VMLL 2357 - Understanding Your Separation Anxious Dog

A dog can suffer from separation anxiety. While it is pleasant to have your dog welcome you home with excitement, it may not be pleasant to see what has happened while you were away. In this 2-hour course you will learn more about separation anxiety by learning to:

• Define separation anxiety.
• Name 3 behaviors separation anxiety dogs typically display while owners are home,
• Name 3 behaviors that separation anxiety dogs may display while owners are not home,
• Explain the diagnostic criteria for separation anxiety, and
• Know how long a typical transition period is for a dog whose owner has left.

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.