Lee Livingood

After trying various home remedies that accomplished little, they contacted certified animal behavior consultant Lee Livingood of Harrisburg."Lee told us it was important not to let this go on," Lloyd says, so on her advice, they contacted their vet, who prescribed the generic form of Xanax.
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"There aren't any magic wands," Livingood says.
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"I know of one dog who became so sensitized in the space of one storm season that by the end of summer she panicked if a plane flew overhead on an overcast day," Livingood says.
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But some dogs "respond to nothing else," Livingood says, and "continually subjecting an animal to panic is wrong," so prescription meds may be the best route for some.
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As for the Lloyds' dog Tommy, a behavior-modification program wasn't practical because the storm season had already begun, Livingood says.

Lee Livingood, BA, CDBC, Certified: Dog Gentle behavior and training solutions for cats and dogs in South Central PA.Twelve years professional experience.Private, in-home behavior consultations.Small, personalized training classes.Special topic seminars and workshops.Maxwell Award winning author of Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies

NAME: Lee Livingood, BA, CDBC

Lee Livingood, CDBC: Growing Your Animal Behavior Consulting Business

Lee Livingood, Owner of Clever Companions, Author of Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies.

Lee Livingood, CDBC, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: dog, cat

Lee Livingood is the owner of Clever Companions.

Lee Livingood, CDBC

Bio for Lee Livingood

Like most dog lovers, Lee Livingood has been owned by a dog since the day she was born.She's been training companion animals for more than forty years and has been living with and working with adult shelter and rehomed dogs for thirty-five years.Livingood is a companion animal behavior specialist and consults on companion animal behavior and on screening, placement, and rehoming of adult dogs.She is the author of the highly acclaimed Running with the Big Dogs: The Gentle Art of Turning Your Retired Racing Greyhound into Your Best Friend and Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies, the 2001 Dog Writers Association of America Maxwell Award winner as best single breed book.

Top behaviorists, trainers, and adoption groups have praised her books and call them "must read" books for Greyhound adopters and all dog owners.She writes and contributes to cat and dog publications and has been an expert resource for publications like USA Today.

Livingood is Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association of Companion Animal Behavior Consultants, and a professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers Her IAABC cat certification is pending.She teaches companion dog classes in the Harrisburg area and offers special needs classes to help expectant parents prepare their dogs for living with children, classes for children to promote dog safety and humane interactions, and classes to meet the special needs of retired racing Greyhounds.

In addition to her class schedule she travels throughout the US and Canada speaking and conducting workshops on various elements of dog training and behavior.

Before turning her life-long passion for companion animals and writing into a second career, Livingood spent twenty years as a program administrator, lobbyist, and a senior US Senate staffer.She graduated Franklin and Marshall College with a major in Community Organization.

She shares her life with her very tolerant husband, three retired racing Greyhounds, a Galgo Espanol, and two Bengal cats.

Lee Livingood

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