker Training ( Feline Track)

Alexandra Protopopova – Improving Adoption By Focusing On Consumer Behavior ( Shelter Track)

Trish McMillan – It’s Not All How They’re Raised ( Canine Track)

Join the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants on April 4 – 7, 2019 in Houston, TX for four days of cutting-edge, science-based and practical education for animal training and behavior professionals. IAABC 2019 offers individuals working with dogs, cats, parrots and horses the chance to learn and network together.

Acompaña a la IAABC desde el 4 al 7 de abril en Houston, Texas, para 4 dias de educación práctica, basada en la ciencia, de vanguardia, para profesionales del comportamiento y entrenamiento animal. La IAABC 2019 ofrece a quienes trabajan con perros, gatos, loros y caballos la oportunidad de aprender y socializar juntos

Live Streaming, Free Spanish Language day Thursday, April 4th with Ken Ramirez, Jesus Rosales-Ruiz, Téo Mariscal, Terrie Hayward, Cecilia Marré. Sign up here!

Transmisión en vivo vía streaming, en español, día jueves 4 de abril, con Ken Ramirez, Jesus Rosales-Ruiz, Téo Mariscal, Terrie Hayward y Cecilia Marré. ¡Inscríbete aquí!

Live Streaming, Free English Language day Friday, April 5th with Ken Ramirez, Daryl Hoffman, Erica Feuerbacher, Lore Haug and Chris Pachel. Sign up here!

Transmisión en vivo vía streaming, en inglés, día viernes 5 de abril, con Ken Ramirez, Daryl Hoffman, Erica Feuerbacher, Lore Haug y Chris Pachel. ¡Inscríbete aquí!

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