Board-Certified Veterinary Behaviorist

Davie, United States | Posted on 01/22/2026

At Barkera™, we're driving a movement to elevate pet ownership through education, innovation, and industry-wide collaboration. Our mission is to bring unity to a fragmented pet industry by connecting trusted experts—from veterinarians and trainers to breeders and shelters—to support pet owners with reliable knowledge and tools.

As a member of our fast-moving, passionate team, you’ll help reshape an industry and improve the lives of pets and their people. We’re here to build lasting change—and we’re just getting started.

Please note:
In addition to roles within Barkera™, we also recruit for opportunities with our trusted Partner Companies. These positions are managed by separate teams, but share our broader mission of making a positive impact to our world.

Barkera is seeking a Board-Certified Veterinary Behaviorist (DACVB) to join our expert network and serve as a leading authority in canine behavioral health education, prevention, and owner guidance
.

This role is ideal for a veterinary behaviorist who is passionate about:

• Educating pet owners on humane, evidence-based behavior management
• Preventing behavioral issues through early education
• Addressing behavior from a medical, neurobiological, epigenetics and environmental lens
• Disseminating breed-specific educational content for pet owners to learn preventative pet care
• Improving outcomes through collaboration between veterinarians, trainers, and owners

This is a non-clinical, educational and advisory role
, designed to extend your impact beyond individual cases while respecting the Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR).

Both remote participation and select in-person opportunities are available.

As a Board-Certified Veterinary Behaviorist with Barkera, you may contribute in the following areas:

Develop and review evidence-based behavioral health education across multiple formats, including:

• In-depth written guides and articles
• Video, audio, and webinar-based instruction
• Courses, diagrams, and clinical behavior explainers
• Owner-facing resources addressing behavior prevention and intervention

• Neurobiology of behavior
• Fear, anxiety, stress, and arousal systems
• Aggression (diagnosis, risk factors, prevention—not diagnosis or treatment of individual cases)
• Address root causes of behavior through education on gut-microbiome and gut-brain axis connections to behavior
• Developmental periods and socialization
• Behavioral effects of pain, illness, and endocrine disorders

• Structured behavior education curricula and learning pathways
• Preventative behavior frameworks for puppies and adolescents
• Assessment tools, quizzes, and retention-based learning resources

• Scientific accuracy and ethical alignment
• Appropriate scope (education vs. clinical intervention)
• Consistency with DACVB and AVSAB standards

• Expert panels, round tables, and live Q&A sessions
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration with veterinarians, trainers, breeders, and animal behavior professionals
• Strategic initiatives focused on improving behavior education standards across the pet industry

• The difference between training, behavior modification, and medical behavioral conditions
• When referral to a veterinary behaviorist is appropriate
• How to communicate effectively with veterinary and training professionals

All DACVB-certified professionals are encouraged to apply.

• Canine fear, anxiety, and stress-related disorders
• Aggression risk assessment and prevention education
• Puppy socialization and early behavioral development
• Adolescent behavior and impulse control
• Behavioral impacts of pain, illness, and chronic disease
• Psychopharmacology education (high-level, non-prescriptive)
• Environmental enrichment and welfare-focused behavior strategies
• Human–animal bond and owner education

• DVM or VMD degree
• Diplomate, American…