Zazie Todd PhD
@zazietodd.bsky.social
Writer. Dog and cat behaviour and training. Award-winning author of Wag, Purr, Bark!. Blog: Companion Animal Psychology. Podcast: The Pawsitive Post in Conversation. Maple Ridge, BC, Canada. #Dogs #Cats #Books https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/
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Zazie Todd PhD
@zazietodd.bsky.social
· Nov 8
Hello new folk. I post mostly about dogs, cats, books, and kind, humane training methods. This is my dog Pepper with my new book, Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog. This is my blog, with links to my podcast: www.companionanimalpsychology.com/p/home.html
Melina is mostly sleeping in her cat carrier at the moment, but today is the day she is officially allowed to have an occasional cuddle after her radiation treatment.
Melina had a short stay at the nuclear medicine vet for treatment for hyperthyroidism. She's glad to be home but disappointed in the lack of cuddles and she has a lot to say about what happened.
December 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Melina is mostly sleeping in her cat carrier at the moment, but today is the day she is officially allowed to have an occasional cuddle after her radiation treatment.
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Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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🚫 Myth: challenging, high-drive dogs with behaviour problems need harsh handling.
✅ Reality: these dogs benefit the most from force-free training.
✅ Dog-reactive Malinois
🚫 No prong, shock, choke (or slip/grot)
🚫 No corrections needed
🚫 No pain, fear or intimidation
#dogtraining #forcefree
✅ Reality: these dogs benefit the most from force-free training.
✅ Dog-reactive Malinois
🚫 No prong, shock, choke (or slip/grot)
🚫 No corrections needed
🚫 No pain, fear or intimidation
#dogtraining #forcefree
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🚫 Myth: challenging, high-drive dogs with behaviour problems need harsh handling.
✅ Reality: these dogs benefit the most from force-free training.
✅ Dog-reactive Malinois
🚫 No prong, shock, choke (or slip/grot)
🚫 No corrections needed
🚫 No pain, fear or intimidation
#dogtraining #forcefree
✅ Reality: these dogs benefit the most from force-free training.
✅ Dog-reactive Malinois
🚫 No prong, shock, choke (or slip/grot)
🚫 No corrections needed
🚫 No pain, fear or intimidation
#dogtraining #forcefree
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Grateful for @briellemimi.bsky.social’s ongoing, careful reporting on this case 👇
The Supreme Court of Canada has tossed an appeal from VACFSS in favour of "Justine."
Experts say it’s now "the case that governs the issue in B.C." and has "cleared the way for other parents."
Story by @briellemimi.bsky.social
indiginews.com/news/top-cou...
Experts say it’s now "the case that governs the issue in B.C." and has "cleared the way for other parents."
Story by @briellemimi.bsky.social
indiginews.com/news/top-cou...
Afro-Indigenous mom's case against VACFSS has 'cleared the way for other parents,' says expert
The Supreme Court of Canada has tossed an appeal from the child 'welfare' agency in favour of 'Justine.' Her lawyer says it's now 'the case that governs the issue in B.C.'
indiginews.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Grateful for @briellemimi.bsky.social’s ongoing, careful reporting on this case 👇
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If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.
- Alfred Lord Tennyson
- Alfred Lord Tennyson
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.
- Alfred Lord Tennyson
- Alfred Lord Tennyson
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You all should read this article!
Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
The Reality of AI Animal Content – Sedgwick County Zoo
If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably seen them – bears bouncing on trampolines, apes caught on doorbell cameras, or “rescued” wild animals acting in ways that seem too good to be…
scz.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
You all should read this article!
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Oh oh! And the VPL has this great database called Novelist. It’s a book recommendation service built by librarians, and gives “read-a-likes” for authors, novels, series. I have NEVER been lead wrong.
Screw goodreads, Novelist is where it’s at!
www.vpl.ca/digital-libr...
Screw goodreads, Novelist is where it’s at!
www.vpl.ca/digital-libr...
