BehaviouRVNs

I was honoured to speak to Claire Francis BSc(Hons) PGDip CABC PGCert AWEL ABTC CAB RVN of Problem Pet Solutions. I saw a post on LinkedIn about a particular case of hers that she spoke about through her blog, it was so interesting to hear how she dealt with the case. Claire brings over 30 years of combined experience in veterinary nursing, animal welfare, and animal behaviour to every consultatio...

It was a pleasure to speak once more to Charlie Wright, Clinical Animal Behaviourist, Animal Training Instructor and Clinical Educator at Harper Adams University. If you are looking for post graduate education in Clinical Animal Behaviour, check out https://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/201235/2024/advanced--veterinary-nursing-behaviour

An RVC Graduate, Anarosa wrote a fantastic article in the BVNA Veterinary Nursing Journal which we discuss on this podcast episode.

Maggie is known locally as The Dog Behaviour Nurse! She is a Registered Veterinary Nurse who is offering 1:1 dog training/behaviour based in Maldon, and surrounding areas, helping dogs and their owners build confidence and better communication

Laura Ward is a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist and founder of the Pet Prep Initiative, collaborative training for caregivers and veterinary staff

Dr Katrin Jahn, DrMedVet, CertVA, MANZCVS (Veterinary Behaviour), DACVB, MRCVS Board-Certified Specialist in Veterinary Behaviour Medicine Fear Free Certified Professional Katrin has been a veterinarian for over 25 years and have owned and run her own practice for over 15 of those years, providing her with a wealth of knowledge and experience in all areas of veterinary medicine and pet health. Kat...

Special guest time, and it is the wonderful Samantha Lympany-Tier talking to me about Emotional Welfare in Animals. "First and foremost, I am an educator. I am passionate about helping people find their spark, whether that is delivering a falconry display to an arena of over 500 people, teaching formal curriculum-based content in a classroom, working with a small group to develop a practical skill...

Vicky is a registered veterinary nurse and clinical animal behaviourist, having spent over 25 years specialising in cats. Vicky has lectured all over the world on cat behaviour to veterinary and lay audiences and now speaks on cat population management and Cat Friendly Homing. Vicky is also a qualified and registered person-centred counsellor. Vicky is the author of seven best-selling books on cat...

Nicky Trevorrow  BSc (Hons), PG Dip (CABC), RVN. Nicky works in Cats Protection's Veterinary Department at the National Cat Centre as a Behaviour Manager.

April is a registered veterinary nurse and has completed her ISFM Certificate in feline nursing. April currently works as a float nurse for Goddard Veterinary Group. April is currently undertaking the Colourful CPD Veterinary Nurse Consulting Certificate. She loves learning, developing new skills and being kept busy in her role. She is passionate about feline care and nursing and enjoys nurse cons...

It was lovely to speak to the amazing Vikki who has such an interest in developing puppy training at the veterinary practice. “Hey! I'm Vikki, I have 13 years of veterinary practice experience from reception to RVN. Prior to vet life I lived/worked on a farm, gaining experience with cattle, sheep,youngstock, commercial cattery and kennel work, grumpy farmers, tetchy farm vets and plenty of 'old sc...

Katey Aldred is the ultimate in veterinary nurse turned animal behaviourist! “With three dogs, two cats and two reptiles of my own, it’s clear to see that I am passionate about animals, and it is my belief that a well-trained and well-behaved pet results in a happier home; for everyone! “It was my love and passion for animals that drew me into a career working with them in 2001, and I haven’t stop...

Dr Katrin Jahn, DrMedVet, CertVA, MANZCVS (Veterinary Behaviour), MRCVS ACVB & ECAWBM Resident in Veterinary Behaviour Medicine Fear Free Certified Professional I have been a veterinarian for over 20 years and have owned and run my own practice for over a decade. This has provided me with a wealth of knowledge and experience in all areas of pet health. I am also a pet owner so I understand how spe...

Julie Brewer is a Veterinary Nurse, Behaviourist, Dog Trainer and Business owner at Little Tykes Dog Hub. Little Tykes Dog Hub was named after Julie’s dog Tyke, who having badly bitten both a human and another dog in separate incidences forced Julie to learn more about behaviour and training, turning her into the dog geek she is today. Julie gained a Masters in Clinical Animal Behaviour from Unive...

