BarkPost's Stacie Grissom on DOGS AND THEIR PEOPLE; canine liability insurance; cat guru Pam Johnson Bennett on her new book, CATWISE

Free dog food, veterinary care for pets of homeless; Challenge of having a baby when you already have a dog; An all-American success story

Ann Patchett reads essays from her collection This Is The Story of a Happy Marriage; discusses her choosing-dogs-over-babies lifestyle and her new novel, Commonwealth

Stray cats with bird flu virus echo plot of Just Life; author of book about designer Marc Jacob’s Bulldog Neville; author of Animal Madness on emotional state of animals

Why You Shouldn't Let Your Dog Lick Your Face; safe traveling with pets; The Trainable Cat: A Practical Guide To Making Life Happier For You And Your Cat

Pet and Women’s Safety (PAWS) Act explained; how foster families care for pets while women recover; continued relevance of Patricia Deny's Animal Magnetism

Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (01-07-2017) #506: Blair Braverman talks about her book WELCOME TO THE GODDAMN ICE CUBE: CHASING FEAR AND FINDING HOME IN THE GREAT WHITE NORTH, and the time she spent with sled dogs in a very challenging environment; Patrick Pittaluga co-founded Grubbly Farms in Atlanta Georgia, a tech start-up insect farm company using black Soldier fly larvae to consume the waste from the human food production chain, and then use the insects as a protein source for animal food; Maria Goodavage talks about her newest book focused on military working dogs: SECRET SERVICE DOGS: THE HEROES WHO PROTECT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

Blair Braverman is the author of Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North. Patrick Pittaluga is Co-Founder & COO of grubblyfarms.com. Maria Goodavage is the author of Secret Service Dogs: The Heroes Who Protect the President of the United States.

How dogs experience the world through their amazing olfactory abilities; uplifting memoir, SIT, STAY, HEAL; PAWS Chicago director drastically reduced euthanasia

How Tracy (a listener in Batavia, Ohio) assembles her dogs for her annual Christmas card photo and the healing power of the love of dogs