Mental Illness in Dogs: A Guide for Trainers

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Mental Illness in Dogs:  A Guide for Trainers

by Linda Scroggins, RN, MSN, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA

ISBN:  9781506905396

Publisher:  First Edition Design Publishing

Publication Year:  2017

Format:  Trade Paperback

Pages:  77

Chapters:

Chapter 1:  My Life with Dogs

Chapter 2:  Mental Illness in Dogs

Chapter 3:  How a Trainer Can Help

Chapter 4:  Thinking Outside the Hierarchy

Chapter 5:  When No Specialist is Available

Chapter 6:  A New Business Model

Chapter 7:  Quality of Life

Chapter 8:  Closing Words

Chapter 9:  Tom

From the back cover:

“Linda Scroggins, RN, MSN, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, is a certified, professional, canine behavior consultant and dog trainer with over 10 years of experience. Linda’s training career began as a volunteer at a large open intake animal shelter. At the shelter, she was an integral part of developing a program to train shelter dogs in order to improve their opportunity for adoption.

Linda holds a Master’s Degree in pediatric nursing and continues to hold a license as a registered nurse. She feels the scientific knowledge of growth and development and behavior in children supports and enriches her study of behavior in dogs. Linda’s behavior consultation practice focuses on working with dogs with fear and anxiety and aggression issues. She has worked with hundreds of dogs. She believes in the importance of improving the quality of life for both dogs and the people with whom they live.”