Dog training: Cues, commands, obedience, and punishment and why using accurate words when training your dog matters for your relationship.

John Woestendiek, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of the highly acclaimed "Dog, Inc.," and blogger at Ohmidog! re-creates John Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley" 50 years later with his large mixed breed dog, Ace, and tells Animal Cafe about it.

The link between animal abuse and domestic abuse is strong but not as widely recognized as it could be. Okey's Promise is a project which seeks to change that. In this interview, Vicki Boatright (aka BZTat), Miah Thornton and Chloe Divita discuss Okey's Promise, how the project started, what it hopes to accomplish and how it can impact both animal and human lives.

In this extraordinary story, Dr. Stephen Kress, also known as the "Puffin Man," talks about how the National Audubon Society started Project Puffin as an experimental way to restore Atlantic Puffins from extinction to their native nesting islands in the Gulf of Maine. Project Puffin has become the model of success for rebuilding seabird colonies worldwide. Animal Cafe

Pet products for Fall is the theme, and you'll find things you need for hiking or longer walks with your dog, even music, and a great product to help older dogs get in and out of your vehicle, a toy, a travel carrier that doubles as a dog bed, and a book! Dogs like to be read to, don't you? Animal Cafe

Grisha Stewart discusses the ins and outs of her detailed, dog-friendly protocol for helping fearful or reactive dogs feel empowered, and ultimately, more calm and confident when out and about.

Blogger and public relations consultant Diane Silver has traveled to Italy, twice, with her charming Havanese, Cosmo. In this interview for Animal Cafe , she gives tips on how to travel abroad successfully -- and explains why it's worth all the preparation.

Dr. Marcie Campion, PhD. and pet nutritionist, joins us at Animal Cafe to discuss pet foods and pet nutrition. She answers some of the most commonly asked questions about pet foods.

Street Dogs, or "Satos", in Puerto Rico litter the streets, many operating a "who do I know will feed me" daily route through cities like San Juan. We talk to Debbie Jacobs, author, certified dog trainer, explorer and speaker from Vermont, about her rescue work in Vieques and what changes she seen in the 15 years she's been volunteering. For more, go to Animal Cafe

In this interview with New Mexico travel industry expert Jill Lane for Animal Cafe, we learn how her rescued Olde English Bulldogge, Jack, got his own TV segment, became the canine governor of New Mexico, and changed the face of pet travel in the state