The Veterinary Behavior Center

I don’t know what I would have done if it wasn’t for Dr. Fagen and her team. My dog was troubled, not sleeping, fighting with my other dog and my regular vet suggested this place for guidance. After months of trial and error, months of dog training from Sarah, my dog is like a new dog. She sleeps through the night, and my multi-dog household is manageable and happy. Everyone is always so kind, so empathic, so helpful and responsive. I will furever be so thankful and suggest this place to anyone needing assistance with their animals. You all are the best! Nova also thanks you!

posted: 09/15/2025

We sought out the support of the Vet Behavior Center after a reactive incident with our dog, June. What we had hoped was just puppy behavior was clearly becoming something more complicated, and we were out of our depth. A few weeks later, we had our first appointment with Dr. Feldman, who made us feel understood, validated, and most importantly, like our girl was in caring, knowledgeable hands. A year later, she still has not had a single incident. The combination of training and medication recommended to us has done wonders. She's less anxious, able to take on the world, and most importantly, happy. It's a joy to watch her hear another dog bark, look in that direction, and disengage by shaking off and coming back over to play with us. In the year since, we've mentioned VBC to our vet, a trainer, and even our friends. Whenever we do, we always get the same enthusiastic response and a story of how they (or someone they know) have been tremendously helped by the team here. We're so grateful for VBC, and couldn't provide a more glowing recommendation for their services.

posted: 11/18/2025

Dr. Fagan and Ezra are amazing with our dogs and have given us so much support. Every appt I walk away with more hope and confidence that our rescues will find comfort in their skin and allow us to experience things we've needed to avoid with anxious dogs. The entire team, from vet techs to front desk staff, have been welcoming and very easy to work with. Highly recommend!

posted: 09/01/2025

I can't say enough great things about the Veterinary Behavior Center. When we started at VBC, our dog, Olive, was afraid of any human she didn't know, and would bark at them incessantly to get them to go away. The team at VBC came up with an thoughtful plan to reduce Olive's stress by a) trying out a sequence of medications to see what Olive responded to best, and b) then gradually and systematically exposing her to new humans and their common movements (Olive weirdly hated it when people stood up from a sitting position) by associating the stimuli with positives (sound markers and treats). The process was, again, gradual, but magical. Dr. Stacey Jones is incredibly empathetic, supportive, and patient, and Ezra, our trainer, went over and above what I would expect from a trainer. Olive's progress has been shocking; if you told me where we would be after a year of training, my wife and I wouldn't have believed you. Olive now sees people out on walks, and if they come rather close or cross our paths, she does fine. 👈 That sounds like it shouldn't be immensely heartening and impressive... but it is 🥲

posted: 12/03/2025

Dr. Fagan and behavior tech Ezra are an outstanding combo! We have a couple of rescues and the support we have received and by extension the improvements in our girls is spectacular.

posted: 08/08/2025