Articles: Human Animal Bond Association

On the veterinary conference circuit veterinary technician Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior) is one of the best educators out there. With three of her intrepid vet tech colleagues, they’ve organized a a virtual conference from scratch, Vet Stream Global Team. Watch HERE, as tonight Dr. Elizabeth Bales and myself talk with Feyrecilde about the…

The American Veterinary Medical Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Robin Downing, owner and medical director of the Downing Center for Animal Pain Management and Windsor Veterinary Clinic, has been named the 2020 Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year for her outstanding work in protecting and promoting the human-animal bond. For many years,…

Here’s good news, a new study published in PLOS One from Johns Hopkins Medicine found that growing up with dogs lessens the chance of developing schizophrenia later in life. “Serious psychiatric disorders have been associated with alterations in the immune system linked to environmental exposures in early life, and since household pets are often among the…

Dr. Marty Becker is a unique figure in veterinary medicine – a supreme communicator and supporter of the Human Animal Bond, and the science associated with that bond. Dr. Becker will join Dr. Elizabeth Bales and myself in a Facebook conversation, which you can join HERE. It’s all free (a world both Dr Becker and…

Immediate past President of the American Veterinary Medical Association Dr. John de Jong offers an update on what we know about COVID-19 and our pets (and what we don’t know) on Steve Dale’s Pet World, WGN Radio. Listen HERE  Mostly, though, we chat about dog bite prevention. Dr. John de Jong explains why most dog…

While everything has been going on regarding COVID-19, several communities around the country have without fanfare  banned the sales of dogs/cats sold at pet stores. Here are eight communities that from the start of the pandemic also banned these pet store sales. Council members in Olympia, WA voted unanimously to approve an ordinance to ban…

It’s been widely reported that a Pug in North Carolina, named Winston, was found to be positive of the SARS corona virus 2 (SARS CoV-2) which causes COVID-19, and was coughing. Please understand that a coughing and/or lethargic dog is VERY UNLIKELY to be diagnosed with COVID-19, another cause is FAR more likely. Here’s what…

I’ll be talking about an expected rise in separation anxiety on April 21 and 23 at 11:00 am CDT: Dogs Love COVID-19: Stay at Home Orders and Separation Anxiety – Free webinar about how to identify separation anxiety, and offering details about what you can do now to get ahead of the problem. It’s the right thing…

Dr. Marty Becker is a unique figure in veterinary medicine – a supreme communicator and supporter of the Human Animal Bond, and the science associated with that bond. Dr. Becker will join Dr. Elizabeth Bales and myself in a Facebook conversation, which you can join HERE. Our conversation – which is free to watch –…