Jessica Hekman, DVM, MS

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Jessica Hekman, DVM, MS, completed her internship in shelter medicine at the University of Florida’s Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program in 2013. She now studies the genetics of dog behavior in Illinois, where she lives with her husband and two dogs. Check out Dr. Hekman’s Facebook page, where posts about dog brains and behavior (and sometimes shelter medicine).

Probiotics do have an effect on behavior, the exact effect though is unknown.

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Behavioral Probiotics

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Pain’s Effect on Behavior

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Adoption

8 Steps to a Behaviorally Healthy Dog

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Behavior

Is Our Dogs’ Behavior Genetic?

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Common Medications

Behavior-Modifying Drugs for Dogs: Medications for treating fear, phobias, and anxiety...

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Puppy Health

How a Mother’s Stress Can Influence Unborn Puppies

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Neutering Dogs Without a Scalpel

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Latest Blog

A dock diving dog leaps off the edge of a dock into the water.

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Accepting Your Dog

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Years ago, I had high hopes for participating in dock diving sport with my now-9-year-old dog, Woody. But it turned out that my high-jumping, strong-swimming dog absolutely hates getting water in his ears!

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