Clinical Animal Behavior Service |
| The mission of the Behavior Service, and the UC Davis School of Veterinary
Medicine, as a whole is threefold: educate veterinary students and residents
(post-graduate veterinarians); provide high quality veterinary care; and
discover, apply, and disseminate new knowledge.
The Behavior Service includes board-certified specialists in veterinary behavior who oversee the nation's largest veterinary behavior program. Behavior consultations are conducted by highly qualified, experienced veterinarians with a sincere interest in maintaining the human-animal bond. We derive our humane behavior modification techniques from the field of applied animal behavior where veterinary and behavioral science professionals specialize in applying scientific principles, learned from the study of domestic and wild animal behavior, learning theory, and counseling, to companion animals. In the clinic, we use these techniques to help owners solve their pets' behavior problems. Medication, which only veterinarians can prescribe, is occasionally used in conjunction with behavior modification therapy. Veterinarians can also diagnose medical conditions that can affect a pet's behavior. UC Davis Behavior Research Projects |