Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (01-24-21) #711: Featuring Belinda Alexandra, Stephanie Volo, and Freyda. Belinda Alexandra calls from Sydney Australia where she lives with her three black cats and wanted to dispel the notion of “crazy cat ladies” in her book The Divine Feline: A Chic Cat Lady’s Guide to Woman’s Best Friend; Stephanie Volo, […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (02-15-2020) #662: Featuring Bob & Susan Goldstein, Gwen Cooper, and Melissa Starling. Dr. Bob & Susan Goldstein talk about being pioneers in embracing and promoting the concept of natural products for pets, from creating their own store to developing natural products at Earth Animal; Gwen Cooper discusses her new book […]
Labradoodles are Nobody’s Frankenstein Monster! Why was such a fuss made this week about The BBC news podcast of an interview last week with a man named Wally, decrying a crossbred dog he experimented with decades ago? The mainstream media (the New York Times, the Washington Post, etc) grabbed onto the interview as though there […]
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (01-19-2019) #606: Featuring Chris Blazina, Annie Petersen, and Susie Coston. Psychologist Chris Blazina discusses his book WHEN MAN MEETS DOG: IT LEADS TO A UNIQUE FRIENDSHIP, ONE THAT CAN CHANGE MEN’S LIVES, and the particular way that pets have an affect on men; Annie Petersen talks about her non-profit organization […]
Keeping Pets Cool Without Heating Up Your Energy Bill What is your pet’s “carbon paw print?” Are you hurting your pocketbook and the environment by running air conditioning for your dog or cat more than you really need to? Are there alternative ways to keep your pets cool without leaving the air conditioner running all […]
It’s always a great feeling when someone you admire admires you in return! The unique and amazing magazine Four & Sons from Australia — which features art, photography, books, films, products with a canine theme — ran a generous article describing the Dog Film Festival. Their journalist did a fine job of capturing the essence […]
Dog Talk (10-31-2015) #445: Greyhound defender Christine Dorchak of the Grey2KUSA is publicizing how the greyhound racetrack Canidrome on the island of Macau near Hong Kong is a death sentence for greyhounds, hundreds of which are shipped into Macau from Australia every year despite laws against it; NJ State Certified Animal Control officer and State […]
Holistic Vets (07-27-2015) #3049: Celebrities are not above the law — or common sense! Dr. Patrick talks about how Johnny Depp and Amber Heard tried to take their Yorkies into Australia (a country serious about rabies) without proper health certificates and the pooches were promptly booted out of the country; and how Justin Bieber was […]
Dog Talk (7/05/2014) #378: Steve Latham, the producer/director/creator of SHELTER ME on PBS (that is underwritten by HALO Purely for Pets), talks about the episode with a heart-warming poem written and performed in an empty animal shelter by Steve Connell; Mia Cobb is a canine scientific researcher whose PhD work with the Anthrozoology Research Group […]
