TACT: A Training Program for Dogs that Are Fearful or Reactive Toward People<br />5-DVD Set

TACT: A Training Program for Dogs that Are Fearful or Reactive Toward People
5-DVD Set

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Author: Emma Parsons & Julie Robitaille
Format: DVD, 5 discs, NTSC format
Running Time: 5 hours, 10 minutes
Bonus Materials: 115-page workbook in PDF format
Release Date: 2011

Positive, practical training solutions for the most challenging canine behavior problems!

TACT, Touch Associated Clicker Training, is an innovative new training methodology that creatively combines the science and art of learning theory, clicker training, and massage therapy. This unique approach is used specifically to rehabilitate and prevent shy, fearful, reactive, and aggressive behavior in dogs and puppies. TACT incorporates ritualized protocols designed with safety, structure, and predictability.

This 5-DVD set and the 115-page companion PDF workbook teaches both pet owners and experienced canine professionals how to:

  • Desensitize a dog’s fear of people and new environments
  • Build confidence and coping skills, while changing the emotional response in fearful dogs
  • Provide structure, bringing predictability to the dog’s life 
  • Develop and deepen the canine/human relationship
  • Recognize canine body language and use this knowledge to set dogs up for success
  • Implement an effective home and real world management program 
  • Develop a two-way communication system between dog and handler
  • About the Authors

Emma Parsons has been training dogs for more than 20 years, and is currently the Canine Behavior Training Consultant for the VCA Rotherwood Animal Hospital in Newton, MA. Her training service, The Creative Canine, specializes in managing and rehabilitating the reactive and aggressive dog. Emma is a faculty member of Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior as well as of the Karen Pryor Clickertraining-sponsored ClickerExpo conferences. She gives “Click to Calm” seminars around the world, teaching others how to manage and rehabilitate reactive and aggressive dogs. Emma also teaches reactive dog classes at Masterpeace Dog Training in Franklin, MA, and Control Unleashed® classes at the MSPCA in Methuen, MA. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC), and the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors (NADOI).

Julie Robitaille, CAMT, CPDT-KA, is the founder of Animal Wellness Massage Therapy and Touch Click Calm, LLC, and is a Certified Small Animal Massage Therapist and a Certified Pet Dog Trainer. She is a graduate of the Bancroft School of Massage Therapy and completed an internship at Sterling Impressions Animal Rehabilitation Center of New England where she currently works as a contractor. Julie is best known for her work in reactive and aggressive canine behavior modification/rehabilitation and is the co-founder of the TACT, Touch Associated Clicker Training, methodology. Julie has been an assistant instructor to Emma Parsons, author of Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog, in her reactive dog training classes and seminars for nearly four years.

"Combining behavior modification and massage is a brilliant idea. I have always felt some form of therapeutic touch belongs in the toolbox of every professional who works with troubled dogs. The TACT program offers pet parents and professional trainers alike a user-friendly, easily customized protocol that blends solid science-based training with the healing power of touch. It's the best of both worlds." —Leslie McDevitt MLA CPDT CDBC, www.controlunleashed.net

Customer Reviews

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Good program but Work Book does download to print
Good program with loads of good usable advise and exercises, but the work book does not down load to print and I have not been able to find it or any of the equipment (harness) to purchase anywhere. Also the TACT website does not seem to exist?? The training information is above average, but without knowing what is in the work book it is hard to put into action and I wanted to see what is further available.
Comment from Clean Run We're glad you enjoyed the DVD. The workbook PDF is on DVD disc 1. You need to put the DVD in a computer drive to access the PDF. If you look at the directory of the DVD, you will see the file and you can open it or save it to another location on your computer.
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Can't download workbook
The only "directory" I found was at the top Chapter 1, Chapter 2 across to Chapter 16. At no time does it show a Workbook pdf to download anywhere on this DVD. This was disappointing. And searching dogwise and amazon, I find it is no longer available. Can I get it from TACT or Touch click calm? Susan Bernhart
Comment from Clean Run When you click About TACT from the menu on Disc 1, there is a link for the workbook which gives you instructions for getting the PDF file. The file is on Disc 1. If you put the disc into a computer drive and use Windows File Explorer to look at the contents, you'll see it right away. The DVD is still available from us here at cleanrun.com
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