In this episode I get to chat with longstanding friend, journalist and best selling cat author, Celia Haddon, with whom I have recently co-authored my latest book "Being your cat - what's really going on in your feline's mind" (https://www.amaz

#32 Bob Cook

Dec 14th, 2022 1h 34m

Bob Cook is a pioneering equine veterinarian and emeritus professor at Tufts University, working in the field of ear, nose and throat medicine, who has championed a reconsideration of how we interact and communicate with horses. In his career h

#31 Turid Rugaas

Sep 13th, 2022 1h 8m

I catch up with Turid Rugaas, who I first met at a conference at Cambridge, where she introduced her ideas on calming signals and reading dogs to many people in the UK for the first time. I immediately got where she was coming from, unlike some

#30 Debbie Horwitz

Jun 11th, 2022 1h 21m

In this episode I chat to long standing friend Debbie Horwitz. It is very informal and just like old times. needless to say we chat about cats (mainly our own cats) but also dogs. Debbie has one of the most amazing videos that she leant me a l

#29 Kersti Seksel

May 17th, 2022 1h 8m

I finally got to catch up and chat withKersti, who is a veterinary behaviourist certified in Australia, UK and North America. So she really does see the field from many perspectives. For her MSc she did a pivotal study which looked at what pup

#28 Linda Case

Mar 18th, 2022 1h 2m

A book that anyone with an interest in companion animal including horse behaviour should read is "beware the straw man". In my latest podcast I get to catch up with its author Linda Case - The Science Dog. A terrific communicator of science, wh

#27 Pilley and Chaser

Dec 20th, 2021 1h 25m

Pilley Bianchi, also known as Debbie Pilley, is the daughter of the late John Pilley, the Psychology Professor who owned Chaser, the dog with the largest vocabulary of any dog ever recorded. In this episode, we catch up to chat about her life

#26 David Applebly

Dec 11th, 2021 1h 20m

In this episode I chat with pioneering behaviourist and advocate for professional standards in clinical animal behaviour David Appleby. We talk about his early experience with the RAF and Guide Dogs for the Blind before he moved into managing

#25 Alexandra Horowitz

Nov 30th, 2021 1h 18m

In this episode, I get to catch up with best selling author and canine psychologist Alexandra Horowitz. Famous for her research on the guilty look and olfactory mirror test in dogs amongst other things, we discuss this work further and her new

#24 Hal Herzog.

Nov 14th, 2021 1h 41m

In this episode I get to chat to someone I have always considered a deep thinker on human animal relationships and anthrozoology. I have often described him as "healthy sceptic" of the reported claims concerning the impact of pets on people.,

#23 Sandra McCune

Oct 30th, 2021 1h 46m

In this episode I get to chat with pioneer in HAI and visiting professor at Lincoln, Dr Sandra McCune. Sandra qualified as a registered veterinary nurse (Royal College of Veterinary Nursing) in Dublin before completing a degree in zoology from

#22 Patrick Pageat

Oct 13th, 2021 1h 33m

In this chat I catch up with French veterinarian and behaviour scientist Patrick Pageat. Patrick is the father of pheromonatherapy, being the person who developed the first commercial pheromone products for companion animals (Feliway and Adapti

#21 Kendal Shepherd

Sep 21st, 2021 1h 31m

In this episode I get to catch up with Kendal Shepherd, who has created a range of resources to help reduce the risk of conflict between dogs and humans of all ages. Kendal has a remarkable ability to simplify complex ideas to make them more ac

#20 Christine Nicol

Sep 12th, 2021 1h 27m

In this episode I get to catch up with my former tutor at Bristol, Prof Christine Nicol. She discusses how nerve-wracking it was to start out at Bristol, but how she came to lead the development of perhaps the biggest animal welfare group in th

#19. Don Broom

Aug 30th, 2021 1h 27m

I have known Don for many years, indeed he was my PhD examiner, and we had great discussion then! He was the first professor of Animal Welfare in the world - a truly amazing pioneer. Always thoughtful and thought-provoking. We discuss his early

18. Dennis Turner

Aug 30th, 2021 1h 22m

I catch up with pioneering cat behaviourist and anthrozzologist Dennis Turner. We talk about how he ended up in this field and some of the people he has met along the way. As always Dennis is candid aboout his opinions and provides valuable ins

17. Zazie Todd

Jul 11th, 2021 1h 34m

In this episode I catch up with companion animal blogger and psychologist Zazie Todd PhD. We discuss the public communication of science and some of the challenges associated with selling positive trainign methods. We also discuss her late arr

#16a Simon Gadbois Part 1

May 24th, 2021 1h 10m

In this episode I catch up with Simon Gadbois. His father was a student of Piaget, and he himself did his PhD with the late great John Fentress ( a former student of Robert Hinde). So he has a really balanced view of the ehtological-psychologic

#16b Simon Gadbois part 2

May 23rd, 2021 1h 6m

In this second part of our chat we discuss issues rtelating to the learning quadrant: reinforcement and punishment, before moving on to misunderstandings concerning dominance especially in wolves

#15 Roger Mugford

Mar 11th, 2021 1h 47m

In this episode I catch up with Roger Mugford. He was the person who first inspired me and many others to get into behaviour. Never one to avoid controversy, this episode may not be to everyone's liking as Roger argues about the importance of

#14 James Serpell

Mar 5th, 2021 1h 21m

In this episode I get to chat with pioneer in the field James Serpell. We talk about his amazing book, "In the Company of Animals", CBARQ and FeBarQ, and generally about HAI stuff. Lovely to catch up, even if I was thrown by his beard!

#012 Sarah Heath

Feb 8th, 2021 1h 44m

In this episode I chat with pioneering veterinary behaviourist Sarah Heath. I have known Sarah since we were both students at Bristol, and so this episode becomes quite a personal one. We discus important influences and in particular the impor

#013b Clive Wynne [Part 2]

Feb 8th, 2021 54m 47s

In Part 2 of my chat with Clive, we talk about his book "Dog is Love". In this we share our views of the dog-human relationship and its origins, and point to some future directions for research. Fascinating and illuminating!

#013a Clive Wynne [Part 1]

Feb 8th, 2021 1h 1m

My chat with Clive is divided into 2 parts. In part 1 we discuss animal cognition and his academic background, which gives him such a refreshingly balanced perspective on things. Always knew Clive was a deep thinker, but did not appreciate he

Bonus

Karen Griffin and Daniel Mills on the potential wastage of resources in shelter assessments

Jan 27th, 2021 25m 34s

I catch up with my former PhD student Karen Griffin, and discuss the first paper we produced from her PhD and its wider implications : Griffin, K. E., John, E., Pike, T., & Mills, D. S. (2020). Can this dog be rehomed to you? A qualitative anal