See this link http://www.avsabonline.org/avsabonline/ for more information, including information on externships, internships and residencies.

Feline Behavior Seminars & Wet Labs

June 13, 2008: From the ISVMA Newsletter,Volume V, No. 26.

Dr. Rolan and Susan Tripp have become familiar faces at the ISVMA Annual Convention. The overwhelming popularity of their animal behavior lectures and wetlabs have resulted in them being invited back for a fourth consecutive year!

The Tripps will expand their contributions this year by offering to ISVMA convention participants lectures and a wetlab on feline behavior. They will also offer their canine behavior classes and wetlab that have sold out to rave reviews each of the past three years.

The Tripps have followed their hearts into a career helping people develop better relationships with their pets. Their pioneering website focuses on this increasingly important aspect of veterinary practice. The Tripps write "On Good Behavior" for the Pet Connection syndicated newspaper feature.

Dr. Tripp has lectured and presented on animal behavior around the world, and he is an Affiliate Professor of Applied Animal Behavior at both Colorado State University and the University of Wisconsin. He is also the principal veterinary consultant to Petmate, one of the largest manufacturers of pet products in the world.

With a background in teaching, writing and speaking, Susan Tripp shares her husband's passion for developing create kinder, gentler experiences for pets in veterinary practices and at home. The Tripps owned the La Mirada ( Calif.) Animal Hospital for 10 years, during which she helped to transform the practice by offering community seminars, a volunteer program, puppy kindergarten classes, day care, deluxe boarding and gentle grooming.

Information and registration materials for the 126th ISVMA Annual Convention will be arriving soon. Make sure to mark your calendars for November 7-9, 2008 so that you can attend this great meeting in Lombard, IL!