Today, Animal Wise Radio zooms in to focus on things subtle and small.

We welcome back Kevin Behan, author and natural dog trainer. His methods and most recent book, Your Dog is Your Mirror, challenge some popular dog training techniques. and ask us to think more subtly about the emotional capacity and connections we have with our canine companions. (NaturalDogTraining.com)

We're also pleased to welcome back The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Exec. Dir., Scott Hoffman Black. Defenders and protectors of small but important creatures, the Xerces Society does work that is foundational and fundamental to the health of ALL creatures. Today we'll learn about their aquatic conservation program, and why we must care about the tiniest things. (Xerces.org)

And Michael Mountain of EarthInTransition.org ponders the human animal's propensity for organized war.

Plus: In animal news: Tigger gets a foster home while animal advocates work to overturn a breed ban in his home town that needlessly took him away from his family. And, Ebola has come to the USA. What does it mean?