Good owners, unhappy dogs | The gap between good intentions and what dogs actually need | Dr. Jessica Pierce | Bioethicist & Author

This week, I sit down with renowned American bioethicist and author Dr. Jessica Pierce.Jessica has spent decades writing about dogs. Not from our side of the leash, but from theirs. And what emerges is both humbling and fascinating: a world of sound we can't hear, smells we can't fathom, and a daily sensory experience that is nothing like our own.Think about your home for a moment, but through your dog's ears. The microwave, the traffic, the TV, the sirens. Now imagine your hearing is so acute that you can essentially smell someone's DNA. That's Tuesday for your dog.And that barking you've been trying to stop? The pulling toward every lamppost? The counter surfing, the chasing, the so-called "bad behaviours"? Jessica makes a compelling case that these aren't problems to be fixed. They're dogs doing exactly what dogs do, in a world built entirely for humans.This episode is an invitation to get low, look around, and ask a question most of us never think to ask: what is life actually like for my dog?Dr. Jessica Pierce is a bioethicist and the author of multiple books on the ethics of living with animals, including Unleashing Your Dog and Who's a Good Dog.