IFAAB 2010 Program Schedule      Abstracts

Saturday, July 24, 2010 

        Time                                                Speakers                                                                     Topic

8:30-9:00

Coffee, Networking

9:00-9:30

Introductions

9:30-10:00

Steve Zawistowski & Kat Miller 

Trends in Pet Ownership

10:00-10:30

Jim Ha

The Modern Science of Temperament

10:30-10:45

Break

10:45-11:15

Karen Davis

Turtle Cognition and Enrichment

11:15-11:45

Camille Ward

Play in Dogs

11:45-1:00

                                   Lunch

1:00-2:00

Anneke Lisberg

Counter-marking in Domestic Dogs

2:00-2:30

Mark Hines

Evaluating an Explosive Detection Dog Team

2:30-???

                               Flex Time

Sunday, July 25, 2010 

         Time                                                Speakers                                                                     Topic

8:30-9:00

Coffee, Networking

9:00-9:30

Nicole Cottam

Anxiety Wrap and Canine Thunder Phobia

9:30-10:00

Melissa Shyan and Jim Ha

Evaluation of Placement of Assistance Dog

10:00-10:30

Ellen Mahurin

Animal Behavior Principles and Family Dynamics

10:30-10:45

                                   Break

10:45-11:15

Pia Silvani

Think Before You Speak!  Communication with Clients

11:15-11:45

Dan Estep

Contradictory Risk Factors in Dog Aggression

11:45-1:00

 Lunch

1:00-1:30

Kathryn Wrubel

Risk Factors in Dog to Dog Aggression

1:30-2:00

Nancy Williams, Mary Huntsberry

Innovative Techniques for Aggression Problems

2:00-???

                               Flex Time