Turns Five

Celebrating 5 years of communicating scientific discipline near dogs, cats, in addition to the human-animal bond.

By Zazie Todd, PhD

It’s difficult to believe it is 5 years since I started blog, in addition to all the same somehow this is my 278th post.

The aims of the weblog stay twofold: to require up-to-date scientific discipline near people’s relationships alongside their pets to a wider audience; in addition to to part evidence-based data near how to attention for our cats in addition to dogs.

These aims are nicely illustrated yesteryear the 2 most pop posts of the concluding year: losing a pet tin Pb to dissimilar types of grief in addition to dominance preparation deprives dogs of positive experiences. The plough over post on cats was near the best scratching posts.

In the yesteryear twelve months, I’ve been able to require you lot unopen to fantabulous Dr. Sarah Ellis, Jean Donaldson, in addition to Dr. Lee Dugatkin. And the photos of happy dogs (and more happy dogs) that people require shared alongside me require made me really happy too.

I’ve published unopen to useful guides, including how to pick out a Canis familiaris trainer in addition to a user-friendly guide to using positive reinforcement inwards Canis familiaris training, non to squall seven reasons to purpose reward-based Canis familiaris training.

I hosted the Train for Rewards weblog party because reward-based preparation is for all our pets (shall nosotros create it again?).

I’ve published stories near lots of cool novel scientific interrogation (see e.g. here, here, in addition to here). And I’ve maintained my listing of dog preparation interrogation resources for those who desire to know what scientific discipline tells us near Canis familiaris training.

A 5th anniversary is a "wood" anniversary

I started the Book Club in Nov 2016. Members pick out the books in addition to April's mass is The Other End of the Leash yesteryear Patricia McConnell.

Even if I nation it myself, I recollect all this agency is a fabulous resources for people alongside pets.

So it’s squeamish to achieve 5 years alongside proficient news. I straightaway require a weblog at Psychology Today called Fellow Creatures. My get-go post is near what pets hateful to homeless people. And I’m delighted to nation my book, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy has been acquired yesteryear Greystone Books.

Thank you lot to everyone who has liked, shared in addition to commented on my posts. One of the best things near is the community of people I require come upward to know through it.

Special thank you lot to my Canis familiaris preparation mentor, Jean Donaldson, in addition to to my agent, Trena White of Transatlantic Agency.

Five years feels similar quite a milestone. So it’s fourth dimension to celebrate. Cheers!

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Zazie Todd, PhD, is the writer of Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy. She is the founder of the pop weblog , where she writes near everything from preparation methods to the human-canine relationship. She also writes a column for Psychology Today in addition to has received the prestigious Captain Haggerty Award for Best Training Article inwards 2017. Todd lives inwards Maple Ridge, BC, alongside her husband, 1 dog, in addition to 2 cats.

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