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) & "Why Dogs Hump & Bees Get Depressed". But to be honest we chatted about everything under the sun including, Marc's friend, Jane Goodall, Veganism, dogs and guilt, teaching inmates in prison and much, MUCH more.

Steve and Nat then dance through the podcast in their usual ballroom style. We also answer some blooming fantastic listener questions again. As extras this week we can here all about Nats latest injury (yes another one), who Steve has been named after, Steve's criminal past, Nats bookshelf fail and Nat officially say she will look after Steve's dogs for 3 months while he goes on holiday (it's true the evidence is in here)!
Get it in your lug holes BOOKSHELVERS

Marc's Bio
Marc is professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has published  31 books, won many awards for his research on animal behavior, animal emotions, compassionate conservation, and animal protection, has worked closely with Jane Goodall, and is a former Guggenheim Fellow. Marc's latest books are Canine Confidential: Why Dogs Do What They Do and Unleashing Your Dog: A Field Guide to Giving Your Canine Companion the Best Life Possible (with Jessica Pierce) and he also publishes regularly for Psychology Today. Many essays on all aspects of dog behavior can be seen here. Currently, Marc and Jessica are writing a book about what the world will be like for dogs as and when humans disappear (Dogs Gone Wild: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World Without Humans, Princeton University Press, 202?). In 1986 Marc won the Master's age-graded Tour de France.

Link to Unleashing Your Dog by Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unleashing-Your-Dog-Field-Freedom/dp/160868542X/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=marc+bekoff&qid=1593271044&sr=8-3

Link to Why Dogs Hump & Bees Get Depressed on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Dogs-Hump-Bees-Depressed/dp/1608682196/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=marc+bekoff&qid=1593271044&sr=8-4

Link to Marc's Homepage
marcbekoff.com

Link to Marc's Boulder Art Behind Bars Project
Boulderjailart.com

Link to find Marc's work on Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/experts/marc-bekoff-phd

Steve & Corrins Goodall Dog Training Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/goodalldogs/

Nat's Training & Behaviour facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/Natdogs/