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Julie Hecht

Julie Hecht, MSc

Julie Hecht, MSc, is a PhD candidate studying animal behavior at the Graduate Center, CUNY, and author of the Dog Spies blog at Scientific American. Her academic publications include “A review of the development and functions of cat play, with future research considerations,” in Applied Animal Behaviour Science, and “Introduction to Dog Behavior” in Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff. She would really like to meet your dog, and thinks that her cat, Josh, excels at being himself. And she loves him for it!

The University of Edinburgth, MSc in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare

The Graduate Center, CUNY: PhD in Psychology

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