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McMillan Animal Behavior

McMillan Animal Behavior Animal behavior and shelter consulting, based in Mars Hill, NC She works with behavior problems and trains dogs, cats, and horses.

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.

01/24/2025

Little Lisa learns a trick! And ignores the deer! Do you teach your foster dogs a stupid dog trick?

01/19/2025

Working on leash manners with little Lisa...

12/29/2024

Important holiday reminder for animal behavior geeks. Many behavioral issues have a medical component too.

11/26/2024

Thinking of becoming a professional dog trainer, or want to take your skills to the next level? Sue knows her stuff, and supports her students like no one else. This is a fraction of the price of many of the trainer courses out there, too. Share to anyone with an interest. This is great info for shelter behavior and training staff too.

Are you interested in becoming a professional dog trainer? Have you considered taking the CPDT exam? This year long course includes an online classroom, class meetings, a professional dog training community to support you, as well as online dog training classes where you can get coaching while you t...

11/21/2024

If you've worked with me as a training client, been to a seminar, or had a shelter training, I'd love to have some new reviews to add to my website! You're welcome to leave one on this page as well :)

11/16/2024

Wise words.

11/12/2024

Anyone in the animal industry who has to make end of life decisions, Helen knows her stuff and I'm sure this course is great!

In this 3 week course, Helen will break down the process for you and help you have a plan in place so your pets final day is the best it can be. Everything from questions to ask your veterinarian, ways to explain the death to children, and more...

11/01/2024

I like this explanation of jumping and why many of the things we do just make it worse.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP88w5CKm/

10/23/2024

One of the hardest things for truly bonded littermates is when one passes before the other. It's rare that both leave us at exactly the same time, but this senior dog rescue made sure these two never had to be apart. If you have money to donate to a great cause, I just love Helen's work. And heart.

10/20/2024

Do you wonder which of your shelter dogs you should be marketing to families? Do families ever ask you how to find a good dog? Do you train rescue dogs for families? You won't want to miss this chat with one of my oldest friends (and former APDT president) Jeff Silverman at 8 PM EST tonight!

10/17/2024

Just wow.

An 11-year-old boy in North Carolina named Jamie Parker got buried in rubble when a mudslide hit his grandparents' house during Hurricane Helene. But he's okay after his family's dog found him.

His name is Tucker. He stood where Jamie was and wouldn't budge until firefighters got there and used chainsaws to get him out.

Jamie and his sister used their allowance three years ago to save Tucker when he was about to be put down at a shelter. So it's almost like he wanted to return the favor. (Here's a photo.)

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125 Bowens Drive
Mars Hill, NC
28754

Telephone

(828) 575-8373

Website

http://trishmcmillan.com/

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Little Lisa learns a trick! And ignores the deer! Do you teach your foster dogs a stupid dog trick? #fosterdog #dogtrick

Making hard Kongs for my expert food puzzle unstuffers. They'll be frozen before the dogs get them! What is your favorite Kong recipe?

Kindi is 17 years old and has cancer as well as thyroid and kidney issues. Please enjoy this restraint-free sub-Q fluid treatment, starring whipped cream.

Lucy and Ethel, April 2019. Bet you can guess which one is Ethel, chicken queen of Pibble Hill. Sadly, Lucy died young, of a burst blood vessel in her liver. Together again tonight.