I qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Bristol University in 1988 and set up Behavioural Referrals Veterinary Practice in 1992. I see clinical cases across North West England and wider afield through video platform consultations. In 2018, I made an FRCVS for meritorious contributions to the profession in recognition of my work in establishing Behavioural Medicine as a veterinary discipline. I am an RCVS and EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine and an External Lecturer in small animal behavioural medicine on the veterinary undergraduate course at Liverpool University. In 2019, I gained my Postgraduate Certificate in Veterinary Education. I have authored many papers, books and book chapters and in 2016 was co-author and co-editor of Feline Behavioural Health and Welfare published by Elsevier. I have a special interest in the interplay between emotional and physical illness in dogs and cats.