HOW THE DEVIL ARE YOU BOOKSHELVERS!? What a treat we have in store for you this week here at Barks HQ. We are joined by yet another awesome author, the excellent Simone Mueller. Not only has Simone written some of the most helpful, accessible and informative books on how to work with a dog with a high predatory behaviours but she will also be prese…

HOW'S TRICKS BOOKSHELVERS??? We are back with a informative, funny and life affirming chat with the wonderful Cat Henstridge (known to all as Cat the Vet). Cat is known to many of you as the voice of reason for the veterinary profession on social media. Her informative, entertaining videos dispense crucial information to the public and professional…

HEY HEY HEY Bookshelvers! We are back this week with another DOGx 2024 special for you! This episode we get to interview the awesome Belinda (Bee) Johnson & Fran Murtaugh of the wonderful charity Dog Aid. It never fails to amaze us as to how this amazing charity change the lives of physically disabled people by enabling them to train their own pet …

Hey Hey Hey Bookshelvers! We hope this podcast finds your eyes well :) We have a treat in store today for you listeners. We are talking to the wonderful Ryan Dillon who will be presenting at this years DOGx 2024. We chat all things dog research, how to work in a team, self reflection and a bit of bakery to make us all hungry. Nat, Corrin and Steve …

BRACE YOURSELVES BOOKSHELVERS... FOR THE APOCALYPSE COMETH! Well that's not strictly true BUT what if it did? What if a cataclysmic event wiped us hoomans off the face of the earth and left our dogs to fend for themselves without us? What would happen??? This is the premise of the wonderful book "A Dog's World" written by returning guest Jessica Pi…

HEY, HEY, HEY BOOKSHELVERS! You're going to want to get this episode in your eardrums like a man trailing Bloodhound vacuums scent into their nostrils! Not only is Tamsin Durston... 1. A returning guest... 2. An all round wonderful human being... 3. An excellent writer who has authored an excellent book we all need in our lives... But on top of ALL…

Well slobber us up like a St. Bernard's dinner Bookshelvers! Another returning guest this week at Barks from Headquarters! Corrin and Steve are joined by the amazing Andrew Hale to talk through LOADS and LOADS of great stuff. We delve into the Crufts conundrum, helpful tips on coaching guardians, how to care for yourself in the sector and how we ca…

BOOM BOOM BOOKSHELVERS! Nat & Steve are back for another show and this week we are talking to the amazing Stephanie Rousseau about her wonderful book HOW TO RAISE A PUPPY: A Dog-centric Approach which she co-authored with the legendary Turid Rugaas. This really is a wonderful book for dog professionals and care givers alike. We delve deep into all …

How are you Bookshelvers!? We are back for another informative, fun packed episode talking all things rescue with the funny, clever and, occasionally, dapper Tom Candy. Tom is yet another amazing speaker appearing at the DOGx conference this year so we thought we better catch up and find out more about him and the important work he does on a daily …

What's cooking Bookshelvers!? This episode we are super excited to have the absolutely wonderful Dr Amber Batson joining us. It isn't everyday that you find a personality in the dog world who is both insanely interesting and ridiculously funny! We were thrilled to have Amber agree to talk at last years PACT Connecting Communities Conference, where …

Good Morning, afternoon or, indeed, evening Bookshelvers! We have a stonker of an episode for you this week. Nat and Steve have been wanting to talk to the amazing human that is Sindhoor Pangal for a while now and we finally got our wish. Steve took Sindhoors book "Dog knows" on his holidays last year and smashed through it in a few days and since …

Howdy doody Bookshelvers! We're back! And we're back with a blast! This weeks guest is none other than the amazing Grisha Stewart. We've been wanting to waffle about dogs, behaviour, humanity and music for a long time and, cor blimey, guv'nor, we are glad we finally got to hang out. This one is for anyone that is just as interested in the human end…

Hey Budding Business Bookshelvers!!! This podcast is a super special one off to showcase some ideas from THREE (yes THREE) of the amazing speakers at our upcoming conference... This is an absolute must for.... 1. Anyone who has suddenly (or not so suddenly) found themselves working in the dog professional industry! 2, Anyone who is currently workin…

