Covered In Pet Hair – A fun late-night boozy pet podcast

In Episode 15, Abby Volin and Isabel dive into the emotional support animal conundrum. Abby hates the term "emotional support animal" and explains that it's not only a misnomer, but has also become a punch line. Abby doesn't know why the highly incorrect term has taken off but feels that it further stigmatizes those with disabilities, something she works tirelessly to prevent. She, instead, insists that the term for animals that do not qualify as "service animals" is "assistance animals" and she coined the term Animal Accommodation Law to ensure that companies, government entities, and people with assistance animals can work together to accommodate these important animals, protecting their important role in the lives of many Americans.

EPISODE NOTES: Emotional Support Animal Conundrum

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In episode 14, Vampire's Best Friend, Isabel interviews Tim Mitchum, President of WINPRO Pet, makers of blood protein supplement chews for dogs. Always a fan of a theme, Isabel invites Tim to play "Vampire Lies" while sipping a blood orange Flybird margarita. Tim enjoys a glass of Scout and Cellar Zinfandel while wondering if vampires really exist and what he's gotten himself into.

The discussion centers around the simple yet fascinating science behind the health benefits of pig's blood protein for dogs, its origins in horse racing, and how it was discovered. Isabel is already a fan of the brand. She learned about it from Scott J. Marshall II, her guest on episode 3, who cited WINPRO Pet as his all-time favorite pet product. She shares her dog, Titan's, progress since he started taking WINPRO's Mobility chew and thanks Tim and the team at WINPRO for giving her more walks with her beloved senior boy.

EPISODE NOTES: Vampire's Best Friend

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In Episode 13, Poop & Plastic, Isabel interviews the self-appointed Poop Bag Girl, a woman that set out to make better poop bags and one-of-a-kind poop bag holders. A true expert in all things poop and plastic, Jennifer Blaese owns GreenLine Pet Supply. Jennifer and Isabel have a lot in common including their love of animals, concern for the environment, and penchant for discussing poop, an unavoidable topic in the pet care industry.

They play "Penchant for Plastic," a trivia game inspired by an EarthDay.org quiz in which they lament the dire consequences of plastic use. They also play "Never Have I Ever, Poop Edition" in which she and Isabel come clean - pun intended - about their use of poop bags and judgment of pet parents that fail to pick up after their dogs in public. Jennifer explains what makes her poop bags actually biodegrade in a landfill environment and encourages pet parents to do what they can to keep the planet safe for humans and pets for generations to come.

EPISODE NOTES: Poop & Plastic

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On Episode 12, Doggie Deeva, Dee Hoult (see what she did there?!) chats with Isabel about all the ways training thousands upon thousands of dogs over more than a decade prepared her to parent her now three-year-old human, Jack. She plays "Dog vs. Kid," telling Isabel who takes longer to train in common behaviors like potty training and inside voices. She also plays "Right Fit" and discusses how she helps families find the perfect rescue or shelter pet through her Family Pet Selection services.

Isabel and Dee know each other through a mutual Miami friend, Flavia Berti of Equipaws Pet Services, but had never met until this show. They could probably have spent hours talking shop and sipping wine - if they weren't both super busy working moms, of course. Dee owns the largest pet dog training company in all of Florida and is currently working on a new training facility that she hopes will be graced by a work of art by Miami legend, Romero Britto, one of Isabel's favorite artists.

EPISODE NOTES: Doggie Deeva

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In episode 11, Wash & Wear, Isabel interviews Brigette Cox of Classy Canine Daycare in Dallas, Texas. Being the first groomer to appear on Covered in Pet Hair, Isabel had a ton of questions for Brigette. She kept asking questions - even though she insisted each was "the last question, I promise."

Isabel and Brigette play This vs. That in which Isabel asks Brigette to choose between two fancy breeds, noting which is more difficult to groom and why. Brigette also gives Isabel tips on how pet parents can show their pets' coats, skin, and nails love between grooming appointments and what not to do when playing with pets to keep your pet's ears and groomer's fingers intact when it comes time for a haircut.

