DVBP offer a service in the diagnosis, treatment and management of animal behavioural disorders.
Meet Woody:
A gorgeous Miniature Dachshund who struggled with anxiety, separation-related behaviours, hyper-attachment to his owner, and anxiety towards approaching dogs and people on walks. With the support from the DVBP team and the dedication of his owner, Woody is now managing these behaviours much better.
If you would like more information on how we can help you, visit: https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/
🐾 My office buddies while I’m in meetings… Although something’s different, Oh Yes, they’ve swapped beds!
🐾 Jack, the Great Dane x trying to fit in Bing’s Chihuahua sized bed… Mr Awkward! 🤦🏼♀️
This big lad is becoming a rather mature older guy …
📚🐾 Discover a selection of books, activities, pheromonatherapy, and much more on our website! Our team of experts have recommended these resources to help, alongside behavioural treatment, with animal behavioural issues. Click the link to see more: https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/links/
If you think your animal might have behavioural issues and need assistance, we offer advisory consultations and bespoke behaviour modification plans for dogs, cats, and horses. For more information on how we can help, please contact us at [email protected].
Does your dog struggle when being groomed?
We understand that grooming can be a stressful event for many dogs, often due to past negative experiences. Our approach focuses on either introducing your young dog or desensitising your worried dog by using gentle techniques and positive reinforcement. Whether it's a family member, groomer, or vet staff, we aim to create a positive experience, helping your dog build self-confidence and overcome any potential fears. Our goal is to teach your pet to enjoy grooming rather than fear it and to teach you how to recognise their signs of worry and how you can help them.
Dr Hannah Donovan and her team provide treatment for behavioural disorders in cats, dogs and horses. We work with your vet and offer virtual consultations, so location isn't a problem.
Each of our patients has a multi-disciplinary team helping them and their owners through to success, including a clinical animal behaviourist, a veterinary behaviourist and a qualified canine trainer.
Services Include:
• Bespoke Behaviour Modification
• Collaboration with your vet
• Ongoing Support
Enhance your pet's life with positive reinforcement techniques. We see it through their eyes.
Visit: donovanvetbehaviour.com or contact us at [email protected].
Is Your Dog Anxious, Always on Edge, and Vigilant?
Does your dog seem to be constantly anxious or on high alert? You're not alone! Many dogs experience anxiety, which can make daily life stressful for both pets and their owners. Whether it's separation-related distress, sound sensitivity, or fear of car travel, there are ways to help your dog feel more relaxed and secure.
Dr Hannah Donovan and her team provide treatment for behavioural disorders in cats, dogs and horses. We work with your vet and offer virtual consultations, so location isn't a problem.
Each of our patients has a multi-disciplinary team helping them and their owners through to success, including a clinical animal behaviourist, a veterinary behaviourist and a qualified canine trainer.
Services Include:
• Bespoke Behaviour Modification
• Collaboration with your vet
• Ongoing Support
Enhance your pet's life with positive reinforcement techniques. We see it through their eyes.
Visit: donovanvetbehaviour.com or contact us at [email protected].
🐾 Testimonial Spotlight: Hugo 🐾
Meet Hugo, a Long-Haired Miniature Dachshund. Hugo used to struggle with separation-related distress and sound sensitivity, making it challenging for his owners to leave the house. Car journeys were also a source of extreme distress for him, but now he can travel feeling much more relaxed.
With the support of the dedicated DVBP team, Hugo’s transformation has been incredible, and he has made remarkable progress. Hugo is a testament to the power of dedication and care. We’re so proud of him and his owners for their perseverance and hard work!
If you would like more information on our treatment plans, visit: https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/
Is your dog barking and lunging on walks?
There can be various reasons behind this behaviour, often rooted in fear. These behaviours may include barking, lunging, defensive actions, hiding, and growling.
Dr Hannah Donovan and her team provide treatment for behavioural disorders in cats, dogs and horses. We work with your vet and offer virtual consultations, so location isn't a problem.
