Kristi Benson CTC

Caring for Dogs vs Caring for Cats We discuss the differences in training a dog vs training a cat, the needs for exercise, enrichment, and other aspects of caring for dogs and cats.

How is caring for dogs different from caring for cats, and what is the same? @kristibenson.bsky.social and I discuss in the latest episode of The Pawsitive Post in Conversation. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, watch on Youtube, or here www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2026/01/cari...

Just Dog Is Good Enough The popular philosophy of memes, especially those dismantling the patriarchy, can be a useful window into thinking about dogs.

New post! In which @kristibenson.bsky.social waxes lyrical on what it means to be a Good Dog, and it all started with a meme about women... It's called Just Dog is Good Enough. Thank you, Kristi, for this beautiful (and powerful) piece. www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2026/01/just...

The image shows the logo for The Pawsitive Post in Conversation alongside the rosette that says DWAA writing competition 2025 finalist. The title of the episode is how to help your reactive or fearful dog and it's a finalist in the spoken word category for behaviour, training or sports. Beneath that, an orange stripe, a blue pawprint, and the Companion Animal Psychology logo.

I'm thrilled and honoured that 2 episodes of the podcast @kristibenson.bsky.social and I run are finalists in the Dog Writers Association of American Awards. The first is how to help your reactive or fearful dog www.buzzsprout.com/2183505/epis...

Reactive and fearful dogs: Your questions answered - The Pawsitive Post in Conversation by Companion Animal Psychology We hosted an Ask Me Anything on anxious, fearful, and reactive dogs. You asked some incredible questions, and this is the result.We talked about:How to find the starting place for working with anxious...

2025 was really the year of the podcast that @kristibenson.bsky.social and I host. At no 3, Reactive and fearful dogs: Your questions answered. Thank you to everyone who sent in questions! www.buzzsprout.com/2183505/epis...

The text reads Dog bites: Ask Me Anything with Prof. Carri Westgarth. Beneath is a screenshot of Zazie Todd, Carri Westgarth, and Kristi Benson chatting on Zoom. Zazie and Carri have their books visible behind them (Wag, Bark!, and Purr for Zazie: The Happy Dog Owner and Dog Bites: A Multidisciplinary Perspective for Carri). Kristi's border collie is sleeping on a sofa behind her. Underneath the screen shot is an orange stripe with The Pawsitive Post in Conversation, and to the side is the Companion Animal Psychology logo which shows a cat greeting a dog. The background to the image is lilac.

We asked if you had questions about dog bites, and you did! Prof Carri Westgarth joined @kristibenson.bsky.social and I to answer them live--and now the recording is out on the podcast. Listen to The Pawsitive Post in Conversation wherever you get your podcasts www.buzzsprout.com/2183505/epis...

There's the Pawsitive Post in Conversation podcast logo which is lilac with an orange stripe, a cat and dog greeting each other (as in the Companion Animal Psychology logo), and a Canadian maple leaf. Below it says 25,0000 downloads. Congrats from Buzzsprout. Above there are lots of multi-coloured circles as if falling down like confetti.

I'm thrilled that the podcast I do with @kristibenson.bsky.social has passed 25k downloads.

Reactive and Fearful Dogs: Your Questions Answered Answers to your questions about reactive, fearful, and anxious dogs with Zazie Todd, PhD, and Kristi Benson, CTC.

Do you have questions about reactive, fearful, and anxious dogs? When we asked earlier this year, you came through with some AMAZING questions. @kristibenson.bsky.social and I loved hosting this, and we're thrilled to share the recording www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2025/11/reac...

🏆The winner of the 2025 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award is the team of Sharon Snowshoe, Arlyn Charlie, Kristi Benson (@kristibenson.bsky.social), Trevor Lantz and Tracey Proverbs!🎉
Congratulations!
#FPAward @arctic-circle-org.bsky.social

Zazie Todd, Kristi Benson, and Tina Spring chat over Zoom in the middle of the image. Zazie and Kristi are in their home offices, while Tina has a virtual (and very cute) doggie behind her. The text at the top reads Teenage dogs (and how to help them) with Tina Spring. Below, it says The Pawsitive Post in Conversation along an orange stripe, with the Companion Animal Psychology logo in the bottom left corner. The logo shows a tortoiseshell cat greeting a merle Aussie dog.

When a cute puppy turns into a terrible teen, many people struggle. @kristibenson.bsky.social and I chatted with trainer Tina Spring about what to do at this stage of your dog's life. Listen wherever you get your podcasts www.buzzsprout.com/2183505/epis...

If your cat is terrified at the vet, your vet might rebook you for another day. Dr. Adrian Walton explained to @kristibenson.bsky.social and myself why that's the case. Full episode: www.buzzsprout.com/2183505/epis... #InternationalCatDay

Does Social Media Affect Social Norms on Dog Training? If social media algorithms make contentious posts spread more than ones with kind and accurate advice on dog training, it’s bad for dogs and their guardians.

Does Social Media Affect Social Norms on Dog Training? | My latest at Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fell...

Um. Pierre bussed in conservative supporters and Bonnie...simply outed them? oh man, i am chortling so hard. & i *know* the likelihood of anyone else nomming enough of the conservative base to actually win here is slim, but. Please. LET ME HAVE MY DREAMS OK. #fanjoy

The text reads writers on what gives them hope for the human-animal relationship (bonus episode). It's on a lilac background with 3 blue paw prints. Below is the flyer for Bark! Fest the book festival for animal lovers which is blue with a cute Chihuahua. Below that is an orange stripe and the name of the podcast, The Pawsitive Post in Conversation, and the Companion Animal Psychology logo which shows a dog and cat greeting each other by sniffing noses.

