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Valli Parthasarathy, DVM, PhD |
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Animal behavior and training have been Valli's passion for over 17 years. While in high school and college at Cornell University, she got her first taste of applied behavior working with Drs. Kathy Houpt and Ilana Reisner on a study of cat socialization. She then pursued a Master's degree in Animal Science at the University of California, Davis, studying ram reproductive behavior. After this she traveled to the University of Georgia, where she completed her PhD with Dr. Sharon Crowell-Davis. Her PhD dissertation focused on attachment and separation anxiety in dogs. While working on her PhD, Valli also participated in cases that came through College of Veterinary Medicine's behavior service, which included dog and cat behavioral problems. While working on her PhD, she was also satisfying a private addiction to the sport of dog agility with her own dogs Roo and Misha.
After receiving her PhD, Valli was accepted into College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia. During vet school, she was the SAVMA delegate, and student liason to the AVMA Human-Animal Bond Committee. She also helped co-found Positive Pet People dog training in Athens, GA with Scott Raymond, CPDT. She also worked as a behaviorist and dog trainer, helping owners and dogs through obedience classes and private consultations.
Valli received her veterinary degree in May of 2006 and lives in Oregon. |
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