Each of our patients has a multi-disciplinary team helping them and their owners through to success, including a clinical animal behaviourist, a veterinary behaviourist and a qualified canine trainer.
📋 Services Include:
• Bespoke Behaviour Modification
• Collaboration with your vet
• Ongoing Support
Enhance your pet's life with positive reinforcement techniques.
Visit: donovanvetbehaviour.com or contact us at [email protected].
Are you worried your dog could bite?
Dogs may bite for a variety of reasons such as motivations like fear, frustration, play, or predation. The most common reason can be a very normal defence response when previous attempts at resolving a perceived scary situation have been misunderstood or ignored. Please read the comments for more info.
Dr Hannah Donovan and her team provide treatment for behavioural disorders in cats, dogs and horses. We work with your vet and offer virtual consultations, so location isn't a problem.
Each of our patients has a multi-disciplinary team helping them and their owners through to success, including a clinical animal behaviourist, a veterinary behaviourist and a qualified canine trainer.
📋 Services Include:
• Bespoke Behaviour Modification
• Collaboration with your vet
• Ongoing Support
Enhance your pet's life with positive reinforcement techniques.
Visit: donovanvetbehaviour.com or contact us at [email protected].
🐾 We work as a wonderful, kind, friendly team who want the best for your pet (and yourself, of course).
🐾 Your pet is our priority! We look at their lives as a whole (holistically) so we can help them and increase the chances of success.
🐾 We spend hours behind the scenes on your pet, as an individual, assessing videos, discussing your case, discussing potential medical issues exacerbating your pet’s behaviour & creating a plan for you going forwards.
🐾 These things aren’t usually a quick fix, but for long term behaviour change, we can help you. Send us an email [email protected] or a DM to see how we can help you 💜
🐾 Testimonial Spotlight: Blu 🐾
Meet Blu, a very friendly young labrador! Blu completed training with our amazing DVBP trainer. With their help, Blu transformed his habit of jumping up at people and learned to feel secure even when left alone in a room. We're so proud of Blu's progress and can't wait to see him continue to thrive!
We offer this one-to-one training course for any person considering having a puppy join their household.
For more information on our treatment and training plans, visit: https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/
We’ve seen some strange advice being shared recently on how to deal with animals with heat stroke, so here is some info written by vets
Is it true that if we use cold water on heat stroke pets they will go into shock?
One of the most common things we still hear is that we can only use tepid water on a pet with heat stroke, incase they get some complications like hypothermic overshoot, peripheral vasoconstriction hindering a cooling response, and cardiogenic shock...
We have heard not to use cold water in case it causes shock... this rarely happens!
But guess what? In a recent study over 26% of dogs presented with heat stroke died, with flat faced breeds making up nearly half of heat stroke cases seen in the study.
You should:
💧Get someone to call the local veterinary practice and tell them you're going to travel down with a heat stroke patient
💧Pour, hose or if possible immerse the pet in very cold water (this should obviously be done under constant supervision, ensuring the head is fully above water and immersion should not be attempted if the animal is too large, or you are unable to do so without hurting yourself)
💧NB: If using a hose pipe, make sure it has run through until cold, as they can often contain water that is extremely hot in the tubing initially
💧Do not drape in towels and leave them in situ. Keep the cold water flowing.
💧Move to a cool, shaded area
💧Prepare to transport to vets in a cold, air conditioned car
In studies they found that:
🌅International consensus from sports medicine organisations supports treating EHS with early rapid cooling by immersing the casualty in cold water.
🌅Ice-water immersion has been shown to be highly effective in exertional heat stroke, with a zero fatality rate in large case series of younger, fit patients.
🌅Hyperthermic individuals were cooled twice as fast by Cold Water Immersion as by passive recovery.
🌅No complications occurred during the treatment of three older patients with severe heat stroke were treated with cold‐water immersion.
