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).

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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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My Thanks Are for Shelter Workers

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Shelter workers are some of the hardest working people who deal with dogs, and we are thankful for all their hard work.

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