Thank You x Half a Million

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We’re thrilled to have had over half a million page views here at Companion Animal Psychology Blog. Thank you to all our readers!

A happy collie dog chases a blue balloon at the beach
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By Zazie Todd, PhD

We’ll be back to our usual schedule next week. Meanwhile, these are our top stories of the year so far:- 

Dog Training, Animal Welfare and the Human-Canine Relationship 
Is training with positive reinforcement beneficial for the canine-human bond and better for animal welfare?

Do Dogs get that Eureka! Feeling?  (as featured in the Daily Mail)
Does successful problem solving make dogs happy?

Do Dogs with Baby Expressions get Adopted Sooner, and what does it say about Domestication? 
Cute eyebrow movements by dogs influence people’s choice of canine companion. 

If there are any topics you'd like to see covered in future, please leave a note in the comments.


Zazie Todd, PhD, is the author of Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy. She is the founder of the popular blog Companion Animal Psychology, where she writes about everything from training methods to the human-canine relationship. She also writes a column for Psychology Today and has received the prestigious Captain Haggerty Award for Best Training Article in 2017. Todd lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband and two cats.

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  1. Cat and DOG Chat With Caren2 July 2014 at 17:57

    congratulations to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy your well deserved break! Barks and licks and love, Dakota www.dakotasden.net

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  2. Zazie Todd, PhD, for Companion Animal Psychology10 July 2014 at 13:59

    Thank you!!! I hope you and Dakota are having a great summer.

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