PAST ISSUES
Issue 33 | March 2026
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Writing for a journal: Practical, professional, and scholarly | Let sleeping dogs lie | Seeing sheep: Using embodied knowledge and size relevant measurement to see personhood | The green plant...
Issue 32 | November 2025
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Behavioral Insights into Snake Ownership: Selection Criteria and Welfare Implications | Sit, down, stay: Is dog training a form of human dominance? | Judging the Dog, Not the Behaviour: Public...
Issue 31 | July 2025
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Ms. Fear Meets Mr. Feisty: Building Resilience During a Cat Introduction | The Paradox of Standards: Ethics in an Unregulated Industry | Getting Published, and more ...
Issue 30 | March 2025
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Correlation Between Aggression at the Veterinary Clinic and Problem Behaviors at Home for Cats in the U.S. | Creating an Indexed Definition of Canine Consent | The Ethics of using...
Issue 29 | February 2024
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Trauma-informed approaches to community support | Equine obesity | Shelter cats go to college | Why thinking outside the box matters | Training and behavioral euthanasia, and more....
Issue 28 | October 2023
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Gentle Yoga for Dog Trainers | A Multi-part Series on Ethics and Horsemanship | Helping Diabetic Cats With Behavior Challenges | IR Thermography and Saddle Fit, and more...
Issue 27 | June 2023
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Helping dogs and their people be more active together, how to talk to clients who have unrealistic breed-based expectations, a case of feline excessive vocalization, templates for observing pain in...
Issue 26 | February 2023
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Training for Resilience | Clicker Training Through a Cat's End-of-life | Running Successful Adoption Days | Volunteer Retention in Shelters | Horse Training Methodologies, and more...
Issue 25 | October 2022
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The Equine Gut Microbiome | Sudden-Onset Aggression in Cats | When to Stay Involved in Medical Cases | Setting SMARTER Goals for your Clients | Detection Dog Literature Review, and...
Issue 24 | June 2022
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What the Lacey Act Amendment means for parrot keeping | A novel method for rearing orphaned donkey foals | Dog, cat, shelter, and horse behavior case studies | An in-depth...
Issue 23 | February 2022
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Consent Behaviors for Veterinary Procedures | Covid Detection Dog Research update | Equine Advocacy | Eco-friendly Choices for Cats | Neurobiology of Snake Enrichment | Welfare For Captive Fish |...
Issue 22 | November 2021
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Puppy Housetraining Problems | Physiotherapy for Rescued Bears | Healthy Play for Cats | A Welfare-Centered Future for Equestrian Sports | Shelter Dog Case Studies, and more...
Issue 21 | August 2021
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Enrichment for New Cat Behavior Consultants | A Horse Afraid of Clippers | How you can Advocate for Exotic Pets | Clicker Training Research | Shelter Programs to Prevent Pandemic...
Issue 20 | May 2021
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Old Farm Dogs | Recovery Markers | Horse and Cat Case Studies in Aggression | Trauma-Informed Behavior Consulting | Working With Deaf Dogs | Chicken Enrichment, and more...
Issue 19 | February 2021
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The Canine Scent Detection Behavior Chain | A Joyful World for Dogs | What Can "Streeties" Teach Us | Working with Horses and Children | Puppy Pandemic | COVID Sniffing...
Issue 18 | November 2020
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Lessons From My Dogs | Networking for Parrot Behavior Consultants | Working with Dogs and Children | The "Cortisol Vacation" | Online Dog Training Classes | Fraidy Cat Program, and...
Issue 17 | August 2020
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Cats After the Camp Fire, Documentation Made Easy, Chickens & Roosters as Pets, Pandemic Poultry Purchasing, Identity in Hunting Dogs, Separation-Related Problems in Cats, and more...
Issue 16 | May 2020
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Behavior Management in Zoos, Training a Bear, Cat Safety in Cars, Aversion to Towels, CICA 2020, Quarantine Coping at Shelters, When Academic Life Meets Dog Life, and more...
