The Future Of Dogs

It’s our season 2 finale episode and what a topic to land on! Tonight we’re heading straight to the heart of one of the biggest questions facing dog welfare and public safety in the UK.. How do we prevent dog bites and create a culture of responsible dog ownership... and is dog licensing the answer? Hannah is joined by Jennifer Mayher, the scientist behind a major UK report funded by the RSPCA who dishes the detail on the global picture of dog management and responsible dog ownership strategi...

Building a bond with a rescue dog can be one of the most fulfilling relationships you will ever have. Whether you get a chonky head-butt dog that launches at you with anxious love or a shy guy that takes time and trust to slowly come out of his shell, going on the journey of getting to know a dog with a past is absolutely precious. But behind every adoption photo there is also a system under pressure, and especially now. Full kennels, complicated behaviour cases, difficult welfare decisions a...

We’re stepping into the highly contentious land of Regulating Training this week with the Yoda of dog regulation Sue Evans.” If you’ve ever Googled “dog trainer near me” and felt like you’d opened a lucky dip of credentials, philosophies, price points, and acronyms… you’re not alone. Dog training in the UK has grown up fast since it started being recognised as a profession in the 90s, but like many young professions, it’s in it’s teenage years. It might be tall, loud, and impressively ...

Ep 31: The Future of Dog Education Part 2 - Total Welfare Justine Schuurmans & Kim Brophey If Part 1 asked how we understand dogs better, Part 2 asks the far more uncomfortable question: what are we actually responsible for once we do? “Responsible dog ownership” is a phrase we hear constantly, in legislation, in media soundbites, in professional spaces.. and yet it remains strangely undefined. We are quick to blame, slow to educate, and often operating from inherited assumptions rather ...

Ep 29: The future of dog breeding Part 6 - Temperament & Personality with Suzanne Clothier Why does my dog… Is the most common question behaviourists and trainers get asked… Now, the serenity prayer asks God to give us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can and the wisdom to know the difference! And Suzanne Clothier is here to save the day and give us the wisdom that is so desperately needed for so many dog owners and pet parents look...

Its a shocking fact that 80% of dogs over the age of 8 have arthritis. And 67% of dogs are overweight! Many dogs live their lives with untreated and undiagnosed pain conditions that most owners can’t spot and vets are poor at recognising in practice. Pain conditions naturally cause serious distress to our dogs and can also cause aggression and behavioural problems too. So how can we recognise signs of dogs in pain and what can we do to prevent injury throughout the dogs life and treat p...

With an e-petition to regulate rescue centres currently collecting over 100,000 signatures, Hannah Molloy our host, and special guests, The Right Honourable Member for Basildon & Billericay Richard Holden, and grass roots rescue warrior, campaigner and director of Spirit of the Dog Rescue Jenna Miller discuss the pressing need to regulate animal rescues in the UK. Richard explains; How the campaign to regulate rescues and his private members bill was born following a recent t...

Dog breeding is the single most powerful change agent that can shape the future of dogs. And yet we are living in a time where hundreds of thousands of pet dogs are born into bodies that make it impossible for them to breathe, exercise, avoid injury clean themselves or talk to other members of their species on a level playing field due to extreme conformation. In this first episode of an exciting 2 parter Dr Dan O’Neil & Dr Rowena Packer from the Royal Veterinary Collage explain; ...

Welcome to the first episode of Season 2, a season devoted top to tail to responsible dog ownership! Hannah Molloy, our host and special guest Dr Marc Abraham OBE bring us up to speed on; - What's happened in the world of campaigning during time gap between seasons - What we can look forward to supporting in the campaign space over the next few years including the Responsible Dog Ownership 5 pillars for change - The new Dogspiracy Documentary and how we can all work to end the globa...

In Episode 19: The Future of Dog Training Part 2 our resident qualified behaviourist and host, Hannah Molloy invites world renowned dog trainers Kamal Fernandez and Lez Graham back, to speak openly and honestly about the past, present and potential future of the dog training and behaviour industry. In this episode we talk about what the future holds for new dog trainers and behaviourists entering the field, how to choose an 'expert' trainer to learn from or be mentored by. We discuss settin...

In 'The Future Of Dog Rescue Part 2' we continue the conversation with Kelly Gorman Dunbar, professional dog trainer, industry consultant, and educator/mentor for dog trainers! She's also the COO and Training Director for Sirius Puppy & Dog training and a content creator and instructor for the Dunbar Academy, an online educational resource for both pet professionals and owners. In this episode Kelly and Hannah talk about how to practically introduce Open Paw principles in rescue, Kelly s...

In Episode 15 'The Future of Dog Food Part 2' Hannah continues the conversation with nutrition expert Melanie Sainsbury, Veterinary Education Manager at Europes leading raw and fresh food specialist Natures Menu! In this episode we myth bust some of the common concerns many people have about switching from a dried food onto a raw or fresh food diet including whether dogs or people are at risk of disease by feeding raw. We talk about how to introduce raw bones into a dogs diet safely and...

Advisory: This episode contains material of a sensitive nature including suicide that may be triggering for some listeners. In Episode 13: 'The Future of Dogs & Vets Part 2' Hannah continues to talk to vet, author and true humanitarian Dr Lennon Foo about the past the present and the potential future of the Veterinary industry. In this episode we find out about the environment and life lessons that have forged Lennons passion and perseverance to champion vet and pet health, we talk abo...