Peer-reviewed · 2026
The Open Palm Gesture in Human–Dog Communication
An exploratory synthesis drawing on canine cognition, gesture studies,
attachment theory, anthropology and field observation — arguing that this ancient, widely
used human gesture deserves greater scientific attention.
Pangal, S. (2026). Human–Animal Interactions, 14:1, 0031. CABI.
Public-interest research
The failures of street-dog relocation
A 2025 literature review co-authored with Dr. Anindita Bhadra, Dr. Chinny
Krishna, Dr. Balaji Chandrashekar and others, setting out the scientific, legal and ethical
case against removing free-living dogs.
Frameworks & guidance
What practitioners work from
Living documents, formally versioned, revised as field practice develops —
and revised by more than one hand.
Books & companion writing
Dog Knows
The book, published by HarperCollins India, and the essays written around it.
Talks & conferences
Where this work is heard
The founder, tutors and graduates of BHARCS have been invited to present at
events across the UK, the US and India — among them TEDx, a PDTE keynote alongside Dr. Jane
Goodall and Dr. Marc Bekoff, the Aggression in Dogs Conference, the KIENO Conference,
Control the Meerkat, Your Puppy Blueprint and Welfare for Animals.
- Animal Law Center, NALSAR University of Law — Orientation Programme on Community Dog Management PolicySindhoor Pangal · 2026
- Dog Behavior Conference (Victoria Stilwell Academy) — Invited speakerSindhoor Pangal · 2026
- EASE Anthrozoology Postgraduate Conference — "The Future of Anthrozoology" — How international discourse on the symbiotic value of free-living dogs is shaping proceedings in the Indian Supreme CourtSindhoor Pangal · 2026
- Pet Remedy Emotional Wellbeing Conference — Social Wellbeing in DogsSowjanya S Vijayanagar · 2026
- Dog Behavior Conference (Victoria Stilwell Academy) — Invited speakerSindhoor Pangal · 2025
- Emotional Wellbeing in Animals ConferenceSindhoor Pangal · 2025
- KIENO Conference — What If It Is Pain?Sowjanya S Vijayanagar · 2025
- ABK Conference (Animal Behaviour Kent) — Invited speakerSindhoor Pangal · 2024
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- Control the Meerkat, Trauma in Animals Conference — Luna’s Journey with TraumaSowjanya S Vijayanagar · 2024
- Dog People Evolution (DPE) ConferenceSindhoor Pangal · 2024
- Your Puppy Blueprint — Gentle Parenting to Raise Emotionally Resilient DogsSowjanya S Vijayanagar · 2024
- Aggression in Dogs Conference (hosted by Michael Shikashio)Sindhoor Pangal · 2023
- Control the Meerkat Conference — Invited speakerSindhoor Pangal · 2023
- DogX Conference (PACT) — Understanding and Appreciating Free-Ranging Street DogsSindhoor Pangal · 2023
- PDTE Annual Conference — Gentle Parenting and Applying the Idea to the Caregiving of DogsSowjanya S Vijayanagar · 2023
- Welfare for Animals, Trainers for Rescues — Gentle Parenting of DogsSowjanya S Vijayanagar · 2023
- Anthrozoology as International Practice (AIP 2022) — Has citizen-care of free-living dogs been explored as a means for rabies eradication in India?Sindhoor Pangal · 2022
- HeartDog Wellbeing Summit — Building the Dog–Human BondSowjanya S Vijayanagar · 2022
- The HeartDog International Wellbeing SummitSindhoor Pangal · 2022
- GITAM (Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management) — Who are Streeties and Why Should We Care About Them?Sindhoor Pangal · 2021
- PDTE Online Summit — Keynote speaker, alongside Dr. Jane Goodall and Dr. Marc BekoffSindhoor Pangal · 2020
- Creative Mornings — Using my anxiety to understand dogsSindhoor Pangal · 2019
