A photographer captures dogs at the beginning and end of their lives, and the results are beautiful 🥹 insider.com/photographer-d… via Insider

Returned from Study Abroad in South Africa. My group got to do cooperative care with elephants, clicker train hyenas, perform behavior obs of many animals, and assist in veterinary care of elephants. So grateful I was also able to share the experience with my grad students!

So proud of my students presenting their research at #ISAE2023 - Alissa presents her research on factors that influence unwanted scratching in cats and Emily presents a novel way to incorporate shelter dogs in AAI ISAE

Reward-based methods are more effective at reducing unwanted scratching behaviour in cats, compared to punishment. Alissa Cisneros presents very interesting research at #isae2023 with Anastasia Stellato, PhD and colleagues. ISAE

Do you work in a #veterinaryclinic and routinely handle #dogs during #examinations? Researchers Texas Tech University are interested in your perceptions of canine handling techniques. Click on the link to participate, and please share our survey! bit.ly/veterinaryhand…

Describe, don't label. Just the facts.

The role of the veterinary social worker (VSW) has become increasingly important in animal medicine. At OVC, VSW Sarah Bernardi supports the human needs that arise in human-animal relationships. 🔗 Learn more about this unique offering at OVC: uoguel.ph/pn9tv

Would you feed your #cat an #insect-based #diet?🦗🪳🪱🐱 UC Davis undergraduate Emily Jang is running a survey to assess U.S. Cat Owners’ Perceptions on Insect-Based Diets! If you own a cat and live in the US, please fill out our survey: tinyurl.com/catsinsect Please share!

In 2009 Dr. Yin published her ground-breaking textbook, Low Stress Handling®, Restraint and Behavior Modification of Dogs and Cats, illustrating her techniques for safely restraining patients and reducing stress levels of pet, client, and veterinary team. bit.ly/3xpUH6v?utm_ca…

New kitten paper publication! Specialized educational videos were successful in helping improve people's ability to identify and rate kitten fear behaviour 🐱 Available open access here: jsmcah.org/index.php/jasv…

Cannot wait to dive in to this one ! Thank you Dr Zazie Todd (PhD) for creating palatable evidence-based texts. #Bark 📚🐶