I have a masters in reproduction and endocrinology and associates in wild life education, exotic animal training, animal behavior and management. I am currently a PhD student at the University of Alabama studying in an integrative animal behavior laboratory. I have an extensive veterinary medicine background and have a veterinarian who does home inspections/visits for my USDA license (I am licensed to breed African Pygmy Hedgehogs). I worked at Guide Dogs for the Blinds for years doing behavior management for dogs that had behavioral issues. My dogs all live in the home with me and are my pets first and foremost!