This episode, we chat with scientist Melinda "Mel" Trueblood-Stimpson of Ludar Animal Behaviour (LAB for short). They have 15 years of experience with felines and many years of experience with other species. They have also worked and volunteered in veterinary clinics, zoos, wildlife centers, laboratories, and other animal-oriented facilities.

We will be talking about DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), how colonialism seeps into the world of science and animal welfare, the importance of decolonising animal welfare, and also Mel’s experience as person who is Roma, Indigenous, Jewish, and Two-Spirit.

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This episode, we chat with Ravenn Bang who is a dog trainer with her business Please Pick Up Your Poop and a Victoria Stilwell Academy Certified Dog Trainer. We will be talking about Ravenn’s journey starting out as a dog trainer and some of the barriers she’s faced, her experiences as a Black woman out with a dog who needs space from people and other dogs, as well as regulation in this industry and what that might mean for all of us.

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This episode, we are so fortunate to get to talk to Sindhoor Pangal, who is a canine behaviour consultant, a Galen myotherapist, an independent ethology researcher, an engineer by qualification, and an educator in Bangalore, India. She is a TEDx speaker, the author of the book, Dog Knows and an independent ethology researcher studying the free-living dogs in India. Sindhoor is the founder of BHARCS which offers a UK-accredited level 4 diploma on canine behaviour and ethology and boasts of students from all parts of India and across the globe. Sindhoor is also the country representative for Pet Dog Trainers of Europe (PDTE) and is currently pursuing her masters in Anthrozoology from Exeter University (UK). 

We will be discussing decolonisation, free living dogs, and decolonising our perspective on free living dogs and all dogs in general. We will also discuss how the animal behaviour and welfare industry can do better for people and dogs with all of this in mind.

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On this episode, we chat with Uyen Nguyen who is a guardian to Jimmy the pitbull (@jimmypinkpaws) and Muffin the one-eyed Kitty (@one.eyed.muffin). We hear about their adoption journey, how they delved into force free training, integrating Muffin with Jimmy, as well as Uyen's experiences of racism as a Vietnamese American person.

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On this episode, host of the podcast Rachel discusses their journey through understanding their own gender identity. She also talks about the importance of understanding gender identities and how gender diversity has always existed in the world. 

Though this personal episode, Rachel hopes that people who are just learning about gender identities can come to be more compassionate towards gender diverse people and make an effort affirm the people around them who may be non-binary or transbinary.

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On this episode, our guest is Namita DigheShetty who is a dog trainer with her business Pawsitive Cultr. She'll be chatting with us about her journey of coming into the force-free dog training industry, as well as her experiences within this industry.

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Our guest for this episode is Sandy Sharma, a dog trainer with her business Chew Barka Academy. We’ll be talking about Sandy’s experiences of racism both when she was growing up in the UK and also in the dog training industry in the UK. We discuss how the UK is absolutely not exempt from these discussions and that racism absolutely exists here as much as people deny or hide it.

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Our guest for this episode is Sarah Rodriguez who is a dog trainer with her business Umemama Training. We’ll be talking about building trust and confidence with puppies, preventing dog bites, as well as what changes we’d like to see happen in the dog training industry to better support people of marginalised communities.

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Our guest for this episode is San Choi who is a dog trainer and doggie daycare provider with their business Ruff Roll Academy. We'll talk about San's experience as an Asian-American dog trainer, how hate crimes against Asian people during COVID19 times has been affecting him, and what he’s been doing in response to all of that. We also talk about the importance of having and building a community.

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Our guest for this episode is Sabrina Leaney who is a dog trainer with their business World Of Woof. We’ll talk about neurodivergence, mental health, and ADHD, and how that has impacted them as a dog trainer and dog guardian. We also talk about how the training industry can better support neurodivergent people.

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