December 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Oh oh! And the VPL has this great database called Novelist. It’s a book recommendation service built by librarians, and gives “read-a-likes” for authors, novels, series. I have NEVER been lead wrong.
Screw goodreads, Novelist is where it’s at!
www.vpl.ca/digital-libr...
Screw goodreads, Novelist is where it’s at!
www.vpl.ca/digital-libr...
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Yes!! I second this recommendation. Some of the most useful languages to know that are desperately needed worldwide. 🐕🐈⬛🐾
December is National Learn a Foreign Language Month and I'd like to recommend these 2 books. :)
🐶 doggielanguagebook.com
🐱 kittylanguagebook.com
🐶 doggielanguagebook.com
🐱 kittylanguagebook.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Yes!! I second this recommendation. Some of the most useful languages to know that are desperately needed worldwide. 🐕🐈⬛🐾
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Always shocked by people on this site & elsewhere who will @ a working journo or writer, someone whose (in my case) pay hasn't increased in 13 years & who likely live/work precarious lives, with an indignant "paywall" or suggest a non-library workaround cheat. Such raw rudeness, nerve & contempt.
complaining about paywalls when so many journalists are being laid off and there are fewer market incentives to do great reporting and in-depth investigations, data analysis and features is also wild when everyone understands you need to pay for electronics, streaming services, and utilities
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Always shocked by people on this site & elsewhere who will @ a working journo or writer, someone whose (in my case) pay hasn't increased in 13 years & who likely live/work precarious lives, with an indignant "paywall" or suggest a non-library workaround cheat. Such raw rudeness, nerve & contempt.
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Hi everyone,
Drs. Tara Moriarty and Stef Christensen will be holding a special Data Discussion session on Dec 9th to provide information on and answer questions about COVID-19 testing devices and methods in advance of the holiday season.
#StillCoviding #COVID19
covid19resources.ca/discussions/
Drs. Tara Moriarty and Stef Christensen will be holding a special Data Discussion session on Dec 9th to provide information on and answer questions about COVID-19 testing devices and methods in advance of the holiday season.
#StillCoviding #COVID19
covid19resources.ca/discussions/
COVID-19 Conversations
COVID Discussions is a virtual kitchen table discussion series, where YOU, the public and experts come together to chat about everything COVID-19 related.
covid19resources.ca
December 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Hi everyone,
Drs. Tara Moriarty and Stef Christensen will be holding a special Data Discussion session on Dec 9th to provide information on and answer questions about COVID-19 testing devices and methods in advance of the holiday season.
#StillCoviding #COVID19
covid19resources.ca/discussions/
Drs. Tara Moriarty and Stef Christensen will be holding a special Data Discussion session on Dec 9th to provide information on and answer questions about COVID-19 testing devices and methods in advance of the holiday season.
#StillCoviding #COVID19
covid19resources.ca/discussions/
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And now for something completely different: An exploration of my academic life through poetry, metaphor and science communication, following an invisible, serendipitous thread makingsciencepublic.com/2025/12/05/f...
From symbolist poets to science communication: Exploring an invisible thread in my academic life
Years and years ago, I had an Academia profile in which I mentioned that when I began studying French literature in the mid-1970s I fell in love with Baudelaire and Rimbaud. I no longer have access…
makingsciencepublic.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
And now for something completely different: An exploration of my academic life through poetry, metaphor and science communication, following an invisible, serendipitous thread makingsciencepublic.com/2025/12/05/f...
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An excellent memoir. Holiday gift, anyone?
MELTDOWN: Intimate storytelling meets vast landscapes. Sarah Boon tells the story of her transformation, told in parallel to the vast changes in the glaciers, forests, and snow she studies.
https://bit.ly/41lawaq
##Science #Fieldwork #Memoir @snowhydro.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/41lawaq
##Science #Fieldwork #Memoir @snowhydro.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
An excellent memoir. Holiday gift, anyone?
"In the eyes of many, our worth increases through her. We must be good, respectable people. Look at our dog." time.com/7336562/auto...
