Table of Contents

1 Behavior Medicine and the General Practitioner Amy Learn

2 Development, social and communicative behavior Ashley Elzerman

3 Pet Selection and the genetics of behavior Lowell Ackerman

4 Pets and the Family Dynamic Emily Levine

5 Prevention: the best medicine Andrea Tu

6 All body systems affect behavior Alison Gerken

7 Physiologic Stress and its Effect on Health & Welfare Melissa Bain

8 The effects of aging on behavior in senior pets Shana Gilbert Gregory

9 Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment Lisa Radosta

10 Treatment - Behavior modification techniques Lore Haug

11 Treatment-Pharmacologic intervention Leticia Dantas

12 Treatment-Complementary and alternative therapy Megan Petroff

13 Feeding and diet-related problems Meaghan Ropski

14 Anxiety, fear and phobia Carlo Siracusa

15 Noise Aversion Kelly Ballantyne

16 Reducing Fear, Anxiety and Stress in Veterinary Visits Amy Learn

17 Separation Related Disorders Ariel Fagen

18 Sterotypic and compulsive disorders Colleen Koch

19 Unruly and destructive behaviors - Canine Wailani Sung

20 Unruly and destructive behaviors - Feline Krista Sirois

21 Housesoiling - Canine Valarie Tynes

22 Housesoiling - Feline Alison Gerken

23 Aggression - Canine Lisa Radosta

24 Aggression - Feline Krista Sirois

25 Problem behaviour an evidence based approach based on neuropsychobiology Daniel Mills

Appendix A - List of Handouts and Forms Team

Appendix B - Behavior Resources Team

Appendix C - Printed versions of Handouts and Forms Team

Appendix D - Drug Dosages Team