icawc 2011: elizabeth teal - family pet or family problem?
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Dealing with problem behaviour in a home setting.TRANSCRIPT
Family Petor
Family Problem
A journey toward wholeness
Presented by Presented by Elizabeth Elizabeth TealTeal
fam·i·ly n. pl. fam·i·lies
1. a. A fundamental social group in society typically consisting of one or two parents and their children.
b. Two or more people who share goals and values, have long-term commitments to one another, and reside usually in the same dwelling place.
2. All the members of a household under one roof.
fam·i·ly n. pl. fam·i·lies
2. All the members of a household under one roof.
Pet n.1.An animal kept for companionship
2.An object of the affections.3.A person especially loved or indulged.
Pet adj. 1.Kept as a pet.
2.Particularly cherished or indulged3.Expressing or showing affection
4.Being a favorite.
According to the ASPCA,63% of all households in the US have pets.
Pet n.
1.An object of the affections.
Pet adj.
1.Particularly cherished
problem n.
1. a perceived gap between the existing state and a desired state, or a deviation from a norm, standard or status quo.
2. a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.
3. a thing difficult to achieve or accomplish.
OUR FOCUSES
RESCUING COMPANION ANIMAL SPECIES
PLACING COMPANION ANIMALS IN HUMAN HOMES
KEEPING COMPANION ANIMALS IN HUMAN HOMES
REMOVING COMPANION ANIMALS FROM HUMAN HOMES
The Top Indicators and Risk Factors for Giving Up Your Pet
Less education
Less income
Under one year in current residence
PARENT
Patronek, et al 1996New, et, al 2000
Courtesy Steve Zawistowski Ph.D., CAAB - ASPCA
The Top Indicators and Risk Factors for relinquishing a pet with one year of adoption
First time pet owners
Having Children in the House
More likely to have obtained pet ‘for the children’
Kidd, Kidd & George 1992
FAMILIES FOCUS
FAMILIES FOCUS
EXPECTATIONS OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
FAMILIES FOCUS
EXPECTATIONS OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
FAMILIES FOCUS
EXPECTATIONS OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
HARMONY
FAMILIES FOCUS
EXPECTATIONS OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
HARMONY
SAFETY & SECURITY
FAMILIES FOCUS
EXPECTATIONS OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
HARMONY
SAFETY & SECURITY
SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS
FAMILIES FOCUS
EXPECTATIONS OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
ANGER IS SIMPLY UNMET EXPECTATIONS.
Nothing simple is ever easy.
FAMILIES FOCUS
EXPECTATIONS OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
The Top Indicators and Risk Factors for relinquishing a pet with one year of adoption
First time pet owners
Having Children in the House
More likely to have obtained pet ‘for the children’
Kidd, Kidd & George 1992
Any task is easy once you know how to do it. Model with
compassion.Educate with Awareness.
Responsibility is always shared.
FAMILIES FOCUS
EXPECTATIONS OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
HARMONY
The number One Rule for whole house
Harmony:
RESPECT
RESPECT EACH UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL
RESPECT THEIR SPECIES
RESPECT THEIR DEVELOPMENT
RESPECT THEIR STORY
RESPECT THEIR CULTURE
RESPECT THEIR ENVIRONMENT
The Number One Rule for Homes with children of any species:
All children are supervised at all times, regardless of species.
Thus: A three year old human is never left
alone,
A three month old puppy is not left alone,
And both are never ever left alone together!
All human child and pet interactions are always supervised.
The number TWO Rule for whole house
Harmony:
LISTEN
LISTEN
To all members of the family, regardless of age or species.
FAMILIES FOCUS
EXPECTATIONS OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
HARMONY
SAFETY & SECURITY
ALL
ANIMALS
BITE.
Including us.
ALL
ANIMALS
BITE.
Including us.
ALL
ANIMALS
BITE.
Including us.
ALL
ANIMALS
BITE.
Including us.
1. Children are at risk of dog bite in association with resource guarding by the dog or pain-causing interactions. Unfamiliar children are at risk of dog bite while in the dog’s home, yard, or perceived territory, regardless of whether or not they are interacting with the dog.2.All dogs evaluated for human-directed aggression in our study had a behavior and/or medical abnormality.3.Episodes of aggression were not limited to specific dog breeds, gender, neuter status, or history of training.4. The risk of biting may be increased in the presence of pain or disease in the pet.
