Our Staff
Dr. M. G. Bourque
Dr. Bourque graduated from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College with a B.Sc. in Animal Science in 1996
and earned her DVM in 2000 from the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown, PEI. She has been practicing
in Okotoks since May 2000.
She grew up in Otterbrook, NS surrounded by animals. Her mother, Heather A. Logan,
has run Cloverfield Kennels for 35+ years. This was a boarding
kennel for 50 dogs and a breeding kennel of Labrador Retrievers. Dr. Bourque has been training dogs since 1980
for competition obedience and conformation. Since 1992, she has been using operant conditioning – behaviour analysis
(a.k.a. clicker training) on dogs as well as a number of other species (llamas, miniature donkeys, horses, goats,
tigers, giraffes, grizzly bears and chickens).
Dr. Bourque was one of the founding members of the Millarville
Mutts 4-H Club and was the obedience trainer for five years. She is a member of the Canadian Veterinary Medical
Association, Alberta Medical Association, American Veterinary Society of Animal Behaviour, Calgary Academy of
Veterinary Medicine, American Veterinary Medical Association, Veterinary Information Network and the American
Animal Hospital Association.
Reason (black Labrador retriever), Kodak (English Cocker Spaniel), Jazzy (Whippet)
and Cardinal (yellow Labrador retriever) come to work with her every day. Their jobs include: demonstrating operant
conditioning, working with children who are scared of dogs, testing new toys and cuddling with anyone who looks
their way. Her cats, Egan and Thurber, reside at the hospital as supervisors and toy testers.