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Happy cats. Happy dogs. Thanks to science.
Zazie Todd, PhD, is an animal behaviour expert and award-winning writer. She is at the forefront of the move towards positive animal welfare and kind, humane dog training methods. Todd's highly-anticipated third book, Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog is available for pre-order now.
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Pre-order Bark! now from Greystone Books from Bookshop From Bookshop(UK) from Amazon from other retailers from Scribe (Australia)
Bark! will be published in October 2024. For media inquiries please contact Sydney Marchand at Greystone Books (sydney dot marchand at greystone books dot com).
Zazie Todd's first 2 books, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy, are available from all good bookstores.
New and Trending
- Thumps, bumps, and bangs: When your dog fears loud noises (The Psychologist, excerpt from Bark!)
- Upcoming events on anxious and fearful dogs with Zazie Todd PhD
- Get the checklist for a happy dog from Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy
- Cats vs Dogs: Here's who's smarter (according to science) (BBC Science Focus)
- More treats, please. No tugging the leash in dog training (Psychology Today)
- An interview with Cat Warren
- Compassion and justice for all by Marc Bekoff PhD (an excerpt from The Emotional Lives of Animals)
Recent Media Mentions and Interviews with Zazie Todd
Dog-Person Interview: Dr. Zazie Todd, author of "Bark!", on helping an anxious or fearful dog, The Farmer's Dog, 1 October 2024
How to help your fearful dog feel safe, Dog Talk (and Kitties Too), 30 September 2024
The science of helping anxious, fearful, or reactive dogs, Zazie Todd interviewed by Marc Bekoff at Psychology Today, 30 September 2024
Interview with Zazie Todd, All Things Chihuahua, 29 September 2024
Your cat would love the Swiss railway schedule!, Cat Chat, 26 August 2024
No thanks--your kitty does not want a bath, Cat Chat, 14 Aug 2024
Backyard Pet Talk podcast with Shannon Riley, 5 August 2024
Upcoming Events
Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog. Book launch and signing, Saturday October 5th 12 - 2pm, Black Bond Books, 22709 Lougheed Highway #250, Maple Ridge.
The science of helping your anxious, fearful, or reactive dog: Chat with Zazie Todd, Dogkind LLC Facebook live, Tues October 8 5pm Pacific.
How to help fearful dogs feel safe with Dr. Zazie Todd, Webinar for the Pet Professional Guild, October 9 2024 2pm Pacific / 5pm ET
Counter-conditioning for fearful and anxious dogs: How to get it right with Dr. Zazie Todd, Webinar for the Pet Professional Guild, October 23 2024 2pm Pacific / 5pm ET
Zazie Todd: Bark! at the Toronto Public Library (online), Nov 6 2024 12 noon Eastern (9am Pacific)
Praise for Companion Animal Psychology
"Companion Animal Psychology is, bar none, the single best resource for accessible information on dog and cat behavior."--Jean Donaldson, Academy for Dog Trainers.
"My favourite animal-related blog"--Patricia McConnell, PhD
"My favourite animal-related blog"--Patricia McConnell, PhD
"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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