Proposed Program  IFAAB 04 
Updated February 6, 2004

Friday    Feb 27          Reports and Case Histories 

Barber              9:00                            Peri-parturient behavior in the bitch 

Borchelt           9:30                            Bite pressure measurement

                      Break 10 – 10:30

 Lindell             10:30                          Diagnosis and treatment of separation anxiety CANCELLED

 Moon-Fanelli   11:00                          Compulsive tail chasing in Bull Terriers

                         Lunch 11:30 – 1:00

 Pezzanite         1:00                             Decreasing barking levels in shelters

 Williams         1:30                             Increasing safety and control during dog aggression displays

                            Break 2:00 – 2:30

 Martyn             2:30                             Expanding human/canid communication

 Reid/LaFarge   3:00                            Counseling humans

 Pryor               3:30                             Teaching and learning reinforcement theory

Click-a –cue game demo and participation (entire group)

Saturday Feb. 28        Education/training for practitioners 

Wright             9:00                             Critical assessment of research can be fun    

Estep/Hetts     10:00                            A metamorphosis from academic to small business owner 

Break 10:30 – 11:00

Goldman      11:00                              Follow-ups on behavior consultations

Cottam       11:30                               Remote vs. on site behavior consultations

                         Lunch 12:00 – 1:30

Panel         1:30 – 4:00                        Panel on educating practitioners/keeping the field alive

Anderson/Steve Z/Shyan/Barry/Hetts/Nitschke/Hunthausen

(Afternoon break as needed during panel)

Sunday  Feb 29      

 9:00- 10:30                             Selecting dogs for pet traits/arousal

                                                            Barry/Mollaghan/Marder/Engle/Others?

Break 10:30 – 11:00 

Hunthausen    11:00 – 12:00                Behavioral Pharmacology

                    Lunch 12:00 – 1:30

Sollers           1:30- 2:30                     Research in human psychopathology: improving pet therapy 

Katie Wiles   2:30 – 3:15                    Arousal in children

                   Break  3:15 – 3:30

3:30 – 5:00 Business meeting and discussion of 05/agenda.