Animal Tales

Hosts Heidi Herriott and Tommy Fahey pull back the curtain on this popular marketing slogan that strongly encourages people to adopt/get their dogs only from shelters and rescues. There is so much more to this story you need to know!

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Dr. Ted Friend, a retired Texas A&M University animal behavioral scientist, initiated a study in the early 2000’s on elephants and big cats traveling with circuses as he was intrigued with the information about their alleged mistreatment that was spread by animal rights groups. He was neither advocating for or against circuses, but rather a scientist who felt compelled to study and document information about their care, training, and transport. Tune in to hear Heidi and Ted discuss the results of his study. There is more to the story!

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Hosts Heidi Herriott and Tommy Fahey continue their discussion and breakdown of training methods/theories. Positive reinforcement training is one quadrant of Operant Conditioning. They also discuss LIMA (least intrusive; minimally aversive) which is the method recommended by dog training associations. Tune in to hear their discussion about these methods, as well as useful training tips you can utilize immediately. Join Heidi and Tommy every Friday for Doggone Good Information!

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Pets are popular in the US, but we don’t always think reptiles. Approximately five percent of the US population have a reptile as a pet. Phil Goss, President of U.S. Association of Reptile Keepers (USARK), provides more detail on the various species and how some are even trained. Heidi and Phil also engage in a robust conversation about how the animal rights groups misrepresent and even lie about animal statistics, and work to end all animal ownership. There really is a difference between animal rights and animal welfare. Tune in to hear the important distinction!

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If you care about animals, or are concerned about animals in sport, entertainment, agriculture, and even pets, and truly want to know more about businesses and industries involved with animals, do not miss an episode of Heidi Herriott’s Animal Tales podcast. There is more to the story! Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast.

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Hosts Heidi Herriott and Tommy Fahey talk about best practices in caring for our pets, and how this relates to recent canine flu outbreaks and more. They discuss the trend of trainers advertising that they train only with Positive Reinforcement. What is the actual training method/theory in place here? Tune in to find out this answer and more! Join Heidi and Tommy every Friday for Doggone Good Information!

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Americans love their pets! Approximately 68% of homes have some type of pet according to industry stats with dogs being the most popular. Along with this trend come businesses and industries to support pet owners and cash in. There is also an overabundance of information, and misinformation. DOGGONE GOOD INFORMATION will take a deep dive into areas like training methods (Positive reinforcement only?); legislation including pet store bans, and the CDC having to regulate dog and puppy imports from other countries headed to shelters; and maintain a relevant discussion about dogs, pets, and training. We hope you enjoy this premier episode and will tune in each week! You will find DOGGONE GOOD INFORMATION in the Animal Tales podcast listing.

The Animal Tales podcast will continue to drop weekly on Tuesdays as well.

If you care about animals, or are concerned about animals in sport, entertainment, agriculture, and even pets, and truly want to know more about businesses and industries involved with animals, do not miss an episode of Heidi Herriott’s Animal Tales podcast. There is more to the story! Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast.

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Horses pulling wagons built New York. Central Park was designed to be seen from a horse drawn carriage. Spokesperson and carriage driver Christina Hansen provides an often visual picture of the iconic horses and carriage drivers of New York City in beautiful Central Park. She highlights that a large part of this debate is really about real estate holdings on the coveted upper west side of NYC that are currently housing carriage horses. You will also hear what prompted actor Liam Neeson to speak out in favor of the NYC carriage industry.

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If you care about animals, or are concerned about animals in sport, entertainment, agriculture, and even pets, and truly want to know more about businesses and industries involved with animals, do not miss an episode of Heidi Herriott’s Animal Tales podcast. There is more to the story! Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast.

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Wallis Brozman, the Advocacy Coordinator and Lead Story Teller for Canine Companions, provides a very heartfelt account of what these amazing service dogs mean to those who are fortunate enough to be teamed up with one. She reveals her own story, and how her service dogs have made an impact on her life Heidi and Wallis also discuss how fake service dogs are causing issues for those who truly depend on their dogs for their independence. Listen in to hear about the various ways you can get involved and support Canine Companion’s amazing mission. Maybe that even means an adorable puppy in your life?!

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This is an important distinction that Theresa Lucas, Executive Director of Protect the Harvest, will help define for us. Heidi and Theresa discuss how our compassion and desire to have animals in our lives is hijacked by animal rights activists. Founded by Forrest Lucas, Protect the Harvest exists to provide important and factual information to keep us informed, and help us drill down on sensationalized stories such as our food source, and so much more. You will also want to tune in to hear the connection between Bill Gates and crickets?!

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If you care about animals, or are concerned about animals in sport, entertainment, agriculture, and even pets, and truly want to know more about businesses and industries involved with animals, do not miss an episode of Heidi Herriott’s Animal Tales podcast. There is more to the story! Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast.

For more information about Heidi or future episodes of the podcast, go to www.heidiherriott.com/at-podcast.

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Meet Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach who manages the iconic dog race. Learn about this incredible half a century old event and the amazing collaboration between man and dog. Heid and Rob discuss how veterinarians, cutting edge animal care specialists, nutritionists, mushers and technology experts, and more partner to organize and run The Last Great Race.

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If you care about animals, or are concerned about animals in sport, entertainment, agriculture, and even pets, and truly want to know more about businesses and industries involved with animals, do not miss an episode of Heidi Herriott’s Animal Tales podcast. There is more to the story! Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast.

For more information about Heidi or future episodes of the podcast, go to www.heidiherriott.com/at-podcast.

Feedback is always appreciated at [email protected]

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