Trish McMillan Loehr is a certified professional dog trainer who holds a Master’s degree in Animal Behavior from the University of Exeter in England. She specializes in working with dogs, cats, and horses.
During her seven years with the ASPCA, Trish gained a wide variety of experience in the field of animal behavior. For three years she was the director of the animal behavior department at the ASPCA’s New York City shelter, helping staff, volunteers, and adopters work with animals and make great matches. Trish has also helped assess and rehabilitate animals from cruelty, hoarding, and dogfighting cases, as well as pets rescued from natural disasters. In addition to writing for the ASPCA’s Virtual Pet Behaviorist and other publications, she helped create and present several very popular webinars on dog and cat behavior and handling.
Prior to her work with the ASPCA, Trish managed dog daycares, volunteered in animal shelters, taught obedience classes, and took in board-and-train dogs. She has also trained and shown with horses in various disciplines, and has begun incorporating clicker training in her equine work.
Trish now lives in Urbana, Illinois with four dogs, a horse, and a very patient husband.
Recorded OnDemand Lecture: Resource Guarding in Dogs – Working with Dogs who Guard Food and Other Resources