Wag Out Loud

What does special guest Larry Kay mean that dog tricks save lives? Larry is a best-selling and award-winning dog author and dog filmmaker, so he’s going to share how even training your dog to do tricks will enrich both of your lives. And we’ll talk about how tricks are saving shelter dogs too! Isn’t it time for a uplifting discussion?

Stem cell therapy has come a long way and is a regenerative medicine used to treat osteoarthritis, as well as other injuries, to bones, joints, tendons and spinal cords. Our dogs can benefit as well. Dr. Mike Hutchinson is the pioneer in using stem cell therapy in veterinary medicine. He’s a highly sought-after speaker at national and international veterinary conferences on the uses of animal stem cells and has performed more than 1000 Adipose-Derived Stem Cell procedures on dogs, cats, horses, camels and a bird, among his 20,000 surgeries in 35 years of practicing veterinary medicine. You MUST listen in to learn about how this very simple treatment can help heal your dog.

Your dog is intuitive, and is sensitive to your moods and reactions. Tune in as Dr. Melissa Walker shares some fascinating information on how our energy affects our dog's health, the studies that have been done, how certain emotions directly affect their organs and what we can do to make sure we are giving stress and anxiety relief to our dogs. Remember, your behavior has a significant impact on their peace of mind and quality of life.

There is no doubt that the pet industry continues to grow and more and more amazing products are hitting the market every single day. Savvy pet parents are always on the lookout for new items that will benefit the health and well-being on their dogs. So, what is on the horizon for new canine innovations? Join me as I interview expert Faz Bashi about the exciting products that will help your dog to thrive.

This interview is so timely because as we are moving through the pandemic and many of us are trying to go back to a somewhat more normal way of life and once again leaving our dogs for periods of time. Now we’re left with dogs that were literally velcroed to our sides and now are being left alone and absolutely freaking out with separation anxiety. What can we do for them to address this all too common issue? Toriano Sanzone will share why we are the ones to blame in that we’ve set our dogs up to be codependent on us. What can we do?

Many people don’t have a clear understanding of the different methods of resolution available to them, so they resort to litigation. When it comes to disputes involving your dog, what is the best way to handle the situation? How do we gain listening skills and language to address conflict so that the winner in the end is the dog? And how do we prepare if something happens to us? Who cares for our dog? Let’s break it down with Debra Hamilton.

You have to watch this moving documentary Breaking the Chain: Facing the Nationwide Dog Neglect Crisis. Close to 65% of all abused animals are dogs. I’m sure you’d agree that is heartbreaking! Why and where is this happening? What can we do to make a difference in these dogs lives and change the laws so that keeping a chained or tethered dog is a crime? Join our special guest Daphna Nachminovitch who shares the conditions that she and her team see every single day. Listen in!

With our ever increasing population we need to start thinking of how we are going to continue feeding ourselves and our pets. The state of factory farming today is so harmful to the livestock, to our pets, to ourselves and to the environment. Listen in as Rich Kelleman shares what ground-breaking food technologies exist that are able to create real high-quality cultured meat proteins, without the need to harm any animals. What!?

The easy answer is an LGD is a dog that protects farm animals and livestock. The longer answer is an LGD is so much more than just a dog that protects livestock. LGD’s are dogs that have been bred for thousands of years to create a standard of guarding in dogs that we see today. There are many different breeds of LGD’s with different traits, personalities, strengths and weaknesses. Listen in as expert Jan Dohner shares the history of these amazing working dogs, how they manage predator control and the right environments for them to thrive. So cool!

I’m so excited to be chatting with fellow podcaster and influencer, Tori Mistick, who shares how we can all spend less time working and more time with our dogs. There are SO many ways that we can include them in our daily lives, in so many activities and can even travel with them. There is no doubt that Tori will teach you a new way to interact with your dog and she even shares tips on how to start a business or side gig in the pet industry. Our dogs have so much to teach us about life and we should definitely take their cues. Listen in! ❤️🐾