Season's Greetings

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Season's Greetings from Companion Animal Psychology Blog!
We wish you Happy Holidays and all the best for a wonderful 2015.

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By Zazie Todd, PhD


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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