- TEDx Napier Bridge Women — The Fascinating Dialogue That Animals Want to Have With UsSindhoor Pangal · 2019
- Canine ConversationsSindhoor Pangal · 2018
- PDTE Summit — Invited speakerSindhoor Pangal · 2017
- Decoding Your Dog Summit, with Vanessa Jones — Responding to Reactivity HolisticallySurabhi Venkatesh
- Dog Centred Care with Andrew Hale — Nutrition for the Canine Heart & Soul, and the BHARCS panelSurabhi Venkatesh
- Dog Centred Care with Andrew Hale — Interview, and a multidog conflict resolution case studySowjanya S Vijayanagar
- KIENO Conference, with Dr. Holly Trett — Emotional Regulation for Dog Parents & Complex DogsSurabhi Venkatesh
- Pup Fest, with Niki French — Luchi & Mutton’s S.A.F.E.T.Y Framework for Reactive DogsSurabhi Venkatesh
- Welfare for Animals Conference, with Ruby Leslie — Enriched Environments for DogsSurabhi Venkatesh
- Your Puppy Blueprint, with Kelly Fahey of PupScouts of Hunterdon — Emotional Regulation for PuppiesSurabhi Venkatesh
In conversation
Twenty-seven appearances and shows — NPR’s Dog Talk four times
over, podcasts across Europe and the US, and three shows hosted by our graduates, in English
and Slovenian.
Show 19 more
- Dog Talk® with Tracie HotchnerSindhoor Pangal · (NPR / public radio, 2022) — on the morality of crating a "loved family member."
- Dog Talk® with Tracie HotchnerSindhoor Pangal · (NPR / public radio, 2022) — a philosophical discussion on changing our perceptions about dogs
- Attitude MakeoverSindhoor Pangal · (2022) — A Deeper Look at Dog Psyche
- The Baroo PodcastSindhoor Pangal · Charlotte Bayne in conversation with Sindhoor Pangal
- Sarah Fink Problemhunde PodcastSindhoor Pangal · (2023)
- Out of the WoofworksSindhoor Pangal · Rachael Forday in conversation with Sindhoor Pangal (2025) — Decolonising Free Living Dogs
- Just Animals Among Other AnimalsSindhoor Pangal · (2025) — Care, Love, and Attention as Political Acts for Streeties
- The Deal With Animals — revisitedSindhoor Pangal · Marika Bell (2025) — The Culture of Free Living Dogs
- Dog Centred Care — Complexities of social richness in dogsSindhoor Pangal · 2025
- The Bitey End of the DogSindhoor Pangal · (2026) — From Chasing Safety to Creating Risk
- Positively Dog TrainingSindhoor Pangal · (2026) — India's Free-Living Dogs in Crisis
- APA Human-Animal Interaction PodcastSindhoor Pangal · (2026)
- The Dog Expert PodcastSindhoor Pangal · (2026)
- Dog Talk® with Tracie HotchnerSindhoor Pangal · (NPR / public radio, 2026) — on the crisis facing India's free-living "streeties" amid mass culling in the name of rabies control
- Galen Myotherapy / Galen Therapy CentreSindhoor Pangal · (2026) — Dogs that made me
- Dogs Do SpeakSindhoor Pangal · (Colin Spence, 2026)
- The Dog Woman Alchemy — feminist and somatic approaches to canine relationships, now in its third seasonHosted by Surabhi Venkatesh
- Lahkotno življenje s psi — a Slovenian-language show on canine behaviour and wellbeingHosted by Eva Pirnat
- Easeful Life With Dogs — the English-language companionHosted by Eva Pirnat
- Multi-dog households — on helping dogs in one household feel safe with each otherAnushree Thammanna, guest on The Dog Woman Alchemy · 2024
Research, in the open
Selected pieces from the Library that carry the research forward. The full
archive is here.
Founder
Sindhoor Pangal
Founder and principal of BHARCS, and the school’s main tutor. Every course
is written and taught in her voice. Her own talks, publications and press are archived
separately.
Graduates
The practitioners behind this
They run their own practices, and take consultations, talks and
collaborations directly.
BHARCS