The Importance of Personality for Impulse Control

Reactivity and impulsivity, as part of the canine temperament, form the foundation of a dog's personality.
These internal drives are controlled by self-regulation. This includes the ability to direct attention and control impulses, as well as the capacity to tolerate frustration and regulate other emotions and aggressive behavior.
In this webinar, Dr. Marie Nitzschner illuminates the connection between various personality traits and the ability for self-regulation.
She presents current study results that provide an overview of which genetic and environmental influences significantly shape a dog's reactivity and impulsivity. Additionally, factors influencing a dog's self-regulatory abilities will be discussed.
Topics such as ADHD, addictive behavior, stereotypies, and compulsive behavior will also be discussed.
Learn in this webinar:
• Connection between personality traits and self-regulation,
• Reactivity and impulsivity as central elements of canine temperament,
• Role of self-regulation in controlling attention, impulses, and emotions,
• Study results on genetic and environmental factors influencing reactivity and impulsivity,
• Factors influencing a dog's self-regulatory abilities and
• New studies on ADHD and abnormal repetitive behavior in dogs.

Our Expert:
Dr. Marie Nitzschner is a biologist with a doctorate who researched the cognitive abilities of dogs for 10 years at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Since 2014, she has been writing the dog science blog hundeprofil.de. Since early 2016, she has been a lecturer at KynoLogisch and works as a freelance lecturer and author. More about the expert:
https://marienitzschner.de/

Recognition as further training:
The webinar is recognized by the Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Veterinarians for 1.5 hours as further training; our certificate of participation must be submitted for this. Feedback from Lower Saxony is still pending.
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Anna Auerbach/ Kosmos

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