Spouse Animal Psychology Turns 11


The previous yr had highs and lows, however glad canine and cats proceed to be the theme as this weblog celebrates 11 years.

A ginger and white cat sniffs the top of a steel thermos bottle with a treat on top of it
Photograph: Lalandrew/Shutterstock

By means of Zazie Todd PhD

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Spouse Animal Psychology is 11 years outdated these days. It appears eleventh anniversaries are symbolized by way of metal, so I went searching for a photograph of a canine or cat with one thing chrome steel. Are you able to bet why I picked this picture? I really like that we will see how the photographer used a deal with to entice the cat to come back and pose with the thermos bottle. They’ve a suite of identical footage with this beautiful cat, together with one during which we see the deal with being eaten, however this one gave the impression probably the most becoming for this weblog because the thought of the use of meals to coach cats (and canine) is a normal theme. 

The ultimate yr has had some highs and a few lows. The largest top, in fact, used to be the e-newsletter of my e book Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Satisfied. I’m so extremely joyful that this e book is in the market to assist cat guardians perceive their cat higher and use the ideas within the e book to have a greater dating with their cat. The paperback of Purr will likely be revealed on June sixth and is to be had for pre-order now for those who desire a paperback.

Every other top used to be accepting an be offering to put in writing my 3rd e book, Shiver, about the way to assist anxious canine. Should you like the way in which Wag blends science with sensible guidelines, you’ll love Shiver. It’s tentatively scheduled for e-newsletter within the Fall of 2024.

I proceed to revel in chatting about books with the Animal Guide Membership, the place we’re simply completing up our dialogue of Ed Yong’s An Immense International. Due to everybody who has taken phase in those a laugh and fascinating conversations over the last yr. 

The low used to be having to name an finish to The Pawsitive Submit. I completely beloved writing about dog and tom cat science (together with the sensible makes use of of it) for this, along side all of the webinars we hosted and Kristi Benson’s a laugh and academic columns on canine coaching. However sadly, because of a declining subscriber base (other folks advised me it used to be the price of dwelling), it needed to shut. Truthfully, I am nonetheless unhappy about it.

Despite the fact that I’ve now not been discovering a lot time to put in writing new posts thus far in 2023, I do have some within the works. Kristi, this weblog’s wonderful Particular Correspondent, continues to put in writing gorgeous posts which are infrequently hilarious, infrequently heartfelt, and steadily each. Kristi and I made up our minds to stay recording episodes of The Pawsitive Submit in Dialog regardless of what came about to The Pawsitive Submit. We’ve a number of episodes in development with some fabulous visitors and I look ahead to sharing them with you very quickly. 

Thanks, as at all times, to you for supporting Spouse Animal Psychology. I to find it cheering to grasp that there are such a lot of folks who care such a lot about bettering canine and cat welfare with suitable coaching strategies and enrichment. 

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