Caring for dogs vs caring for cats

How is caring for a dog different than caring for a cat, and what is the same? We talk about what dogs and cats need for a happy life with us.


We talk about:

• Training dogs and training cats (and why you should train your cat)
• The importance of enrichment
• Their sense of smell
• Going places with your dog, but not your cat
• House training
• Vet care and husbandry
• And the books we've been reading.




Also mentioned in this episode:

• There is a training plan to teach your cat to go in their carrier at the end of Zazie's book Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy
• Zazie's blog post on 3 easy ways to start training your cat includes notes on carrier training https://www.companionanimalpsychology...
• The husbandry project from the Academy for Dog Trainers https://academyfordogtrainers.com/hus...




The books are:

• The Black AntiFascist Tradition by Jeanelle K Hope and Bill V Mullen
• Snap: A Novel by Susin Nielson

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About the co-hosts:


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 (https://www.kristibenson.com/) . She is also a northern anthropologist.


Kristi Benson's website (http://www.kristibenson.com/) Facebook (  / kristibensondogtraining  )






Zazie Todd, PhD, is the award-winning author of Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog (https://www.amazon.com/Bark-Science-H...) , Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy (https://www.amazon.com/Wag-Science-Ma...) and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy (https://www.amazon.com/Purr-Science-M...) . 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.


Instagram (  / zazietodd  ) BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/zazietodd.bs...)