Fellow Creatures, Plus T-Shirts on Sale

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I have a new post on small animal blood donation over at my Psychology Today blog, Fellow Creatures.

New post on pet blood donation, plus t-shirts on sale
Photo: Ylanite Koppens/Pixabay

 By Zazie Todd, PhD

Did you know that dogs and cats can donate blood to help other pets in need? It turns out that most pet owners don't - but once they know, most would be willing for their pet to be a blood donor.

Dogs and cats can donate blood (but most people don't know) looks at some new research on what people know about pet blood banks, and the motivations they give for being willing to let their pet donate blood.

The post also includes information about what to do if you would like your pet to become a blood donor.

T-Shirts on Sale

The Trust Kindness and  Cookies t-shirt celebrates all that we love about reward-based dog training: Trust in science, the kindness of reward-based methods, and cookies as positive reinforcement, all coming together in a wonderful package.

This t-shirt, and Companion Animal Psychology logo tees, are  on sale! Get 10% off all t-shirts, hoodies and sweatshirts through 2nd December with this link for the Trust Kindness and Cookies tee. This link will take you direct to the logo tees.

Trust Kindness and Cookies t-shirt on sale


Companion Animal Psychology hoodie



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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