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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.
| Bark! Fest, the book festival for animal lovers, takes place September 9th to 26th 2024. See the schedule of events at Bark! Fest and sign up or see the list of titles. |
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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
- The emotional lives of pet dogs (Psychology Today)
- 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)
- Interview with Jean Donaldson
- Poppy in the Wild: An interview with Teresa J Rhyne
- More Than Tuna: An interview with Sarah Chauncey
- The Happy Dog Owner: An interview with Carri Westgarth
- Play With Your Cat!: An interview with Mikel Delgado
- Claw This Journal: An interview with Sassafras Patterdale (Lowrey)
- Compassion and justice for all by Marc Bekoff PhD (an excerpt from The Emotional Lives of Animals)
- How to include your pet in wedding photos with Nicole Ettenhofer (George Street Photo)
Recent Media Mentions and Interviews with Zazie Todd
Your cat would love the Swiss railway schedule!, Cat Chat, 26 August 2024
Now Trending, CJAD 800, 25 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! Fest, the book festival for animal louvers, Sep 2024 (online). See the schedule of events at Bark! Fest. Quick links are here:
- Culture Clash and Beyond: Jean Donaldson
- Canine Blockbusters: Alexis Devine, Kerry Nichols, Teresa J. Rhyne
- Caring for Cats: Lili Chin, Mikel Maria Delgado PhD, Lucy Hoile
- Caring for Dogs: Pilley Bianchi, Wendy Lyons Sunshine, Carri Westgarth PhD
- Dogs, Trauma, and Both Ends of the Leash: Patricia B. McConnell PhD
- Canine Emotions and Perception: Marc Bekoff PhD, Zazie Todd PhD, Cat Warren
- Canine Crime and Mystery: Antony Johnson, Louisa Scarr, Philipp Schott DVM
- Our Bond with Cats: Sarah Chauncey, Sassafras Lowrey, Rachel Wells
- Animal Emotions: Marc Bekoff PhD
- Loving and Losing Pets: E.B. Bartels, Rev Sarah Bowen, Karen Fine DVM
- Fearful and Anxious Dogs: Zazie Todd PhD
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.
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
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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