Trish McMillan is a certified professional dog trainer who holds a Master’s degree in Animal Behavior from the University of Exeter in England. During nearly eight years with the ASPCA, Trish gained a wide variety of experience in the field of animal behavior. For three years she was the director of the animal behavior department at the ASPCA’s New York City shelter, helping staff, volunteers, an
d adopters work with animals and make great matches. Trish has also helped assess and rehabilitate animals from cruelty, hoarding, and dogfighting cases, as well as pets rescued from natural disasters. In addition to writing for the ASPCA’s Virtual Pet Behaviorist and other publications, she helped create and present several very popular webinars on dog and cat behavior and handling. She has presented nationally and internationally on canine, feline and equine training and behavior as well as sheltering issues and defensive handling. Prior to her work with the ASPCA, Trish managed dog daycares, volunteered in animal shelters, taught obedience classes, and took in board-and-train dogs. She has also trained and shown with horses in various disciplines, and has begun incorporating clicker training in her equine work. Trish also clicker trains cats and does in-person and remote behavior consulting for feline behavior issues. She is available for shelter consulting work on behavior issues and defensive handling. Trish lives in a tiny house on a tiny farm near Asheville, North Carolina with an assortment of animals of five species.
