Collaborative behavior support for your clients and your team
Pet Harmony partners with veterinary clinics to support clients navigating complex behavior concerns, especially where medical and behavioral needs intersect. We see behavior care as an essential part of a pet’s overall health, and we work best as part of a collaborative care team.
Whether you’re looking for a trusted referral partner or helpful behavior resources for your clients, we’re here to support your clinic and the families you serve.
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How Pet Harmony Supports Vet Clinics
A behavior referral you can trust
The majority of our clients come from veterinary referrals, and we value close collaboration with clinics on shared cases. Many behavior challenges, like aggression, anxiety, fear, compulsive behaviors, and separation anxiety, have overlapping medical and emotional components. Working together leads to better outcomes for everyone.
We specialize in behavior cases where:
- Clients report they’ve “tried training before and it didn’t work”
- Emotional health, stress, or fear are driving behavior
- Progress requires long-term support and empathy
Collaborative care for mutual clients
When appropriate, we communicate directly with veterinary teams about shared clients. In many cases, it’s more efficient (and less stressful for the client) when professionals can coordinate directly rather than relying on messages passed back and forth.
We view ourselves as an extension of the care team, supporting behavioral and emotional health in the same way veterinary teams support physical health.
Staff training & education
We offer in-clinic training and educational sessions tailored to your team’s needs. Topics may include:
- Understanding maladaptive behavior through a behavior-consulting lens
- Supporting clients with fear, anxiety, aggression, and separation-related concerns
- Setting realistic expectations for behavior change and follow-through
- Reducing stress for pets and people during behavior treatment
Sessions are practical, non-judgmental, and grounded in real-world cases.
Free client resources for your clinic
We provide free, evidence-informed client resources that clinics can share directly with families. These materials help:
- Support clients immediately
- Normalize seeking help for behavior struggles
- Set expectations around behavior change
Many clinics start here as a simple way to support clients and explore collaboration with us.
The Pet Harmony Approach
R+, Fear-Free Training made for real life
Pet Harmony is a behavior consulting practice- not a traditional training business.
Since 2016, we have specialized in complex behavior cases, like aggression, anxiety, fear, and compulsions, and take a whole-family approach, considering:
- Emotional and behavioral health of the pet
- Human capacity, stress, and safety
- Real-life constraints of the household
Our work is collaborative, compassionate, and firmly non-judgmental. We don’t offer one-off “fix the dog” solutions. We build sustainable plans that support long-term behavioral and emotional health.
Learn More About Our Work
For clinics interested in a deeper look at our philosophy and case approach, check out some of our resources:
- Books by our consultants
- Blog posts
- Preventing Dog Bites
- Vet Visits Don’t Have to Be Scary
- Troubleshooting Pet Behavior
- Fireworks & Fright: How to Support Your Sound-Sensitive Pet Year-Round
- Enrichment Activities for Dogs with Separation Anxiety
- 7 Tips for Working with Your Leash Reactive Dog
- 5 Tips for Living with a Resource Guarder
- 5 Reasons Your Cat Isn’t Using the Litter Box
- 7 Tips for Moving with Pets
- Podcast episodes
- Moving Beyond Diagnose & Prescribe with Dr. Chris Pachel
- When Medical Problems Become Behavioral Problems with Dr. Micaela Young
- Movement & Exercise as Behavioral Therapy with Lori Stevens
- Combatting Caregiver Burden with Dr. Kelly Ballantyne
- The Biology of Dogs with Dr. Tim Lewis
- The Stress Factor in Dogs with Dr. Kristina Spaulding
- How to Have Happier Vet Visits
- Does Comforting My Pet Reinforce the Fear?
- Q&A: All About Anxiety in Dogs
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! The majority of our clients come from referrals.
Positive reinforcement, force-free, fear-free, LIMA, LIFE: whatever term you use we believe in a compassionate, empathetic learning experience for all species. That means we do not rely on pain, fear, force, or intimidation to teach.
We offer 1-on-1, personalized behavior consultations for clients.
We do not have a facility. We offer in-home services in North Chicago and Southwest Chicago Suburbs and online services all over the world.
We have consultants who specialize in dogs, cats, and birds on our team.
Yes, many of our cases include working with aggression and bite histories in multiple species.
Yes, we work with and are referred by a number of Board-Certified Veterinary Behaviorists.
Yes, our team includes certified behavior consultants, certified separation anxiety consultants, certified trainers, and fear-free certifications.
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