What Makes You Click?

03/04/2024

Well it looks like we will be ordering some extra chairs for my weekend, as the venue holds more than chairs available at the shelter and tickets are selling oout fast. Do book soon if you want to come. Going to post a little tease later about something we have just seen in our cases that i will talk about on the first day. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/problem-behaviors-in-dogs-things-we-have-gotten-wrong-for-so-long-tickets-864792717297?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR1SbtLimh2mnl_2Eb-WYmqW82GHCmta0VFKLSnUHh15QlAIO6whrmYV5oA_aem_AajhjZazyljBVR7AUCW2eAq7ehqD9_AZXsNjCfnO-C6_Tm_-bG1SZ7sy7pWBwW5P47xtugD8yZ4OGewDTDFJpnoH

How anxiety has blinded us to frustration and why we have put too much focus on triggers.

30/11/2023

Copy of my interview for the "People who read people" podcast series with Zachary Elwood is now available here: https://behavior-podcast.com/dogs-abilities-to-read-our.../
Really enjoyed chatting to him, not just about my work, but a range of wider issues too. Always interested to hear feedback

Animal behavior researcher Daniel Mills talks about various aspects of the human-pet relationship, with a focus on his research. Topics include: dogs' abilities to read human emotions and how they do that; the effects of pets on our mental health; animals' ability to perceive images on a TV screen;....

18/04/2023

somewhat belatedly here is my latest pdcast with the wonderful Celia Haddon. The audio can be downloaded via the usual platforms or you can watch it here.

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...

31/03/2023

Lovely piece by the wonderful Hal Herzog (check out his podcast with me if you haven't already) on some of our recent work on owner perceptions of the emotions shown by their pets. Well done Liv for doing the work.

Pet owners think dogs and cats experience both simple and complex emotions.

24/02/2023

so tonight I hope to catch up with Celia Haddon and talk cats (and possibly reptiles). watch out for the podcast coming soon!

28/01/2023

New talk available on my YouTube site. The talk I gave last year in Germany is available on my youtube channel if you want to hear about pets and grief:

This is a recordning of a talk I gave in 2022 to the German Veterinary Behaviour Society (DVG-Vet Congress) on grief in companion animals. After preparing th...

14/12/2022

Very pleased to say the new episode is now live. Apologies that it took so long, but now its a Xmas special!
feel free to share the video link:
https://youtu.be/sl00DNUvM7A

or you can find the audio on most podcast platforms or using the following link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1258604/11869751
happy listening and all the best for the festive season. Hope to have more for everyone in the new year.

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 he h...

22/11/2022

So the next episode will be on horses. I caught up with the wonderful Bob Cook yesterday. I pioneer of the problems caused by the bit (and shoes). Even if you are not interested in horses you might find his insights into horses and how to bring about a culture shift for positive change fascinating. Please do tell your horsey friends too. I'm sure they enjoy it

13/09/2022

The episode with Turid is now live and can be seen here, https://youtu.be/ePGX1Q9GXIs or the audio listened to on your normal platforms. Please remember to hit like or add a comment if you enjoy it as it helps others find the site. Thanks. Don't foget to subscribe to make sure you get to see episdes when they come out.

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...

13/09/2022

The episode with Turid Rugaas, shoould be availabe very soon.

03/09/2022

created a new free clinical animal behaviour video, introducing some concepts in behaviour. You can watch it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-F3ChktP4s&ab_channel=WhatMakesYouClick%3F

In this video I introduce the topic of what it means when we ask why a behaviour occurs, as well as the scientific method and the processes of deductive vers...

05/08/2022

Had a great chat with Turid, despite being caught out by Zoom's new T&C's but hopefully will be edited soon into a single podcast.

30/07/2022

Catching up with Turid Rudgaas next week. Watch this space for more details of the podcast