🌅Cold water immersion (CWI) is the preferred cooling modality in EHS guidelines and the optimal method applicable to UK Service Personnel
🌅Studies suggest using either ice-water or cold-water immersion
The best intervention is PREVENTION, but if you find yourself with an animal with heat stroke, using cold water either by pouring, hosing or ideally (if safe) immersion then this may help reduce their temperature to safe levels while you transport to a veterinary practice.
Read more below:
https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/cool-icy-cold-or-tepid
🐾Testimonial Spotlight: Ginny! 🐾
Meet Ginny, who successfully completed our DVBP Puppy Parenting Training; we offer this one-to-one training course for any person considering having a puppy join their household.
Initially, Ginny's owner was hesitant about doing an online training course, but she couldn’t be more pleased with how helpful it was!
Ginny's owners wanted to cover the basics, like toilet training, settling in the home, recall and sleeping through the night. However, they also had other important goals: ensuring Ginny got along with their existing dog, walking nicely both on and off the lead, teaching her not to bark or jump when guests visited, and being comfortable taking her to cafés, pubs, and the beach.
Thanks to our expert guidance, Ginny has mastered these skills and more. We're thrilled to see her thriving!
For more information on our treatment and training plans, visit: https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/
Torbridge Vets are dedicated to improving their patients' experience and have recently completed CPD training with us at Donovan Veterinary Behaviour Practice.
Thank you, Torbridge Vets, for your commitment to enhancing the care of your patients!
Your clients, and most importantly, your patients, will be so grateful!
🐾 Does your dog find noises scary? We call this sound sensitivity.
Dr Hannah Donovan and her team provide treatment for behavioural disorders in cats, dogs and horses. We work with your vet and offer virtual consultations, so location isn't a problem.
Each of our patients has a multi-disciplinary team helping them and their owners through to success, including a clinical animal behaviourist, a veterinary behaviourist and a qualified canine trainer.
📋 Services Include:
• Bespoke Behaviour Modification
• Collaboration with your vet
• Ongoing Support
Enhance your pet's life with positive reinforcement techniques. Visit donovanvetbehaviour.com or contact us at [email protected].
New Legislation Alert: All Cats in England Must Be Microchipped!
Starting today, 10th June 2024, every cat in England aged 20 weeks and older must be microchipped and registered on a database.
This new law aims to ensure the safety and well-being of our cats. 🐱
🐾 Testimonial Spotlight: Loki! 🐾
Meet Loki, a rehomed dachshund who faced a tough start. Nervous and defensive, Loki struggled with significant separation-related distress. Simple things like encountering other dogs on walks, the post arriving, vacuuming, and car rides were overwhelming for him. But with the dedicated support of DVBP, Loki and his owner found relief. Our tailored approach helped Loki become calmer and more confident, transforming their lives for the better. Let's celebrate Loki's journey and the positive impact we've made together!
If you would like more information on our treatment plans, visit https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/
🐾 Does your dog get anxious when they visit the vet?
Dr Hannah Donovan and her team provide treatment for behavioural disorders in cats, dogs and horses. We work with your vet and offer virtual consultations, so location isn't a problem.
Each of our patients has a multi-disciplinary team helping them and their owners through to success, including a clinical animal behaviourist, a veterinary behaviourist and a qualified canine trainer.
📋 Services Include:
• Bespoke Behaviour Modification
• Collaboration with your vet
• Ongoing Support
Enhance your pet's life with positive reinforcement techniques. Visit donovanvetbehaviour.com or contact us at [email protected].
🐾 Testimonial Spotlight: Meet Bijou! 🐾
Bijou, a black domestic short-haired cat, was suffering from anxiety-related cystitis, which was affecting the entire household. Initially, Bijou's owner had reservations about virtual consultations. However, with the support and expertise of our dedicated team, we were able to provide effective assistance to both Bijou and her owner.
