Practitioners who consider steering clients with problematic pets to a trainer before seeking out a behaviorist have things backward, she said, adding that while good trainers can teach,
certified animal psychologists are needed to work with and improve behavioral issues.
Not exact matches
Just as human
psychologists have graduate training in psychology,
certified applied
animal behaviorists (CAAB) have advanced graduate degrees in the science of
animal behavior.
The choices: There are four main categories of pet professionals: trainers (or pet
psychologist, pet therapist or some variation);
certified professional dog trainers; applied
animal behaviorists (
certified and associate
certified); and veterinary behaviorists (vets who go beyond vet school training and are
certified by the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists).
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