In this episode we discuss resource guarding, what it is, how to assess it in a shelter environment and the basics of working with resource guarders.

During the episode we discuss Jeans book mine https://www.dogwise.com/mine-a-practical-guide-to-resource-guarding-in-dogs/

This paper which discussed outcomes for shelter dogs who resource guard https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494295/

And Chirag patels method of teaching drop https://youtu.be/ndTiVOCNY4M?si=PaD4Ls36ClUTYCG-

About Jean Donaldson

Jean is one of the top dog trainers in the world and has lectured extensively in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. She is a four-time winner of The Dog Writers’ Association of America’s Maxwell Award, and her seminal book The Culture Clash was named number one training and behavior book by The Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Her other titles are Mine! A Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs, Fight! A Guide to Dog-Dog Aggression, Dogs Are From Neptune, and Oh Behave! Dogs From Pavlov to Premack to Pinker.

Her most recent book, Train Like a Pro, was her first written training guide for a lay audience. In 2017, Jean authored and instructed Dog Training 101 for The Great Courses, another resource for dog guardians.

Before transitioning full-time to pet dog training, Jean competed in dog sports with dogs of various breeds, earning numerous titles and wins including OTCh, HIT, TDX, and FDCh, as well as a CGC. She ran a successful training school for fifteen years, and spent six years doing primarily referral aggression cases. She holds a degree in comparative psychology and is a keen student of evolutionary biology.

https://www.academyfordogtrainers.com

https://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/jean-donaldson