Archive for April, 2009

The Chubby Conundrum Technically, in this podcast I continue to master the new recorder settings that will provide the best quality while enabling me to record while staying ahead of Ollie and BeeBee who still think the recorder means “Play time!!” In fact, Ollie apparently has made that connection so well that if I leave [...]

Another audio book comes to an end and I can’t help reminiscing about events that occurred during its recording. And once I start doing that, my thoughts automatically wander to what other audio projects might lay ahead…

Driving Ms Fluffy and Mr. Spot If cats and dog could drive, what kind of cars would they drive? Or if their furry little feet couldn’t reach the pedals, what kind of cars would they prefer to be driven around in? Well, if we look at what drives their behavior, there’s only one answer: the [...]

StClair’s crisper returns as do two of her stalkers, making it clear that she needs to brush up on her investigative skills. McCarthy?  Unpredictable as ever.

The Management Dilemma A quotation that showed up in a weekly news magazine caused my thoughts to meander down the path of management. What does it mean to manage an animal’s behavioral problem? Are there times when it’s OK and time’s when it isn’t? Is there a right way and wrong way to do it? [...]

As we say in animal behavior, there’s no such thing as the winner of a fight. The winner is merely the one who loses the least.

Dental Floss Teaching A few visuals so you can see the source of inspiration for this podcast. Here is Ollie with his ball: And with apologies to Martha Stewart, here he he is his ball on the anesthetically questionable dog chaise: You can see how he’s started to dig up the denim cover, but has [...]

StClair learns a valuable lesson: It’s a really dumb move to get caught collecting evidence by a murderer. Such individuals tend to be rather testy and unpredictable under those circumstances.

The Behavioral Bait and Switch If you asked a random sampling of pet owners what an animal behaviorist studied, chances are majority of them would give you a funny look. After all, what else would an animal behaviorist possibly study than animal behavior? But logical as that might sound, that’s not necessarily the case. And [...]

Peri-Spring in the Boonies Even though we tell ourselves it could have been worse, most people around here agree that it’s been a long and difficult winter. That plus my interest in nature makes me ultra-sensitive to even the most subtle signs that spring is truly on the way…