In this episode we talk about clicker training, how it works, how to do it and why you should add it to your cats life.

Dr. Marci Koski is a certified feline behavior and training consultant in Vancouver, Washington, who works with cat guardians all over the world to help cats live their best lives. Her goal is to keep cats in homes and out of shelters by helping cat guardians find solutions to behavior challenges. She earned specialized and advanced certificates in Feline Training and Behavior from the Animal Behavior Institute, and established her business, Feline Behavior Solutions, in 2014. She also has a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Fishery and Wildlife Biology from Colorado State University and had a career as a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for over ten years, where she worked toward the conservation and recovery of threatened and endangered species. Marcihas also volunteered with Furry Friends (a cats-only rescue) since 2014 and joined the Board of Directors in 2016; she donates her time to help new adopters with any behavior concerns they have about their cats. In her spare time, Marci enjoys reading, creating fiber art, spending time with her very supportive husband (Chris), and spoiling her 17-year-old cat, Momo.

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Here are the books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooperative-Care-Seven-Stress-Free-Husbandry/dp/0578423138

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Hanna Fushihara is the founder of Nosework for cats!

Nosework Cats is an enrichment and training activity in which your cat is seeking, sniffing, and hunting for their treats or food. It's a game that has been tweaked specifically for cats from the model of nosework for dogs. Cats have their own species specific traits in behavior, biology, and how they live with us. We’ll account for all of that cat-ness. It’s a bonding experience for you and your cat. You’ll learn so much about how they experience the world and process information. Hanna started this in 2020.

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Gaëlle Anne Fouéré is currently studying feline behaviour with a view to becoming a consultant in this field, but this will in fact be her third career.She began as a journalist, notably at the newspaper Le Monde in Paris, where she covered education news. She then joined the United Nations, where she worked successively at the WHO, UN Women and MONUSCO – the UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC. She held positions as an editor and translator in English, French and Arabic.Gaëlle Anne Fouéré has lived in France, Egypt, Turkey, Switzerland and the DRC. She is currently based in Dublin, Ireland, where she is working with the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.She shares her life with her beloved cat, Caramel.
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Hannah is a Registered Veterinary Nurse with 38 years in the veterinary profession and a proud BVNA member. She’s the founder of zumi, a pet care app that connects pet owners with Registered Vet Nurses for trusted, affordable in-home pet care. The app gives pet owners more accessible options for pet care, supports vet teams in caring for their clients outside the practice, and helps vet nurses use their skills beyond traditional clinical roles.
Outside of work you’ll find her hanging out with her family, going to the theatre, de-stressing in a yoga class, or spending time with rescue pals - Loula (terrier x) and Toast Malone (ginger kitty). Hannah is Chair of Trustees for the Michael Guest Charitable Foundation, and a passionate advocate for supporting registered charities. She loves to travel and has spent time abroad volunteering for wildlife protection and conservation.

It was great to chat to Hannah and find out more. I am not paid by zumi in any way - I simply think it is a great idea as animal care is an unregulated profession.

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So many cats can be in pain because of the way they are bred - Scottish Fold and Munchkin Cats and Persians are just some. Pain and behaviour can be interlinked and it makes me angry and sad that these pets are bred and could potentially end up in rescue due to behavioural challenges stemming from pain, as well as vet trips to help them. It is a huge welfare concern and I am pleased Battersea are doing it but also down that they have to. https://www.battersea.org.uk/what-we-do/animal-welfare-campaigning/cost-of-cute.

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Katia and I spoke about grief, art, how community cats in Brazil were helped in such a clever and compassionate way and making science accessible. It was a pleasure to chat to her and it will always be a memorable podcast for many reasons.

Katia Colitti is a lawyer and writer whose work has been published in Animal Welfare (Cambridge University Press) and Global Journal of Animal Law. Katia grew up in Ukraine, lived in the U.S. for over a decade, and, since 2012, has been based in Belgium. She has shared her home with three cats for nearly two decades. Her sole remaining feline famiy member is Margo, a playful and communicative 19-year old, who brings joy to every day.

A lifelong ailurophile with an MSc in International Animal Welfare, Ethics, and Law from The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at The University of Edinburgh, Katia has a special interest and extensive experience in geriatric and diabetic cat care. Katia writes on Substack about cat health and welfare, the human-cat relationship, cats in the arts, and cat loss grief.

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Its main constituent parts are:- Minding Mittens (bridging research and lived experience to deepen how we understand and care for cats): https://mindingmittens.substack.com/- Letters to Mosi (essays on grief, memory, and the ways love continues after loss): https://letterstomosi.substack.com/

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Today’s guest is Kris(tine) Hill, a researcher and founding member of the Cat Academic Think Tank (e-CATT), a cross-disciplinary collective dedicated to the scholarly exploration of cats and human–cat relationships. Her work engages with the cultural, ethical, and social dimensions of feline lives, bringing critical insight to the ways cats shape — and are shaped by — human worlds.

Through collaborative research, public scholarship, and participation in forums like the Critical Cat Café, Kris(tine) contributes to expanding conversations around more-than-human studies and the serious academic consideration of cats as subjects in their own right.

Today, we’ll be diving into her work, her research interests, and what it really means to think critically — and creatively — about cats.

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Lisa talks to the lovely Paulette Edwards on BBC Radio Sheffield about things to avoid with dog and cat introductions.

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