Canine aggression can not only be stressful and embarrassing, it can be incredibly difficult to treat on your own, let alone understand the causes. On this episode, we're joined by Michael Shikashio, a world-renowned expert in cases of canine aggression. He shares his philosophy on aggression, the causes and effects, and ways you can help alleviate the causes leading to aggressive behavior.

In this episode, Fear Free's education manager Lori Chamberland joins us to discuss how we should define a well behaved dog, ways we can check our own expectations of training, and how to set your dog up for success.

Hear a first-hand account of the cost of the Ukraine war on pets and their families directly from Alexandra Sava of Sava’s Safe Have in Romania, a family-run shelter that's instrumental in helping pets and people fleeing Ukraine. We'll also be joined by Eli Francovich, a reporter from the Spokesman Review, who joined Fear Free founder Dr. Marty Becker on his trip to Romania to help pets in need.

Steve Dale, world-renowned pet expert, joins us to talk about easy ways to provide enrichment for our pets to keep them happy and healthy as well as misconceptions pet owners may have about enriching their pet's lives.

In our inaugural episode, Dr. Marty Becker, founder of Fear Free and America's Veterinarian, joins his daughter and our host Mikkel Becker, to discuss the genesis of Fear Free, why caring for our pet's mental health matters, and how a little awareness of our pet's stress can go a long way.

Welcome to Happy Paws, presented by Fear Free Happy Homes.

Happy Paws is a podcast by pet lovers, for pet lovers. With our host Mikkel Becker, Lead animal trainer for Fear Free and renowned trainer of a multitude of species, we will explore our love of pets, the people who care for them and share some of the fun and interesting science behind our pets and why they do what they do.

This short trailer will give you an idea of what to expect from upcoming episodes of Happy Paws.