Sounds Scary: Sound Sensitivity Masterclass
with Dr Amber Batson
Format: On-demand recording
Duration: 1.5 hours
Access: Available for 12 months
Fee: $55 / €47 (click here for EUR checkout)Â
This course is perfect for dog trainers and professionals looking to deepen their behavioral knowledge.
What You’ll Learn
- Why some dogs are more sensitive to sound than others
- How early life experiences, individual sensitivity, and learning history shape responses
- The role of medical conditions and pain in sound sensitivity
- How to assess the individual dog and identify what’s really driving the behavior
- How to create personalized plans to help dogs respond differently to sounds
- What factors influence how quickly a dog can learn new associations
- When and how medication may be used to support dogs (situationally or long-term)
The course combines up-to-date insights from both human and veterinary science with practical, real-world application.
About Dr Amber Batson
Dr Amber Batson graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 1999 and has worked in clinical veterinary practice ever since. Early in her career, she recognised the close relationship between health, disease, and behavior, and the importance of understanding both the physical and emotional needs of dogs.
She completed several years of behavior-focused education alongside her veterinary work and, in 2007, founded Understand Animals to bridge the gap between behavioral science and practical application.
Today, Amber teaches internationally, providing both in-person and online education on animal behavior and welfare. She continues to work part-time in veterinary practice, promoting compassionate handling, offering behavior consultations, and working on welfare cases as a legal expert witness.
