Just a Dog Podcast
Episodes
Grief is love | Why losing a dog can hurt the most | Lisa Waggoner
07 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever been through it, you'll know how painful it can be. You'll know what it's like the next morning after they've gone...
The invisible extreme | Why the border collie is an extreme breed too | Ellen Greenwood-Sole | The Urban Herder
04 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A border collie can track a sheep across a field from the smallest flick of movement. Drop that same dog on a busy street, and the skill that makes th...
Aggression is communication | What your dog's growl is saying | Michael Shikashio | AggressiveDog.com
25 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A growl is one of the clearest things a dog can tell us, and it's often the most misread. Dog aggression specialist Michael Shikashio has spent 25...
Why dogs react | Stress, trauma, and the canine brain | Daniel Shaw | Forensic Dog Behaviourist
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When a dog reacts on the lead or struggles to settle at home, what we see is often the end of a biological process that started much earlier in the da...
Behaviour is information | Why what we read as 'bad' behaviour is usually a dog in pain | Dr Lisa Radosta DVM, DACVB
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look at why dogs behave in ways that confuse or worry us. Dr. Lisa explains how pain, fear, and the way we treat dogs at home can ...
Cashmere from dogs | Turning discarded dog undercoat into luxury yarn | Sebastian Salvat, Chiora
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every spring, a double-coated dog sheds enough undercoat to knit a jumper. Most of it goes in the bin, or worse, on the garden fence for the birds, wh...
BONUS Episode | If you love dogs, come to Brighton this May | Sally Muir
18 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Muir is one of the UK’s most prolific painters of dogs. Her books A Dog a Day, Old Dogs, and Rescue Dogs are published by Pavilion. Her work h...
Consumers fix industries | The pet owners changing how dogs are trained | Niki Tudge | Pet Professional Guild
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A dog screaming during a dog training session in a pet store aisle set something in motion that became a 20,000-member global movement. Niki Tudge wen...
Dog leather looks exactly like cow leather. Did you know that? | Abigail Forsyth, PETA Asia
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There's a dog asleep on your sofa right now, or there was this morning. And there's a reasonable chance something in your wardrobe is made fro...
Good owners, unhappy dogs | The gap between good intentions and what dogs actually need | Dr. Jessica Pierce | Bioethicist & Author
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I sit down with renowned American bioethicist and author Dr. Jessica Pierce.Jessica has spent decades writing about dogs. Not from our side...
Dog rescue starts before the shelter: Tom Candy on prevention and responsibility
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with clinical animal behaviourist Tom Candy BSc Hons MSc CCAB CSBS CDBC CBATI KA, whose career began in rescue at 15 and has ...
Your dog isn't broken | What no one told you about behaviour | Andrew Hale
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You've done the classes. Watched the videos. Tried the tools. And your dog is still struggling. What if the answer isn't another training meth...
Fluent In Dog | Why dogs need understanding not control | Marc Bekoff | Jane Goodall Institute
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it really mean to understand a dog?In this conversation, Dr Marc Bekoff explores how dogs experience the world and what helps them thrive em...
Dog behaviour science | How biology, environment and human relationships shape dogs | Professor Ádám Miklósi | Eötvös Loránd University
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Just A Dog Podcast, I speak with Ádám Miklósi, Professor of Ethology and one of the most influential researchers in dog behaviou...
Care is political | Changing the systems that harm dogs | Dr. Marc Abraham OBE
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it actually take to change a law that harms dogs?In this episode of Just A Dog Podcast, I speak with Dr Marc Abraham OBE, the veterinary sur...
Pedigree dog health | What we normalised without noticing | Extreme Conformation | Marisa Heath | APGAW | Innate Health Assessment
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marisa Heath has spent over 15 years working inside UK Parliament to improve the lives of dogs. She runs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal ...
When optics dominate | The fight to protect Morocco’s dogs before FIFA World Cup 2030 | Les Ward MBE | Debbie Wilson | IAWPC
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morocco agreed in 2019 to manage free roaming dogs through catch, neuter, vaccinate and return. That agreement was never made law, and many regions co...
Building safety together | Understanding fear, trust and the weight of expectation | Sam Walker-Arends | Sam the Dog Coach
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode looks at what happens when a dog’s inner world does not match the life we imagine for them. Sam Walker-Arends is a force free trainer w...
Tools or companions | The quiet activism for Spain’s forgotten Galgos and Podencos | Gemma & Adva | Free Spanish Hounds & Hope for Podencos
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every February, as Spain’s hunting season ends, thousands of Galgos and Podencos are discarded. Some are abandoned, some are killed, and most are si...
Dog rescue reality | What really happens behind the scenes and the quiet hope that keeps it going | Jenna Miller | Spirit of the Dog Rescue
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Jenna Miller, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Spirit of the Dog Rescue, an independent charity run entirely by volunte...
Power, pain, and perception | What dogs teach us about control, care, and the systems that shape us | Rose Bao | RoseK9Behaviourist
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Rose Bao, a canine behaviourist and counsellor whose work explores the emotional lives of dogs and the systems that have...
The Dogs We Mirror | Guilt, Grief, and the Inner Work They Reveal | Hannah Greeno | Canine Facilitated Coaching
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Hannah Greeno, founder of Canine Needs and the practice of Canine Facilitated Coaching. With over 15 years’ experience ...
Breeding, preservation and the hidden costs of our choices | Hasan Yiğit Aktaş | Yume Canine Academy
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am joined by Hasan Yiğit Aktaş, an animal behaviourist and breeder of primitive and spitz breeds such as Akitas, Shibas and Shikokus.Has...
Fostering as an Antidote to Disposable Dog Culture | Lisa | Long Term Foster Carer
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I sit down with Lisa, a long term foster carer for Galgos, Podencos, and mixed breeds to explore what fostering really means in the mi...
Tools, Training and Trust | A Balanced Trainer's Defense of Aversives | Jack Tutty | J&P Canine Academy | Part 2
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
❗️ This episode discusses various training approaches. We believe examining different perspectives contributes to thoughtful decision-making for d...
The Tools We Use | A Balanced Trainer's Perspective on Dogs, Control, and Controversy | Jack Tutty | J&P Canine Academy | Part 1
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
❗️ This episode discusses various training approaches. We believe examining different perspectives contributes to thoughtful decision-making for d...
Taking the UK Government to Court | XL Bully Ban | Sophie Coulthard | Don't Ban Me License Me | DBMLM
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When the UK government announced the XL Bully ban in September 2023, Sophie Coulthard went from posting dog training videos on TikTok to founding a gr...
Dogs deserve better | When good intentions meet broken systems | Nina May | Wunderdog Magazine
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 4, Nina May, founder of Wunderdog magazine, exposes the maddening contradictions in dog welfare. You can impulse-buy a puppy on Instagram a...
Art as Advocacy | How Art Can Change the Way We See Rescue Dogs | Elena Marchi | Pawtiqe
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
⚠️ This episode contains discussion of distressing topics including animal cruelty and mistreatment in the racing and hunting industries.Can beaut...
When Caring Hurts | Protecting Your Mental Health While Advocating for Dogs | Dr. Tara Quinn
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've all been there scrolling through social media, witnessing questionable advice or practices, and feeling that familiar surge of helplessness ...
The Question That Changed Everything
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a dog's grief forces you to question everything you thought you knew about dogs? Host Nadine shares the moment that changed her assu...