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Oct 2022
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Why We Have Phobias & Why Dogs Behave Th...

Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media
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It is always tempting to try to impress people and show them how fabulous you are – or your child is. However, there is a downside to appearing to be so exceptional. This episode begins with an explanation. Source: Steve Chandler, author of 50 Ways To Create Great Relationships (https://amzn.to/3e7uIYk)

How could someone have a phobia or fear of popcorn or buttons? Well some people do. People have phobias about all sorts of things. Where do phobias come from? What’s the difference between a fear and phobia? Can you do something about a phobia or must you live with it? Here to take a close look at phobias is Kate Summerscale author of The Book of Phobias & Manias : A History of Obsession (https://amzn.to/3e7vjcw).

Dog owners like to think they know their pet pretty well. But do they? Not necessarily according to Alexandra Horowitz. She is a researcher who studies dog behavior and cognition and she is author of the book The Year of The Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves (https://amzn.to/3CmfaYO). Listen as she explains what dogs think – or don’t think, how smart they are and what we can do to improve our relationship with man’s best friend. 

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