About this Webinar

This course examines how stress impacts cognitive processes in dogs, including perception, attention, memory, and decision-making. Participants will explore how both acute and chronic stress alter brain function, leading to changes in how dogs interpret stimuli, respond to their environment, and process information. The course also covers how stress influences learning and behaviour, offering practical strategies for managing stress in dogs to improve behavioural outcomes.

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Understand how stress affects perception, attention, and memory in dogs.

  2. Explore the differences between acute and chronic stress on cognitive functioning.

  3. Learn how stress impacts learning and behavioural responses in dogs.

  4. Analyse the role of stress in modifying dogs' interpretations of environmental stimuli.

  5. Develop strategies to reduce the impact of stress on cognitive and behavioural outcomes.

Meet the Instructor

Daniel Shaw BSc (Hons), GMBPsS, CDBC is an animal behaviourist with a background in animal behaviour, psychology and neuroscience. As the owner of Animal Behaviour Kent, Daniel supports dogs and cats with behaviour problems, and has a special interest in aggression, frustration, and the effects of trauma on animals. Daniel provides expert witness assessments for legal cases involving the Dangerous Dogs Act and recently spoke in Parliament on the topic of dog bite reform. Daniel also regularly appears in the media, and has been interviewed on LBC News as well as being interviewed for the Guardian. Daniel is a degree qualified psychologist, a certified dog behaviour consultant with the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants (IAABC), and is currently obtaining a masters degree in neuroscience.