About Us
Dr Jake Lin
BVSc (Hons) Veterinary Science MANZCVS (Veterinary Behaviour)
Dr Jake Lin is currently practicing as both a registered small animal veterinarian and an animal behaviour veterinarian. He has been practicing since 2017 and has previously held a position as a Military Police Dog Handler/Trainer with the Singapore Armed Forces. He has experience with both working dogs and house pets that present with behavioural concerns ranging from training management to both needing training and medical help. He also frequently sees feline and avian patients with behavioural issues that within the realms of his general practitioner role.
He is currently accredited with University of Sydney’s Centre for Veterinary Education postgraduate behavioural medicine course and currently a Member of the ANZCVS (Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists) by examinations with the Veterinary Behaviour Chapter.
He will be happy to assist you in assessing and managing your pet’s behavioural concerns with methods that improve quality of life and aligns with animal welfare. He believes in helping the animal to assist in creating a happier and calmer state of mind and wanting to be good rather than just obeying to a command.
He shares a life with his partner together with 4 rescued dogs, 7 rescued cats and a few chickens all interacting freely and amicably with each other.
Achievements
Examiner for ANZCVS Veterinary Behaviour Membership Exams
Junior Examiner for ANZCVS Veterinary Behaviour Membership Exams
Centre of Veterinary Education: Behavioural Medicine Distance Education Course 2021
BVSc (Hons.) Veterinary Sciences MANZCVS (Veterinary Behaviour)
Member of Australian Veterinary Behaviour Interest Group (AVBIG)
BVSc (Hons.) Veterinary Sciences
Military Police Handler/Trainer for the Singapore Armed Forces
BAppSc (Plant Sciences)
My Approach
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The Veterinarians of the ANZCVS Veterinary Behaviour Chapter are those with a specific interest and high level of expertise in the field of animal behaviour and veterinary behavioural medicine.
We are the first port of call for owners who have animals with general behavioural issues. We are also able to to diagnose and formulate a treatment plan for animals who suffer from mental health disorders. Mental health disorders are the underlying cause for more complex behaviour problems, such as maladaptive fears and anxiety, reactivity, aggression and obsessive-compulsive behaviour. These are behaviour problems are not due to lack of training, but instead can reflect an underlying medical diagnosis that needs appropriate management and treatment.
For example, our veterinarians treat cases of noise sensitivity, separation anxiety, tail chasing, excessive barking, feather damaging disorder, cribbing, flank sucking, pacing, dementia, house soiling, and more. Following diagnosis, a treatment plan can be formulated, which involves treatment environmental management, behaviour modification, and appropriate medication (if indicated depending on the diagnosis).
“Improve your ability to help your clients better understand their pets’ behaviour and learn to best manage anxiety, aggression and other common behavioural problems. Discover the latest updates in behavioural pharmacology – the when, why and which of medications.”