The Problem With Treating a Dog Like a Pet: Dog Behavior Consultant

For tens of thousands of years, most dogs were not pets but companions who helped people hunt, farm, protect, and survive.

Courtesy of Kim Brophey

Kim Brophey, with over two decades of experience, is using her background in applied ethology within the dog training industry to redefine how we perceive, talk about, and treat our canine companions, both as a society and as individuals.

As an applied ethologist, she uses the method of examining the specific effect that captivity and other human interventions have on various species living under direct human control.