Kids & Pets and your responsibility as the adult is what is being discussed in episode #64 with animal lover and first time author Margrit Strohmaier. 

Don't get a pet for your kids for the holidays until you and your kids have read this book 

Links:

Learn more: 

https://www.margritstrohmaier.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/margrit_strohmaier/

What to Know Before You Get Your Dog is available on online and at bookstores:

https://www.amazon.com/What-Know-Before-Your-Book-ebook/dp/B095JDGX7K

https://www.bookdepository.com

https://www.barnesandnoble.com

https://www.target.com

*The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast or you tube video series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the host or the employees of The Petropolist. The primary purpose of this show is to educate and inform. This show does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services. Please contact a medical professional/veterinarian for all questions regarding the health of your pet.  The Petropolist show and podcast are available for private non-commercial use only. You may not edit, modify or re-distribute this show.*

The Independent pet roundtable is made up of: 

BC Henschen of Platinum Paws, Carmel, Indiana

Diana Farrar of Fifi & Fidos, San Antonio Texas

Quincy Zikmund of Give a Dog a Bone, Evansville, Indiana

Our host for this episode:  David Primrose - Pet Food Safety expert Synergy Pet Food

*The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast or you tube video series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the host or the employees of The Petropolist. The primary purpose of this show is to educate and inform. This show does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services. Please contact a medical professional/veterinarian for all questions regarding the health of your pet.  The Petropolist show and podcast are available for private non-commercial use only. You may not edit, modify or re-distribute this show.*

David Primrose: Founder of Synergy Pet Food. 

David has worked in the global pet food industry for over 40 years. He has a Master's degree in Food Safety Management (MSc with Distinction - Food Safety Management) and more than 30 years expertise in technical risk management, including pet food raw material risk assessment for food safety, quality and authenticity, and has worked on pet food ingredient food fraud identification and control. Through SPF, David provides a comprehensive confidential service to clients in person and on a “remote” working basis in areas of auditing, quality and food safety management systems development, raw materials specifications and raw materials risk assessment (HACCP and VACCP).

Contact information: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidprimrose/?originalSubdomain=uk

Read David's articles here: https://www.petfoodindustry.com/authors/21-david-primrose

*The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast or you tube video series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the host or the employees of The Petropolist. The primary purpose of this show is to educate and inform. This show does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services. Please contact a medical professional/veterinarian for all questions regarding the health of your pet.  The Petropolist show and podcast are available for private non-commercial use only. You may not edit, modify or re-distribute this show.*

Episode 61 is all about service dogs. 

In this episode I speak with Barbara Phillips service dog trainer specializing in diabetic alert dogs.   I wanted to shine a light on Diabetic Alert Dogs as well as the misinformation about service dog certifications and how the use of 'fake' certifications cause harm for the people with real disabilities that need service dogs to help get them through each day.  

If you have questions for Barbara Phillips schedule an appointment with her here: Free Consultation

Follow her on her FB page or check out her website: https://www.access4servicedogs.com/

*The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast or you tube video series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the host or the employees of The Petropolist. The primary purpose of this show is to educate and inform. This show does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services. Please contact a medical professional/veterinarian for all questions regarding the health of your pet.  The Petropolist show and podcast are available for private non-commercial use only. You may not edit, modify or re-distribute this show.*

If you are having a problem with your cats bathroom habits start by listening to episode #60 of The Petropolist podcast with my guest, cat behaviorist and retainment specialist Dr. Rachel Geller.

https://drrachelcatbehavior.com/

*The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast or you tube video series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the host or the employees of The Petropolist. The primary purpose of this show is to educate and inform. This show does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services. Please contact a medical professional/veterinarian for all questions regarding the health of your pet.  The Petropolist show and podcast are available for private non-commercial use only. You may not edit, modify or re-distribute this show.*

What is it?: ‘One-Eyed Leo’ is an e-book designed for parents to read to children. Age group is the 6 to 10-year old who request/demand to have a puppy or dog in the family home. This is the trigger for up to 80% of adoptions (the other 20% being elderly people living alone). More often than not the decision to adopt is spontaneous, ill-informed, with no plan, nor post adoption schedule. This book aims to reverse this trend.

Who is selling it?

The authors of One-Eyed Leo are seeking Rescues, Veterinary practices, microchipping sites and businesses directly involved in pet welfare services, to sell via their online shops. Using an affiliate marketing system, the promoter will receive a 20% remuneration on each sale at the end of each calendar month. Furthermore, distribution will be limited to just a few outlets in each country or state, and the e-book will NOT be made available via Amazon or similar websites. The intention is that this book will only be available directly from pet service providers.