Howdy Bookshelvers! We hope this episode finds you all well and enthusiastic to get more dog talk in those ears!!! This week Nat & Steve chew the proverbial yak bar fat with the wonderful Sarah Tapsell as part of our "Connecting Communities" series. Sarah will be speaking at our upcoming Connecting Communities Conference in Winchester so this is ju…

How's Tricks Bookshelvers? We can hardly contain our excitement this week as we have a lovely conversation with, friend of the podcast and all round wonderful human Patricia McConnell. This is Patricia's second appearance and we are already planning the third (which is likely to take place in person at a pub somewhere)!! Patricia is one of the keyn…

Howdy Bookshelvers! Have you ever pondered the difference between a behaviourist and trainer? Have you ever daydreamed of how the whole professional dog community could work together for the greater good? Well this one is for you! Joining us for the second episode in our 'Connecting Communities' series is the wonderful Danielle Beck. Danielle is re…

Where the heck have we been Bookshelvers? Well... It's fair to say we've been busy bees. Since we took over PACT it's been a joyus whirling dervish of learning, fun, content creation and teaching. We hope our hiatus hasn't left you audio lonely for top quality dog related pod fun?! So we are back! and this week we are starting our Connecting Commun…

Hey Bookshelvers! Hope this podcast finds you all well. Here we are back for our first book review show since our mini hiatus and we couldn't be more excited to clue you in to what we think is a wonderful, powerful life changing book. When Dogs Heal by Jesse Freidin, Dr Robert Garofalo, Christina Garofalo and Zach Stafford have created and curated …

HEY HEY HEY BOOKSHELVERS!!!! It's been a hot minute since we last invaded your ear space and we certainly apologise... BUT... We have all been very busy, busy bunnies. For those of you who don't know Corrin, Nat, Naked Beer Fairy Jay and Myself (Steve) have only bloomin' gone and become business partners! We have taken over the running of PACT (The…

WE ARE BACK BOOKSHELVERS! Corrin and Steve have been swaning (pun intended) around in Swanage for a week and are now back refreshed and ready for another "Off The Shelf" This time Nat, Corrin and Steve talk to the wonderful Gemma Hodson all about her passion in canine behaviour and movement. This is an often overlooked part of the whole behaviour p…

DAGNABBIT (Or should we say DOGNABBIT) BOOKSHELVERS! Back with ANOTHER stonkingly canine-tastic mind tickler of an episode for you! Just in time to cure those Monday blues... This week Steve & Nat are joined by the wonderful Karen London to talk all about her fabulous book Treat Everyone Like a Dog. As you can expect there is a whole load of topics…

Hey Hey Hey BOOKSHELVERS! Fancy another dive into the incredible world of dogs? Thought so. This week we have a stonker of an interview for you with the amazing Dr Carri Westgarth. Carri's new book “The Happy Dog Owner” gets released this week and it’s a winner (so go ahead and get yourself a pre order)! This one is packed full of WOW moments and w…

HAPPY SPRINGTIME BOOKSHELVERS! Back with all the verve of stalking Ridgeback and (of course) back with another banger! On this Off The Shelf episode Corrin, Nat and Steve get to virtually sit down and catch up with their long time friend & all round top human Karen Murray. Karen helped (and continues to help) us all learn to run our businesses beca…

A SNEEKY BONUS SPECIAL EPISODE BOOKSHELVERS! In this very special episode Nat and Steve are joined once again by Clinical Animal Behaviourist Danielle Beck to preview her virtual Trauma in Animals Conference. We are so excited by the line up of fantastic speakers and the whole ethos and concept of this conference we just had to shout about it! We a…

IT'S A HEARTY WOOF & A MEOW THIS WEEK BOOKSHELVERS! Steve, Nat & Corrin are thrilled to be joined by Chirag Patel this week who is one half, along with the wonderful Nanci Creedon, of a hosting super team for a conversation about their new TV show Cats and Dogs at War. If you haven't caught the show yet you MUST! In a world where it seems all too e…

