Dog Behavior: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

About the author

IAN DUNBAR is a veterinarian, animal behaviorist, and dog trainer who founded SIRIUS® Puppy Training in 1982 and the Association of Professional Dog Trainers in 1993. His books include Before and After Getting Your Puppy and How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks.

Dunbar holds a veterinary degree and a Special Honors degree in Physiology and Biochemistry from the Royal Veterinary College at the University of London, and a doctorate in animal behavior from the Psychology Department at the University of California, Berkeley. He also hosted the UK television series Dogs with Dunbar for five seasons.

When not writing, Dunbar spent ten years researching olfactory communication, hierarchical social behavior, and aggression in domestic dogs at Berkeley. That research underpins his approach to puppy socialization and training.

Ian lives in Berkeley, California.