In this episode, the amazing team of Dr. Kathy Murphy and Bobbie Bhambree discuss how they developed the Resilience Rainbow, a framework to build resilience in dogs and other companion animals, and how it works. We discuss:

• What is resilience and what it looks like
• The stress response cycle and the HPA axis
• Seven domains of the Resilience Rainbow:
  1. Predictability
  2. Decompression
  3. Completing the stress cycle
  4. Mental and physical well-being
  5. Safety and security
  6. Social support
  7. Agency

Dr. Kathy Murphy’s bio:
Dr Kathy Murphy (BVetMed, DPhil, CVA, CLAS, MRCVS) is a veterinary surgeon and neuroscientist. She graduated from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons UK in 1999, initially working in mixed clinical practice before studying for two post graduate clinical qualifications with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, and Laboratory Animal Science.

Bobbie Bhambree's bio:
Bobbie Bhambree (CDBC, CPDT-KA) is the Director of Education and a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant at Behavior Vets. She is also a faculty member of CATCH Canine Trainers Academy and Agility University. Bobbie started her career in 2003 as a pet behavior counselor with the ASPCA Animal Behavior Center. While there, she implemented behavior modification programs for dogs who had been surrendered by the public or seized by Humane Law Enforcement. In 2007, Bobbie joined the Humane Society of Westchester, spending the next nine years as their shelter trainer. She created and implemented training and enrichment programs for the dogs, counseled adopters, trained volunteers, participated in community outreach programs, and performed evaluations.

Links:
Bhambree, B. and K. Murphy. A Framework for Behavior Modification and Training Plans to Help Build and Maintain Resilience. The IAABC Journal. Feb 2023. Issue 26.
https://iaabcjournal.org/the-resilience-rainbow/

Resilience Rainbow Tour 2023
Madison, NJ: May 20-21

Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada: May 27-28

Denver, CO: June 3-4

https://behaviorvets.com/
https://www.facebook.com/neuroscienceisawesome/

The Education of Will: Healing a Dog, Facing My Fears, Reclaiming My Life by Dr. Patricia McConnell - read about Dr. McConnell's own story of resilience and adventure with her border collie named Will. 

Podcast with Sarah Stremming on decompression walks

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