Alice Moon-Fanelli received her Master's (1989) and Ph.D. (1993) in Biobehavioral Sciences specializing in ethology and animal behavior genetics at the University of Connecticut. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor, at Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and is internationally known for her expertise in animal behavior and regularly advises veterinarians, trainers, breeders and animal owners on a variety of animal behavior problems. Dr. Moon-Fanelli is available for behavior consultations at the Tufts behavior clinic conducting in-person consultations for pet owners. She offers a highly successful fax consulting service (PetFax) and resolves pet behavior problems around the country and as far away as Japan.
Dr. Moon-Fanelli teaches courses and seminars on applied animal behavior, ethology & evolution of behavior and animal behavior genetics. She has published articles in professional journals on pet behavior problems, presents research papers and speaks at scientific and veterinary conferences and is currently writing a book on canine behavior genetics.
Dr. Moon’s research interests include the causes, treatment and inheritance of compulsive behaviors in dogs, cats and horses. She has studied wolf social behavior and the inheritance of the coyote defensive threat in coyote-beagle hybrids. She continues research on wild canid behavior, shares their home with her New Guinea Singing dog, and collaborates with the New Guinea Singing Dog Conservation Society. Dr. Alice Moon-Fanelli is a member of the Animal Behavior Society and the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior.
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