Ilana Reisner PhD, et al www.injuryprevention.com
ALL
ANIMALS
BITE.
Every day!
ALL
ANIMALS
BITE.
Every day!
FAMILIES FOCUS
EXPECTATIONS OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
EDUCATIONAL VALUE
HARMONY
SAFETY & SECURITY
SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS
Elements of Interspecies Relationships
Unique Individual
Species
Developmental Age
CultureEarly Imprinting
Environment
SpeciesSpecies
HUMANHUMAN
SpeciesSpecies
DOGDOG
SpeciesSpecies
CATCAT
CRITICAL STAGES OF CANINE DEVELOPMENT
From the work of Dr. John Scott & Dr. J.L. Fuller
EARLY CRITICAL PERIOD (birth – 21 days)
AWARENESS PERIOD (21 – 28 days)SOCIALIZATION PERIOD (21 – 49 days)
FEAR IMPACT PERIOD (49 days – 12 weeks)
JUVENILE PERIOD (3 – 6 months)
JEAN PIAGET’STHEORY OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
SENSORIMOTO STAGE (birth to age 2)PREOPERATIONAL STAGE (age 2 to 7)CONCRETE OPERATIONAL STAGE (7 to
11)FORMAL OPERATIONAL STAGE (11 - )
When does developmental age become old?
We are always developing,And so are our pets.
All species have some sort of culture, even if it is only defined as early imprinting.
Never underestimate early imprinting.
Never underestimate early imprinting.
No matter the culture or the species.
Likewise never underestimate the power of
education and will.
No matter the culture or the species.
BUT THE MOST BASIC ELEMENT IN INTERSPECIES RELATIONSHIPS
IS
ENVIRONMENT
The Focus of the Animal Welfare Community
✰Rescuing/accepting the animal ✰Placing the animal with a human family✰Keeping the animal with a human family✰Removing the animal from a human family
The Focus of the Animal Welfare Community
✰Placing the animal with a human family✰Keeping the animal with a human family
Assessing the familyTOP THREE CONCERNS
Who Wants This PET?
WHO is the primary CAREGIVER?
Is the family FLEXIBLE & CURIOUS?
Assessing the familyTOP THREE CONCERNS
Who Wants This PET?
What is the primary affectional relationship.
Who wants this pet.
In all current surveys compiled by the the number one reason given for pet adoption was companionship.
Parents often give among their top reasons:
“It’s for the kids”
Really?
What is the primary caregiving relationship?
Who will take care of this pet.
Assess the primary caregiver in the family.
Although this is usually the mother, do not assume it is, it can be anyone from the grandfather to the oldest sister.
Assess the primary caregiver in the family.
Although this is usually the mother, do not assume it is, it can be anyone from the grandfather to the oldest sister.
This is NOT who will be the primary caregiver for this pet, it is who has that role in the family.
If they do not want the pet – DO NOT PROCEED
Assessing the family
If the parents are heavy handed with the children,
generally speaking, they will ALL be heavy handed with the
pet.
FORMS
FORMS
INCLUDE COLOURING SHEET
Name: Date:
Daily Activity & Schedule
Sunrise 6am
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Sunset 19pm2021222324
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Fixed or constant activities for all
species:
SLEEP
Fixed or constant activities for all
species:
DRINK
Fixed or constant activities for all
species:
EAT
Fixed or constant activities for all
species:
PEE & POOP
Name: Date:
Favorite Activities
DAYLIGHT:
NIGHTIME:
IN THE JOURNEY TO WHOLENESS, THERE ARE MANY ADVENTURES
AND MANY DETOURS.
KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT – NOT ONLY ENHANCES THE JOURNEY, IT
CAN TURN THE DETOURS INTO ADVENTURES!
Relationships are built with
Communication and Trust,
Not dominance and submission.
Everything changes,
The question becomesHow to maintain commitment
over time.
Everything changes,
The answer is to maintain your commitment over time.
Don’t believe in happy endings.
Believe in the JOURNEY.
And all members of the family can live happily ever after.