Check out some of Nicci's articles:

Is your pet food really holistic? 

5 Questions pet owners can ask to improve pet food

5 Questions retailers can ask to improve the pet industry

Honest Kitchen goes to Petco - Who PetCares? 

*The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of its employees. The Petropolist is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy of the information contained in the podcast series available for listening on this site.  The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services.

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This is Bryan Heafy: 

"To be physically, mentally, and emotionally present for someone and make them your focus. During this time, it is important to manage judgment while you are present with them.

One of the many wonderful things dogs do for us is to hold space for us. They don’t understand what is wrong, but they can simply be there for us in this caring but an otherwise neutral and judgment-free way. It is one of the many reasons we feel such a deep connected bond to them.

When it comes to when our dogs having a hard time, many humans have failed to learn how to return the favor for our dogs the same way they do for us. We pet them, console them, provide affection, and unintentionally validate their worries. Like our dogs do for us, it is often better for us to acknowledge that we don’t understand why they are upset but are present, focused on them, and otherwise neutral. We may know that it is a trip to the vet, fireworks, or a thunderstorm that is upsetting them, but we are not worried, so showing our dogs that we don’t understand their worry but support them is a really important way for us to teach them that there is nothing to worry about. It also sets them up to look at us as though we may in fact know a little something about what is worrisome and what is not. The dog across the street, not a problem, the chocolate we dropped on the ground… oh no!!!

When it gets right down to it, our dogs seem to know how to support us better than we know how to support them, but they are showing us how they would like us to do it, it’s just on us to master the skill of being present and being neutral. Next time your dog is nervous, skip the petting and try to find a more neutral approach and see how your dog responds… it may just be exactly what they need."

Click here to learn more about Bryan Heafy 

*The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of its employees. The Petropolist is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy of the information contained in the podcast series available for listening on this site.  The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services.

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The Cat university series continues with Dr. Rachel Geller Cat behaviorist and cat retainment specialist.  

- This episode is about how to introduce your new kitty to your resident cat(s)  - no, you don't just bring the new guy home and say 'welcome home, kitty, now figure it out..." 

If you want a seamless life of quality for your cats and yourself please take the time to properly introduce your cats to one another - you will be glad you did. This episode covers all of the necessary steps for the introductions and how to handle the possible reactions and responses of your new cat and your resident cats. 

If you are a rescue organization, this is the perfect episode to share with all your new cat adopters, fosters and potential wanna be cat parents.

If any of our listeners are having a behavioral problem with their cats please reach out to Dr. Rachel Geller, cat behaviorist,  who will provide you with free guidance on how to resolve the behavior problem so that you and your cat(s) live a happy and healthy life together.

https://drrachelcatbehavior.com/

*The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of its employees. The Petropolist is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy of the information contained in the podcast series available for listening on this site.  The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services.

This podcast is available for private non-commercial use only. You may not edit, modify or re-distribute this podcast.*

Every 8 minutes we are inundated with too much information  - the accuracy of that information is dependant upon the accuracy of your questions. 

Email your questions, comments, or advice to [email protected]

Every month I will choose one of your emails as the subject of an upcoming episode - Thank you for being an active participant in your pet's quality of life.  

*The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of its employees. The Petropolist is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy of the information contained in the podcast series available for listening on this site.  The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services.

This podcast is available for private non-commercial use only. You may not edit, modify or re-distribute this podcast.*

Marcel Block is the owner of Change Stranamics consultancy company which concentrates on helping small to medium-sized businesses in the pet industry figure out their strategic path. He served as President of Iams pet foods international from 1988 to 1992. He is a speaker and author.  His articles can be found in the Pet Food Industry publication. 

There are a lot of nuggets of information about the industry as a whole in this episode...here are a few very generalized quotes that take us into a deep and truthful conversation. 

On innovation: "Nothing much has happened in the last 200 years..."

About pet food: "The origin of the pet food industry was to get rid of waste..."  

"There is no regulation that defines human grade as far as I know. So-called feed grade is nutritionally no better or no worse than so-called human grade"

About pet industry marketing:  "Claims made for pet food, or anti-claims were related to instilling fear..."  

" What can we claim & how can we claim it without too much proof and still make it palatable"

About manufacturers: "we won't forget our independents. Those are the people that helped us in the past, now we are going to help them..." for sure. 

Independent retailers: "As soon as the independents fulfill all of these requirements, needs and wants they stop being independent..."

*The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of its employees. The Petropolist is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy of the information contained in the podcast series available for listening on this site.  The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services.

This podcast is available for private non-commercial use only. You may not edit, modify or re-distribute this podcast.*

These guys just ROCK  - here is a bit of information about NEXTPAW & what is unique about them: 

What Makes NextPaw Unique

For the pet brands & manufacturers, NEXTPAW will have an upcoming program for pet product brands being released soon which will help get products in front of more local clients.

If you are interested in learning more, email [email protected] & let them know where you found out about them. 

What every cat owner needs to know.  

It's our responsibility as our pets' caretakers to make sure they are safe.  

This episode is a great quick listen for every cat owner - whether you're a new cat owner or you are a crazy cat guy (yes real men love cats) that thinks he knows everything.  

If you are a rescue organization, this is the perfect episode to share with all your new cat adopters.  

What to do if your cat is bored and tries to escape. 

What to do if your cat gets out  - Act fast and listen to this episode so that you are not misled by the abundance of inaccurate information on the web. 

Multispecies household? how to make sure you hire the right trainer to properly help you with behavior and information for your multispecies household. 

If any of our listeners are having a behavioral problem with their cats please reach out to Dr. Rachel Geller, cat behaviorist,  who will provide you with free guidance on how to resolve the behavior problem so that you and your cat(s) live a happy and healthy life together.  

https://drrachelcatbehavior.com/

*The views, information, or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of its employees. The Petropolist is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy of the information contained in the podcast series available for listening on this site.  The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services.

This podcast is available for private non-commercial use only. You may not edit, modify or re-distribute this podcast.*

Candace D'Agnolo, CEO & founder of Pet Boss Nation graciously allowed me to pick her brain about the pet retail sector.  

In this episode, we talk about:

 - the ups and downs of owning a retail store during difficult times (yes this includes how to un-Chewy)

 - how mindset can make or break you as a business owner. 

- what you can do RIGHT NOW to get unstuck and start making money 

- how to ask for help and all of the resources you need to get you through the challenges.  

If you want to learn more about Candace D'Agnolo and the information covered in this podcast please go to https://www.petbossnation.com/

*The views, information or opinions expressed during The Petropolist podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of its employees. The Petropolist is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy of the information contained in the podcast series available for listening on this site.  The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast does not constitute medical or other professional advice or services.

This podcast is available for private non-commercial use only. You may not edit, modify or re-distribute this podcast.*