Dr. Kenneth and Debbie Martin Team Up to Help Pets With Behavior Issues

Arden Moore on Pet Life Radio

We aren't the only ones adjusting to life after being cooped up for more than a year due to the pandemic. So are our pets. Tune into this special Oh Behave show episode as host Arden Moore talks with two of the country's leading experts on pet behavior: licensed veterinary technician Debbie Martin and her husband, Dr. Kenneth Martin, a board-certified veterinary behaviorists. Together, they operate Veterinary Behavior Consultations and TEAM Education in Animal Behavior. The pair share who their new pup, Chip is doing and offer great strategies on getting pets re-acclimated to guest in their homes as well as joining their pet parents on vacations, outdoor eateries and other activities. 

BIO:


Kenneth M. Martin, DVM, DACVB and Debbie Martin, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP, LVT, VTS (Behavior)

Dr. Martin is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and a licensed practicing veterinarian in Texas. He completed a clinical behavioral medicine residency at Purdue University's Animal Behavior Clinic under the mentorship of Dr. Andrew Luescher PhD, DVM, DACVB in 2004 and graduated from Louisiana State University - School of Veterinary Medicine in 1999.

Dr. Martin is the owner of Veterinary Behavior Consultations, LLC (www.veterinarybehavior.com) in Spicewood, TX and regularly consults with veterinarians and pet owners on behavior and training. Dr. Martin is an international lecturer on animal behavior disorders and training. He teaches a small animal behavior course for veterinary students at Louisiana State University-School of Veterinary Medicine.

Debbie is a licensed veterinary technician and Veterinary Technician Specialist in Behavior (VTS-Behavior). She has been a fulltime registered/licensed veterinary technician since 1996 and worked in private practice for over 14 years. Since 2005 Debbie has been the animal behavior technician for Veterinary Behavior Consultations, LLC.

Debbie and Dr. Martin are the co-owners of TEAM Education in Animal Behavior (www.TEAManimalbehavior.com).

They are both Fear Free Certified Elite Professionals (www.fearfreepets.com) and are subject matter experts for Fear Free.

Dr. Martin and Debbie are published authors in magazines and books. Some of their contributions include articles for the Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA), American Veterinarian, and Today’s Veterinary Technician. They have contributions to the texts Manual of Parrot Behavior, Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice –Behavior, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline / Edition 6, Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion – Canine and Feline Behavior, and Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses. They co-authored Puppy Start Right: Foundation Training for the Companion Dog book and the acclaimed Karen Pryor Academy Puppy Start Right for Instructors Course.

Debbie and Dr. Martin live in a small town 30 miles west of Austin, TX called Spicewood They share their home with two dogs, Iliana, a 14-year-old Belgian Malinois who is the puppy on the cover of the Puppy Start Right book and they recently added a Border Terrier puppy named Chip. In their free time, they enjoy hiking with the dogs, visiting local craft breweries and vineyards, and exploring the beautiful hill country of Texas on their motorcycles and dirt bikes.