Popular writers of books about dogs, cats, and other animals on what gives them hope for the human-animal relationship. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or here www.buzzsprout.com/2183505/epis...

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Has anyone else been following this story, about an Independent running against Poilievre? It would be so ridiculously delicious. please please please please. Please. Please. Make this happen.

Ask Me Anything about dog bites with Zazie Todd PhD (Companion Animal Psychology) and Carri Westgarth PhD (Merseyside Dog Safety Partnership and University of Liverpool). July 15th 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern / 7pm UK time. Chaired by Kristi Benson CTC. Recording available. Registration required. The poster has photos of Zazie, Carri, and Kristi. It also shows the covers of Zazie's books Wag and Bark!, and Carri's books Dog Bites and The Happy Dog Owner. Along the bottom is an orange stripe, a blue paw print, and the Companion Animal Psychology logo which shows a cat and dog greeting each other by sniffing noses.

There is still time to sign up for this Ask Me Anything about dog bites with myself and Professor Carri Westgarth, with @kristibenson.bsky.social Details here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Alright, we gotta go rent some cameras!

My parents used to watch the National (nightly news at 11pm from CBC) & i feel like it kinda shaped how they saw the world? I have never got into the habit of watching nightly news but if @thebeaverton.com broadcast their podcast every night at 11pm i would 110% watch it. once a week is not enough.

So what Signal chat do i have to get on to get (former) battle river conservative MP Damien Kurek to run for the liberals in the august byelection? because that would make pretty much everything amazing and awesome. so deliriously awesome.

I'm super thrilled to be one of the team nominated for this prize!

Human remains detection dogs and historic searches with Kim Cooper and Cat Warren - The Pawsitive Post in Conversation by Companion Animal Psychology Dogs have incredible noses, and can trained to search for the scent of human remains, bringing closure to those who are grieving and the opportunity to memorialize. As well as recent remains, they can...

Listen to the episode that Facebook doesn't want people to know about here: www.buzzsprout.com/2183505/epis... (or wherever you get your podcasts)

this is absolutely bananas. great episode, interesting talk...but srsly? The stuff I see on FB that is actually offensive vs. Zazie getting suspended is complete hair-on-fire stuff.

Ask Me Anything about dog bites with Zazie Todd PhD of Companion Animal Psychology, Carri Westgarth PhD of the University of Liverpool and Merseyside Dog Safety Partnership, and Kristi Benson CTC. It's on July 15th at 11am Pacific, which is 2pm Eastern and 7pm UK time. A recording is available. Registration required. The poster has photos of Zazie, Carri, and Kristi, as well as the Companion Animal Psychology logo, and covers of the books. Books by Zazie Todd: Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog. Books by Carri Westgarth: Dog Bites: A Multidisciplinary Perspective and The Happy Dog Owner.

Ask Me Anything about dog bites! This time @kristibenson.bsky.social and I are joined by Prof. Carri Westgarth, University of Liverpool, one of the world's experts on dog bites (and how to prevent them). Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The flyer for the episode says Fearful and Anxious Dogs: Zazie Todd, PhD. There's an image from Zoom of me and Kristi, and we're both holding up a copy of my book Bark! Underneath it says Bark! Fest the book festival for animal lovers and there's a cute Chihuahua.

There's a new episode of The Pawsitive Post, and it's the final recording from Bark! Fest. @kristibenson.bsky.social interviewed me about how to help fearful dogs and why I wrote Bark! www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2025/06/fear...

YouTube video by Joey Only - Cariboo Weather Dude BC Broke Heat Records on Sunday!!

INTERIOR HEAT RECORDS BROKEN!!
It's official, records were broke today. When were most of those records set you might ask? 2023! That's telling for a lot of reasons.
#BCstorm #BCheat #BCWX
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I haven't enjoyed this level of giddy and eager scrolling since pre-Covid.

It’s finally here: the inevitable feud between Musk and Trump.

We deserve this. So let’s allow ourselves to enjoy it.

Given most of you probably aren’t scrolling on Twitter these days (a savvy choice for your mental health), I’ve taken the time to compile the catfight for your viewing pleasure:

Flat-faced Dogs and Cats with Dr. Dan O'Neill and Dr. Rowena Packer What are the disorders that tend to affect brachycephalic (flat-faced) pets, and what can be done to help Dr. Dan O'Neill and Dr. Rowena Packer.

This time last year, @kristibenson.bsky.social and I spoke to Dr. Dan O'Neill and Dr. Rowena Packer about brachycephalic (flat-faced) dogs www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2024/05/flat...

At the top, in black text on a lilac background it says, Animal Emotions: Marc Bekoff, PhD. Below that is a screenshot of Zazie Todd, Kristi Benson, and Marc Bekoff. Zazie is holding up a copy of Bark! while Marc is holding up a copy of The Emotional Lives of Animals. Below that is the banner for Bark! Fest, the book festival for animal lovers, which is blue with a cute black, brown, and white Chihuahua.

When Marc Bekoff's The Emotional Lives of Animals was first released, it was a game-changer. @kristibenson.bsky.social and I were thrilled to speak with Marc about the 2nd edition at Bark! Fest last year--and now the recording is out. www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2025/05/the-...