Barks from the Bookshelf

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 measures. If you've ever wondered what the wor...

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 us. So here is our Christmas Special! Expect a ful...

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 myths and blowing minds is what you're after set...

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 working in the industry and (possibly more importa...

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 pretty amazing tricks. Add to this an in-depth...

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 planet of ours! Lili had also just released the bo...

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 - Presenter, producer and writer as well as all...

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 also the first episode recorded in Nat's "woofic...

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 💜    Danielle is an enthusiastic and passionate an...

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 and when you reach the checkout enter the code BAR...

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 ready, should read and "Run, Spot, Run" is a real...

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 as top notch reflections and reviews...

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. "Unleashing Your Dog" (co-authored by Jessica Pierce) &...

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 Training in Darlington as well as hosting the bloom...

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 and founder at the Institute For Modern Dog Traini...

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 rescue called ‘Russells Rescue’ and, of course, Rus...

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 Dog" opened our eyes to some unique challenges fa...

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 fabulous Thinkdog dog training and behaviour business in...

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 anecdotes from his incredible career. Ken has led a...

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 talk about how we ended up making the decision to...

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 talking to Patricia about her career as one of the mo...

BLIMEY BOOKSHELVERS! It's a Social Distancing special this time around on BFTBS! So distant we thought we'd try interview someone in Manchester! Jane Ardern's new book Mission Control is a must for anyone who is interested in training "high drive" breeds or simply any dog geeks out there. The whole book is crammed full of fabulous explanations of emotional states and in-depth step by step exercise...

OH MY DAYS BOOKSHELVERS! Never meet your heroes they say... well Barks from the Bookshelf say a big BOO to that. This episode features the one and only Jean Donaldson. Jean doesn't really require an introduction. She is a burning light in the Dog Training Community. It was our absolute honour to talk with Jean and we really hope you all enjoy it. Jean's Bio Jean is one of the top dog trainers in t...

Welcome, Welcome and Welcome Bookshelvers! Here we are at episode 5 of Barks from the Bookshelf :) This one was a real pleasure to record! Steve and Nat get to talk to the bloomin' marvellous Zazie Todd about her book 'Wag: The Science Of Making Your Dog Happy'. What a book. It belongs on shelf of any dog lover in the world and will take you through the hows and whys of keeping those dogs happy fr...

Howdy Bookshelvers! In this episode of Barks From The Bookshelf Nat and Steve get to have a good ol' chin waggle with their good buddy Karen Wild Karen is a force of nature in the Dog World (not to mention other furries). We focus on her awesome Book 'Being a Dog - the world from your dog's point of view'. First published in 2016 this is a truly fact filled book on the subject of what its like to...