Issue 18 | November 2020 — Business of Behavior
What Behavior Consultants Need To Know About Liability Waivers
A FEW DEFINITIONS Entire books have been written about these legal terms, but for the purposes of this article, let’s agree on the following: Negligence: The failure to use the care that a reasonably careful person would use. Gross negligence: A voluntary act or...
By Christina Schenk-Hargrove, Esq., CPDT-KA
Issue 12 | November 2020 — Business of Behavior
Marketing your dog behavior consulting business without myths
“You can’t train a lion with force, so why would you do it with a dog?” I see this claim weekly on the Facebook pages of my dog training friends. It’s usually accompanied by a lovely photo or video of a lion, tiger, orca, or elephant calmly engaging in...
By Kayla FrattTime Management Skills for Teaching Group Dog Training Classes
Running a group dog training class is an inherently different challenge than working individually with owners and their dogs. The behaviors you teach may of course be very different, but there are also the management questions. What sequence of behaviors will you...
By Adria Karlsson, CDBCFrom Skinner Box to Show Biz and Beyond
When Marian Kruse entered the University of Minnesota in 1938, her ambition was to major in Latin and minor in Greek. Marian later wrote of “harboring the strange notion of becoming a Latin teacher in Alaska.” Before matriculating and heading to Alaska, however, even...
By William Van NostranIssue 8 | April 2019 — Business of Behavior
Career Paths: Barbara Davis
When did you decide to pursue behavior as a profession? There were really two times this came up for me. In the early days of my training career (in the 1970 and ’80s, so really prehistoric!), I worked with a lot of mentors and was fascinated by the way they worked...
By IAABC Editing StaffIssue 7 | April 2018 — Business of Behavior
Career Paths: Katenna Jones
Animal behavior consultants come from all walks of life. One of the most common questions IAABC gets is about how to get started working with pets and their people. The truth is, there’s no set career path, and no single qualification that prepares you for this...
By IAABC Editing TeamIssue 6 | February 2018 — Business of Behavior
Career Paths: Stephanie Edlund
Animal behavior consultants come from all walks of life. One of the most common questions IAABC gets is about how to get started working with pets and their people. The truth is, there’s no set career path, and no single qualification that prepares you for this...
By IAABC Editing TeamHow to Run Facebook Ads to Grow Your Animal Consulting Business
Facebook ads have become very popular in the animal training industry. Many animal professionals are on Facebook quite frequently, so it is natural to jump into Facebook ads without hesitation. However, without a clear plan outlined, it can quickly drain your...
By Ines McNeil, CPDT-KAIssue 5 | October 2017 — Business of Behavior
Testifying in Court
As professionals in the field of applied animal behavior, we are well-placed to understand the antecedents that cause an animal to act in a certain way. In cases where an animal has been implicated in causing injury, nuisance, or destruction of property that has...
By Melissa McMath Hatfield, MS, CBCC-KA, CDBCWriting for the Internet: Promotion, Feedback, and Metrics
In previous Journal articles I have shared what I’ve learned about writing for an internet audience and things to consider when choosing how to publish to get the most out of the medium. There a few more things to touch on before wrapping up this series. Promoting...
By Eric BradIssue 4 | July 2017 — Business of Behavior
Identity Crisis (It’s a Good Thing to Have One): Discovering the Heart of Your Behavior Business for Sustainable Success
Part Two of The Business of Animal Behavior in the 21st Century Marketplace Series In our first article in this series, we tackled some of our collective industry assumptions about financial obstacles. We talked about the important reasons why we need to start to...
By Kim Brophey, CDBCIssue 3 | April 2017 — Business of Behavior
Virtual Consultations – Why, If, and How
For eight years, I worked remotely from a home office for organizations that were in different time zones. Perhaps that is why virtual consultations came so naturally to me. However, if you are not used to spending 30 to 40 hours a week online, the concept may be...
By Katenna JonesWithin Reach: The Business of Animal Behavior in the 21st Century Marketplace
You love your job. You wake up every day with a passion for working with animals and their people, for making the world a slightly better place one case at a time. You shed light on challenging situations between humans and their critter companions and place valuable...
By Kim BropheyPublishing for the Internet
So you have taken the time to sit down and carefully write out your thoughts on dogs, training, behaviour, management, or some combination thereof. Now what? Publishing your writing on the Internet seems like a simple problem to solve. There are just so many options....
By Eric BradIssue 2 | February 2017 — Business of Behavior
Writing for the Internet
The Internet has offered us a wonderful means of communicating with each other. Whether you want to write for pet dog owners or other dog trainers, or even produce more scholarly articles to explore the frontiers of science as it relates to dogs and behaviour, the...
By Eric BradIssue 1 | October 2016 — Business of Behavior
New Strategies for Improving Veterinary Visits
I have heard a lot of horror stories from both clients and other pet professionals about problems taking pets to the vet. The reactions range from pets shaking and struggling, to clawing and biting to the extent that they have to be harshly restrained or even sedated....
By Jonathan P. Klein