This Weeks Guest was:
 Dr. Franklin McMillan has been the Director of Well-Being Studies at Best Friends since October 2007. As Director of Well-Being Studies, Dr. Frank assesses and studies the mental health and emotional well-being of animals who have endured hardship, adversity and psychological trauma. Through these studies, he hopes to learn what the effects of trauma are - the psychological injuries and scars - and how best to treat them in order to restore to these animals a life of enjoyment rather than one of fear and emotional distress.
He is currently conducting such studies on cats from the Great Kitty Rescue in Pahrump, Nevada - an institutionalized hoarding situation - and the fighting dogs taken from the estate of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick.
He is a board-certified specialist in veterinary internal medicine. Before coming to Best Friends, Dr. Frank was in private practice in Los Angeles for 23 years. In addition, he was a clinical professor of medicine at the Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Frank is the author of Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals, the first textbook on the mental health of animals, and he has also written a book for the general public titled Unlocking the Animal Mind: How Your Pet?s Feelings Hold the Key to His Health and Happiness.
His favorite part of working at Best Friends is collaborating with great people and doing great things for the animals. At home, Dr. Frank has two cats, Birdie and Boo, and a rat named Mr. Peabody who chases them both around the house.
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This Weeks Adoptable Dog Profile:
 Scooter just came in from California
almost 2 year old lab/pit mix, has been dog reactive on leash that is almost fixed. Needs experienced dog owner, no first time dog owner please.
To see all of the dogs I have for Adoption Click HERE
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Next Webinar is Wed.
November 30th, 2011 9pm EST
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What Would Jeff Do? 2.0
Due to the incredible response that we are receiving from my weekly radio show, I am starting a 1 hour midweek Webinar from 9-10pm EST on Wednesdays. You will be able to email me training questions as well as chat with me live. I will do a weekly rant as well as talk about dog related news and current events and promote my NO KILL message.
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The No Kill Equation
If every animal shelter in the United States embraced the No Kill philosophy and the programs and services that make it possible, we would save nearly four million dogs and cats who are scheduled to die in shelters this year, and the year after that. It is not an impossible dream.
I. Feral Cat TNR Program
II. High-Volume, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter
III. Rescue Groups
IV. Foster Care
V. Comprehensive Adoption Programs
VI. Pet Retention
VII. Medical and Behavior Rehabilitation
VIII. Public Relations/ Community Involvement
IX. Volunteers
X. Proactive Redemptions
XI. A Compassionate Director
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