What’s Changed For Pets—And What Still Needs to Change? (PPiC Ep4)
The Pawsitive Post in Conversation with special guest Jean Donaldson as part of Companion Animal Psychology’s tenth anniversary celebrations. #CAP10
By Zazie Todd PhD
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Over the last ten years since I started writing Companion Animal Psychology, there have been a lot of positive changes for companion animals. There’s a better understanding of animal welfare, the benefits of reward-based training methods, and of enrichment for pets. But there’s still a lot that could be better for our dogs and cats.
As part of Companion Animal Psychology’s tenth anniversary celebrations, Kristi Benson (Special Correspondent) and I recorded a special issue of The Pawsitive Post in Conversation with special guest Jean Donaldson.
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Show Notes:
Jean Donaldson is one of the world's top dog trainers, founder of the Academy for Dog Trainers, and author of the seminal book Culture Clash, which was named number one training and behaviour book by The Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Her most recent book, Train Your Dog Like a Pro, was her first written training guide for a lay audience. In 2017, Jean authored and instructed Dog Training 101 for The Great Courses, another wonderful resource for dog guardians.
Zazie, Kristi, and Jean talk about what's changed for dogs over the last ten years: the move to reward-based dog training methods, increased enrichment, better education of pet guardians, and fear free veterinary care. As well, we talk about the changes we would still like to see happen. We also talk about Dog Training 101, a 24-lesson course that Jean wrote for The Great Courses, and what students can expect from The Academy for Dog Trainers.
In the final section, we share the books we are reading right now:
Life's Edge: The Search for What it Means to Be Alive by Carl Zimmer
The Anglo Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England: 400-1066 by Marc Morris
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, and Mark A. McDaniel instag
Alfabet/Alphabet: A Memoir of a First Language by Sadiqa de Meijer
The books are available from all good bookstores and from Companion Animal Psychology's Amazon store.
Subscribers to The Pawsitive Post got early access to this recording. The Pawsitive Post is a twice-monthly newsletter about dog and cat behaviour with regular events. Learn more about The Pawsitive Post here.
