VMLL 2356 - Understanding Your Aggressive Dog

An aggressive dog can be a source of frustration if you don't understand the behaviors and the reasons behind those behaviors. This 2-hour course is designed to help you understand your aggressive dog by:

• Explaining the difference between affective aggression and predatory aggression,
• Naming at least 8 types of aggression,
• Recognize body signals that indicate increasing arousal in dogs,
• Comparing and contrasting the roles of the limbic system with the cerebral cortex in responding to different stimuli as it relates to affective aggression, and
• Describing the cascade of physiological events that occur in a threatened situation.

Noncredit courses do not produce academic credit nor appear on a Colorado State University academic transcript.

Instructors

Jennie Willis Jamtgaard
(970) 481-4252
DogBehaviorist@aol.com

Jennie Willis Jamtgaard has a Ph.D. in Zoology, with an emphasis in animal behavior. Her doctoral research was on learning and cognition in the domestic dog. She received her M.S. degree also in Zoology , but with an emphasis in genetics. Jennie has been teaching at CSU as an instructor in many varied behavior and genetics courses, as well as introductory biology. Jennie is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Sciences, where she is instructor for a course in professional veterinary medicine.

Jennie owns a private consulting business, Animal Behavior Insights, and has been a professional consultant in companion animal behavior problems since 2000. During graduate school, she worked at Rocky Mountain National Park as an interpretive park ranger, educating the public on the biology of wild canines. Jennie is a board member of Colorado Greyhound Companions, a local greyhound rescue group, where she volunteers her services to decrease the relinquishment rate of animals due to behavior problems.