Pain and Behavior: A Case-based Talk
Recorded On: 01/22/2026
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This course is part of Maddie's Monthly Behavior Connection, monthly webcasts about pet behavior - supporting pets in our community and animal shelters.
Pain & discomfort are often under-diagnosed in dogs with behavioral issues. This presentation highlights why this happens, cases where pain was the cause of the behavior issues or made behavioral issues worse. This is happening in young dogs and dogs who may not show any typical signs of pain/discomfort but rather express it as aggression and or anxiety.
Speaker: Emily Levine, DVM, DACVB
This webinar has been pre-approved for 1.0 Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and by the National Animal Care & Control Association.
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Emily Levine, DVM, DACVB
Board-certified veterinary behaviorist
Dr. Emily Levine completed her veterinary behavioral residency at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. She them worked at the University of Lincoln, UK, where she saw patients, taught students, and participated in behavioral research. Dr. Levine then spent 13 years at a specialty and referral practice in New Jersey. She opened up the Animal Behavior Clinic of New Jersey in 2020. She has authored several papers in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks, as well as co-edited international proceedings on behavior research. She is currently co-editing the next edition of the BSAVA’s manual of Canine and Feline Behavioral Medicine textbook. She was the first veterinary behaviorist in the US to utilize digital thermography in helping to assess physical areas of concern in behavior patients. She has written an award-winning children’s book called Doggy Do’s and Dot’s which helps teach young children (and their parents) how to safely live with dogs. She enjoys learning about each pet she sees and their human caretakers.
