has been working in the
veterinary field for the past 19
years, the last 15 of which have
been at the Animal and Bird
Hospital of Clearwater in
Florida.
In 2000, she went back
to school to obtain her AS in
veterinary technology at St.
Petersburg College.
Kristen is
now the practice manager at the
Animal and Bird Hospital.
Kristen's love of behavior is
evident to her clients and their
pets as she teaches puppy
classes and assists in the
practice behavior cases.
Kristen
serves on
the advisory board for the veterinary assistant program at
Tarpon Springs High School. She
has given several lectures there
and at other secondary schools
about canine behavior and
clicker training. She has
also spoken
to the Suncoast Avian Society
about captive bird behavior and
clicker training.
In 2004, Kristen attended the 3
day Small Animal Behavior course
at University of Georgia. Then
in 2005, she attended both the 5
day spring DOGS! Course and the
3 Day
Fall Dogs and Cats
course
at Purdue University.
In 2006, she lectured and offered a
wet-lab at the Society of
Veterinary Behavior Technicians/Jefferson
College continuing education
meeting on puppy classes.
Kristen is
working on finishing her bachelor’s degree in veterinary
technology at St. Petersburg
College and plans to begin
teaching the associate level
behavior course there next year.
She continues to expand her
behavior knowledge through CE
courses and reading on her own.
Meet the
Veterinary Behavior Technicians
(VBTs) serving Dr. Tripp's
Behavior Practice and
www.AnimalBehavior.Net
Read Kristen's
articles in Veterinary
Technician Magazine.
Managing
Noisy Behavior in Companion
Birds
Care in the Golden Years:
Understanding Canine Cognitive
Dysfunction.
