lynn barber presentation
TRANSCRIPT
Lynn Barber
Head of Canine Behaviour & Training
Attachments
Vital development in a social species
• Relationships
• Bonding
• Trust
• Love
Between species
Cat avoidant?
Attachments work both ways!
The science bit…
John Bowlby 1950s
Mary Ainsworth 1970s
The science bit…
John Bowlby 1950s
Mary Ainsworth 1970s
Harry Harlow & …
The science bit…
John Bowlby 1950s
Mary Ainsworth 1970s
Harry Harlow & Konrad Lorenz
The science bit…
John Bowlby 1950s
Mary Ainsworth 1970s
Harry Harlow & Konrad Lorenz
Rasa & Slabbert 1980s
Penalties of poor attachments
Penalties of poor attachments
• P
• I
• E
• S
Poor development…
• Physically
Poor development…
• Physically
• Intellectually
Poor development…
• Physically
• Intellectually
• Emotionally
Poor development…
• Physically
• Intellectually
• Emotionally
• Socially
Poor development…
• Physically
• Intellectually
• Emotionally
• Socially
Types of Attachment
• Secure attached
• Insecure attached
• Insecure avoidant
• Insecure ambivalent
• Insecure disorganised
Secure attached
Insecure attached
Insecure avoidant
Insecure ambivalent
Insecure disorganised
Or…
Or…
Hierarchy of attachments
HUMANS
• Mother
• Father
• Siblings
• Extended family
• Other species
Hierarchy of attachments
HUMANS
• Mother
• Father
• Siblings
• Extended family
• Other species
CANINES
• Mother
• Siblings
• Father
• Extended family
• Other species
Hierarchy of attachments in today’s domestic dog
• Mother
• Siblings
• Human carer
• Household
Mending broken attachments
Insecure attached
Insecure attached
Get him a friend !!!!!
Insecure attached
• Stabilise the relationship
Insecure attached
• Stabilise the relationship
• Desensitise to your mental absence
Insecure attached
• Stabilise the relationship
• Desensitise to your mental absence
• Desensitise to the compound stimuli
Insecure attached
• Stabilise the relationship
• Desensitise to your mental absence
• Desensitise to the compound stimuli
• Desensitise to your physical absence
Insecure avoidant
Insecure avoidant
• Teach the dog it is ok to approach people
Insecure avoidant
• Teach the dog it is ok to approach people
• No pressure
Insecure avoidant
• Teach the dog it is ok to approach people
• No pressure
• Round Robin Recalls
Insecure ambivalent
Insecure ambivalent
• Decrease the negative emotion
Insecure ambivalent
• Decrease the negative emotion
• Increase the positive emotion
Insecure ambivalent
• Decrease the negative emotion
• Increase the positive emotion
• Overdose on positive reinforcement
Insecure disorganised
Insecure disorganised
• The dog must learn to trust people
Insecure disorganised
• The dog must learn to trust people
• Limit handlers to one or two
Insecure disorganised
• The dog must learn to trust people
• Limit handlers to one or two
• Once a good relationship is established gradually introduce more people
The end!
Thank you