Looking for an in-home behavorist - Oklahoma City area

Check out IACP (International Association of Canine Professionals) for Behaviorists in your area - just plug in your zip code, range you want, and it will give you whomever is registered w/IACP near you.  I prefer IACP because there are more stringent requirements for being listed as a Trainer or Behaviorist with this organization, than some others.

Here's the link: http://canineprofessionals.com/Public/FindAProfessional.aspx

 If method is important to you, and you want someone who is very well qualified, you should search the Animal Behavior Society or AVSAB site, or call the nearest veterinary college for a referral.  IACP does not certify behaviorists as I understand the term.  A behaviorist is someone with an advanced degree (Ph.D. or DVM) with a specialty in applied animal behavior.    If you are seeking a trainer or behavior consultant, and not necessarily a behaviorist, then someone who belongs to IACP is likelier to employ so called balanced or correction training than someone from IAABC, IPDTA, or APDT.  If you trust the person who is 90 miles away, why not call that person for a referral?

miranadobe

Check out IACP (International Association of Canine Professionals) for Behaviorists in your area - just plug in your zip code, range you want, and it will give you whomever is registered w/IACP near you.  I prefer IACP because there are more stringent requirements for being listed as a Trainer or Behaviorist with this organization, than some others.

Here's the link: http://canineprofessionals.com/Public/FindAProfessional.aspx

Thanks. There is one I hadn't seen before. I am researching her.

spiritdogs

If method is important to you, and you want someone who is very well qualified, you should search the Animal Behavior Society or AVSAB site, or call the nearest veterinary college for a referral.  IACP does not certify behaviorists as I understand the term.  A behaviorist is someone with an advanced degree (Ph.D. or DVM) with a specialty in applied animal behavior.    If you are seeking a trainer or behavior consultant, and not necessarily a behaviorist, then someone who belongs to IACP is likelier to employ so called balanced or correction training than someone from IAABC, IPDTA, or APDT.

Thanks, apparently behaviorists are few and far between in Oklahoma. The only one listed is the one that is 90 mi away. I did find two trainers on APDT that I hadn't heard of before. I'll research them.

spiritdogs

If you trust the person who is 90 miles away, why not call that person for a referral?

sooner

There is another person that I trust about 90 miles away - I'm more than willing to take the dogs to her, but some of our problems involve things inherent to the house.

Have you talked to this person about the possibility of video taping the behavior issue?  It's not ideal but if you can't find someone closer, it may be an option. 

JackieG

sooner

There is another person that I trust about 90 miles away - I'm more than willing to take the dogs to her, but some of our problems involve things inherent to the house.

 

Have you talked to this person about the possibility of video taping the behavior issue?  It's not ideal but if you can't find someone closer, it may be an option. 

That's a great idea, and I would do it.  Then, you don't even have the variable of a stranger in the house to contend with.  

I don't know what you meant about method being important, but if you want to discuss the dog's issues via PM, or send me the video, I'm happy to try to help or find someone for you that can.