Is Your Dog Who You Think He Is? (Doggy DNA!)

On this episode of The Insomnicat Show, we take a look at man's best friend and most loyal companion. Bryan and Nicolette use the Embark DNA kits on their dogs and chat with experts about the history of dogs and how they evolved into household staples. Is your dog actually a wolf? Who knows?! Learn things you never knew about your dog right here in this episode. Also, find out what you should really be considering when it comes time to get a dog. Sign up for the Insomnicat Newsletter to get notification: https://insomnicat.com/newsletter/ Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-insomnicat-show/id1542656338 Our Guests: Sheryl Green, Owner, Unleashed Communications http://www.unleashedcommunications.com/ Dr. Stephen Zawistowski, Animal Behaviorist Stephen L. Zawistowski, PhD, CAAB Emeritus served as a senior executive at the ASPCA for 26 years. “Dr. Z” is a well-known speaker on a number of animal behavior, shelter and animal welfare topics. He completed a PhD in behavior-genetics at the University of Illinois (1983) and was a National Science Foundation post-doctoral fellow at Indian University. Dr. Z was certified as an applied animal behaviorist and chaired the Animal Behavior Society’s Board of Professional Certification from 1998-2007, is founding co-editor of the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, and an adjunct professor in the Animal Behavior and Conservation graduate program at Hunter College. He co-edited Animal Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff with Dr. Lila Miller (2004) and the second edition in 2013, co-authored a history of the ASPCA, Heritage of Care with Marion Lane (2008), and authored a textbook Companion Animals in Society (2008). Dr. Z served on the ACC&D Board of Directors for eight years (2005-2013), including multiple years as Board Chair. He received public service awards from the USDOJ and USDA for his work on the Michael Vick dog fighting case. (read his books: https://www.isbns.net/author/Stephen_Zawistowski) Alex Lu, Creator, DogsBond Learn more about Alex and his dog-focused board game! https://www.dogsbondgame.com/media-room Sign up for out newsletter: https://insomnicat.com/newsletter/ Follow us on IG https://www.instagram.com/theinsomnicatshow/ Follow us on FB: https://www.facebook.com/InsomnicatMediaInc #Dog #Dogs #DogDNA #Puppies #Puppy