Understanding Canine Aggression through Chaos Theory with Brian Fleming

Aug 21, 2023

Join us as we sit down with Brian Fleming, a dog behavior consultant and licensed Family Dog Mediator, as he unravels how chaos theory applies to aggression cases in dogs. Explore the concepts of order and disorder in dog behavior, the challenge of communication, and the importance of finding the right balance for each individual dog.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

The Complexity of Dog Behavior

01:48 • 26min

Upcoming Aggression and Dogs Conference and Sponsor Highlight

27:38 • 2min

Understanding Order and Disorder in Dog Behavior

29:39 • 5min

Finding the Balance: Disorder and Canine Behavior

34:56 • 8min

The Challenge of Communication and Defining Terms

43:22 • 11min

Wrapping Up the Conversation and Promoting Resources on Canine Aggression

54:40 • 3min

What does chaos theory have to do with dogs? Join us as we sit down with the charismatic and knowledgeable Brian Fleming, a dog behavior consultant and licensed Family Dog Mediator.
Brian takes us on a journey from stability to disorder, unraveling how this intriguing concept applies to complex aggression cases in dogs. He brilliantly illustrates the role of reductionism and its importance in understanding dog behavior.

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ABOUT BRIAN:
"I joined the Army right out of high school and served 6 years as a Military Police Officer in the Rhode Island National Guard. After that, I worked as an assistant trainer before branching off and working with dogs on my own.

I'm always interested in continuing education, and I have completed the Aggression in Dogs Master Course, and the LEGS Applied Ethology Family Dog Mediation course, both of which have transformed how I view complex behavior cases. I grew a bad taste for dog behavior solutions that homogenized all dogs into simple input-output conditioning robots who just need more obedience training, I used those techniques, and they barely scratched the surface of the real issues dogs are facing. Thankfully I found a community of likeminded professionals who also want to look at the whole picture. I am currently working on educational offerings that I hope will benefit the applied ethology community.

I specialize in complex cases and have been sought after by conferences and podcasts to speak on chaos theory & complexity in dog behavior cases.

I have an Australian Shepherd named Nova, who sometimes assists with training. She is pretty cool."

https://brianthebarkeologist.com/

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