The Pawsitive Post in Conversation by Companion Animal Psychology

Being positive about positive reinforcement (when someone is wrong on the internet)

Leave us a voicemail! Kristi and Zazie chat about the need to be positive when talking about dog training and cat behaviour, and how they cope when someone is wrong on t

The Invention of the Dog with Tamsin Pickeral

Leave us a voicemail! Tamsin Pickeral's new book, The Invention of the Dog: 75 Breeds that Changed the World is a fascinating, touching, and beautifully illustrated

Great Writers and the Cats who Owned Them with Susannah Fullerton

Leave us a voicemail! Zazie and Kristi chat with Susannah Fullerton about her delightful book, Great Writers and the Cats Who Owned Them. We talk about: whether there

Dog training methods: How to advocate for dogs (and why bothsidesism doesn't help)

Leave us a voicemail! Zazie and Kristi chat about what we can do to better advocate for reward-based dog training methods, and some common things that people get wrong.

Love in Their Hearts and compassion for animals with Marc Bekoff, PhD

Leave us a voicemail! Marc Bekoff, PhD, joins Zazie and Kristi to talk about his new book Love in Their Hearts, his work (and upcoming book) with Jane Goodall, and what

Setting standards in dog training and animal behaviour with Fiona Cooke of the ABTC

Leave us a voicemail! How can we set and maintain standards for dog training and animal behaviour? Zazie and Kristi are joined by Fiona Cooke, Chair of the Board of Trus

Can your dog tell if you're pregnant and smell if you're stressed? with Dr. Catherine Reeve

Leave us a voicemail! Zazie and Kristi chat with scientist Dr. Catherine Reeve about her research to find out whether dogs change their behaviour when their owner is pre

How to evaluate the scientific research on dogs and cats: A guide

Leave us a voicemail! New research on dogs and cats helps us to understand them better and give them better lives. But how do we know if the research is any good, and wh

Resource guarding in dogs: What to do about it with Jean Donaldson

Leave us a voicemail! 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

Why children should Ask the Dog if they want to be petted with Steve Dale

Leave us a voicemail! 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 als

Dogs and cats, breeds and behaviour: Quick questions

Leave us a voicemail! 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 t

Why we should love the beasties with Dr. Jo Wimpenny

Leave us a voicemail! Zazie and Kristi chat with Dr. Jo Wimpenny, author of Beauty of the Beasts, to learn more about wasps, mosquitoes, vultures, sharks, and other unlo

Can pet dogs sniff out an invasive species? with Melissa McCue-McGrath

Leave us a voicemail! Can pet dogs use their nose to find the eggs of an invasive species, the spotted lanternfly--and what was it like taking part in citizen science to

Senior dogs and young dogs living together: How to keep everyone safe and happy

Leave us a voicemail! Content warning: The books section at the end of the episode includes subject matter that may be distressing. Having both a senior dog and a young

How to help your dog behave with guests with Jeff Millman

Leave us a voicemail! How can you help your dog to like it--and behave well--when visitors come to your home? Zazie and Kristi are joined by dog trainer Jeff Millman, au

How to help dogs and cats get along with each other

Leave us a voicemail! Zazie and Kristi talk about how to help dogs and cats get along, and why it all starts with thinking about the cat's feeling of safety. We ta

Everything you need to know about cat carriers with Dr. Mansum Yau

Leave us a voicemail! What's the best kind of carrier to choose for your cat? We get a veterinarian's perspective from Dr. Mansum Yau, author of The Ins and Ou

Patricia McConnell PhD and her first novel Away to Me

Leave us a voicemail! Away to Me is Patricia McConnell PhD's first mystery novel, and it's gorgeous. Zazie and Kristi chat with Patricia to learn more about th

Caring for dogs vs caring for cats

Leave us a voicemail! How is caring for a dog different than caring for a cat, and what is the same? We talk about what dogs and cats need for a happy life with us. We

How to help dogs with separation anxiety with Malena DeMartini

Leave us a voicemail! If your dog has separation anxiety, what can you do to help them, how can you cope with not leaving your dog alone for longer than they can handle,