Jen Abrams (MA, ACAAB, CSAT): Do You Lie to Your Dog?

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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
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