How to Use behaviorist in a Sentence

behaviorist

noun

• There are not many veterinary behaviorists in the U.S., but there is a great one in Austin.
  — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2018
• For the most part, those who have 20 or more dogs in their yard understand canines far better than dog behaviorists.
  — John Schandelmeier, Alaska Dispatch News, 21 Oct. 2017
• Gottfried’s younger child, who wants to be an animal behaviorist, will be a sophomore next year.
  — Washington Post, 23 June 2017
• While this tale is thousands of years old, animal behaviorists still use this challenge to study corvids (which include crows, ravens, jays, and magpies) and their use of tools.
  — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2023
• Autumn Sorells, the lead behaviorist, says her job is to come up with training plans that ensure the animals are comfortable and treated well.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2020
• Any good trainer or animal behaviorist should come to you and work with you in your home environment.
  — A.c. Shilton, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2020
• Kristiina Wilson, an animal behaviorist in New York City, has worked with cats for more than 20 years.
  — Laura Barcella, PEOPLE.com, 28 Aug. 2020
• Your in-laws should find a good trainer who uses positive methods to train the dog or, even better, a veterinary behaviorist.
  — Amy Dickinson, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
• Jackson Galaxy is a cat behaviorist — and something of a cat whisperer.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2023
• Your in-laws should find a good trainer who uses positive methods (not shock or pinch collars) to train the dog or, even better, a veterinary behaviorist.
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2020
• Karis Nafte has been an animal behaviorist for nearly 26 years.
  — Leanne Italie, ajc, 21 June 2021
• The 10- to 20-minute tests, developed by behaviorists and tweaked by practitioners, ask two basic questions: Will the dog attack humans?
  — Author: Jan Hoffman, Alaska Dispatch News, 1 Aug. 2017
• Apart from some rear-guard behaviorists, few people hesitate to ascribe empathy to their dogs.
  — Frans B. M. De Waal, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
• Knowing about the association enabled the behaviorist to recondition the dog to associate pizza smells not with kicks, but with good things — like getting to taste a few bites.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2022
• Guest speakers have included Temple Grandin, the animal behaviorist and proponent for rights for people with autism, and the aforementioned Grann and Tan, among others.
  — Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2023
• An attraction to pain can be bewildering, but the insights of the renowned behaviorist B. F. Skinner provide some useful context.
  — The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
• Animal behaviorist Temple Grandin has endorsed the gas method as more humane to birds than electrical stunning.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 23 June 2022
• Another animal behaviorist, Jill Goldman, is far from pleased about these YouTube videos.
  — Alexis Hobbs, Woman's Day, 20 Nov. 2015
• The ambassador nudges those sea lions back into the bay with a large wooden board, having been trained in the nudging technique by sea lion behaviorists at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 17 Jan. 2020
• Ingrid Johnson, a cat behaviorist and vet technician at a cat-specific clinic, says videos are more fulfilling for cats than laser pointers.
  — Sage Lazzaro, Wired, 22 Jan. 2020
• Feline behaviorist Stephen Quandt will talk about cat behavior in a virtual lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25.
  — Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com, 22 Jan. 2022
• Sueda said that if the problem is more concerning, the doctor might refer you to a veterinary behaviorist — a specialist in treating behavioral issues in pets.
  — Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022
• The famous colony was studied by biologist Stephen Glickman and behaviorist Laurence Frank.
  — Nienke Onneweer, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2021
• Dog behaviorists believe that a dog’s need to perform the bedtime ritual of turning around in circles before lying down is inherited.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2020
• In the nineteen-fifties, the behaviorist B. F. Skinner argued that children learn language through positive reinforcement; therefore, other animals should be able to do the same.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
• Posing as a Belgian national who was a veterinarian and animal behaviorist living in St. Louis, the scammers made plans to meet with her but never followed through.
  — CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
• But tensions can be dialed way down with a little preparation, said certified dog behaviorist Gabrielle Johnson of Richmond, Virginia.
  — Leanne Italie, ajc, 19 Dec. 2022
• In recent years, animal behaviorists have researched the impact of E-collars on animal welfare.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
• My second recommendation is to work with an animal behaviorist.
  — Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
• Animal behavior is a niche section of veterinary medicine whereby the behaviorist has completed veterinary school training and then gone on to specialize in animal behavioral issues.
  — Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024