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Beyond the Basics: The Complexity of Canine Body Language in Aggressive Behavior

In this presentation, we will go beyond the basic canine body language cues that most of us understand - yawns, shake-offs, tooth displays, and so on – to look at the complex clusters and sequences of cues that are often displayed by dogs during aggressive behavior.


 We know that body language tells us about a dog's internal emotional state, but did you know that it may also indicate possible underlying causes of the aggressive response such as resource guarding, territorial behavior, neurologic problems, or a medical condition? Recognizing these signals gives us the opportunity to involve a veterinarian or veterinary behaviorist when necessary and to create effective behavior modification plans.


 How predictable are a dog's body language cues? Are the cues displayed toward humans the same as those displayed toward other dogs?


 What about human body language? What do dogs get from us? Does our body language influence their behavior? How much can we actually communicate with a dog using our own body language or by mimicking theirs?


 Join Sarah for this information-packed, fresh look at body language, with loads of video examples that will provide the answers to these questions and more! 

What's included?

  • CEUs

    1.5 CEUs approved for CCPDT, IAABC, and KPA

  • Q&A Time with Sarah Kalnajs BA, CDBC, CPDT-KA

    30 minutes of bonus Q&A time with Sarah Kalnajs included!

  • Recordings available!

    Lifetime access to the recording!

Your Speaker!

BA, CDBC, CPDT-KA

Sarah Kalnajs

Sarah has been working with dogs professionally for over twenty-five years and is the owner of Blue Dog Training and Behavior in Madison, Wisconsin. She is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer through the CCPDT and a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the IAABC. Sarah is on the board of the Companion Animal Sciences Institute, is recognized in the state of Wisconsin as an expert witness in dog behavior, and runs a dog rescue organization. Sarah graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, studied comparative cognition between dogs and dolphins through the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was a member of the Lab’s humpback whale research team. A popular public speaker since the release of her Language of Dogs and Am I Safe video series (available on DVD and streaming), Sarah has given more than a hundred seminars across the U.S. and internationally to dog training organizations, veterinary schools, dog breed clubs, and rescue/shelter groups. Sarah and her husband Andrew, an engineer, work together with their six dogs to create training tools for professional trainers and dog owners. The most well-known of these tools is the Dog Safe Hands-Free Leash System.