Dr. Megan Meginley Maxwell,  Ph.D., Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist

Dr. Maxwell earned her Ph.D. in Psychology at WVU,with a specialization in animal learning and behavior. In addition to her academic research on how dogs learn, she has been working for over 7 years with families who have pets with behavior problems. Dr. Maxwell provides basic obedience training for owners interested in individualized instruction for their pet. She also provides behavior therapy services to owners facing a wide range of pet behavior problems, such as aggression, destruction, fearfulness, housetraining difficulties and many others. Dr. Maxwell has published research in scientific journals and also has been featured in Dog Fancy and Popular Puppies magazines. She is a talented and insightful behaviorist who provides invaluable help to our patients with behavioral issues.  In addition to having her Ph.D. degree, Dr. Maxwell is one of less than 50 Certified Applied Animal Behaviorists (CAAB's) worldwide!

While also serving as a Visitng Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at WVU, Dr. Maxwell provides behavior consultations at AMC and also leads our very special Puppy Preschool class as well as our new Next Step Young Dog Obedience classes. In these six-week courses, Dr. Maxwell teaches families how to teach their dogs some basic obedience skills and also how to understand their pet's behavior. The goal of the courses is to leave owners with an understanding of how to raise confident, obedient, calm dogs while preventing fearfulness, aggression and other behavioral problems.

Dr. Maxwell lives with her husband, Stockton, their yellow-collared mini macaw, Sappho, and their two dogs Iago (pictured with Megan) and "Addie "Star", who was one of Mary's Puppies and is daughter of Dr. Zucker's rescued dog, Mary and sister to his dog Sparkle.

Dr. Andy Lattal, PhD Animal Behavior, Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist

Dr. Lattal is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist who has been associated with the Animal Medical Center since 1988. He is also a professor of psychology at West Virginia University. Dr. Lattal has an international reputation as a teacher and researcher in the areas of animal learning and behavior.
 
We consider ourselves very fortunate to be able to offer his behavioral counseling to our clients with pet behavior problems.