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Zazie Todd, PhD, is an animal behaviour expert and award-winning writer who is at the forefront of the move towards positive animal welfare and kind, humane dog training methods. Her latest book, Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog is out now in paperback.

A copy of Bark! on a table with 2 cups of tea and a plate of pink macarons. The cover of Bark! is blue, as are the teacups, saucer, and plate.


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“This book is a must-read for anyone caring for a reactive or anxious dog.” 
—The Times
“Encyclopedic in scope and packed with references to  new findings in animal behaviour.”  
—The Guardian

Get Bark! now from Greystone Books   from Bookshop   From Bookshop(UK)   from Amazon    from other retailers   from Scribe (Australia)

Zazie Todd with her late Australian Shepherd Bodger and the covers of her first 2 books Wag and Purr

Zazie Todd's books, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy, are also available wherever books are sold.

Get Purr from Greystone Books    from Bookshop   from Bookshop(UK)   from Amazon    from other retailers  

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Recent Media Mentions and Interviews with Zazie Todd

As seen in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Vancouver Sun, Global National, CBC Radio, Radio New Zealand, and more, here are some of my recent media mentions.

Common myths and curly questions about our fur friends answered, RNZ Sunday Morning, 7 June 2025; also, understanding strange dog behaviour, RNZ, 8 June 2025

Can your dog ever escape its genes? BBC Countryfile, 30 May 2025

Wag more, Bark less, Behavior Buzz with 2 Amys podcast, 30 April 2025

Accepting who your dog is, The British Columbia Review, 28 Mar 2025 (STARRED review)​

Paw things: How to help your anxious dog, The Observer magazine, 5 Jan 2025


Upcoming Events

Live Q & A about fear and anxiety in dogs with Zazie Todd, PhD, hosted by Educanine. July 3rd, 1pm Eastern (10am Pacific time / 6pm UK time). Free, registration required.


Ask Me Anything about dog bites with Zazie Todd and Carri Westgarth, chaired by Kristi Benson. The poster has photos of all 3 along with the covers of some of Zazie's and Carri's books
Ask Me Anything about dog bites with Zazie Todd and Carri Westgarth, chaired by Kristi Benson. July 11th 11am Pacific (2pm Eastern/ 7pm UK time). Recording available. Registration required. Sign up here. 


The poster for the Dogs and the City conference has photos of Tom Candy, Zazie Todd, and Malena DeMartini

Dogs and the City conference, in person and online, September 26-28 2025. With speakers Tom Candy, Zazie Todd, and Malena DeMartini in Toronto, Canada. 


Watch the recordings from Bark! Fest

You can watch the recordings on Youtube, listen wherever you get your podcasts, or check out the individual postings on my blog. 



Watch some of my post popular Youtube videos





Listen to the most popular episodes of my podcast




Praise for Companion Animal Psychology


"Companion Animal Psychology is, bar none, the single best resource for accessible information on dog and cat behavior."--Jean Donaldson, Academy for Dog Trainers.

"My favourite animal-related blog"--Patricia McConnell, PhD

"For your average pet lover, it can be hard to figure out the best way to make their animals’ lives better. Enter Companion Animal Psychology, a blog packed with research-based information on how pets think."--Erin Blakemore, Washington Post.


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