IAABC

IAABC

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

CONSULTANTS

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The addition of an IAABC consultant to the team makes our practice stronger and stand out. We are able to provide help with the behavioral and training needs along with our medical expertise and therefore provide the best possible treatment to our patients and clients.

— DR. MARTY BECKER “America’s Veterinarian”

The IAABC is a professional organization whose mission is to

support its members in promoting Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive

(LIMA) principles in their work with companion animals and to become a resource for the public. We strive to assist companion animals and their humans by interrupting and

preventing the cycle of inappropriate punishment, rejection, and euthanasia of animals due to behavior problems. The IAABC promotes professionalism

and continuing education in the field of animal behavior consulting.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR CONSULTANTS

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to find your certified behavior

consultant

IAABC members believe in the study andscience of behavior consulting and work to minimize the use of aversive stimuli and maximize the effective use of reinforcers to modify animal behavior. Our professional animal behavior consultants can assist owners, veterinarians, groomers and others in managing and modifying problem be-haviors and in the process help strengthen the relationships with the pet.

Visit IAABC.org to find your certified behavior consultant

Our Certified members are serious pro-fessionals. Certification requires written case studies and responses to questions to demonstrate competency in six core areas, including assessment and intervention strategies, consulting skills, knowledge of animal behavior, and species-specific knowledge. Our Certified Associate members are required to show competence in at least three of the six core areas of competence. To find a Certified or Associate Certified member near you, visit our Member Locator at iaabc.org.

My IAABC consultant is truly an asset to myself, my practice and my clients in findingsolutions to behavior issues. We enjoy a working relationship that is truly built on mutual respect, and my patients have been the beneficiary of this part-nership. She has a great intuition for the best way to communicate not only with my animal patients, but also with their human counterparts as well. Quite simply, she heals families.

— DR. ALLISON HOUSE TIMKE

I’ve seen a dog that was extremely difficult to manage at the vet clinic become one of my favorite patients with a great IAABC partner and a dedicated owner. — DR. LYNNE BOGGS

Becoming a certified feline behavior consultant by the IAABC shows my additional education in behavior and has increased referrals to my behavior consulting practice as part of my general practice.

— SALLY J. FOOTE DVM, CABC-IAABC

Learn more about certificationat: CertifyInBehavior.org

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