Wag Wins an Award from the Dog Writer's Association of America

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I am thrilled and honoured that Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy has won the Dog Writer's Association of America award for book - behavior, health, or general care.

Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy has won a DWAA award. The book is pictured with a red glass bird and a red glass mat.

Because of the pandemic, the ceremony was broadcast live on Facebook. I am so happy that Wag has won this award.

Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners!

Zazie

If  you want a copy of Wag, you'll find it in my Amazon store (#ad) and in all good bookstores. 


Zazie Todd, PhD, is the author of Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy, which won the 2020 award for book-behavior, health or general care from the Dog Writer's Association of America. 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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Comments

  1. Bernadette15 February 2021 at 13:21

    Con-dog-ulations! A great reward for hard work.

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  2. Unknown15 February 2021 at 14:53

    Woohoo! Congratulations 👏🍾🎉

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  3. Robyn Youl15 February 2021 at 19:29

    Inspirational book that really does change human behaviour to create happier more connected inter-species relationships. It’s not surprising at all that such a brilliant contribution has been formally recognised. Thank you Zazie- you are just awesome.

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    1. Zazie Todd, PhD, for Companion Animal Psychology8 March 2021 at 11:53

      Thanks so much, Robyn. And thank you for all of your support! It's been a big help!

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  4. Melinda26 February 2021 at 12:14

    Wonderful work! My pup, Pizazz (aka Zazie!) and I are so grateful for good reading that is science-based and promotes positivity. Thank you!

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    1. Zazie Todd, PhD, for Companion Animal Psychology8 March 2021 at 11:53

      Thank you, Melinda! And please give Pizazz some petting from met.

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