Commercial details: E-Book Link: https:/www.doginternetofthings.ie/ RRP:E-Book$12.50/€10.00 Please forward any questions to: [email protected]

This e-book is presently available to purchase from the web site: www.doginternetofthings.ie

Learn more here: This article is about the economics of rescue shelters and puppy mills: The problem in numbers. While this article focuses on the Irish situation, the dynamics are similar or worse in most of the world. https://www.woofadvisor.com/blog/dog-welfare-in-ireland-the-pending-crisis/

A few reviews: 

Dr. Alyssun Grant, BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD.

Debra Vey Voda Hamilton, Hamilton Law and Mediation. Bestselling author. Esq./Mediator/Conflict Coach: “This book is, without a doubt, the best pre-puppy purchase you can give your child, grandchild, or friend. It should be required reading for everyone contemplating bringing a pet into their lives.”

Rosy Romero, Radio Host, Author. Mexico City:   “I love this colourful book. A beautiful love story. Everything you need to understand before and after you adopt a dog. This sets the standard for what dog care should be in every civilized country and in every home. The best way to prevent dogs from being abandoned.”

Brigitte Barton, CAB, A.Dip.CBM, FISAP, MICB, MICAN. Executive Director, International Society of Animal Professionals:

Spencer Hodgetts, the founder of Reboundog believes that every person can bring about goodness. He created the social group Reboundog to bring together the people that practice what they preach in the world of animal welfare and human welfare.  

A little about who Spencer is...in his own words: 

"I believe that undesirable dogs & disadvantaged people have the right to belong in society!

So I help pet advocacy & therapy professionals create the social-impact they desire.

About four years ago someone on social media in the US shared a video about a “prison dog program”.  That video touched something deep down in me about listening, real deep listening….without pre-judgement. I’ve been in too many situations from very young childhood on where I or others around me have not been listened to.

When I went to secondary school in Holyhead, N.Wales in ‘68 I was one of only half a dozen English kids in a school of 1900+ so one learnt pretty quick to fight your ground. An old school friend, now in Norway who has kept in loose contact with a cousin, commented recently that she remembered me as standing up to speak his mind on environmental issues. I’d grown up there on a beach with a rescue English collie as my friend. So I’ve been standing up with my head above the parapet for over half a century! 

My working life falls into two blocks of landscaping big stuff such as motorways & logistics truck driving which included union representation of 7k UK employees with the Global Board in Europe. So working with real people who don’t give a proverbial. Oh! 3 years in the middle for a national group for small business owners which lobbied MPs & MEPs based on referendum surveys (great for developing listening skills without your own opinion).

I’ve spent the previous two decades+ since the passing of my brother learning about personal development (not the happy clappy crap), so could see this thing about people & dogs that have never been listened to. In 2015 after the completion of a Medicine Walk my business coach concluded “you have a deeply relational gift of listening to and learning from a living sensate world. That is who you are. Go use it well in service”

So when this video popped up it made so much sense and about which I could see so much potential not just in the prison sector, but in all situations where we have disadvantaged people from the homeless & those who belong to gangs, the lonely, the elderly to veterans with PTSD. Rather than just have ordinary people train therapy dogs which are given to the disadvantaged let’s train the disadvantaged to be the trainers!

Plus surely such collaborations must create a regular solution to a lot of the rescued dogs that aren’t cute….the underdogs.

Of which we’ve rescued several over the last four decades+.

Now I use my listening & networking skills to bring people together who can make social-impact happen locally, nationally & internationally. From my earlier botanical background I see networks as potential symbiotic relationships rather than a social hierarchy."

Spencer Hodgetts

*The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast or you tube video series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the host or the employees of The Petropolist. The primary purpose of this show is to educate and inform. This show does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services. Please contact a medical professional/veterinarian for all questions regarding the health of your pet.  The Petropolist show and podcast are available for private non-commercial use only. You may not edit, modify or re-distribute this show.*

Jeni Mather stands out - She is wildly brilliant, she is methodical in her actions and an innovator in the pet space. God, I like her!!

She has created and trademarked PLAYtrain® Doggie Daycare which is a structured daycare program that integrates each dog into specialized playgroups based on several evaluation (size, temperament etc.) factors, which allows them to have fun, exercise, practice basic obedience and release energy in a safe environment! 

If you want to learn more about Jeni, listen to this episode and check out JM Pet Resort in Brockton, Mass. 

*The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast or you tube video series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the host or the employees of The Petropolist. The primary purpose of this show is to educate and inform. This show does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services. Please contact a medical professional/veterinarian for all questions regarding the health of your pet.  The Petropolist show and podcast are available for private non-commercial use only. You may not edit, modify or re-distribute this show.*