®David Appleby MSc CCAB
David has been in practice as a pet behaviour counsellor since 1986. He
is based at the Pet Behaviour Centre in Worcestershire, England, and also
holds veterinary referral clinics in Birmingham, Derby, Leicester, Wolverhampton,
Northampton, and Nottingham. He is the visiting behaviour counsellor at Queen’s
Veterinary School at Cambridge University, where he also lectures on the
subject to students.
David is active within the profession generally and is Hon. Secretary for the Association
of Pet Behaviour Counsellors and membership secretary for the BSAVA affiliated Companion
Animal Behaviour Therapy Study Group. He is active in research, a frequent
lecturer at home and overseas, contributes to a number of journals and lectures
on the postgraduate diploma/MSc course for pet behaviour counselling at Southampton
University.
Jayne Higgins
Jayne is the Practice Manager of the Pet Behaviour Centre. She has been
David’s administrative assistant since 1990 and deals with telephone
enquiries, booking appointments for clients and handling mail order enquiries
and fulfilment.
Vivienne MacRae
Vivienne provides secretarial support here at the Pet Behaviour Centre and
has been with us for nearly two years. She is sometimes accompanied by her
two flat coat retrievers, Libby and Meg.
Pauline Appleby
Pauline is the Publications Manager and oversees the production of the booklet
series published by The Pet Behaviour Centre. She also runs her own conference
and events company, called Interface Event Management & PR Ltd.
Polly is a Norfolk Terrier obtained from RSPCA Leicester as a 6 month old puppy in Spring 04. Her job is to remind Hiccup and Sophie (below) what it is to be young and irresponsible!
Hiccup - Stooge dog no. 1
Obtained from the Blue Cross at Thirsk when a puppy, Hiccup earns his living
being a ‘stooge’ dog here at The Pet Behaviour Centre. His response
to dogs lunging and barking at him is to shrug his shoulders and tut!
Sophie – Stooge dog no. 2
Originally obtained by friends from rescue kennels, Sophie’s greatest
wish is to have all noisy fireworks banned!