Wailani Sung
Board-certified Veterinary Behaviorist; author; speaker; veterinary behavior consultant; shelter behavior consultant
- Role
- Senior Director of Animal Admissions and Wellbeing at Joybound People & Pets
- Location
- Walnut Creek, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Wailani Sung
Dr. Wailani Sung is a Board certified veterinary behaviorists in the United States. Dr. Sung obtained her Master’s degree and Doctorate in Psychology with a special interest in animal behavior from the University of Georgia. Upon completion of her graduate degrees, Dr. Sung enrolled at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia where she graduated with a doctorate in veterinary medicine. Dr. Sung provides behavior consultations for privately owned pets and provides assessments for Vicious Dangerous Dog cases. She also provides consultations to animal shelters regarding individual shelter pets and evaluations on shelter behavior programs.Dr. Sung is a co-author of the book, “From Fearful to Fear Free”, in which she collaborated with America’s veterinarian Dr. Marty Becker, veterinary colleague Dr. Lisa Radosta, and renown trainer, Mikkel Becker. Dr. Sung also co-authored a chapter in “Decoding your Cat”. Dr. Sung has been a contributor to the websites, PetCoach, PetMD and Reader\'s Digest. Dr. Sung has written chapters for the following veterinary textbooks: Behavior of Exotic Pets; Blackwell\'s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior, 2nd Edition; Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline: 7th edition; Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarian and Staff, 2nd edition; Clinical Handbook of Feline Behavior Medicine. Dr. Sung was interviewed on the documentary, Cat Tales by NOVA: and on the Netflix documentary, Inside the Mind of a Cat.
Experience
Senior Director of Animal Admissions and Wellbeing
May 2024 — Present · Walnut Creek, CA, US
Supervise the shelter behavior program, the behavior specialty program and the intake program.
Education
Cornell University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Animal Sciences
1993 — 1995
The University of Georgia
Master's degree, Biopsychology
1995 — 1998
The University of Georgia
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine
2001 — 2005
The University of Georgia
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biopsychology
1998 — 2001
Skills
- Animal Work
- Dog Training
- Veterinary
- Dogs
- Animal Husbandry
- Animal Behavior
- Dog Behavior
- Client Education
- Animal Nutrition
- Lecturing
- Animal Welfare
- Veterinary Medicine
- Pets
- Science
- Horses
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