E7 Dog geekery: pet dogs or free-roaming dogs - who's got it better? A conversation with Sue Yanoff, DVM.

This episode is of interest for everyone on the canine nerd level scale: level 1, 2 and 3! C talks to their friend and FDSA colleague Sue Yanoff, DVM, about whether the ree-roaming dogs of Latin America or the average western-style pet have a better life: what does the data say? How much facts do we have and when do we need to rely on opinions? What is a dog's natural environment and behavior and what, in fact, IS a free-roaming dog ... OR a pet ... in the first place? Along with C, you'll learn about veterinary practice, and along with Sue, you'll learn about C's and Game's free-roaming friends. LINKS & RESOURCES For pictures and videos of the two injured free-roamers we discuss, see https://chrissisdogtraining.com/one-wild-and-precious-e7-dog-geekery-pet-dogs-or-free-roaming-dogs-whos-got-it-better/ For the occasional glimpse into the life of free-roamers, subscribe to C's Free Ranging Dogs Youtube channel. Sue Yanoff, DVM: Sue's bio The webinars by Sue Yanoff and Jessica Hekman ("To spay spay or not to spay, that is the question") ran live on September 22, but may still be available for purchase here if you're quick! C attended both of them live and highly recommends both parts! Click here for more info on Sue's canine sports medicine class! It will run again in April 2023 at FDSA (registration opens on May 22, 2023). Get in touch with C: www.chrissisdogtraining.com chrissi.schranz [at] gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/chrissi.schranz/https://www.instagram.com/adogisabondbetweenstrangers/ Additional resources: C's Youtube Channel on Free-Ranging dogs Studies alluded to in this conversation (chronological): Silja Griss, Stefanie Riemer, Charlotte Warembourg, Filipe Maximiano Sousa, Ewaldus Wera, Monica Berger-Gonzalez, Danilo Alvarez, Petrus Malo Bulu, Alexis López Hernández, Pablo Roquel, Salome Dürr, "If they could choose: How would dogs spend their days? Activity patterns in four populations of domestic dogs," Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Volume 243 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105449. Beck, Alan M., "The Ecology of Stray Dogs: A Study of Free-Ranging Urban Animals" (1973). Purdue University Press e-books. Book 3. Paul, M., Sen Majumder, S., Sau, S. et al. "High early life mortality in free-ranging dogs is largely influenced by humans." Sci Rep 6, 19641 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep19641