Pawsitively Essential: The Role of Veterinary Assistants in Pet Clinics
Making a veterinary clinic hum takes a dedicated support staff. Vets rely on their vet assistants, vet techs, and office staff to make sure their furry patients get the quality care they need to live long, healthy lives or to provide life-saving emergency care. Without question, the jacks of all trades in a vet clinic […]
The Complete Guide to Becoming a Veterinary Assistant (Updated for 2025)
Comprehensive Vet Assistant Program A comprehensive vet assistant program provides a straight path to working in animal healthcare. If your heart is set on helping animals, becoming a veterinary assistant is a great choice. Before making any job move, however, it pays to learn as much as you can. This guide is designed to answer […]
What’s Waggin’ – Spring 2024
By: Steven Appelbaum, ABC President & CEO Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of What’s Waggin! Many good things are happening at Animal Behavior College, so let’s jump in. First, I want to acknowledge all the pet industry companies that assist ABC. Cooperation from pet companies is a familiar thing for us. Before […]
ABC’s Latest AMP, CTP, DOP, GIP, VAP, SDT and ZAP Graduates
Congratulations to Our New ABC Certified Dog Trainers, Veterinary Assistants, Pet Groomers, Cat Trainers, Aquarium Maintenance Professionals, Zookeeper Assistants and Service Dog Trainers! June 29th, 2023 to April 30th, 2024 ABC Honor Roll Graduates Julie Jones-Thornton Lindsay Dillon Teagan Merrifield Michelle Kennedy Sonia Zarama Reva Ritter Angelique Walter Heather Pressley Sandra Weinberger Daneesha Jonescu Elizabeth […]
How a Veterinary Assistant Program Can Boost Your Career Prospects in the Animal Care Industry
How a Veterinary Assistant Program Can Boost Your Career Prospects in the Animal Care Industry No Vet Assistant Credentials? No Problem? If you want to work with animals and are considering a career as a veterinary assistant, you may wonder whether you need any credentials to apply for jobs. Though it is a medical […]
How to Train Your Puppy from the Experts
How to Train Your Puppy from the Experts If you have recently acquired an adorable, irresistible ball of puppy fluff, or are thinking about acquiring one, you should plan on beginning training at once. Eight weeks may seem young, but the best, more receptive age for puppy training is between two and four months. […]
Heroes on Four Paws!
Heroes on Four Paws: Dogs Save Lives in War and Peace Dogs of War U.S. soldiers have a long history of taking man’s best friend to the battlefront. Many Civil War units had beloved mascots, but dogs had no official role beyond providing companionship. By World War I many countries had recognized the […]
