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Meet the Clinic Staff
Andrew Luescher, director of the Animal Behavior Clinic at Purdue University, has been treating companion animals with behavioral problems for over 15 years. Dr. Luescher sees behavioral cases in dogs, cats, parrots, horses, and food animals. His special research interests include compulsive disorders, canine aggression, and behavioral development. His treatment regimens use scientific principles of behavior and learning. He joined the faculty of Veterinary Clinical Sciences and the School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University in August 1997 to establish the Animal Behavior Clinic and is an associate professor. Luescher earned his D.V.M. and MS.c. from the University of Zurich, Switzerland and a Ph.D. in animal behavior from the University of Guelph, Ontario. He is certified as an applied animal behaviorist by the Animal Behavior Society and is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists. He is a popular speaker and teacher at academic and professional conferences on a variety of animal behavior topics.
Julie
K. Shaw, R.V.T. Julie Shaw obtained an associate's degree in Veterinary Technology in 1983. She worked in private practice for 16 years. She began training dogs in 1984 and began teaching organized classes in 1992. She owned and was the head trainer for the Academy for Obedient Paws, a training organization utilizing clicker training methods. She trained a service dog for her child who has cerebral palsy and she has a special interest in assistance dogs and their training. Julie became the animal behavior technologist at the Purdue Animal Behavior Clinic in 1999. Her current responsibilities include organizing and assisting in teaching the five-day DOGS Behavior Modification course, teaching courses in behavior modification to veterinary and veterinary technician students, and instructing continuing education seminars for 4-H members, 4-H leaders, veterinary technicians, veterinarians, and trainers. She also assists Luescher during referral behavior consultations, teaches puppy classes, clicker training classes and does pre-purchase counseling. Ms. Shaw is a charter member, president-elect, and newsletter/website editor for the Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians.
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Andrew
Luescher, D.V.M., Ph.D.