Hannah Walker MSC CCAB

Clinical Animal Behaviourist
 

I have a longstanding interest in animal behaviour, with a particular focus on dogs. I have worked as a behaviourist with Schooling 4 Dogs for over six years, alongside several additional years of experience volunteering and fostering for a Sussex-based foreign dog rescue (Give a Dog a Home) and as a volunteer 'CAMbassador' for Canine Arthritis Management. I have both personal and professional experience with ex-street dogs and a particular passion for working with rescue dogs.

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I have written academic theses on the behavioural characteristics associated with repetitive object-chase play in dogs and on men-directed fear in dogs. My methods are force-free and grounded in the latest scientific research. I am continually expanding my experience and professional development through seminars, webinars and workshops run by respected canine professionals. I am fully accredited with CCAB, a widely recognised and respected standard within the field of clinical animal behaviour, meaning my consultation fees are eligible for reimbursement under many pet insurance policies (subject to individual policy terms).

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Main qualifications:

• Master's degree (MSc) in Clinical Animal Behaviour.

• Full certification with CCAB (Certificated Clinical Animal Behaviourists).

• Bachelor's degree (BSc) in Zoology.

• Professional Diploma (Level 5) in Canine Behaviour.

• Provisional Clinical Animal Behaviourist (CAB) member.of APBC.

• Fear Free Certified Professional (Fear Free Pets).

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Debbie Peters
Veterinary Physiotherapist
 

I ran Schooling 4 Dogs for 11 years.

 

As with humans, there are strong links between pain and behaviour in animals. As a result, working with behaviour problems requires collaboration with Veterinarians, Veterinary Physiotherapist or Massage Therapists to address medical influences behind the problematic behaviour, prior to any behaviour modification.

 

Having regularly used Veterinary Physiotherapists and Massage Therapists for our behaviour clients and my own 7 dogs, and having shadowed many practitioners over the years, I found that I had a good eye for gait abnormalities. It was also so encouraging to see how, just like us, an animal’s mindset can be so drastically improved following a massage treatment. For these reasons, I decided to go back to University to complete a BSc Veterinary Physiotherapy degree.

 

I am a member of The Institute of Registered Veterinary & Animal Physiotherapists (IRVAP) and a member of IAAT (International Association of Animal Therapists).

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Contact: https://www.equicanis.co.uk/

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