Learn how to harness the power of worthwhile reinforcement to build safe, friendly behaviors in aggressive dogs. The positive training-based, Constructional Aggression Treatment (CAT), as described in Turning Fierce Dogs Friendly, has proven successful for many pet owners and trainers around the world. As a functional approach to changing aggressive behavior, it offers a humane alternative to desensitization, counter-conditioning, and distraction procedures. CAT typically produces long-lasting results in far less time than any positive treatment available, without the undesirable side effects common with punishment procedures. The ultimate outcome is a once-aggressive dog that is now friendly.

Inside Turning Fierce Dogs Friendly:

• Step-by-step instructions for performing CAT with aggressive dogs
• Understand the normal behaviors of all dogs, of specific breeds, and of your own individual dog
• How to be awake and aware of your dog’s behavior and your own
• Discover your dog’s worthwhile reinforcement for safe, friendly behaviors
• Advice for developing good observation skills and staying on task
• The issues that can make or break successful aggression treatment: consistency, safety, and follow-through
• Equipment, handling procedures, and preventing opportunities to practice undesirable behavior
• When to call a professional