Dr. E'Lise Christensen (DVM, DACVB) Dives into Helping Families and their Dogs with Fear and Anxiety

Worry Less, Wag More: The Behavior Vets Podcast

Supporting the human animal bond with Dr. E'Lise Christensen (DVM, DACVB). In our first episode, I talk to Dr. Christensen about understanding fear and anxiety in dogs, signs that a behavior professional is needed, and her passion for helping families and their pets.
Recorded April 7, 2021.
Dr. Christensen's bio:
Dr. E’Lise Christensen DVM is a board-certified veterinary behaviorist and an international lecturer and author. Dr. C received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University in 2002. She first became interested in veterinary behavior as a high school student when she worked at a veterinary practice and began training animals for pet therapy at a local substance abuse facility. While in veterinary school she researched separation anxiety in shelter dogs, was an assistant trainer at an animal shelter, and studied with numerous board-certified veterinary behaviorists.

Dr. Christensen has contributed to articles in Dog Watch, Cat Watch, Cat Fancy, Dog Training Solutions, Real Simple, Newsday, and various other print media. She has been a contributor and guest on Foxnews.com’s “Pet Health” and “Studio B with Shepard Smith”, ABC News’ “Nightline,” and many other radio programs, television programs, and newscasts. She enjoys lecturing nationally and internationally on an array of behavior topics including, but not limited to, small animal behavior, public health and animal sheltering topics.

Dr. C is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and a member of the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) Speaker’s Bureau and the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Dr C is always working on new ideas to support animals, families, trainers, and veterinary colleagues as they learn more about behavior and managing animals with behavioral disorders.
Links:
Behavior Vets website (you can find Dr. Christensen here)
Theme music composed and performed by Andy Sells

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