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The Dog Connection – The science behind dogs and the dog-human relationship

Scientific inquiry into dogs has grown exponentially since the 1950s. This research is vast and incorporates animal behavior (ethology), psychology, zoology, archaeology and genetics, among other fields. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS In this show, we’ll meet Julie Hecht, a canine behavioral researcher and science writer who manages the Alexandra Horowitz’s Dog Cognition Laboratory at Barnard College in New York City. Julie and her co-workers have investigated olfactory ...

Aug 12, 2013•36 min

The Dog Connection – New Ways to Train Your Dog that Build Your Relationship

As canine cognition researchers have been scientifically proving how dogs think and perceive the world, cutting edge trainers and behaviorists are applying their findings to working with dogs in new ways that are based on mutual respect between the species, create a high quality of connection and avoid any force or pressure on the dog. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS Today’s guest is dog trainer and certified canine behavior consultant Shannon Fitzgerald who owns and oper...

Jul 22, 2013•42 min

The Dog Connection – Twenty-first century Working Dogs

For years the term “working dog” referred to dogs that helped humans do their daily work—herding sheep and cattle, guarding homesteads and property, pulling sleds for transportation in snow climates, perhaps even rescuing people in water. But in the post-9-11 world, dogs are being trained to detect bombs, perform search and rescue or recovery, assist disabled people, alert their guardians to the onset of seizures and even sniff out cancerous cells before they can be visibly detected by sophistic...

May 14, 2013•31 min

The Dog Connection – What’s it like to be a dog?

Have you ever wanted to get inside of a dog’s mind, to know how he sees the world and what it really feels like to be a dog? Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS Loving dogs and trying to understand them without projecting human qualities on them, has been a frustrating dilemma for dog people since the beginning of our co-evolution with canines. In her best selling book Inside of a Dog , cognitive scientist and dog lover Alexandra Horowitz evokes the dog’s perspective using fi...

Mar 11, 2013•24 min

The Dog Connection – Doglish as a Second Language

What is the single most effective way to “train” your dog? How can you get your dog to stop jumping up on people, pulling on his leash, or chewing up things not mean to be ingested? Learn to understand Doglish and communicate with your dog in HIS language. When people tell Michael Badial of Best Paw Forward Inc . that they are having a problem with their dog and ask him for a way to deal with it, he always says “it depends.” Because Michael believes that every being is unique, and so is every si...

Feb 25, 2013•44 min

The Dog Connection – “Sit, Stay, Poop!” Is Not a Way to Build A Relationship

Dog training has evolved dramatically over the last several decades from reliance on physical punishment to discourage unwanted behaviors, to rewarding dogs with treats or attention, to shaping dog behavior based on their biology and cognitive process. Yet too often, dog guardians may rely on “training” and “commands” without taking their dog’s perspective into account. While you may end up with a dog that will reliably follow your commands, what you forfeit is the opportunity to enhance and dee...

Jan 10, 2013•48 min

The Dog Connection – Raising Kids, Raising Dogs: What’s love got to do with it?

Most of us who love dogs and regard them as true members of our family can recall a time in our childhood when we had a distinct sensation of a special affinity with animals even though we knew they were “not people.” Embracing “other” while maintaining an appreciation and respect for their “otherness” actually made and continues to make the connection even more special. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS In today’s conversation with child psychiatrist, humane educator and d...

Dec 24, 2012•57 min

The Dog Connection – Canine Water Sports: A fun “level playing field” for you and your dog

Any dog can learn to love the water and swim (although some may need the assistance of a life vest). Swimming safely alongside their human (or at a distance) is the foundation for Canine Water Work and a fun new sport called Canine Water Sports (CWS). Not only is this a great way to actively spend time with your canine pal –it also opens a whole new aquatic environment for your dog to utilize their magnificent senses as well as build their confidence and enhance your relationship. In fact, being...

Dec 10, 2012•55 min

The Dog Connection – How Music Can Improve Your Dog’s Life and Your Relationsh

Dogs perceive the world through their senses. Their auditory sense- the ability to hear– ranks next to smell as most important to their survival from an evolutionary perspective. Modern science even suggests that sound can be thought of as a “sensory nutrient” for nervous system –an intake that can either charge or discharge the nervous system with negative or positive impact on health and behavior. Today we interview Lisa Spector, co-founder & co-creator of “Through A Dog’s Ear music for th...

Dec 03, 2012•44 min

The Dog Connection – Fact & Fallacies about Vaccinations & Nutrition from Integrative Veterinarian, Donna M. Raditic, DVM, VCA

We love our dogs and we want them to be as healthy and robust as possible so that can live out their natural lives. Yet when it comes to vaccines and nutrition, the two most important cornerstones to a dog’s health, there a wide range of opinions and often controversy among dog guardians and veterinarians. Who can we turn to for advice in making these critical decisions and navigating through the sea of confusing scientific information? In this show we speak with Donna M. Raditic, DVM, VCA , and...

Nov 12, 2012•52 min

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