If you would like more information on our treatment plans, visit https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/
🐾 Does your dog have anxiety around car travel?
Dr Hannah Donovan and her team provide treatment for behavioural disorders in cats, dogs and horses. We work with your vet and offer virtual consultations, so location isn't a problem.
Each of our patients has a multi-disciplinary team helping them and their owners through to success, including a clinical animal behaviourist, a veterinary behaviourist and a qualified canine trainer.
📋 Services Include:
• Bespoke Behaviour Modification
• Collaboration with your vet
• Ongoing Support
Enhance your pet's life with positive reinforcement techniques. Visit donovanvetbehaviour.com or contact us at [email protected].
🐾 Testimonial Spotlight: Meet Rummy! 🐾
Rummy is a 2.5-year-old Cocker Spaniel who came to us due to fear and resistance to being groomed or handled at the vets. With our support, Rummy now manages handling so much better and his lovely owner (who is a vet) has given his trousers a snip without him having to worry!
If you would like more information on our treatment plans visit https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/
All about cats 🐈
This year’s online Cat Behaviour Conference is on Friday 13 Sept and the theme ‘Cat Connections’ focuses on exploring the intricate link between cat behaviour and all aspects of cat welfare.
50% off early bird tickets (£30) are now on sale until the end of May!
Can’t make the live? Don’t worry! Buy a ticket as it’s recorded and available for 6 months after the event.
https://thewebinarvet.com/events/cat-connections
Ever wondered about the effectiveness of online consultations? We sometimes receive enquiries from individuals hesitant about virtual sessions, preferring in-person interactions for their animal behaviour treatment plans.
Rest assured; online consultations are highly effective! Don't just take our word for it— visit our testimonials page to hear from numerous satisfied clients https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/testimonials/.
We understand your reservations, which is why Dr Hannah Donovan our Vet and Clinical Animal Behaviourist has prepared a video to address your concerns and shed light on how online consultations operate.
Visit https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/treatment-plan/ to learn more about our bespoke behaviour modification plan. 🐾
🖤🧡🤍
Tortoiseshell cats, sometimes called ‘torties’, are known for their uniquely beautiful multi-coloured coats. 😻 Tortoiseshell isn’t actually a breed, it’s a coat pattern, just like tabby. 🐈
The science behind the ‘shell 👇
🧬 Tortoiseshells have not one, but two co-dominant colour genes (black and orange) working together to make the unique coat patterns.
🧬 Most tortoiseshell cats are females because it’s the two X chromosomes that carry the genetic information for coat colour. The Y chromosome that males have, doesn’t impact on their coat colour. But sometimes a male cat can be born with XXY chromosomes, making it possible but unusual for a tortoiseshell coat!
🐾 April 1 - May 1 2024 is (NPM), a time dedicated to honouring our pets and promoting responsible pet ownership. Running until May 1st, 2024, this annual celebration shines a spotlight on the countless benefits that pets bring to our lives whilst raising awareness about the importance of caring for them properly.
🐾 In light of this, DVBP would like to address pet behavioural problems. Visit the News area on the website for more information https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/news/
🐰 Spring-time Dangers
Easter eggs and other chocolate products (and their wrappers) are often very attractive to dogs and cats but chocolate is toxic to our pets. Please take care to keep your pets safe from chocolate and other spring-time dangers!
Visit the News area on the website for more information https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/news/
A free course
So this year we put together a completely FREE course discussing canine body language. It's available for anyone to watch (not just professionals) so if you're interested or know someone that might be (your clients included) please do sign up and share far and wide💚
https://pact-course.thinkific.com/courses/PACTtastercourse
Today, Thursday the 14th of March is Dog Theft Awareness Day and we would like to shed some light on pet theft and how we can avoid it. Our mission is to arm pet owners with knowledge and tips to combat this distressing trend and safeguard their beloved companions from falling prey to such crimes.