Issue 15 | FEBRUARY 2020
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The Emotional Lives of Shelter Dogs, Errors in Canine Scent Detection, Training Therapy Cats, Scratch This Not That, So There's a Pig In Your Shelter, Tips on Not Touching Your...
Issue 14 | November 2019
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Grey Zone Dogs, An Interview with Michele Pouliot, Managing Canine Osteoarthritis, Puzzle Feeding for Snakes, Reflections on Pain in Equine Behavior, Mat Work Training, and more...
Issue 13 | August 2019
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Using Cannabis in Dog Training, Animal Welfare in South Africa, Danger at the Door, Lessons from a Warthog, Agitation Rating Scale for Horses, Care for Canine Cataracts, and more...
Issue 12 | May 2019
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Fear in a Traumatized Horse, Helping Rabbits Succeed in Their Adoptive Home, Training Snakes to Relocate, Rebecca Park Scholarship Winning Essay, From Skinner Box to Showbiz, and more...
Issue 11 | FEBRUARY 2019
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IAABC’s Position on Dominance, Maslow’s Pinnacle and Horses, Shelter Playgroup Alliance, The Fear of Unknown Surfaces, Teaching a Parrot Tricks, Hunting Enrichment, and more...
Issue 10 | November 2018
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Spay and Neuter Surgery’s Effects on Orthopedic Disease, Dogs in High-Rise Living Situations, Pigs on Social Media, Street Dogs & Socialization, Training a Tortoise in Nose Work, and more...
Issue 9 | August 2018
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What Went Wrong With The Humane Hierarchy, Companion Dogs with Disabilities, Insights from Cat Agility, Impressions from the IAABC Conference Boston 2018, and more...
Issue 8 | May 2018
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Choice, Control, and Training for Ectotherms, Pet Retention Programs in Play, Interview with Brennen McKenzie - the Skeptvet, Canine Search and Rescue, Feral Kittens, and more...
Issue 7 | FEBRUARY 2018
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How Accurate are Those Dog DNA Tests, Hen Power, Rural Dogs, Embracing Anthropomorphism, Can Parrots Learn to Read, Perspective: IAABC’s Aggression in Dogs Seminar in Chile, and more...
Issue 6 | November 2017
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A Tale of Two Pitties, A Perfect Human-Animal Bond Storm, Cat Training Corner, Behavior Consulting for Reptiles, The Cognitive Revolution and Everyday Dog Training, and more...
Issue 5 | August 2017
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Post-Surgical Rehabilitation of a Foster Cat, Playgroups the LIMA Way, Pawsimony: Needs Mustelid, Three Leash Reactive Dog Cases, Voluntary Cooperation in Horses, and more...
Issue 4 | May 2017
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The Case of “Look at That”, Training Bite Inhibition in the Dark, K9 Nose Work in Shelters, Pawsimony: Pitch Please, Helping an Overachieving Horse Relax, Birds Need to Fly, and...
Issue 3 | FEBRUARY 2017
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Multisensory Enrichment for Shelter Dogs, The Clinical Animal Behavioral Gold Standard, Rabbits in Shelters, Good Intentions Are Not Always Enough, Group Living for Equines, and more...
Issue 2 | November 2016
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The Future of Compassion Fatigue Education, The Human-Avian Bond, Drama-free DRA for Barking, The Science of Finding Lost Pets, Sit Means Play, Pawsimony: Oh, Deer, and more...
Issue 1 | August 2016
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Relapse of Conditioned Fear in Horses, Pawsimony: Cookie Nookie, The Perils of Placing Marginal Dogs, Countering Counter-Surfing, Feline Cognitive Dysfunction, and more...
Mike is an emerging animal behaviorist sitting in Minnesota in the US. He carries an MSc in social science research methods (U. of Kentucky) and brings a passion for understanding how the methods we favor shape the knowledge we privilege. Coming from careers in teaching and non-profit program evaluation, he found companion animal behavior by accident helping anxious feline friends in a unique shelter in Ohio. It is a privilege and a joy to combine these and advance the journal in this exciting time of growth.
