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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These three dogs are well practiced in leash recall which kept them calm and under control instead of chasing a strange cat.

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An Open Letter to the People with the Cat

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Dear people who were out walking with their cat in the Oroville Wildlife area a week or so ago when you saw a lady and three off-leash dogs emerge from the woods. I am so sorry that we startled you

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