Companion Animal Psychology

Renowned dog trainer Jean Donaldson joins Zazie and Kristi to talk about what to do if your dog guards food, objects or locations, and why she wrote a second edition of her book Mine! By Zazie Todd, PhD This page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you. Listen to episode 60 of The Pawsitive Post in Conversation wherever you get your podcasts ( Apple , Spotify ) or below, watch on Youtube or below, or scroll down to read a transcript. Resource guarding in dogs with Jean Donaldson Jean Donaldson has just published a new edition of her book Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs . If you have a dog who guards food, objects, people, or locations, you need this book! Jean joins Zazie and Kristi to discuss what to do if your dog guards food, locations, or other resources. We talk about:     Why it was time for a new edition of Mine! and what it was like to write it     How to decide if your ...

We talk about how to know if a dog wants petting, preventing dog bites, and developments in cat health with radio host and author Steve Dale. By Zazie Todd, PhD This page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you. Watch episode 59 of The Pawsitive Post in Conversation on Youtube or below, listen wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify) or below, or scroll down to read a transcript. Why children should Ask the Dog with Steve Dale Kids are routinely taught to ask a dog's owner before petting the dog. Today, radio host Steve Dale joins us to talk about how they should also find out if the dog wants to be petted or not. We learn about Steve's new children's book, Ask the Dog, which is a fun story with an important message, and we also talk about some good news in cat health. We talked about:     Why Steve wrote the book     The importance of preventing dog bites, and why children are especially at ...

This or that on dog training and cat behaviour with Zazie and Kristi in this fun episode of The Pawsitive Post. By Zazie Todd, PhD This page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you. Listen to episode 58 of The Pawsitive Post in Conversation wherever you get your podcasts  ( Apple , Spotify ) or below, watch on Youtube or below, or scroll down to read a transcript. The conversation about dogs, cats, breeds, behaviour Zazie and Kristi ask each other rapid fire questions about dogs and cats, breeds and behaviour. But in this game of this or that, we also discuss the answers, illuminating ideas about training and enrichment. By the end of the show, you'll know Zazie and Kristi a lot better, but you'll also have learned something about dogs and cats. As you listen, be sure to shout out your answers too! Or you can leave us a voicemail on your podcast app and let us know, or comment on our socials. Do you have any th...