Treating Aggressive Behavior in Urban Areas with Michael Shikashio and Dr. Sarah Shapiro-Ward

Worry Less, Wag More: The Behavior Vets Podcast

In this episode, Mike, Sarah and Ferdie talk strategies to safely handle aggressive behavior in public spaces where distance and the dog's threshold for stress are difficult to control. We discuss:

• Overwhelmed dogs and humans
• Safety management for moving through hallways, stairways and elevators
• Defensive driving
• Using distractions and how to avoid reverse-order conditioning
• Treatments to use

Michael Shikashio, CDBC, is the founder of AggressiveDog.com and focuses on teaching other professionals from around the world on how to successfully work aggression cases. He is a five-term president of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) and was the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) Member of the Year in 2020.

Michael is sought after for his expert opinion by numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, New York Post, Fox News, The List TV, Baltimore Sun, WebMD, Women’s Health Magazine, Real Simple Magazine, SiriusXM Radio, The Chronicle of the Dog, and Steve Dale’s Pet World. He also hosts the popular podcast show “The Bitey End of the Dog” where he chats with the foremost experts on dog aggression.

He has been a featured keynote speaker at conferences, universities, and seminars in more than 200 cities and 14 different countries around the world, and offers a variety of educational opportunities on the topic of canine aggression, including the Aggression in Dogs Master Course and the annual Aggression in Dogs Conference.

Dr. Sarah Shapiro-Ward CPDT-KA, KPA-CTP has lived and worked as a professional dog trainer in two of Canada’s most densely populated downtown communities: Toronto and Vancouver. Sarah is best known for her viral trick training videos with her Cockapoo Percy, including tricks such as playing Jenga, Connect Four and Painting on Canvas. She also has a standard poodle, Eleanor, and a part-time horse, Echo. Before becoming a dog trainer, Sarah completed her Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 2015. Though she has long since left the laboratory behind, she still enjoys keeping up with the literature and applying her skills of critical analysis to dog training scenarios.
Links
"Navigating the City with a Sensitive Dog" by Sarah Shapiro-Ward
When Hounds Fly Vancouver
Aggression in Dogs Conference 2024
https://aggressivedog.com
https://aggressivedog.thinkific.com
Michael Shikashio's socials:
https://www.facebook.com/AggressionInDogs
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshikashio/
https://www.tiktok.com/@michaelshikashio?lang=en
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6htNW022cxP3ecTYqBfjA
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1185767

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