HOWDY HI BOOKSHELVERS! What a bloomin' treat we have in store for you this week! Doctor Dogs by Maria Goodavage is a book that has opened up a whole word of wonder for us at Barks HQ. Not only will it blow your mind as to the abilities of the wonderful medical detection and service dogs within its pages, it will also clarify and widen your apprecia…

WELL WHAT A SUBLIME TREST WE HAVE FOR YOU TODAY BOOKSHELVERS! You know there are times when you just meet and chat with people who are so perfectly awesome that they quickly become your spirit animal. No? Well you will! Nat, Corrin and Steve just to chew over some fabulous and deep topics with the wonderful Tamsin Durston. Ever wondered what it's l…

IT MUST BE TIME TO SHAMPOO US LIKE SHIH TZU BOOKSHELVERS. We are super buzzing about getting this episode to your earholes! Why (we hear you holla)? Because this one is a all about the fascinating subject of trust based grooming. We are thrilled to be joined by the wonderful Sue Williamson to talk all about her book "Taking The Grrr Out Of Grooming…

SAY WHAT BOOKSHELVERS?! Another blast was had recording this Off The Shelf episode with the one and only Peter Giljam! If you want to hear stories of the amazing cooperative care systems Peter has created across the globe to help animals in Zoos and beyond become more manageable and, MORE IMPORTANTLY, learn to trust their handlers and become more c…

Starting 2021 with a BOOM! Here is an episode all about the wonderful nose attached to that wonderful dog you share your world with. "What The Dog Knows" by the incredible Cat Warren is such a fantastic book. Chronicling the Journey of Solo, a singleton Puppy destined for great things, this book made us laugh, dropped our jaws and inspired in equal…

HO HO HO BOOKSHELVERS! We have something very special for you for our last episode of 2020. We thought long and hard about who we would love to be on our Christmas Special and only one name came up! Melissa McCue-McGrath! We had such fun talking to Melissa earlier in the year (and since have become great friends) so this was a real no brainer for u…

WELL JINGLE US LIKE A JAPANESE AKITA! Things are starting to smell Festive around Barks HQ! And what better way to spread some pre holiday goodness than with a brand spanking new episode!? This week we dive head first into the often talked about and much misunderstood world of Seperation Anxiety with the awesome Malena DeMartini-Price. If smashing …

HERE TO SPREAD SOME CHEER ON THESE DARK EVENINGS! IT'S ONLY ANOTHER SPLENDID EPISODE!!!! It's fair to say we are all feeling as Gooey as a Gordon Setter this week Bookshelvers. Why? Well it's all to do with a mind expanding convo we got to have with the lovely Andrew Hale. This is like a dog industry podcast hug and will prick the ears of folks wor…

WE ARE FLOATING LIKE A FINNISH LAPPHUND & TRICKING LIKE A TRANSYLVANIAN HOUND here at Barks HQ this week! Why I hear you woof? It's all to do with the blooming awesome "Tricks in the City" by Sassafras Lowrey. We dive into this amazing book all about the benefits of trick training and crammed full of instructional info on how to get training some p…

WE ARE FEELING LIKE A MISCHIEVOUS TERRIER THIS WEEK BOOKSHELVERS! How about a fun packed episode with the one and only Lili Chin! If you haven't had the pleasure of coming into contact with Lili's work (and you almost certainly have already) Lili is responsible for some of the greatest, cutest, drop dead gorgeous illustrations of dogs on this here …

Hark Bookshelvers! It is time to sing like a Samoyed and chuckle like a Chihuahua as it's Off The Shelf time again! Back just in time for a drastic weather change in the UK Corrin, Nat & Steve get to catch up with their old buddy and all round 'top dude' Jordan Shelley! Jordan is a Dog trainer and behaviour specialist - Animal welfare campaigner - …

Slap us with a Spaniel Tail we are back for another review episode Bookshelvers! This week it is the awesome "Office Dogs: The Manual" by Stephanie Rousseau. We caught up with Stephanie for chats and giggles way back in July just before our summer break to go through this small but, absolutely, perfectly put together little gem of a book. This is a…

