About Our Veterinary Review Team
Here at Pet Living, it’s important to us that the information we publish is accurate and sound. Our articles are thoroughly researched and any information that affects your pet’s health is fact-checked by one of our veterinary reviewers.
You can read more about our veterinary reviewer, Dr. Marty Becker, DVM below, or visit our main About page to learn about the other members of our editorial and review team.
Marty Becker, DVM
Dr. Marty Becker, “America’s Veterinarian,” has spent his life working toward better health for pets and the people who love them. He is the founder of Fear Free, which works to prevent and alleviate fear, anxiety, and stress in pets by inspiring and educating the people who care for them. This includes veterinary and other pet professionals as well as pet parents through FearFreeHappyHomes.com and animal shelter and rescue group staff and volunteers through FearFreeShelters.com.
Dr. Becker was the resident veterinary contributor on “Good Morning America” for 17 years. He has written 23 books that have sold almost 8 million copies, including three New York Times best-sellers. He also writes the weekly nationally syndicated newspaper feature Pet Connection with his writing partner, Kim Campbell Thornton.
Dr. Becker is an adjunct professor at his alma mater, the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and also at the Colleges of Veterinary Medicine at both Colorado State University and the University of Missouri. Additionally, he has lectured at every veterinary school in the United States, and is on the advisory board of World Vets, an international veterinary and disaster relief programs to help animals.
A passionate advocate for the human-animal bond, Dr. Becker serves as an adjunct professor at the Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction at the University of Missouri’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He is an honorary board member of Pet Partners and the Humane Society of New York, as well as a past board member and strong supporter of his local pet rescue group, Second Chance Animal Adoption of Bonner Ferry, ID, and a supporter of the Panhandle Animal Shelter in Sandpoint, ID, the Kootenai Humane Society in Coeur d’Alene, ID, and the Whitman County Humane Society in Pullman, WA.
Dr. Becker practices at North Idaho Animal Hospital because he loves veterinary medicine, pets, and the people who care for them.
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Experience
- Founder and Chief Relationships Officer, Fear Free LLC
- Resident Veterinary Contributor on “Good Morning America”
- Adjunct professor at the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, the Colleges of Veterinary Medicine at both Colorado State University and the University of Missouri, and the Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction at the University of Missouri’s College of Veterinary Medicine
- Advisory Board of World Vets
- Author of 23 books, including three New York Times best-sellers
- Writes the weekly nationally syndicated newspaper feature Pet Connection
Education
- Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Specialties
- Alleviating fear, stress, and anxiety in pets
Location
- Bonners Ferry, ID
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Pet Living with Kristen Levine launched in 2015 with an important mission: to help dog and cat parents improve their pet’s wellbeing and happiness through expertly-sourced guidance, tried and tested product recommendations, and inspirational content to strengthen the human-animal bond.
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