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A message to our learning community After much consideration, we’ve made the decision to close the Improve Veterinary Practice platform on 13 January 2026. Improve Veterinary Practice was built to support vets and nurses at every stage of their career, and while this chapter is ending, a new one is starting at Improve Veterinary Education. We couldn’t be more grateful for the community you’ve helped us build and hope to see you on this exciting next step. Find out more

Kendal Shepherd

Kendal Shepherd, BVSc, MRCVS, qualified from Bristol University in 1978 and was the first veterinary surgeon to be accredited by ASAB as a certificated clinical animal behaviourist in 2005. She has been heavily involved in the behavioural assessment of dogs for the courts under both sections 1 and 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

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