The legend that is Linda Ryan BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour & Welfare, VTS (Behaviour & Oncology), DipAVN (Medical), KPA-CTP, RVN, CCAB Certificated Clinical Animal Behaviourist - ASAB accredited (Cats & Dogs), ABTC-registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist, & Animal Training Instructor, a Certificated member of the Fellowship of Animal Behaviour Clinicians (FABC), a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Trai...

Dom is a Registered Veterinary Nurse of 3 years, working in the profession for over 7. She started as an animal assistant and moved up to a Lead nurse. She developed a passion for canine behaviour when still a student veterinary nurse and as soon as she qualified, she dug into more education. She enrolled onto CPD courses and then decided to apply for Behaviour Certificate. With time she wanted to...

Time to chat to a fellow Scot! Connie is an RVN originally from Scotland, now based near Milton Keynes - qualified for nearly 30 years! She has worked  in Mixed and Independent SA practices but now based at the on-site veterinary practice at  Wood Green Pet Charity. Connie obtained the ATI (Animal Training Instructor) qualification after studying with PACT (Professional Association of Canine Train...

Continuing with the feline theme, for this special guest episode, I am talking to the amazing Lucy Hoile about feline behaviour, and her amazing new book ‘The Book Your Cat Wishes You Would Read’. Lucy is a MSc holder from University of Southampton, a registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist with ABTC and a full member of APBC. She is also a certified member of FABC and a Certified Clinical Animal...

In this episode, I speak to Laura Watson, about cats and emotions. Laura is iCatCare’s Cat Welfare Assistant. Laura works closely with the Cat Welfare department, assisting in the creation and delivery of welfare-centric activities to positively impact the welfare of cats, both owned and unowned. Laura creates content for the charities social media channels iCatCare and ISFM (the veterinary divisi...

This week I chat to Jo Clews about preventative behavioural care for dogs, such a wonderful topic. I learnt so much from Jo with this chat. "Hi, my name is Jo and I have been working in the veterinary industry for over a decade and have been a qualified registered veterinary nurse for 5 years. I got into behaviour through my little dog ‘Luna’ who is seen pictured with me. She was a very poorly RSP...

Alex qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1997 and has completed the ISFM feline nursing certificate, diploma and advanced certificate in feline behaviour. In 2023 Alex passed the advanced diploma in applied animal behaviour (feline) level 5 and is currently studying towards gaining the ABT (Animal Behaviour Technician) qualification. Alex currently works part-time for International Cat Care as the...

Joy Shutt BSc(Hons) RVN C-SQP DipNCS(RVNCons) Joy lives for cats. She is the Cat Friendly Clinic Cat Advocate, Nurse Clinic Lead and Head Nurse at a first opinion practice in North Wales. With a degree in Bioveterinary Science and lots of experience with Cats Protection, Joy eventually came to the veterinary sector in 2014, qualifying as an RVN in early 2019. In 2022, she completed a diploma in ve...

Tabitha Kucera is an Elite Fear Free and Low-Stress Handling Certified Registered Veterinary Technician, VTS (Behavior), Certified Cat Behavior Consultant, and Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner. She is the owner of Chirrups and Chatter Cat and Dog Behavior Consulting and Training in Cleveland, Ohio. She enjoys helping people better understand and relate to their animal companions whic...

Lili Chin is an artist well known for her globally popular dog art,  while her work also includes cats and other species. Since 2008, she has been providing custom illustration and a catalog of art products for sale.    Lili Chin's dog behavior infographics have become a popular tool for dog training professionals, veterinarians, behaviorists, and welfare groups who advocate for humane animal trai...

In this episode, I speak to Sarah Pointer, an exceptionally well-qualified crazy cat lady! After completing her BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour, Sarah began nursing in 2006 in small animal practice and qualified in 2008. She began lecturing at Warwickshire College across the BSc Veterinary Nursing and related animal programmes in 2013. Her specialist interests include emergency and critical care, feli...