Companion Animal Psychology Turns Eight
Some photos for those who need a distraction from the news cycle, as Companion Animal Psychology reaches 8 years of blogging.
By Zazie Todd, PhD
Today is exactly 8 years since I started Companion Animal Psychology blog. It's something I'm very proud of, especially my book, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy. But this feels like a strange time to be celebrating, when we are all so anxious and the world is upside down. So here are some photos of dogs and cats to help provide some respite from the breaking news cycle.
Symbols of an 8th anniversary include bronze, pottery, lilac, clematis, and lace, so they loosely form the basis of the cat and dog photos I've chosen.
Thank you for your support over the years, and a special thank you to my Ko-fi supporters who help to keep this blog going.
I hope that you and yours are staying safe and well in these troubling times.
As always, if there are topics you'd like to see me cover at Companion Animal Psychology, just let me know.
Which photo is your favourite?
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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By Zazie Todd, PhD
Today is exactly 8 years since I started Companion Animal Psychology blog. It's something I'm very proud of, especially my book, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy. But this feels like a strange time to be celebrating, when we are all so anxious and the world is upside down. So here are some photos of dogs and cats to help provide some respite from the breaking news cycle.
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Photo: Evdoha_spb/Shutterstock |
Symbols of an 8th anniversary include bronze, pottery, lilac, clematis, and lace, so they loosely form the basis of the cat and dog photos I've chosen.
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Photo: Elena Dijour/Shutterstock |
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Photo: Derek Harris Photography/Shutterstock |
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Photo: Ekaterina Brusnika/Shutterstock |
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Photo: Jelena Yukka/Shutterstock |
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Photo: Kristen Prahl/Shutterstock |
Thank you for your support over the years, and a special thank you to my Ko-fi supporters who help to keep this blog going.
I hope that you and yours are staying safe and well in these troubling times.
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Photo: Smit/Shutterstock |
As always, if there are topics you'd like to see me cover at Companion Animal Psychology, just let me know.
Which photo is your favourite?
Zazie Todd, PhD, is the author of Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy
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