VMLL 2359 - Understanding Your Fearful Cat
Noncredit
Delivery/Location: Fort Collins
Some cats take special understanding and care to become the pet you want. A fearful cat is one of those. This 2-hour course will help you understand and manage your fearful cat by:
- Explaining the difference between fear, anxiety and phobia and give examples of each,
- Compare and contrast the roles of the limbic system with the cerebral cortex in responding to different stimuli in a fear situation,
- Describe the cascade of physiological events that occurs when a fearful stimulus is presented,
- Explain the role of the different types of sensory neurons in processing in loud noise phobia, and
- Describe at least 3 identifying characteristics of generalized anxiety.
Noncredit courses do not produce academic credit nor appear on a Colorado State University academic transcript.
Instructors
Jennie Willis
(970) 481-4252
DogBehaviorist@aol.com
Dr. Jennie Willis grew up in Colorado as a child and then returned for graduate school later in her life. She graduated from Colorado State University in 2005 with a Ph.D. in zoology, with an emphasis in animal behavior.
Dr. Willis teaches undergraduate courses in dog behavior and instructs veterinary students in applied companion animal behavior at CSU. She also teaches veterinary technician students at Front Range Community College. She is an instructor of veterinary continuing education modules offered online through CSU.
Dr. Willis owns a private consulting business, Animal Behavior Insights, that helps dog and cat owners improve their pet's behavior. She has given numerous scientific and invited presentations, and is an active speaker for professional groups and organizations. She co-advises the veterinary student behavior club, which won the 2010 AVSAB Student Chapter Award.
Dr. Willis is a member of the Animal Behavior Society and the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior.
In her spare time, Dr. Willis enjoys spending time with her family hiking, swimming and adventuring in the Colorado mountains.
Learn more at: http://www.AnimalBehaviorInsights.com
