Mark Hines, canine and behavior training specialist at the KONG company, gives us his holiday gift tips. And Mark Haynes of the Laurel Canyon Animal Company tells us about his CDs made especially for dogs.

This week, we've got a thought-provoking interview with professor of psychology Sam Gosling from the University of Texas, Austin. Dr. Gosling’s cutting edge research into animal personality promises to help shelters better match animals to human companions.