Debbie Larsen is Nationally Accredited Delta Institute Animal Behavioural Trainer, Fear Free Animal Trainer Professional and has achieved Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing.
Debbie has had 20 years’ experience working with clients and their pets. Deb embraced her career in animal welfare as a Veterinary Nurse at RSPCA in 2000, where she developed a passion for animal behaviour running Puppy Pre-School and Kitten Kindy classes.
In 2006 Deb joined the team part time at Mount Evelyn Veterinary Clinic, Debbie co-ordinates and runs our Puppy Pre-School, Kitten Kindy andPetPEP (Pets and People Education Program), throughout our local schools and community- teaching children to read animal body language and to be safe around animals.
Debs’ true passion in animal behaviour inspired her in 2019 to establish her own business- Petsintuition Behavioural Training,supporting clients to build and strengthen connections with their pets through force free, positive reinforcement, scientifically proven solutions. Deb runs Training/ Socialisation Classes for older puppies, Juvenile Dog and Adult Dog classes, helping clients establish relationships with their pets and understand their pets’ communication more effectively. Deb offers private behavioural consultations building confidence or addressing challenging behaviours such as anxiety and reactivity through training and behavioural modification.
Deb is also involved in training therapy and assistance dogs and is a referred trainer with Delta Institute and MindDog Australia.
Debbie is passionate in supporting animal welfare organisations and strongly supports their principals.