My Purebred Dachshund Is My White Privilege
In some spaces, my dog is more welcome than I am.
time.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"In the eyes of many, our worth increases through her. We must be good, respectable people. Look at our dog." time.com/7336562/auto...
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A significant stream of moisture, courtesy of a potent atmospheric river, will soon inundate B.C. with consecutive rounds of heavy rainfall and alpine snow. #BCstorm #BCwx
https://ow.ly/s1nt50XF6YQ
https://ow.ly/s1nt50XF6YQ
Atmospheric river could rank as high-end event, threatens flood, travel impacts - The Weather Network
A significant stream of moisture, courtesy of a potent atmospheric river, will soon inundate B.C. with consecutive rounds of heavy rainfall and alpine snow
ow.ly
December 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A significant stream of moisture, courtesy of a potent atmospheric river, will soon inundate B.C. with consecutive rounds of heavy rainfall and alpine snow. #BCstorm #BCwx
https://ow.ly/s1nt50XF6YQ
https://ow.ly/s1nt50XF6YQ
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All reputable organization- journalist and otherwise - need to make the same move.
(Looking at you governments…)
(Looking at you governments…)
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
All reputable organization- journalist and otherwise - need to make the same move.
(Looking at you governments…)
(Looking at you governments…)
This includes Ridge Meadows hospital. It's not good enough, people should be able to get care in their own community.
Fraser Health says it will be diverting pregnant patients from 2 hospitals over the holidays
Fraser Health says it will be diverting pregnant patients from 2 hospitals over the holidays
Fraser Health is warning families expecting newborns over the holiday season that they may be diverted away from Peace Arch and Ridge Meadows hospitals to give birth.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This includes Ridge Meadows hospital. It's not good enough, people should be able to get care in their own community.
The deer who went to school, and an amazing tiger www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Week in wildlife: a studious deer and a partying raccoon
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The deer who went to school, and an amazing tiger www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I just misread something as someone's "first novel for cats" so I think my eyes must need a break...
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I just misread something as someone's "first novel for cats" so I think my eyes must need a break...
"Because sabzi isn’t some cute exotic brand name, it’s part of the daily lexicon of more than a billion people across cultures and borders." www.theguardian.com/food/comment...
I called my recipe book Sabzi – vegetables. But the name was trademarked. And my legal ordeal began
The granting of patents and trademarks to foods and words from the global south is part of a long colonial grab. It’s time to realise we share what we cook, and what we call it
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"Because sabzi isn’t some cute exotic brand name, it’s part of the daily lexicon of more than a billion people across cultures and borders." www.theguardian.com/food/comment...
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If you've got fossil-loving kids in your life, they might want to know what happened after dinosaurs went extinct. Rhinos in Nebraska tells the tale! Order from francieandfinch.indielite.org/book/9781250... to get a signed copy. @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
#paleontology #kidlit #holidaygiving #STEM
#paleontology #kidlit #holidaygiving #STEM
December 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If you've got fossil-loving kids in your life, they might want to know what happened after dinosaurs went extinct. Rhinos in Nebraska tells the tale! Order from francieandfinch.indielite.org/book/9781250... to get a signed copy. @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
#paleontology #kidlit #holidaygiving #STEM
#paleontology #kidlit #holidaygiving #STEM
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Shame on everyone who made this happen. Also, Woodcraft Folk forever.
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Shame on everyone who made this happen. Also, Woodcraft Folk forever.
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I also got to read for the first-ever @sciam.bsky.social best nonfiction 2025--check out the winners here: 📚💙 www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie... (Not exclusively 🧪 but lots of nerdery to be had!)
December 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I also got to read for the first-ever @sciam.bsky.social best nonfiction 2025--check out the winners here: 📚💙 www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie... (Not exclusively 🧪 but lots of nerdery to be had!)
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Bald eagle pair on a local cell tower—it’s often a spotting location for eagles and, in different parts of the year, osprey 🪶
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Bald eagle pair on a local cell tower—it’s often a spotting location for eagles and, in different parts of the year, osprey 🪶