🐾 Head over to our news page for some practical tips to enhance your dog's safety: https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/news/
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📚🐾 Discover a selection of books, activities, pheromonatherapy, and much more on our website! Our team of experts have recommended these resources to help, alongside behavioural treatment, with animal behavioural issues. Click the link to see more: https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/links/ If you think your animal might have behavioural issues and need assistance, we offer advisory consultations and bespoke behaviour modification plans for dogs, cats, and horses. For more information on how we can help, please contact us at [email protected]. #Shop #Pheromonatherapy #AnimalBooks #ShopNow #PetCare #VetVisits #Vet #PetCare #Dogs #Cats #Horses #FearfulDogs #FearfulCats #FearfulHorses #DogAnxiety #PetBehaviour #VetConsultation #PositiveReinforcement #VeterinaryReferral #VeterinaryBehaviour #CanineBehaviourist #CCAB #VetNurseCPD #VeterinaryCPD #ClinicalAnimalBehaviourist #DrHannahDonovan #DonovanVeterinaryBehaviourPractice
Ever wondered about the effectiveness of online consultations? We sometimes receive enquiries from individuals hesitant about virtual sessions, preferring in-person interactions for their animal behaviour treatment plans. Rest assured; online consultations are highly effective! Don't just take our word for it— visit our testimonials page to hear from numerous satisfied clients https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/testimonials/. We understand your reservations, which is why Dr Hannah Donovan our Vet and Clinical Animal Behaviourist has prepared a video to address your concerns and shed light on how online consultations operate. Visit https://donovanvetbehaviour.com/treatment-plan/ to learn more about our bespoke behaviour modification plan. 🐾 #AnimalBehaviour #BehaviourModificationPlan #Cats #Dogs #Horses #DogTraining #Vets #AnimalBehaviourists #ClinicalAnimalBehaviourists #Pets #DrHannahDonovan #DonovanVeterinaryBehaviourPractice
Jack is leaping into this leap year on this leap day - Happy 29th February 2024 💜
🛁 This is the beautiful Oscar, a working Cocker Spaniel, showing us how we can help to make the bath process less scary 🐾 🥩 Food can be a useful tool for any handling process, it can be used in two ways, 1. To distract from the process if the animal hasn’t been taught how to enjoy it previously, or 2. To teach them to acknowledge what’s going on & receive a positive reward whilst learning. Either way, whatever stage that individual is at, it’s hopefully going to bring a positivity to the situation. 🐾 . . . . #dogbath #dogbathtime #workingcockerspaniel #doggroomer #doggroomersofinstagram #doggrooming #dogbehaviour #positivereinforcement #seeingitthroughtheireyes #positiveexperience #drhannahdonovan #donovanveterinarybehaviourpractice @barton.dog.groomers
🐾 Living his best life? I think so!!!! 🥴 🐾 As well as rolling in 🦊 💩… a little dip in muddy water to finish his morning 😂 . . . . #happydog #dogfromdownunder #rescuedog #rescuedogsofinstagram #farmchihuahua #muddypuddles #happyhorses #caninebehaviour #clinicalanimalbehaviourist #drhannahdonovan #donovanveterinarybehaviourpractice
When we consider problem behaviours, it’s important to understand whether this is a normal behaviour for that species, but a problem to the caregivers, or whether it is actually a problem behaviour for the animal as well!
🥂 Merry Christmas to you, from us 🎄 . . . . #clinicalanimalbehaviour #clinicalanimalbehaviourist #behaviourandtraining #drhannahdonovan #donovanveterinarybehaviourpractice @finnelsnaps @lottie_thyme_ @donovanvetbehaviour @mykindadog @loniloftus @em_harvey84 @natdogshampshire @mrsalifell
This is our fantastic team member Emily’s dog, Tui, showing an amazing example of one of the ways you can teach your dog to take tablets. This technique uses high value rewards to reinforce the cue “eat it”, where either low value kibble or a tablet is consumed…watch & enjoy!
