The Better half Animal Psychology Posts (and Podcasts) of the Yr 2023


A glance again at the preferred articles and podcasts about canines and cats during the last 12 months.

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By means of Zazie Todd PhD

It is time for the once a year checklist of the preferred posts of the 12 months right here at Better half Animal Psychology. And there is a countdown of the preferred podcast episodes too.

You’ll be able to to find a large number of knowledge about canines and cats in those posts and episodes. My visitor authors and interviewees are amusing and galvanizing in equivalent measure. So with out additional ado…

The canine and cat posts of the 12 months

Those had been the highest posts of the 12 months on Better half Animal Psychology:

10. You’ll be able to set your pet as much as be pals together with your cat–if you get the intro proper.

9. What are reward-based coaching strategies for canines (and cats)?

8. Figuring out resource-guarding in canines (and learn how to repair it) with Lisa Skavienski. (That is the weblog put up that accompanies episode 8 of The Pawsitive Publish in Dialog). 

7. What are cat pheromones and what do they do?

6. 3 extra the reason why it is higher to make use of (simplest) reward-based the right way to educate canines.

5. Is your canine’s meals bowl part complete or part empty? through Sky Sobol

4. Are you able to believe? The ones barking and snarling canines are disenchanted, no longer misbehaving through Kristi Benson Particular Correspondent.

3. Pleasant pussycats: The best way to inform in case your cats get alongside

2. Announcing good-bye to a loved canine: A lifestyles neatly lived? through Kristi Benson Particular Correspondent.

1. The tom cat grimace scale is helping you recognize in case your cat is in ache

This 12 months, I wasn’t in a position to write down up to standard at my Psychology As of late weblog. I will be again there someday within the new 12 months. Those had been my best 3 posts at Psych As of late:

3. Will have to we deal with giant and small canines the similar manner?

2. You must learn canine running shoes’ internet sites intently, learn about says.

1. 25 tactics to make a cat happier

The podcast episodes of the 12 months

This 12 months used to be the 12 months that I introduced my podcast, The Pawsitive Publish in Dialog, with my co-host (and Particular Correspondent) Kristi Benson, and we’ve got had 15 episodes thus far. 

This checklist is in response to the collection of audio downloads of the podcast. The hyperlink is to the corresponding weblog put up the place you can to find each the audio and video, along side a transcript of the highlights, so you’ve a selection of learn how to experience every episode.

Those had been the preferred episodes:

5. Figuring out resource-guarding in canines (and learn how to repair it) with Lisa Skavienski

4. Cat husbandry: The best way to groom your cat, trim nails, get scratching posts, and provides meds.

3. Enrichment for cats and writing about canines and cats with Sassafras Lowrey.

2. Victoria Schade, Unleashed Vacation, and pleasant romcoms with canines.

1. Instructing recall and preventing canines from getting misplaced with Maria Karunungan.

Thanks

Once in a while other people write to me as though Better half Animal Psychology is a group of other people with workforce. It is nonetheless simply me. However there a large number of individuals who assist to stay it going and it seems like there is a superb neighborhood round CAP.

I am particularly thankful to Kristi Benson for being any such amusing and fabulous particular person, for writing items which can be so witty and inspirational and wonderful, and for serving to to make each and every podcast episode waft so neatly.

Thanks to all of our interviewees at the podcast: Jane Wolff, Lisa Skavienski, Victoria Schade, Sassafras Lowrey, Maria Karunungan, Jean Donaldson (whose identify comes up in more than one episodes!), Erica Beckwith, and the folk with whom we’ve got recorded episodes that can air quickly (you can to find out their names quickly sufficient!). And thanks to Sky Sobol for a very good piece of science communique about optimism and pessimism. 

Particular due to Dr. Jill Bradshaw, Sarah, Janet, Audrey v, Kerryn Martin, Anne-Marie Reed, Jeff, Penny canine, and everybody who has supported me on Kofi this 12 months.

Above all, thanks to you for studying and sharing my posts.

Wishing you and your pets a phenomenal 2024!

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