HeyJaredSimplifying Shelter Behaviour
Shelter and Rescue can be difficult environments for workers and the animals in their care. This podcast, hosted by Tom Candy BSc (Hons) MSC CCAB, CSBS, CDBC.
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Ep. 70 Do Shelter Dogs Deserve Less Behaviour Support with Amy Fitzsimmons (opens the original)
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This week Tom is joined by Amy Fitzsimmons from Dog Possible Austin for a really practical chat about life for dogs in shelters. Amy brings along plenty of real dogs she has worked with, and it's their stories that shape the whole conversation, showing how small, simple changes can make a big difference to how a dog copes in kennels. Tom and Amy talk about getting more out of the time dogs spend with staff and volunteers, why every dog doesn't need the same thing, and how slowing down can actual
Owner benefits, expectations and relinquishment, what does it mean for us? (opens the original)
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In this episode, we're joined by researcher Lauren Powell, whose work looks at why people get pets, what they expect from them, and why so many end up back in shelters. The conversation moves through four threads: the genuine benefits pets bring to our lives, the gap between what new owners expect and what actually happens, how that gap drives relinquishment, and the specific behaviour problems that push cat owners to give up their pets. A recurring theme in Powell's research is that people go i
Ep. 68 One Welfare Approach to Support Shelter Animals (opens the original)
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About This Episode In this episode, we're chatting with Dr. Ly about animal welfare and how research into one welfare, is changing how we think about supporting animals. We dig into the reasons why animals end up needing care, what affects whether owners can reclaim them, and the real challenges faced by caregivers looking after them. Understanding how we support owners over and above relinquishment is, in my opinion, essential to the future of our industry and I loved getting Dr Ly's view on th
Ep. 67 Co-Regulation to Support Both Ends of the Leash with Lorenzo JW Fox (opens the original)
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In this episode, Lorenzo JW Fox and I explore coregulation , how a calm human nervous system can help a stressed dog settle and why it matters so much for shelter dogs. We talk about the quiet power of presence and touch, how Constructional Affection builds a fearful dog's comfort with people by handing them control of the interaction, and why Leslie McDevitt's Control Unleashed pairs so well with a coregulation approach through predictability, rhythm, and choice. The throughline is agency: help
Ep. 66 linguistics, communication and supporting conversations with Adrian Ray-Avalani (opens the original)
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This episode really got my brain turning! The amazing Adrian Ray-Avalani brought their linguistic background to the table and spoke to us about a parent-child communication framework that helps us support owners in our conversations, and helps owners in the conversations they have with their dogs! You can nearly hear the cogs in my brain turning as Adrian talks us through how to build good communication across a dog team, and how we can improve the way we communicate with our clients through und
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