Dr. Ori Stollar

Yeah, so first, allow me to thank you for having me on, you know, it's probably going to be a different audience that I usually talk to. And but you know, it's good. It's I think it's good for the exposure that everyone learns on. I don't even want to call it the other side, right? I mean, we all we're all actually all in the same field. So we try to understand each other.

Yeah, so first, allow me to thank you for having me on, you know, it's probably going to be a different audience that I usually talk to. And but you know, it's good. It's I think it's good for the exposure that everyone learns on. I don't even want to call it the other side, right? I mean, we all we're all actually all in the same field. So we try to understand each other.

But yes, so as you mentioned, I am a veterinary behavior specialist. We can talk a little bit later on what it actually means and what you need to do to become a behavior specialist. But I think like many other people in the field of behavior, either training or the veterinary side of things, It usually starts with one of your own pets, right?

But yes, so as you mentioned, I am a veterinary behavior specialist. We can talk a little bit later on what it actually means and what you need to do to become a behavior specialist. But I think like many other people in the field of behavior, either training or the veterinary side of things, It usually starts with one of your own pets, right?

So I had a dog that actually, because of medical issues, also basically led me into veterinary to begin with. And, you know, it was like one thing led to another. Because of her behavior issues, I started... learning a lot about behavior. I started with kind of what everyone does, YouTube, TV, a lot of Cesar Millan and all of that.

So I had a dog that actually, because of medical issues, also basically led me into veterinary to begin with. And, you know, it was like one thing led to another. Because of her behavior issues, I started... learning a lot about behavior. I started with kind of what everyone does, YouTube, TV, a lot of Cesar Millan and all of that.

But the older that I got, I also learned that there's an actually field in veterinary medicine, kind of like in human medicine, right? We have psychiatry in human medicine, so we have the veterinary behavior field. in veterinary medicine. And because of all the behavior problems that my dog had, I got into the field after many years. And yeah, that's where I am nowadays.

But the older that I got, I also learned that there's an actually field in veterinary medicine, kind of like in human medicine, right? We have psychiatry in human medicine, so we have the veterinary behavior field. in veterinary medicine. And because of all the behavior problems that my dog had, I got into the field after many years. And yeah, that's where I am nowadays.

So as far as I know, and I can, you know, I can definitely speak for myself and speak for colleagues that I'm much more familiar with. I don't know every single Veterinary Behaviorist out there or more specifically Behavior Specialist, Veterinary Behavior Specialist, and maybe we should make this distinction between the terminology. Yes, please. Because I do think it's important.

So as far as I know, and I can, you know, I can definitely speak for myself and speak for colleagues that I'm much more familiar with. I don't know every single Veterinary Behaviorist out there or more specifically Behavior Specialist, Veterinary Behavior Specialist, and maybe we should make this distinction between the terminology. Yes, please. Because I do think it's important.

A veterinary behaviorist is kind of like a more, or a behaviorist in general, right? It's a more general definition. I know that some will use that terminology for people with a PhD and not necessarily veterinarians, even if their PhD was about veterinary or animal behavior, but they're not veterinarians.

A veterinary behaviorist is kind of like a more, or a behaviorist in general, right? It's a more general definition. I know that some will use that terminology for people with a PhD and not necessarily veterinarians, even if their PhD was about veterinary or animal behavior, but they're not veterinarians.

I think many years ago, the late Dr. Sophia Yin said that a behaviorist is either a diplomat of something like the American College of Veterinary Behavior, so a specialist. There's also a European and an Australian college. There are different colleges around the world. or is someone that is kind of like a PhD in the field.

I think many years ago, the late Dr. Sophia Yin said that a behaviorist is either a diplomat of something like the American College of Veterinary Behavior, so a specialist. There's also a European and an Australian college. There are different colleges around the world. or is someone that is kind of like a PhD in the field.

But everyone technically, as far as I know, legally can say that they're a behaviorist. Even a dog trainer can say that he is a behaviorist.

But everyone technically, as far as I know, legally can say that they're a behaviorist. Even a dog trainer can say that he is a behaviorist.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, you know, because, you know, we all do behavior.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, you know, because, you know, we all do behavior.

So we can say we're behaviorists. Yeah, no problem. Behavior specialists, or sorry, specifically veterinary behavior specialists, the only people that can use that term And it's a law, right? I mean, it's something that if someone is calling himself a veterinary behavior specialist and he's not, he's actually doing something against the law.

So we can say we're behaviorists. Yeah, no problem. Behavior specialists, or sorry, specifically veterinary behavior specialists, the only people that can use that term And it's a law, right? I mean, it's something that if someone is calling himself a veterinary behavior specialist and he's not, he's actually doing something against the law.