Professor Peter Neville is a Companion Animal Behaviour Therapist and has been in practice for the referral and treatment of behaviour problems in cats and dogs for over twenty years in the UK. He has been a Clinical Professor at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, Japan since April 2008, and was appointed Adjunct Professor at the Dept of Animal Sciences at The Ohio State University, USA in May 2009. He established the first companion animal behaviour referral clinic at a UK veterinary school at the Dept of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bristol in 1990.

Peter Neville is the Companion Animal Behaviour Consultant for Nestle Purina Pet Care in the UK. He is also a Founding Partner of the Centre of Applied Pet Ethology which offers a range of residential and correspondence courses in companion animal behaviour and behaviour therapy, and a member of the Coape Association of Pet Behaviourists and Trainers (CAPBT). Peter is a frequent media broadcaster and public speaker in the UK and a regular feature writer in leading pet magazines 'Dogs Today' and 'Your Cat'. He is a member of the Feline Advisory Bureau's Feline Behaviour Expert Panel and leads regular 'behind the scenes' wildlife safaris to South Africa to observe African Wild Dogs, Lions and Elephants.

Peter introduced the Gentle Leader™ Canine Headcollar and training system to the UK and Europe in 1994. Click HERE to find out more about the Gentle Leader™ and how it stops dogs pulling on the lead kindly and effectively, and discover how you can use it to train your dog.