What is a Safe Haven? Why do you need one? A quick chat about how to set one up, these are important for EVERY dog, especially those sharing homes with children!
💜 Giving her a scratch, think it had been hard to get because look at her face! THAT’S THE SPOT! 😂 . . . . #horses #horsesofinstagram #itchy #thatsthespot #happyhorse #drhannahdonovan #donovanveterinarybehaviourpractice
☔️ Our rainy Sunday walk this week, meeting with friends 🖤 . . . . #dogsofinstagram #labrador #dogfromdownunder #chihuahua #raining #britishspringtime @abi.speight #drhannahdonovan #donovanveterinarybehaviourpractice
☀️ Multi species relaxing in the sun ☀️ . . . . #friends #friendship #animalfriends #multispecies #horsesofinstagram #horsesofinstagram #dogs #dogsofinstagram #cats #catsofinstagram #britishliving #drhannahdonovan #donovanveterinarybehaviourpractice
🐂 Quick bite on the way past… 🍃 . . . . #cows #cowsofinstagram #highlandcow #highlandcattle #highlandcows #cow #walkingacow #petcow #petcowsofinstagram #knottycow #wintercow #drhannahdonovan #donovanveterinarybehaviourpractice
WOW!!!! £1428.14 raised for cutting the dreads off! Thank you everybody! ££££££ . . . . #fundraising #charity #shavingheadforcharity #choppingthedreadsforcharity #streetvet #drhannahdonovan #donovanveterinarybehaviourpractice @streetvetuk_ @donovan_hairdressing
✂️ See more videos on stories or on Instagram…. These are the outtakes…. Yes, I did cut my own dreads off with household scissors, Yes, it did look messy! 🤣 Fundraiser is still open for donations…. Facebook keeps it open for a month. Waaaaaaaaaaa 😂 Donovan Hairdressing StreetVet
✂️ The Dreads have gone for Street Vet charity ✂️ 🪒 Omgggg, I’ve got SHORT HAIR! 🪒 💰 A MASSIVE Thank You to all of you who have donated & supported, we aimed for £200 & we are at over £1000 currently! WOW! Thank you to my brother Liam at @donovan_hairdressing for his time & salvaging my attempt at a haircut 😂 🐾 A special paw print for all the animals we’re helping 🐾 . . . . #hairoffforcharity #thechop #dreadlocks #dreadstopixie #wherehasmyhairgone #pawprint #shorthair #pixiecut #iveneverhadshorthair #haircutforcharity #drhannahdonovan #donovanveterinarybehaviourpractice Donovan Hairdressing StreetVet
🍎 When you say “apples” 🍏 🐂 🐃 🐂 🐃 #cows #cowsofinstagram #highlandcow #highlandcows #highlandcattle #treats #apples #drhannahdonovan #donovanveterinarybehaviourpractice
💦 A quick chilled drinky for Jack 👅 . . . . #wateroffthemountains #doggydrink #runningwater #riverwalks #frenchalps #coldwater #happydog #rescuedogsofinstagram #rescuedog #drhannahdonovan #donovanveterinarybehaviourpractice
THAT is a very long tongue 👅 Here is Jack, enjoying himself exploring the forest 🌳 . . . . #dogfromdownunder #dogsofinstagram #rescuedogsofinstagram #rescueandrehabilitation #dogrescue #australiandogs #crossbreed #crossbreedsofinstagram #thealps #dogwalk #dogwalking #workingholiday #alwaysworking #workingfromanywhere #frenchalps #france #drhannahdonovan #donovanveterinarybehaviourpractice
🐂🏔 This is how the cows are brought down from the mountains in the Alps, ready for the winter! 🎄❄️ . . . . #frenchalps #mountaincows #bringingcowsin #calmcows #cowsofinstagram #cows #drhannahdonovan #donovanveterinarybehaviourpractice
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