Behaviour concerns can be overwhelming, but you’re not alone. Our team provides comprehensive support for anxiety, aggression, and everyday behaviour challenges in dogs and cats. We’re here to help with evidence‑based veterinary behaviour care and behaviour modification training tailored to your pet’s needs.
We offer veterinary behaviour consultations for dogs and cats.
We treat a range of behaviour issues including:
Separation anxiety
Aggression
Anxiety, Fears, and Phobias
Compulsive behaviours
Destructive behaviours
Urine spraying/marking
House soiling issues
Resource guarding
Many pets benefit from a combination of veterinary behaviour care and hands on training support. Our qualified in-house behaviour modification trainer works alongside our veterinary team and can help you implement your pet’s behaviour plan safely and effectively.
Sessions with our trainer are available before or after your veterinary behaviour consultation (and ongoing thereafter as needed).
Behaviour modification training focuses on teaching your pet new skills, building confidence, and changing emotional responses to triggers.
Training can be booked independently or as part of a combined veterinary behaviour plan.
Behaviour modification training is used for behaviour issues including:
Aggression
Fear
Frustration and conflict
Resource guarding
Separation anxiety
Destructive behaviours
Barking
It is grounded in science‑based, reward‑based methods and designed to support both you and your pet through clear, achievable steps.
We offer consultations with our behavioural trainer to teach practical life skills to help you and your pet in everyday life.
We can help with:
Getting off to the best start with an adopted pet
Independence training
Calm behaviour indoors
Polite greetings with people and other animals
Loose lead walking
Responsive off-lead behaviour
Fear-free or low-stress grooming and handling
Good-start puppy and kitten training
Enrichment strategies
Jumping, mouthing
Barking
Wild Things Veterinary Behaviour Services offers education and training to animal care industries including veterinary clinics, animal shelters, rescue groups, animal trainers and private businesses. For further information, please contact us.
The team at Wild Things Veterinary Behaviour Services has extensive experience in shelter behaviour. We offer consultancy services to shelters and rescue groups. For further information, please contact us.
Hours
Monday – Friday
Consultations: 9am – 5pm
Reception: 8:30am – 4:30pm