EPISODE NOTES: Wash & Wear

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Married & running a pet sitting business together, Jessica & Chris Milam of Fur Services Fur Pets in Dallas, Texas bomb Isabel's movie-themed trivia game even though they like to call themselves movie buffs. Thank goodness it's not a drinking game cuz they would have run out of drinks 9 minutes into the interview.

In preparation for the upcoming Valentine's Day holiday, Isabel asks these co-working love birds to open up about their life, love, pets, and business. These proud Southerners don't hold back as they laugh and (one of them) over-indulges in his rum and OJ. With smiles and laughs all around, their challenges highlight how hard it is to run a pet sitting business, how demanding their work can be, and how they share the responsibility in an industry that runs 24/7.

EPISODE NOTES: Tipsy in Texas

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In Episode 9, The Funky Bunch, Isabel interviews a pet sitting, podcasting couple of parents, Collin and Meghan Funkhouser. These busy entrepreneurs sip sweet tea as they tell Isabel what it's like to raise humans while pet sitting, boarding dogs, and podcasting, how they got their start in the pet care industry, and why Meghan wasn't impressed with the music Collin chose for their podcast, Pet Sitter Confessional. Between laughs, Isabel plays "The Funky Bunch" and "Good, Bad, Helicopter" with these two expert pet and human parents.

EPISODE NOTES: The Funky Bunch

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In Episode 8, Isabel interviews her dear friend and former business partner, Beth Wherry Acker. Since they decided to close down their in-home pet care business, The Wag Pack, back in August 2020, Beth and Isabel have both been busy reinventing themselves in the pet care industry. Isabel launched Covered in Pet Hair and Beth launched Dog Minded Training, where she works with dogs and their families one-on-one, board dogs in her home, and even offers board-and-train and doggie day care training options.

During the show, Isabel quizzes Beth on her dog-mindedness with games "Whose Fault is It?" and "Yay or Nay?!" Beth's profound understanding of dogs, their needs, and what motivates them shines in her responses, always putting the well-being of the pet and his or her family first.

EPISODE NOTES: Dog Minded

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In Episode 7 of Covered in Pet Hair, Isabel chats with a person that loves dogs so much, she goes as far as to board them in her own home. Isabel and Deanna Schaar play "No Vacancy" to gauge just what a dog would have to do to never be invited back to the aptly named, Deanna's Dog House. They discuss prerequisites for boarding at Deanna's boutique in-home facility, and how she manages up to 10 dogs plus her own 4, ranging from 1 to 14.5 years of age.

Isabel asks Deanna about her role as founding member of the Texas Pet Sitters Conference, which has now become a proper association catering to the educational needs of pet sitters in Texas and beyond. As an exciting endeavor, the Texas Pet Sitters Association is offering its annual conference at no charge in 2021. The virtual conference, focusing on the "guts, resilience, initiative, and tenacity" it takes to survive a pandemic that has all but shut down the pet sitting industry, is open to pet professionals in all areas of the industry and anywhere in the world in the hopes that these same attendees will attend in person in the future.

EPISODE NOTES: Deanna's Dog House

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In Episode 6, Wendy Van de Poll, international best selling author, intuitive, and pet lover shares her fulfilling and successful life as an author, despite a misguided and cruel teacher's assurance that she could not make it as a writer. Her talent and hard work have yielded 23 books and 12 best selling titles across multiple genres, including pet loss and grief, entrepreneurship, and cozy mysteries for budding witches and hopeless romantics.

Wendy also discusses the many ways in which she helps aspiring authors take their stories from concept to reality. Well connected, experienced, and having made lots of mistakes along her indie publishing journey, Wendy offers rookie writers guidance based on her intuition, spiritual connection, and expertise. She is so keen on helping aspiring authors, in fact, that she created a promo for Covered in Pet Hair listeners and viewers that want to get clear on their future writing endeavors, whether in fiction and nonfiction, in genres ranging from urban fantasy, pets, erotica, and everything in between.

EPISODE NOTES: Witches Brew

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