The Sociable Dog Podcast

A chat with Zazie Todd

Leave us a message Zazie Todd PhD is an animal behaviour expert and the award-winning author of Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making

A chat with Jean Donaldson

Leave us a message In this week's episode, I'm really thrilled to be talking to the person who has had the greatest impact on my professional life. My teacher,

What happened there?

Leave us a message In this, the first episode of our second series of The Sociable Dog Pod, Nina and I talk about all those times when, despite best efforts, training se

Mendl and the question of decision making for dogs.

Leave us a message A Five Minute Friday look at dogs emotional response to their world and how that influences the decisions they make. Just how good are dogs at evaluat

Celebrating dogs. An antidote to "seven things you shouldn't do with your dog"

Leave us a message In this, the final episode of The Sociable Dog Pod, series one, Nina vents about downer click bait and we offer up our six reasons to celebrate dogs.

Learning and training by consequences

Leave us a message This week we're going to talk about something that we've mentioned a lot but discussed very little; learning by consequences. In other words

Let's dive a little deeper into fear.

Leave us a message Fear is a complex problem. It has multiple causes, can be easily "installed" and is notoriously difficult to resolve. It can regress without warning e

A catch up on Sophie from Romania with Rory Cellan Jones

Leave us a message Here it is! Our big catch up with Rory Cellan Jones on how Sophie is doing following my visit to Diane, Rory and Sophie. It's been roughly eighte

Understanding Resource Guarding

Leave us a message Resource guarding is a relatively common problem experienced by dog parents. It's sometimes difficult to identify and when you do hard to fathom

Stranger Danger

Leave us a message If your dog is afraid of unfamiliar people it can pose a real challenge. You can find yourself walking in the dead of night or early hours of the morn

How to be a secure base for your dog.

Leave us a message In this episode Si considers the benefit of establishing a secure base for your dog. If you are struggling with a new and fearful rescue dog or just w

On Lead Reactivity: what causes it and what can you do about it?

Leave us a message If you live with a reactive dog it can be a real challenge. Whether they go off at dogs or people it's one of those behaviours that can have you

Understanding Dog Play: What to look for in good dog play.

Leave us a message Dog play can be confusing sometimes. It can look a bit rough or even violent. So how do we tell when the play is good and when it might be getting a b

Talking Dogs. An introduction to The Sociable Dog Pod.

Leave us a message In this, the first of the Sociable Dog podcasts, your hosts Si and Nina are easing in gently. We've picked a few common questions and misconcepti