Dog behaviourist Laura Vissaritis uses science and psychology to better understand what our dogs really are telling us and how our behaviour influences theirs (R).
Laura is a dog behaviourist with qualifications in both animal behaviour and human psychology.
Dogs were the first animals to become domesticated, and over the centuries they've evolved from the ... Show More
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Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis
In the 1990s, Glenn Jarvis was living in London working for a very powerful American corporation called Enron. He was under a huge amount of stress at work, when his mental health began to spiral downwards.In the late 1990s Australian Glenn Jarvis won a job in London with Enron, ... Show More
45 m
Sep 2025
“There Are No Bad Dogs, Just Bad Humans.” Cesar Millan aka “The Dog Whisperer” (Part One)
When you see a dog behaving badly — barking, jumping, biting — don’t blame the dog. Blame their owner’s bad energy. That’s just part of the fascinating conversation Amy and T.J. had with Cesar Millan. They began by asking the do’s and don’ts of dog training, and ended up getting ... Show More
15m 54s
Jan 2023
Focus - When We Love Dogs
How do you know if your dog really loves you? What’s happening in a dog’s brain when they’re with their favourite human? And how can close human-dog bonds help people, and dogs, heal from trauma? In this episode of How We’re Wired, join producer Dr Eva Higginbotham as she uncover ... Show More
28m 14s
Nov 2023
James K. Beggan, "How Our Love of Dogs Creates Social Conflict" (Lexington Books, 2022)
For the last twenty-thousand years, dogs and people have shared a unique bond in the animal kingdom. In How Our Love of Dogs Creates Social Conflict (Lexington Books, 2022), Dr. James K. Beggan uses symbolic interaction to examine the meaning that dogs have for people as friends ... Show More
51m 21s