A while back, I was invited to a podcast with Sonia Jahshan and Simon Bags from the Sonia & Simon pod.
I thought our discussion was worth sharing, so without further ado, here it is:
Category: Interview
I was recently invited for an interview for Radio Tacoma’s series Ain’t Misbehaving with Dr Louisa Beal, a veterinarian with a special interest in behaviour.
In this discussion, we talk about:
- how people interested in dogs might still learn something from someone who’s not a dog owner (though I cover this paradox in more detail here)
- the difference between jealousy and resource guarding
- how people often misunderstand the dominance concept
- my thoughts on how we go about weaning our pets
- do we need to do any “socialization” at all?
I was invited to revisit one of my favorite online conferences, KIENO.
If that sounds like Japanese to you, know that it’s an acronym for Kindness Is Essential, Not Optional.
I thought I’d share the discussion I had with Holly Tett, the organizer, on the topic of How an Applied Ethologist Looks At How We Care For Dogs.
In our 40-minute talk, we discussed the following:
Separation anxiety, or to be more precise, separation-related problem behaviour (not necessarily caused by anxiety), is common in dogs.
- What do we know about this phenomenon? Which dogs show it, and when?
- What can we do to prevent, reduce or eliminate it?