HOT DAWGS BOOKSHELVERS! How the devil are you all? So our Summer hiatus is at an end (woohoo)! And we are back with another banger. We only spoke to the amazing Danielle Beck today so this one is hot off the press. We rushed it out simply because Danielle is super interesting and we think the world of dogs need as much of her as it can get! Enjoy 💜…

HOWDY HI BOOKSHELVERS! We have some thrilling new for this weeks (and future) episodes. We are now officially sponsored by the AMAZING Dogwise Publishing. If your bookshelf are anything like ours you'll likely have a fair amount of books from this top notch company. They are offering our Bookshelvers a whopping 10% off if you visit www.dogwise.com …

What's going down Bookshelvers? We hope to find you well in this bizarre time we are all stuck in. What can we say about this episode? Firstly Jessica Pierce is such a wonderful person and we loved the time we spent talking to her about her two amazing books. We genuinely think that "The Last Walk" is a masterpiece and something that everyone, when…

Holy Hot Topics Batman! Question... Who fancies talking about Canine Nutrition with someone who actually knows what they are talking about? WE DO! Nat & Steve get thier brains well and truly schooled when joined by Linda P Case. What a show!!!! Its a double Booker Bookshelvers as we delve into " Beware The Straw Man" & "Only Have Eyes For You". As …

Well slap us with a turnip and tickle us pink Bookshelvers! This was a real landmark episode as Nat and Steve got to wallow in the presence of the one and only Marc Bekoff. Marc is an absolute legend in the fields of Animal Behaviour, Conservation and Animal Emotions. We discuss 2 (we couldn't choose just 1) of his plethora of amazing titles. "Unle…

HEY HEY HEY BOOKSHELVERS it's US we're back with another "Off the Shelf" ramble chat episode!!! This time we are joined by the one and only Greg Pattison or "Big G" as he is affectionately known as round these parts. Greg has been a supporter of our podcast since day one and now we can can count him as one of our friends. Greg runs Great Paws Dog T…

Good day to you Bookshelvers! How the devil are you? Well here is something guaranteed to brighten that commute, run or washing up session. This week we have been lucky enough to chin wag with Steve Mann. For those who haven't heard of Steve (where have you been?) he is a force of nature in the Dog Training world. As well as being the head honcho a…

What is going down Bookshelvers? It’s time for another Off The Shelf episode and this week Steve,Nat and Corrin are joined by the amazing Helen Motteram. We have a deep chat about the journey Helen took starting back in 1998 with her dog Sally which was one of her inspirations to want to help people with their dogs. We also talk about Helens Bird r…

Howdy Doody Bookshelvers! It's Episode 12 time. Melissa McCue-McGrath CPDT-KA is just amazing. We hit it off like a house on fire and we have all decided to move in together (ok that last part isn't true but we could!) Do your good selves a favour and find her on the interwebs and beyond you will not regret it. Her book "Considerations For The City…

Whats up Bookshelvers!? We are back! We hope you are all keeping yourselves healthy and safe across the globe. We have another fantastic long form ramble chat for the second episode of our 'Off The Shelf' series. Today Natalie, Corrin and Steve get to chin wag with the simply amazing Hannah Sadgrove and Lewis Nicholls. Together they run the fabulou…

Howdy Lovely Bookshelvers! So here it is. We are putting this episode out a whole week earlier as a bank holiday special. It's only KEN RAMIREZ and his new amazing book 'The Eye of the Trainer'. You like stories right? Well this is the episode for you. Ken ramirez new book 'The Eye Of The Trainer' is crammed full of the most amazing stories and ane…

Hey Hey Hey Bookshelvers! So here it is episode #1 of our 'Off The Shelf' series. This one we have entitled " Bear, Horse, Wolf" and it features Carrie-Anne Selwyn, Corrin Goodall (and Steve) with our very own Natalie Light talking about their personal journeys rehoming thier dogs Dodge, Drax and Peaches (who all happen to be pretty darn HUGE). We …

Howdy Bookshelvers! Steve and Nat are back for another episode. When we started our journey as dog trainers there was one particular book that really spoke to both of us. 'The Other End Of The Leash: Why we do what we do around dogs' is quite simply a masterpiece and we are still pinching ourselves from this one. We had the ABSOLUTE pleasure of tal…