Episode Summary
My guest today is the marvelous Mia Bonnadonna, Animal Behavioral Consultant and Trainer. We are taking a deeper look at animal behavioral training, animal death doulas and the reality of animal rescue.  We will break down truths for the dogs, the cats, the rescue workers and adoptive families.  We will also shed light on the role of an animal death doula and how much support you and your animal can receive through that difficult transition.
Show Notes:
We are taking a deeper look at animal behavioral training, animal death doulas and the reality of animal rescue.  We will break down the truths for the dogs, the cats, the rescue workers and adoptive families.  We will talk about the many moving puzzle pieces that go into rescue work and about ways to increase awareness and support through adoption transitions for everyone involved.  With the growing awareness of humane animal behavioral training, we will break down what to look for when seeking out a qualified trainer and my guest will shed some light on long used techniques that may be outdated and fear-based.  And finally we will shed light on the role of animal death doula.  We will look at how much support you and your animal can receive through that difficult time.

* Dog and cat statistics, shelters, adoptions, breeders, euthanasia
* Educate young through children’s books and media
* Mia’s first exposure to human animal training
* Mia’s animal trainer education
* Puppy and kitten kindergarten classes
* One on one adult behavior training
* Dog socialization vs. desensitization
* Scarcity of human animal trainers
* Training humans
* Scientific data for human animal training
* Stress signals in animals
* Animal trainers increase success in animal rescue

Links Mentioned:

* Mia Bonnadonna
* https://www.megaheartsdogandcat.com
* The Humane Society of the United States
* https://www.humanesociety.org
* One Tail At A Time Portland
* https://otatpdx.org
* Garage Cat Children’s Book
* https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/daniellegordon/garage-cat
* The Rescue, A story book about dog rescue
* https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedunderboy/the-rescue-a-story-of-dog-rescue-feat-dunder-and-m
* Max, The Shelter Dog
* https://books.google.com/books/about/Max_the_Shelter_Dog.html?id=NfYEoQEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description
* Pixar Short Film, Abused Pit Bull and Stray Cat Story
* https://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=YYZG6PNX
* Karen Pryor, Clicker Trainer
* https://karenpryoracademy.com
* Jean Donaldson
* https://www.academyfordogtrainers.com/uncategorized/meet-the-team/
* Northwest School of Canine Studies
* http://www.northwestschoolofcaninestudies.com/?gclid=CjwKCAiA5o3vBRBUEiwA9PVzaoWU3fwPXeKFAVrizRecU76hK9XeTlqzc3RvvaYyU5J5jWpdOMcbXhoCZrwQAvD_BwE
* One Love Cellars
* https://onelovecellars.com
* Groundbreaker Brewery
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