Ohana Dog Academy
in Hayama
Dog obedience class by dog behaviorlist
Dog training in Hayama
Profile
Maki Kato (Doctor of Philosophy)
Dog Behaviorist
I grew up surrounded by animals from an early age, but the Miniature Bull Terrier I met while studying at the University of Hawaii was an aggressive. To solve it, I attended most dog training schools on Oahu, Hawaii. One day, I was afraid of being bitten and couldn't hold my dog. A dog trainer told me, "You are not qualified to have a dog." Bull Terrier is originally bred as a fighting dog. Wasn't it natural that I was scared?
After that, I learned my own training method through internships at a vet and bull terrier conservation activities. Many owners are afraid of "aggressive dogs." Therefore, I try to teach method that scary owners can do.
In my dissertation "Neural Mechanisms of Dogs with Aggression and Other Behavioral Problems: Effectiveness of Diet and New Behavior Correction Therapy" at the Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, I examined the effects of stress on aggression in dogs. , Aimed to build a method of mitigating aggressive behavior.
Having been engaged in research and dog counseling for more than 25 years, I have established the Ohana Dog Academy here in Hayama (Kanagawa) to relieve the stress of dogs. Please feel free to contact us.
Biography
The Pet Doctor Intern
American Kennel Club CGC® Approved Evaluator
(2000-2004)
Animal-assisted intervention "KCLC" founder, consulting advisor
Bull Terrier Rescue Japan founder
K9 Training Club
Researcher, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
Part-time lecturer at Teikyo University of Science "Relationship between humans and animals"
Researcher, Graduate School of Industry-Academia Collaboration, Meisei University
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Yokohama City University
Member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants.
Books
Attachment to pets Mechanisms of human-animal involvement and animal-mediated intervention,
Authors: Henri Julius, Andrea Beetz, Kurt Kotrscha, Dennis Turner, Kerstin Uvnäs-Mobergl, Translated by Mitsuaki Ota, Nobuyo Otani, Translated by Maki Kato, Midori Shobo, 2015.
Paper
”Effects of prescription diet on dealing with stressful situations and performance of anxiety-related behaviors in privately owned anxious dogs.” Maki Kato, Kazuki Miyaji, Nobuyo Ohtani, Mitsuaki Ohta. Journal of Veterinary Behavior. 7 (1), January–February. pp. 21-26. 2012.
“Experimental Verification of the Effects on Normal Domestic Cats by Feeding Prescription Diet for Decreasing Stress.” Kazuki Miyaji, Maki Kato, Nobuyo Ohtani, Mitsuaki Ohta. “Experimental Verification of the Effects on Normal Domestic Cats by Feeding Prescription Diet for Decreasing Stress.” Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 18 (4) pp. 355-362. 2015.
"Artificially reared mice exhibit anxiety-like behavior in adulthood." Experimental Animals. Hidemi Yasuda, Akiko Harauma, Maki Kato, Yuki Ootomo, 1 Erisa Hatanaka, and Toru Moriguchi. 65 (3). Pp.267–274. 2016.
Conference presentation
Study on the effect of canine therapeutic diet (CALM) for stress and anxiety relief. 152nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Veterinary Medicine, HS-29. 2015.