Patricia McConnell

Patricia McConnell
Ph.D / CAAB
Born (1948-11-16) 16 November 1948 (age 75)
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Occupation(s)Ethologist, Dog trainer, Animal Behaviorist, Radio Personality, Author
Years active1988–present
Employer(s)University of Wisconsin-Madison, McConnell Publishing
Known forInternationally recognized expert in animal behavior, The Other End of the Leash (book), For the Love of a Dog (book/winner of Audie award)
The Education of Will (book)
SpouseJames Billings
Websitewww.patriciamcconnell.com

Patricia Bean McConnell, Ph.D, CAAB Emeritus (née Patricia Bean; born November 16, 1948) is an Ethologist who consulted with pet dog and cat owners for over thirty years regarding serious behavioral problems, has given seminars on companion animal behavior both domestically and internationally, and has written several books on training and behavior relating to their dogs. She has been invited to speak all over the world about canine behavior and training.

McConnell taught "The Biology and Philosophy of Human/Animal Relationships" in the Department of Integrative Biology (formerly the Department of Zoology) for twenty-five years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and remains a sought-out expert in the field of animal behavior.

Her nationally published books include The Other End of the Leash (published by Ballintine Books and is available in 13 languages [1]),[2] and her memoir The Education of Will (published by Simon and Schuster).[3] Her book, For the Love of a Dog, went on to win an Audie award for the audiobook in 2007.[4] She has also produced a number of pet training DVDs.[5]

In both her academic and popular writing she has focused on issues of interspecies communication.[6]

She also runs her own publishing company, McConnell Publishing.[7]

She retired from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May 2015.

  1. ^ "About Patricia".
  2. ^ "The Other End of the Leash | Random House Group".
  3. ^ McConnell, Patricia B. (27 February 2018). The Education of Will. Atria Books. ISBN 978-1-5011-5017-3.
  4. ^ [1] Audiopub.org winners 2007
  5. ^ McConnell, Patricia B. the University of Wisconsin-Madison
  6. ^ Aline Mckenzie (July 21, 2002). "Man's best friend is misunderstood". Beaver County Times. Knight Ridder. pp. C2. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  7. ^ [2] McConnell Publishing - via Dogwise.com