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Author: Christine D. Calder DVM, DACVB

Dr. Calder has practiced veterinary medicine in New Jersey and Maine for many years. Over the course of her career, she has worked in general practice, served on the behavior service at the San Francisco SPCA, and taught in community practice programs at several veterinary schools. Her interest in animal behavior led her to complete a residency in veterinary behavioral medicine, and in 2017 she became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists. Today, Dr. Calder runs her own veterinary behavior consultation practice, Calder Veterinary Behavior Services. She is the editor and an author of Dr. Sophia Yin's Low Stress Handling® and Behavior Modification of Dogs and Cats, Second Edition, and Low Stress Handling®: A Practical Guide to Cooperative Care, Training, and Behavior Modification. She is also the editor and an author of Veterinary Guide to Preventing Behavior Problems in Dogs and Cats and has written chapters on cat behavior, the feline hospital experience, and chicken behavior for veterinary textbooks.