ABRI

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR RESOURCES INSTITUTE MISSION STATEMENT

To enhance human animal relationships and improve quality of life for people and animals by providing education and animal behavior resources.

New Free Videos

We add new content on a regular basis, so please check back often. See how leading veterinarians, behaviorists, trainers, and other professionals manage behavior issues as part of their practice. Registered users can download these videos to use for staff training, client education, or as part of your professional presentations.

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Behavior Talk is our regular podcast, and it's become one of the most popular animal behavior podcasts on iTunes. Each episode features animal behavior news and notes, and an in-depth interview with an expert in companion animal behavior. You can subscribe to the Behavior Talk podcast series by clicking on the logo above, and then selecting "subscribe in iTunes" from the column on the right. You can also subscribe to Behavior Talk directly from the iTunes Store.

Supported by Volunteer Experts

This website is made possible by the generous volunteer contributions of outstanding experts in the field of companion animal behavior. Each time you visit this site we'll show a different group below. Each week we'll also feature one of our experts on the right side of this page. We welcome your comments to help make ABRIonline.org more useful to you and your clients.

News and Notes

2008-01-02

Dr. Anderson named one of 25 to Watch

Dr. R.K. Anderson has been named one of the "25 to Watch in 2008" by Pet Product News International. In their current issue, they have this to say: "After more than six decades as a veterinarian, one might think this 85-year-old co-inventor of the Gentle Leader would be resting on his laurels. Not so. In 2007, he launched the Animal Behavior Resources Institute, a nonprofit educational resource for animal behaviorists and their clients, and kick-started the Morris Animal Foundation’s R.K. Anderson Animal Behavior Research Endowment Fund with a $100,000 donation toward a $5 million endowment to fund animal behavior studies."

2007-10-31

Nitschke Given Lifetime Achievement Award

Mary Lee Nitschke, PhD, CPDT, CAAB, was given the APDT Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent Association of Pet Dog Trainers Conference in Portland, Oregon. Nitschke is a charter member of the APDT, and has served as a member of the original Education committee which helped to develop the CCPDT certification program.