We talk about how much grooming dogs need, whether they have short fur or long fur, and why it’s important to stay on top of it. We chat about the research that shows that dogs can find grooming stressful, and the training we can do to make it easier. It's so important to go at the dog's pace.

A lot of people find doing their dog’s nails a chore, and Jane has just released a free course, Start From Scratch , that shows you how to train your dog to do their own nails using a scratch board.

Finally, we talk about what we’re reading right now.

Fresh and Fearless: Basic Grooming Made Easy

Start From Scratch: Nail Scratchboard Class for Dogs

Fear Free Groomer Certification 

Fear Free Directory 

Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy by Zazie Todd will be out in paperback on June 6th. The hardback is out now.

How To Have a Happy Dog webinar

How To Have a Happy Cat webinar

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The books we chat about

Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses by Jackie Higgins.

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles.

How To Tell If Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You by The Oatmeal and Matthew Inman.

The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa.

The books are available from all good bookstores and Companion Animal Psychology’s Amazon store .

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Kristi Benson is an honours graduate of, and now on staff with, the prestigious Academy for Dog Trainers and has her PCBC-A from the Pet Professional Accreditation Board. She lives in beautiful northern British Columbia, where she helps dog guardians through online classes. She is also a northern anthropologist.

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Zazie Todd, PhD, is the award-winning author of Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy. She is the creator of the popular blog, Companion Animal Psychology, and has a column at Psychology Today. She lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband, a dog and a cat.

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