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Are We Pathologizing Normal Pooch Behaviour? with RNZ’s Sunday Morning

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I spoke with Jim Mora about fear and anxiety in dogs.

Zazie Todd with her late dog Bodger plus the cover of Wag and the RNZ logo

By Zazie Todd PhD 

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A recent article in The Atlantic says that too many people have dogs and they can’t take care of them properly, resulting in fearful and anxious pooches. Is it true?

I joined Jim Mora on Radio New Zealand’s Sunday Morning to answer his questions about fear and anxiety in dogs.

You can listen to the recording here: Are we pathologizing normal pooch behaviour?

Happy listening!

Zazie Todd, PhD, is the award-winning author of 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 also has a column at Psychology Today. Todd lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband, one dog, and two cats. 
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