Services for Pet Owners: Behavior Consulting

If you need in-person help with your pet’s behavior problem, first consult with your veterinarian. Your pet’s behavior change may have a medical cause.

We are scheduling individual appointments to help pet owners with their pets’ behavior problems on a case by case basis. Please email us at Info@AnimalBehaviorAssociates.com or call 303-932-9095 and our assistant will evaluate your case and determine our availability.

Please NOTE: We cannot provide free advice via email or by telephone.

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If you need help with your pet’s behavior problem, first consult with your veterinarian. The problem may have a medical cause. If your pet doesn’t have a medical problem, your veterinarian may be able to refer you to a competent behavioral professional who can help with the problem.

If you are in the Denver metro area, trainers* who may be able to help you are:

Ms. Christine Shedron, CPDT, Pup-e-ssori, pupessori@comcast.net
www.pupessori.com or (303)233-6520

Jessica Hein, CPDT-KA, Sit, Stay Fetch

*We do not guarantee the appropriateness of these services for your pet’s problem

Below are links to Certified Applied Animal Behaviorists across the country who offer telephone consultations for pet behavior problems (listed in alphabetical order). Or find a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist near you from the Animal Behavior Society’s CAAB Directory (make link http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABSAppliedBehavior/caab-directory). Some CAABs and ACAAB also offer telephone consultations.

Debra Forthman, PhD, CAAB, dforthman@mypetsbehavior.com
www.mypetsbehavior.com
(678) 391-0326

Jill Goldman, Ph.D., CAAB, carletonplace@earthlink.net
Carleton’s Place: Animal Behavior Services
(949) 683-4886

Lori Holmberg, MA, ACAAB, CPDT, lori_holmberg@hotmail.com
Animal Expressions
( 303)400-0740 or (720)327-5335

Melissa Shyan-Norwalt, PhD, CAAB, mshyan@earthlink.net
Companion Animal Problem Solvers,Inc.
http://home.earthlink.net/~companion-animal-problem-solvers/
(317) 496-7502

Nancy Williams, MA, RVT, ACAAB, Nancy@DogsWithIssues.com
www.DogsWithIssues.com
 (410) 374-1556

To find a Colorado veterinarian with a special interest in animal behavior, go to the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association website www.colovma.org. Click on “Find a Veterinarian.” On that page click on “Click here for a more detailed search.” On that page go to “Medical Discipline,” scroll to “Animal Behavior,” highlight it, then click the search button. Note that not all the veterinarians listed offer individual consultations for pet behavior problems.

You should also know that the field of dog training and pet behavior consulting are not regulated by any government entity. Consequently, anyone can use any professional title they choose (however veterinarians can use the term “behavior specialist only if they are board certified). We strongly encourage you to read our article “ Guidelines for Choosing a Dog Trainer or Behavior Consultant” so you are better prepared to find the most qualified person to help you.