This episode is the February 2026 PPG Advocacy Panel discussion and the topic is: How do we, as pet professionals, make a kinder world for pets?

Your host/moderator: ⁠PPG Advocacy Task Force⁠  Chair Don Hanson

Your panelists: Tasha Attwood, who runs Mutts and Mischief, Dayle Pierce, & PPG operations director, Rebekah King

Relax and enjoy the discussion!

For our February 2026 Chat & Chuckle, we are joined by special guest Will Bangura to discuss his new book, “Sniff to Soothe” and the many applications of structured scent work. Your hosts are: Niki Tudge, Dayle Pierce, and Jenn Friedline.

The book is available for Kindle, in hardcover and paperback:

SNIFF TO SOOTHE: Rewiring Neurobehavioral Patterns of Aggression, Anxiety, and Reactivity Through Structured Scent Work by Will Bangura, M.S., CAB-ICB, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP

Recorded: February 12, 2026

In this episode, the PPG Advocacy Panel discusses how we, as pet guardians, can make a kinder world for our pets.

Your host/moderator: ⁠PPG Advocacy Task Force⁠ Chair Don Hanson

Your panelists: Tasha Attwood, Dayle Pierce, Debbie Sheridan, Sam Wike, Kim Silver, Beth Adelman, and Michelle Martiya

Relax and enjoy the discussion!

Join Laura Cassiday and Joanna Wachowiak-Finlaison as they chat with Dr. Marci Koski about paths to becoming a feline behavior consultant.

Tune in as Niki Tudge chats with Dr. Zazie Todd and Dr. Eduardo Fernandez about research ethics and individual methodology.

Join your hosts, Niki Tudge, Dayle Pierce, and Jenn Friedline, as they chat and chuckle with Erika Liljefelt of Relax, Rover about the Dynamic Dog Practitioner and the connection between pain and behavior.

Join Laura Cassiday and Joanna Wachowiak-Finlaison as they chat and chuckle with Dr. Kristyn Vitale about comparing the interactions of dog and cat owners with their pets.

In this episode, the PPG Advocacy Panel discusses how many pet professionals are also pet parents, and the role that plays in their advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Task Force Chair Don Hanson is your moderator, and the panelists are Tasha Attwood, Rebekah King, Dayle Pierce, and Niki Tudge.

Join Niki Tudge, Dayle Pierce, and Jenn Friedline as they discuss the myths and lies about positive-reinforcement and force-free training—and dispel them!

Relax and enjoy the lively discussion!

In this episode, the PPG Advocacy Panel discusses kind alternatives to shock collars and aversives.

Your moderator is PPG Advocacy Task Force Chair Don Hanson, and the panelists are Tasha Attwood, Judy Luther, Dayle Pierce, and Jennifer Van Valkenburg.

Enjoy listening!