VMLL 2350 - 2009 Critter Care Lecture Series: Topics in Animal Behavior

This course is an overview of animal behavior for companion animals. After this 2-hour course you will be able to:

• Critically review behavioral literature and its implications for applied techniques in behavior,
• Develop a new understanding of behavior and your relationship with your animal,
• Anticipate the risks and benefits of behavioral treatment for different problems,
• Ask key questions of a behavior professional before they treat your animals, and
• Scrutinize behavior credentials and determine who is qualified to treat your animal.

Noncredit courses do not produce academic credit nor appear on a Colorado State University academic transcript.

Instructors

Jennie Willis Jamtgaard
(970) 481-4252
DogBehaviorist@aol.com

Jennie Willis Jamtgaard has a Ph.D. in Zoology, with an emphasis in animal behavior. Her doctoral research was on learning and cognition in the domestic dog. She received her M.S. degree also in Zoology , but with an emphasis in genetics. Jennie has been teaching at CSU as an instructor in many varied behavior and genetics courses, as well as introductory biology. Jennie is affiliated with the Department of Clinical Sciences, where she is instructor for a course in professional veterinary medicine.

Jennie owns a private consulting business, Animal Behavior Insights, and has been a professional consultant in companion animal behavior problems since 2000. During graduate school, she worked at Rocky Mountain National Park as an interpretive park ranger, educating the public on the biology of wild canines. Jennie is a board member of Colorado Greyhound Companions, a local greyhound rescue group, where she volunteers her services to decrease the relinquishment rate of animals due to behavior problems.