Vet Visit Mastery by Stephanie Vichinsky

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What Will You Learn?

This pre-recorded course is designed for dogs 6 months of age and older. This course builds on the concepts learned in the Basic and Intermediate Foundation courses. It contains detailed tutorials to help you prepare your fearful, anxious, reactive, or aggressive dog for their next vet exam, and that means EVERYTHING from the prep work at home, the parking lot, the waiting room, and the exam itself! We have also included live footage of the dog going to the vet's office on 3 different occasions so you can see the full process. 

Prerequisite courses:

Stephanie's Basic Foundation Course

Stephanie's  Intermediate Foundation Course

What course should I take after this? 

Our Helping Your Fearful, Anxious, Reactive, and Aggressive Dog to Be Calm and Coachable During Grooming Course

Course Structure:

Section 1: Introduction

Introduction

Section 2: Safety First

Watch First (Safety)

Muzzle Conditioning

Advanced Muzzle Conditioning Tips

The Value of a Second Handler

The Value of a Tie Back

Defensive Handling When Working With Aggressive Dogs

Don’t Change our Training Style the Moment You Have Control

Section 3: Equipment

Choosing the Right Training Equipment

Section 4: Drives

Watch First (Drives)

Navigating Through Pack Drive, Prey Drive, and Defense Drive

How to Increase Pack Drive

Aspen Example (Let’s Go for Pack Drive)

Blue Example (Let’s Go for Pack Drive)

Decompression for Pack Drive

Aspen Example (Decompression)

Massage for Pack Drive

Hand Feeding for Pack Drive

Blue Example (Decompression and Hand Feeding)

Putting Prey Drive on Cue

Tug Concepts for Behavioral Issues Part 1

Tug Concepts for Behavioral Issues Part 2

How to Get Your Dog to Drop A Ball

Navigating Defense Drive

Aspen Example (let’s Go for Defense Drive)

Section 5: Other Exercise Outlets

Teach Your Dog to Run Next to a Bile

Teach Your Dog to Walk or Run on a Treadmill

Section 6: Advanced Behavior Concepts

Dog Body Language

When to Address Fixation, Reactivity, and Aggressive Responses

Section 7: Preparing for the Vet Exam

Watch First (Vet Exam Prep)

Letting the Dog Establish Touch

Extending Established Touch

Counterconditioning for Touch on the Place Bed

Establishing a Raised Platform and Exam Cue

Counterconditioning for Touch on Raised Platform

Dealing with Lunging and Cast Changes

Counterconditioning Full Body Touch on the Place Bed

Counterconditioning for Vet Tools

Counterconditioning for Duration of Vet Touches and Tools

Counterconditioning Touch With 2nd Person (Familiar)

Counterconditioning Duration For Touch With 2nd Person (Familiar)

Counterconditioning Duration For Vet Tools With 2nd Person (Familiar)

Counterconditioning For Touch and Vet Tools With 2nd Person (Less Familiar)

Counterconditioning for Touch and Vet Tools With 2nd Person (Stranger) Part 1

Counterconditioning for Touch and Vet Tools With 2nd Person (Stranger) Part 2

Counterconditioning for Mouth Exam

Fading Out the Raised Platform

Creating a Plan With Your Vet

Section 8: Putting It All Together at the Vet Office

First Vet Visit (Parking Lot)

First Vet Visit (Waiting Room)

First Vet Visit (Pack Walk)

First Vet Visit (Decompression and Exam)

2nd Vet Visit (waiting Room)

2nd Vet Visit (Pack Walk)

2nd Vet Visit ( Decompression)

2nd Vet Visit (Exam)

3rd Vet Visit (waiting Room) 

3rd vet Visit (Decompression and Exam)

Section 9: Problem Solving

Extinction Bursts

How to Increase Food Drive

Section 10: Conclusion

Conclusion (Vet Course)