Thiago Kocher ("Affection in the Streets") on homeless people and their dogs; Alice Mayn (Lily's Place) on Saving Senior Dogs Week; Marcel Heijnen (Shop Cats of China)

Mark Rivers (The Cat Flap); Jane Goldman's years of commitment to Muttville, joys of adopting older dogs; how Tal Anderson's cat helped her through Covid isolation

Matthew Salleh & Rose Tucker discuss their 2 documentaries in 6th Annual NY Dog Film Festival and Netflix series; do dogs recognize their names; Cate Conte (Claws for Alarm)

Cynthia Branigan's memoir, The Last Diving Horse in America; Kyle Scoble (The 2nd Time I Got to Know My Dog); Andrew Graham (Winston the Kitty Who Couldn't Pee)

"Marty's Place" senior dog sanctuary featured in the upcoming NY Dog Film Festival; lifestyle changes to mitigate decline in senior dogs; value of using pheromones when interacting with kitties

Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (09-12-2021) #744: Featuring James Gorman, Margaret Mizushima, and Clara Goh. Animal science writer for the New York Times, James Gorman, discusses his NYT article on the importance of cats to medical science (including the fact that remdesivir, an important drug in combating Covid, was first successfully used against a cat disease caused by another coronavirus); Margaret Mizushima reads from her newest dog-centric mystery thrilled, Striking Range; Dr. Clara Goh discusses her work teaching orthopedic surgery to the next generation of veterinarians at Colorado State University Veterinary Medical Center.

Leslie Granger (CEO, Bideawee shelters) discusses two upcoming fund-raising galas; Jeffrey Burton's new cadaver dog thriller, The Keepers; AVMA support of Healthy Dog Importation Act

Natalia Borrega (Animal IQ, PBS Digital) on social interactions of lions; rising popularity of exotics and fish as pets; bond between animal and children

Guillaume Daoulas in France discusses alternative protein source Ynsect is growing from larvae; nutrition and diabetes in cats; importance of having pet insurance

Responses to the question "Do All Dogs go to Heaven?"; Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado unravels the Mystery of the Shiny Shoes; Melissa Shapiro's most unusual pet adoption