Animal Sense Services
Canine and Feline Behaviour Consultations
A pet behaviour consultation is approximately 60 - 90 minutes, conducted after an extensive questionnaire is completed by the pet carer. All Animal Sense Consults are held in our Behaviour Centre unless you choose the Telehealth option because you are remote or your animal cannot travel.
Completion of the questionnaire allows the veterinary behaviourist to prepare for the consultation, knowing as much as possible about the animal's behavioural history. This maximises the usefulness of the actual consultation time and enables the behaviourist to understand more about the origin of the problem.
All aspects of the animal’s life are examined through the questionnaire. Video footage is extremely useful.
The questionnaire is a vital part of the consultation and is relied on to make an accurate diagnosis. Pet caregivers who have recently adopted rescue animals should include as much known detail as possible from the animal's early life.
The consultation includes treatment notes and handouts relevant to your companion, plus ongoing support via phone and/or email for a period of three months from the initial consultation.
Blood work (veterinary pathology), veterinary medications and pet behaviour modification training incur extra fees. Trainers are welcome to attend the consultation with their clients.
Most animals will require ongoing work with an experienced behavioural trainer, one on one, recommended by Drs Nicole and Zoe, and some animals will be prescribed medication to speed their improvement.
Cost $449
On-Demand
Pet Behaviour Webinars
FIVE NEW exciting webinars for Animal Sense clients -
ONE HOUR automated webinar - "RIGHT START PUPPY" helps identify those early red flags in young dogs and what to look out for when caring for a puppy
$39.50 is available for watch anytime:
ONE HOUR automated webinar -
"THE COMPLICATED CANINE - A CAREGIVER'S GUIDE"webinar outlines the ways in which caregivers can help navigate life with an anxious dog and help them live their best lives.
$39.50 is available for watch anytime:
40 Minute automated webinar -
"BEHAVIOUR FOR DOG BREEDERS" a talk for those selecting and breeding dogs so as to reduce the anxiety in pet dogs, a must-see for dog breeders
$39.50 is available for watch anytime
Note when you enter the webinar it plays immediately and there is no pause or rewind button so click on JOIN WEBINAR when you are ready to sit down and watch. You can go back at anytime but it will start from the beginning each time.
LIVE and RECORDED 1.5 HOURS BRAND NEW - Role of Emotion in Aggressive Behavior in conjunction with Michael Shikashio of aggressivedog.com
Understanding the Canine Brain
A 1.5 hour long recorded webinar for canine professionals on the basics of the brain, emotional disease and medication to treat mental illness in canines, includes Q & A, cost US $25, Vimeo on Demand
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/caninebrain
Animal Behaviour - Expert Public Speaking
Dr Nicole can speak on a range of topics to pet caregivers and to a variety of pet professionals. Animal behaviour speaking topics and information sessions from the past include the following:
For pet caregivers
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Dog sense
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Behaviour concerns for Greyhound adopters
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Remedies for rescue dogs
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New Baby and Dog
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Complicated Canines - A caregivers Guide to living with an anxious dog
For pet professionals
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Understanding the Canine brain (Pet Professionals)
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Low stress handling for practitioners (Veterinarians)
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Behaviour medicine for general practitioners (Veterinarians)
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Canine and Feline body language and low stress handling (Vet Nurses)
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Use of barking muzzles (Greyhound Industry)
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Behaviour triage and common behaviour problems (Vet Nurses)
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Feline behaviour (Vet Students)
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Come in spinner – canine compulsive disease (Veterinarians)
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Behaviour for Dog breeders (Dogs West Members)
