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Answering Questions About Dog and Cat Behaviour

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Zazie and Kristi answer questions about dog and cat behaviour in this episode of The Pawsitive Post in Conversation which was recorded live.By Zazie Todd PhDWatch episode 21 of The Pawsitive Post in Conversation below or on Youtube, listen below or via your favourite podcast app (Apple), or read highlights of the conversation below. About...

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Three Important Uses for Classical Conditioning in Dog Training

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Dog training isn’t just about behaviour. Here are 3 ways that you can use classical conditioning to build positive associations for your dog. Photo: Annabel Gsoedl/ShutterstockBy Zazie Todd, PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.Everyone’s heard of classical conditioning, because everyone has heard...

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Palaeo How-To: What are Trace Fossils?

21mediair Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science
By Lindsay Kastroll, Master’s student in Biological Sciences, University of Alberta Demystifying the way the science actually works… In the last edition of Palaeo How-To, we discussed the different types of fossils and how they form. However, that edition focused specifically on body fossils, which are direct evidence of an organism represented by actual fossilized...

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Meet the Australian Snubfin Dolphin – An Edemic and Threatened Species

Anaïs Remili Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
The Australian snubfin dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni) is one of Australia’s only endemic dolphin species, identified as a new species in 2005. This small dolphin is adorable, but it faces conservation threats due to its small population and coastal habitat preference. So this month, let’s celebrate the Australian snubfin dolphin and the 25th Biennial Conference on...

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Zazie Todd and Bark! on the Simplifying Shelter Behaviour Podcast

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
I was delighted to be a guest on Tom Candy's podcast, Simplifying Shelter Behaviour, to talk about helping dogs with fear and anxiety.By Zazie Todd, PhDSimplifying Shelter Behaviour is the go-to podcast for people interested in shelter animal behaviour, whether you work or volunteer at a shelter or rescue, adopted a rescue dog, or simply...

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The Latest on Bark! Fest, the Book Festival for Animal Lovers, and the Panel Recordings Coming Soon

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Lovely feedback on Bark! Fest and an update on when to expect the recordings.By Zazie Todd, PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.Bark! Fest, the book festival for animal lovers, took place online in September 2024 and I thought it was amazing....

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