Alexandra is a certified dog behavior consultant and holds a PhD in neuroscience. She has spent over a decade in academic research and is author of numerous scientific articles on different aspects of brain development, including olfaction, neurogenesis, and memory formation. Her work as a behavior consultant focuses on creating trusting relationships between humans and their dogs through communication, respect, and science-based knowledge. Alexandra is very dedicated to promoting more science within the dog training world. She supports dog guardians and professionals to build a solid understanding of scientific principles and provides guidance on how to apply these to life with dogs. She runs Canine Mindscape in Alicante, Spain.
I’m an Argentinean-Italian dog trainer and CSAT who spent eight amazing years in Brazil learning and working with dogs. Now based in Europe, I volunteer with the IAABC as a translator and, in my free time, help rehomed dogs settle into their new families. I love bridging languages—and hearts—between people and their dogs.
I’m a translator, editor and journalist, as well as canine educator for children and families, specialized in canine body language. I am part of the IAABC Family since 2019, as Language Director at the IAABC and Translators Team Lead at the IAABC Foundation, at the moment. I volunteer at local shelters and promote bite prevention and animal welfare at schools and events all over my country, Uruguay.
I’m a Chilean veterinarian and certified dog trainer, based in Madrid and working at a veterinary clinic. I’ve been volunteering with the IAABC and the IAABC Foundation for over seven years. In my free time, I help dogs and their guardians strengthen their bond, and I love spending quality time with my own dogs.
Master’s Degree in Natural Sciences, with a strong interest in environmental sustainability and the protection of natural ecosystems. Passionate about writing and science communication, she collaborates with multidisciplinary teams on research projects, such as Equine International, and with non-profit initiatives in the environmental and cultural fields. She is writing for different magazines, including IAABC Foundation. Her major goal is to improve horse’s welfare through behaviour research and empirical practice.
Adrienne Hovey is the copy editor for the IAABC Foundation journal and the owner of 
I believe that knowledge from a wide range of disciplines fosters a more empathetic, curious, and engaging world. I am passionate about social, environmental, and minority rights issues (both human and non-human), and this has invariably led me down the road of multi-species anthropology. Perpetually curious about the world we live in, I hope to contribute towards making the world a kinder place for all of us earthlings to live on!
Beckie Wheldon is based in England, UK, and has been supporting the IAABC Foundation Journal team as a volunteer journal content editor since early 2025. She has a BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour and Welfare, and has recently completed a MSc Clinical Animal Behaviour. With a passion for both practical and theory, Beckie is proud to be a part of the journal submission journey and support the process of applied animal behaviour information and research getting from our writers to the readers. As her full-time career, Beckie is currently part of the UK veterinary charity, PDSA, as a Learning and Development Business Partner for Veterinary, where she supports the professional development of people in their Veterinary Hospitals. Her last position was with the rescue charity, Dogs Trust, as a Canine Behavioural Welfare Manager, where she worked on embedding evidence-based behavioural welfare best practices throughout policy and practices, with both internal and external professional stakeholders, such as the police and military. With a varied background in kennels, caregiver education, and charity dog training classes, Beckie is also an accredited Animal Training Instructor (APDT UK) and an Associate Clinical Animal Behaviourist (APBC).
Erin Jones, PhD, IAABC-ADT, CDBC, CPDT-KA, CANZ-ATI, CANZ-ABC, is the Journal Director of the IAABC Foundation Journal. She holds a PhD in Human–Animal Studies, an MSc in Anthrozoology, a PG Dip in Animal Welfare, and a BSc (Hons) in Anthropology and Psychology. An international presenter, editor, writer and mentor, Erin’s writing bridges research and practice with a focus on the intersection of philosophy, ethics and dog-centered behaviour practice. She is the author of Constructing Canine Consent and co-editor of Topics in Non/Human Coexistence and numerous academic and trade journal publications.