Podcasts

Episode 447 – Pathways of Human-Companion Animal Communication

Wheras scientists study individual facets of animal or human-animal communication, real life communicating is a much more complex and sometimes seemingly magical process.

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Episode 446 – Emotional Contagion and the Human-Animal Bond

Nothing beats sharing positive emotions with our animals. But sharing negative ones can be a real downer.

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Episode 445 – Time-Traveling with Humans, Animals, and Plants

Sometimes the most basic features like life span and mobility can have dramatic effects on behavior and physiology.

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Episode 444 – Dolittling and Animal Communication

This week’s podcast explores human-companion animal communication, beginning with dolittling.

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Episode – 443 Why Eliminating Serious Problem Behaviors is so Hard

Helping dogs with behavior problems involves human mental adjustment first. Working through this list of human factors that can sabotage behavior change is a good place to start.

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Episode 442 – Catastrophizing Problem Animal Behavior and the Bond

What’s your immediate response when your pet develops a behavioral problem? How much worrying about it do you?

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Episode 441 – Dogs, Cats, Drones

Does the thought of fulfilling your dog or cat’s needs overwhelm you? Maybe technology has an answer–or maybe not.

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Episode 440 – The Gift of Failure

Does the thought of failure make your feel queasy? Perhaps a more natural view of the process will help.

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Episode 439 – The Dog Selection Dilemma

Do you have a stock response when people ask you what kind of puppy or dog they should get? I used to, but…

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Episode 438 – Changing Animal Behavior: Changing and Becoming

Changing problem animal behaviors isn’t easy. But for those who stick it out, it’s more than worth the effort.

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