#19 - Kathy Sdao: Food Motivation Myths

In this interview episode, we are joined by Kathy Sdao, an applied animal behaviorist to discuss an always popular topic, food motivation. Food motivation is a term that comes up a lot when folks are talking about training their pets. While all individuals are intrinsically motivated by food, because they have to eat to survive, it can get a little more complicated when we’re talking about the behavior of reliably eating, which is usually what many folks are really referring to when talking about food motivation. And not reliably eating, can lead to some sticky situations. 

You’ll hear Emily and Kathy discuss: 

• Being a detective when your pet doesn’t eat, because it’s a behavioral emergency
• Why the back of your pet food bag probably isn’t an accurate recommendation for how much food your pet should eat
• How you can create aversions to food, doing things that people very commonly do

You can find the full show notes here.