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I'm Zazie Todd, PhD. I'm an animal behaviour expert and award-winning writer and I'd love to help you have an even better relationship with your dog or cat.

Zazie Todd cuddles her senior Shih Tzu, Pepper. Zazie is wearing a red jacket and Pepper is wearing a blue bandana. They are sitting on a chair and behind them is a meadow full of yellow wildflowers.

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The covers of the books Bark! Wag and Purr by Zazie Todd. The covers are blue with a cute Chihuahua, yellow with a tabby cat, and green with a Bernese mountain dog.
“This book [Bark!] is a must-read for anyone caring for a reactive or anxious dog.” 
—The Times
“Encyclopedic in scope and packed with references to  new findings in animal behaviour.”  
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Recent Media Mentions and Interviews with Zazie Todd

As seen in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Vancouver Sun, Global National, CBC Radio, Radio New Zealand, and more, here are some of my recent media mentions.

Common myths and curly questions about our fur friends answered, RNZ Sunday Morning, 7 June 2025; also, understanding strange dog behaviour, RNZ, 8 June 2025

Can your dog ever escape its genes? BBC Countryfile, 30 May 2025

Wag more, Bark less, Behavior Buzz with 2 Amys podcast, 30 April 2025

Accepting who your dog is, The British Columbia Review, 28 Mar 2025 (STARRED review)​

Paw things: How to help your anxious dog, The Observer magazine, 5 Jan 2025


Upcoming Events


Ask Me Anything about dog bites with Zazie Todd and Carri Westgarth, chaired by Kristi Benson. The poster has photos of all 3 along with the covers of some of Zazie's and Carri's books
Ask Me Anything about dog bites with Zazie Todd and Carri Westgarth, chaired by Kristi Benson. July 11th 11am Pacific (2pm Eastern/ 7pm UK time). Recording available. Registration required. Sign up here. 


The poster for the Dogs and the City conference has photos of Tom Candy, Zazie Todd, and Malena DeMartini

Dogs and the City conference, in person and online, September 26-28 2025. A 3-day masterclass with speakers Tom Candy, Zazie Todd, and Malena DeMartini in Toronto, Canada. 


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Watch the recordings from Bark! Fest

You can watch the recordings on Youtube, listen wherever you get your podcasts, or check out the individual postings on my blog. 



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"For your average pet lover, it can be hard to figure out the best way to make their animals’ lives better. Enter Companion Animal Psychology, a blog packed with research-based information on how pets think."--Erin Blakemore, Washington Post.


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