McMillan Animal Behavior

McMillan Animal Behavior Animal behavior and shelter consulting, based in Mars Hill, NC She works with behavior problems and trains dogs, cats, and horses.

Trish McMillan is a certified professional dog trainer who holds a Master’s degree in Animal Behavior from the University of Exeter in England. During nearly eight years with the ASPCA, Trish gained a wide variety of experience in the field of animal behavior. For three years she was the director of the animal behavior department at the ASPCA’s New York City shelter, helping staff, volunteers, an

d adopters work with animals and make great matches. Trish has also helped assess and rehabilitate animals from cruelty, hoarding, and dogfighting cases, as well as pets rescued from natural disasters. In addition to writing for the ASPCA’s Virtual Pet Behaviorist and other publications, she helped create and present several very popular webinars on dog and cat behavior and handling. She has presented nationally and internationally on canine, feline and equine training and behavior as well as sheltering issues and defensive handling. Prior to her work with the ASPCA, Trish managed dog daycares, volunteered in animal shelters, taught obedience classes, and took in board-and-train dogs. She has also trained and shown with horses in various disciplines, and has begun incorporating clicker training in her equine work. Trish also clicker trains cats and does in-person and remote behavior consulting for feline behavior issues. She is available for shelter consulting work on behavior issues and defensive handling. Trish lives in a tiny house on a tiny farm near Asheville, North Carolina with an assortment of animals of five species.

08/22/2026

Why do dogs do parkour after a bath? Tater was smelling kinda farmy, so it was his turn last night.

08/17/2026

Beautiful!

We miss you, Alex! You changed so many lives, and made life better for so many horses.
08/04/2026

We miss you, Alex! You changed so many lives, and made life better for so many horses.

Alexandra Kurland passed away unexpectedly on July 21, 2026. She was the author of many books on Clicker Training for horses as well as video, DVD, and online content. Not only was she my teacher, …

Sadly, my magnificent Doberman, Iris dropped dead over the weekend. One minute she was playing agility with me and liter...
07/27/2026

Sadly, my magnificent Doberman, Iris dropped dead over the weekend. One minute she was playing agility with me and literally 15 minutes later I found her lifeless on my porch.

There's been too much death and grief at the farm over the spring and summer this year, and the universe is free to stop chucking lemons at me any time now. I have as much lemonade as anyone needs, truly.

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125 Bowens Drive
Mars Hill, NC
28754

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(828) 575-8373

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