VMLL 2361 - Understanding Your Pet with Compulsive Behaviors

Compulsive behavior in a cat can be misinterpreted as "misbehavior" when you don't fully understand differences. This 2-hour course will help you differentiate compulsive behavior from misbehavior by:

• Defining the term compulsive behavior,
• Listing the 3 main types of situations that can prompt compulsive behavior,
• Explaining how the neurotransmitters in the brain are involved with expression of compulsive behavior,
• Explaining why compulsive behavior is a medical condition and not "misbehavior", and
• Listing at least 10 different expressions of compulsive behavior.

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.