Calling All Creatures

Have you ever wondered about whether animals are thinking, feeling beings? Have you ever wondered about the way we humans treat animals, and why we treat some animals differently from others? Well I'll be discussing this with author Brandon Keim who wrote a book titled, "Meet the Neighbors, Animal Minds and Life In A More-Than-Human World." Brandon researched many different instances about how we humans treat our animal neighbors and how these animals are just trying to live their lives in our world, which we aren't making easy for them to do. So if you'd like to learn more please tune in !

Have you ever wondered how intelligent our dogs are? Do you know how many olfactory sensors a dog's nose has? Did you know that dogs can be taught to sniff out whale poop on the water? Well my guest this Thursday is Jennifer Holland, renowned author for several different magazines such as National Geographic and National Wildlife to just name a couple. She's also written several of her own books and while we talk about her newest, Dog Smart: Life-Changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence, we're going to learn more about the things I mentioned above and more! So if you're interested in learning more about just how intelligent our dogs are please join us!

Another important podcast as I'll be talking about canine cancer with Terry Simons from CLEAR (Canine Lymphoma Education Awareness and Research) again. This time Stacey Zipfel, film producer joining us to. We'll be doing some updates about canine cancer research and let you know how it's progressing. We'll also be talking about the newest film documentary Stacey produced for CLEAR, My Friend: Radical Hope. If you would like to join us for this important conversation then tune in!

How many of you know that cats can be therapy animals? That's what the podcast this week is about, the need for therapy cats. I have Moira Smith from PetPartners joining me to give us more information about how cats make great therapy animals, how you can become a therapy team with your cat, and how these kitty and handler teams are making an impact in so many lives. If you're interested in learning more and finding out what you need to to do to become a team, whether through Pet Partners or your own local pet therapy organization please join us!

Hello all! This week's podcast is informative and important. I'm going to be discussing pet choking with Dr. Judy Morgan, DVM and Johnna Devereaux Chief Nutrition Officer for Bow Wow Labs. They are going to give us all sorts of important information about pet choking, prevention and what to do if your pet does choke on something. Many of us probably don't think about pet choking as we don't hear about it as much as we hear about other things like injuries and serious illnesses. But pet choking is a thing and happens more frequently than we realize, so I'm really glad to have these ladies on to talk about it. If you are interested in learning more then please join us!

This week I'll be talking with Mariquita Solis about how she has been helping wild and domestic animals through her volunteer time. Mariquita has volunteered at wildlife sanctuaries as a docent and animal handler. She is also the Animal Ministry Leader at her church. So if any of you would like to find out more about being a wildlife handler or about animal ministry please join us!

Well I told you I'd see about getting Blanca Rodriguez back on as soon as possible and guess what, she's going to be on this Thursday! So let me ask again, have you ever thought about canine massage therapy for your dog? You're asking why would I need to get canine massage therapy for my dog? Well I'm going to be answering that question with some help from my guest Blanca, who is a Canine Massage Therapist and Owner/CEO of Wounded Healer. Canine massage therapy can help with several things and Blanca will tell us what those things are and also share how to make sure you're getting an actual massage therapist and not someone who has no clue what they're doing. So if you're interested in hearing m ore about this topic, please tune in!

Have you ever thought about canine massage therapy for your dog? You're probably thinking why would I need to get canine massage therapy for my dog? Well I'm going to be answering that question with some help from my guest Blanca Rodriguez, who is a Canine Massage Therapist and Owner/CEO of Wounded Healer. Canine massage therapy can help with several things and Blanca will tell us what those things are and also share how to make sure you're getting an actual massage therapist and not someone who has no clue what they're doing. So if you're interested in hearing m ore about this topic, please tune in!

This weeks podcast is for all you cat lovers and anyone that's interested in Savannah Cats! I have Julie Laney from the Savannah Cat Association on this week to help those of you that are interested in getting a Savannah Cat as pet, figure out if they're the pet for you. She's going to give us more information about the care they require, how they are rated, and how much they can cost you. So please join us!

The perfect podcast right before the 4th of July! I'll be talking about The Bald Eagle, Our American Symbol with my guest Crystal Slusher, who is a Bald Eagle Specialist, among other duties, with the American Eagle Foundation. We'll talk about where and how they live, their diet, and some other facts that some of us may not know. If you would like to learn more about the bald eagle please join us!