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US 8,505,494 B2Granted
Method and device for desensitizing an animal to an anxiety inducing sound
AssigneeRadio System Corporation
InventorChristopher E. Mainini
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Abstract
Described is a counter-conditioning device and method for desensitizing an animal to an anxiety inducing sound and for minimizing a user's required involvement in such desensitization. The device and method are for automatically conditioning an animal that exhibits anxiety in response to the occurrence of a particular sound such that the animal learns to anticipate a treat upon the occurrence of the sound.
Claims7
A method of desensitizing an animal to an anxiety inducing sound, the method comprising:
- providing an audio storage to store a conditioning sound and the anxiety inducing sound;
- providing a speaker to deliver the conditioning sound and the anxiety inducing sound;
- providing a conditioning element dispenser to dispense a conditioning element;
- providing a presence detector to detect the presence of the animal at a dispensed conditioning element;
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- providing a control module in electrical communication with and activates operation of said audio storage, said speaker, said conditioning element dispenser, and said presence detector;
- delivering the conditioning sound from said speaker and subsequently dispensing a first conditioning element from said conditioning element dispenser;
- and when said presence detector detects the presence of the animal at the first conditioning element, delivering the anxiety inducing sound from said speaker followed by delivering the conditioning sound from said speaker and dispensing a second conditioning element from said conditioning element dispenser.
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