Her sisters are Liza Piatt of Thousand Oaks, CA, and the poet Wendy Barker of San Antonio, TX.
Her doctoral dissertation, "Acoustic structure and receiver response in mammalian signal systems", won the Warder Clyde Allee competition the same year.
They were the only animal behavior practitioners of positive reinforcement in the area, a technique that was considered "unconventional" at the time.
[2] When McConnell retired, she sold Dog’s Best Friend Training, LLC, which is now owned and operated by Aimee Moore of Madison, WI.
A producer asked if she'd consider coming on more frequently to talk about animal behavior, and eventually, "Calling All Pets" hit the airwaves.
[8] The Bark Magazine was absorbed by "The Wildest", a site dedicated to addressing the health, behavior and lifestyle of pets.