Dr. Nicholas H. Dodman, BVMS and Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists is one of the world's most noted and celebrated veterinary behaviorists. He grew up in England and trained to be a vet in Scotland. At the age of 26, he became the youngest veterinary faculty member in Britain. It was at that time that Dr. Dodman began specializing in surgery and anesthesiology.
In 1981 Dr. Dodman immigrated to the United States where he became a faculty member of Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. Shortly after his arrival, Dr. Dodman became interested in behavioral pharmacology and the field of animal behavior. After spending several years in this area of research, he founded the Animal Behavior Clinic, one of the first of its kind, at Tufts in 1986. He received an additional board certification in animal behavior from the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists. Dr. Dodman began to see clinical cases in 1987 and since 1990; he has devoted all of his time to his specialty practice of animal behavior.
Since the mid 1990s, Dr. Dodman has written two textbooks, over 100 articles and contributions to scientific books and journals and four acclaimed bestselling books, including The Dog Who Loved Too Much, Dogs Behaving Badly and his latest, If Only They Could Speak.
Dr. Dodman appears regularly on radio and television including: 20/20, Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Dateline, World News with Peter Jennings, Discovery Channel, NOVA and Animal Planet. In addition, Dr. Dodman is a columnist for the American Kennel Club's quarterly publication, AKC Family Dog. This column was nominated as column of the year (2005). Dr Dodman also writes a column for Life Magazine that is read by an estimated twelve million people weekly and writes a column for Martha Stewart's Body and Soul magazine. Dr Dodman has made a pilot television film of his own - sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States, that is under currently under review by various TV outlets. Good Morning America producer Patty Nager has dubbed Dr Dodman their /ad hoc/ pet behavioral expert.
FRIDAY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Social Behavior of Cats & Aggression (9AM - 10:30AM) [1.5 hours]
Break (10:30AM - 10:45 AM) [15 minutes]
Feline Fears and Anxiety: Causes, Treatment and Expression (Storm Phobia, Separation Anxiety and Urine Marking) (10:45AM - 11:45AM) [1 Hour]
Q&A (11:45AM - 12PM) [15 minutes]
LUNCH (12PM - 1PM) [1 hour]
Litter Box Strategies and Furniture Scratching (1PM - 2PM) [1 hour]
Feline Compulsive Behaviors (2PM - 3:30PM) [1.5 hours]
Break (3.30PM - 3.45PM) [15 minutes]
Feline Medical Problems that Present as Behaviors (3:45PM - 4.45PM) [1 hour]
Q&A (4.45PM - 5:00PM) [15 minutes]
(To view the agenda for the follow two day "The Well Adjusted Dog" workshop being held on Saturday March 27 and Sunday, March 28th at the same location, please click here)