https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/decoding-your-pet/201710/abnormal-behaviors-arent-always-psychological (From Psychology Today’s Decoding your Pet series, brought to you by the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists)
Author Archive for: Megan Maxwell
Training our Scaled, Finned, and Feathered Friends
I typically focus on the behavior and training of cats and dogs. Cats and dogs are popular, common pets and more likely to display behavior problems or training deficits in need of professional attention. However, our littler pets of various species also learn and can be trained using many...
Back to School for Your Pet: Let’s all Just Relax!
Teach your dog to relax on cue! https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/decoding-your-pet/201709/back-school-your-pet-let-s-all-just-relax
To Muzzle or Not to Muzzle: That is the Question
In this post from Psychology Today’s Decoding your Pet series, Dr. Emily Levine discusses uses and benefits of muzzling when necessary. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/decoding-your-pet/201709/muzzle-or-not-muzzle-is-the-question
My Dog Dug up my Daisies and my Cat ate all the Calla Lilies! A Pet Owner’s Gardening Woes
How refreshing it is to feel the warm breeze and see the pops of color appearing around town as we (finally!) move into spring. For those of us who like to fancy ourselves green-thumbed, one of the brightest aspects of spring is the chance to get back into the...
CAAB Chat: Identifying Behavioral Indicators of Welfare Using A Converging Evidence Model of Health, Physiological, & Cognitive Data
Identifying Behavioral Indicators of Welfare Using A Converging Evidence Model of Health, Physiological, & Cognitive Data Register and listen in on this month’s CAAB Chat at the link above. With guest chatter Dr. Lisa Gunter, MA, PhD. CPDT-KA Previous research has identified many stressors in the daily lives of shelter...
Help! My Dog Eats His Own Waste!
Molly and Polly were two Pugs I worked with several years ago. Among other problems, I was called in to address an issue the owners found especially distasteful – the dogs ate their own feces. When crated, the dogs would defecate and then eat whatever they had deposited. Outside,...
How to Train Dogs to Use Pet Stairs and Ramps [Infographic]
How to Train Dogs to Use Pet Stairs and Ramps This infographic was created by topdogtips.com
Upcoming Book Publication: Train your Dog Now!
Upcoming Book Publication: Train your Dog Now! From Simon and Schuster publishing company: The forthcoming book Train Your Dog Now! Your Instant Training Handbook, from Basic Commands to Behavior Fixes by Jennifer L. Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA (March 6, 2018), presents an effective, new way to train a dog, with bite-sized instructions to help owners teach...
Valentine’s Day Safety Tips for Pet Owners
Valentine’s Day Safety Tips for Pet Owners https://topdogtips.com/valentines-day-dog/
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Address: 1800 Denison Ave
Manhattan
Kansas
66506
I am a primary care practitioner with over 21 years of experience in a multi-doctor small animal hospital followed by work as a clinical associate professor within a veterinary teaching hospital. I seek out 25-50 hours + of high quality continuing education annually in behavior taught by experts in the field and use this knowledge to manage canine and feline Read more... -
Address: Gerrardstown
Gerrardstown
West Virginia
25420
Multi-certified dog trainer, behavior consultant, and groomer. Licensed Vererinary Technician. Read more... -
Address: 5142 Hollister Avenue #544
Santa Barbara
California
93101
California based veterinarian certified in both feline and canine behavior. I offer in-person and tele-health behavioral consultations. I can work with you independently or consult with your veterinarian. Please see my website for more information: www.pawsitiveanimalcare.vet Read more... -
Address: 20337 Farmington Rd
Livonia
Michigan
48152
My veterinary practice, established in 2007, is Great Lakes Veterinary Behavior Consultants. It is a behavior-only veterinary clinic in Livonia, Michigan (southeast Michigan). I also offer housecalls. I have a wonderful, knowledgeable trainer working for me. She is soon to finish her program to become a KPA CTP. Read more... -
Address: South Korea
anyang-si
Gyeonggi-do
14033
Conduct behavior correction and counseling of positive reinforcement/humanitarian methods based on the latest knowledge and theory in veterinary behavioral academia, not correction methods using coercion/aversive learning. The basis of behavioral therapy is to find the best approach for the situation and environment, which requires systematic analysis of the causes of behavioral problems from various perspectives. * Factor analysis: genetic background, Read more... -
Address: Austin
Austin
Texas
I’m a general practice veterinarian with a special interest in feline behavior, and I offer housecall and virtual cat behavior consults within Austin, TX. Outside of clinical practice, I’ve been a frequent contributor to Fear Free (including serving on the Fear Free speakers bureau) and volunteer on the AAFP Cat Friendly Practice committee, which strives to make vet care less Read more... -
Address: Bridgewater
Bridgewater
New Jersey
08807
Veterinarian and pet behaviorist Read more... -
Address: Esmeralda
Santiago
Región Metropolitana
8320045
I am a Veterinarian with advanced studies in Ethology, Comparative Psychiatry, Learning, Psychopharmacology, therapy in complex multi-species family systems, and university teaching. I specialize in solving moderate and complex behavior cases in dogs and cats with an integrative approach that departs from the usual way of handling cases, which currently has a very low success rate. If you want my Read more...
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