Animal Behavior Consultants of Michigan

So grateful to have this level of expertise in GR. If you are working through meds with your pup and need wisdom beyond what is learned in gen vet school... Dr. Sackman is incredible! Updating because I can't believe the negative review. Dr. Sackman is so kind and gracious... Especially given her workload, the type of work she does (finding a behaviorist of her pedigree is a needle in a haystack - trust me), and that she splits her client load across the state. Her team has always been insanely fast at responding and following up to any questions big or small. Also, without her help, our severely anxiety ridden rescue certainly would have landed back 'in the system'. Training was literally impossible until we worked through a series of med trials with Dr. Sackman. That wasn't easy and our dog is still a nervous little thing, but at least her behaviors are semi tolerable in public and she can now fully relax inside our home. Before medication, she was on high alert, constantly anxious. Anyway,I literally cannot imagine living with our little nutjob without the support of Dr. Sackman.

Dr. Sackman is such a compassionate teacher. She thoroughly reviews each patient case to determine their needs for their lifestyles. To watch her educate about animal behaviors is a true joy. Her passion shines through and it is clear why she is a behavior specialist. She is a phenomenal teacher for clients and veterinary staff alike.

Dr Sackman has been incredibly helpful with my service dog. I am convinced he would no longer be "in service" without her help. She walked through his challenges and helped me develop a management to both improve his reactivity and cope with his fears. I am very grateful for her assistance!

We have a very over excitable doodle who began to bite out of excitement. As a last resort we contacted our trainer @ A Pleasant Dog who referred us to ABC. I am so thankful we executed scheduling an appointment! With their help, our dog has been able to come down an energy level and has become so much more receptive to training! We are making huge strides now and the stress has been drastically reduced. I will always recommend ABC (and of course A Pleasant Dog) in the future to anyone struggling with their pets. Significantly changed our lives!

Unless you have a lot of disposable income, you will not be able to afford this service. They have no compassion for Disabled Veterans living solely on disability. The cost of JUST a consultation is $465, with over $150 non-refundable deposit. That’s a huge ask for a lot of people, not just for someone on limited income. It is also ridiculous when there are no guarantees that they can even help your pet. How can you ask someone to forego paying their mortgage without even knowing if you’re able to provide effective service?

We have a pretty difficult miniature Aussie doodle. They have been able to work with us to prescribe helpful medication‘s and provide helpful strategies and ideas to reduce our dogs significant anxiety and help his behavior.

I took my dog to these folks for an assessment and ended up with medications that do help. In particular we were given a medication that makes a huge difference for her thunder/noise and separation anxiety. This was Great until last week when we relocated to Missouri. They had sent an email saying she needed to reevaluate in May—I ordered a refill last week in April. They told me Monday I couldn’t get a refill till they did their re-evaluation even tho it wasn’t May yet. I asked if they could just give me one more of the anti anxiety medicine and got no answer. They emailed and said they set up a Zoom consultation...after I paid a deposit. I told them I couldn’t drive back up to Michigan at this time and would try to find another vet down here. Without one word of thanks for your business, no good luck...nothing. Just an email from their pharmacist said "your veterinarian declined to fill your order" That is rude at the least. As a mental health professional I know that any doc prescribing mental health drugs would make sure their patients had a 30 day supply especially during a relocation process. Double for during these troubled times that are driving up human anxiety. Totally unprofessional bordering on unethical!!