Episodes

  • PetCast: Human animal bond
    Nov 14 2024
    Human Animal Bond Association’s International Human Animal Bond Day is November 8. Dr. Marc Bekoff, professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society has authored so many important books about dogs. His most recent is Dogs Demystified: An A to Z Guide to […]
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  • PetCast: Single ingredient is the key
    Oct 16 2024
    Dr. Ernie Ward, is a world-renowned expert and advocate for pet health and nutrition. He’s the founder and President of the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention. He explains just how many pets are overweight or obese. He says we need to stop playing the blame game. Yes, feeding too much and feeding the too many […]
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  • Positive Dog Training with Dr. Ian Dunbar
    Mar 6 2024
    Dr. Ian Dunbar is arguably the most influential dog trainer, ever. He’s done so much, from supporting professionalization of what is now considered a legitimate profession to defining puppy classes, not to mention authoring many books. His most recent book is Barking Up the Right Tree: The Science and Practice of Positive Dog Training. In […]
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  • How Fear Free has changed veterinary medicine
    Feb 1 2024
    Dr Marty Becker is the most influential veterinarian on the planet. Several years ago he said “why aren’t we paying attention to the emotional well-being of pets?” and founded the Fear Free initiative to minimize fear, anxiety and stress at veterinary visits. This notion has not only caught on around the world with veterinary professionals, […]
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  • How veterinary medicine is changing and how this may impact you and your pet(s)?
    Jan 3 2024
    Dr Adam Christman, chief veterinary officer DVM360, and Steve Dale in a wide-ranging discussion about how veterinary medicine continues to evolve and what the pet parents’ role is today.
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  • Saying goodbye sure isn’t easy: What’s best for the pet?
    Nov 27 2023
    Dr. Mary Gardner can apparently foretell the future, as today the notion of euthanizing at home or a dog’s favorite place, or providing hospice is something pet parents are seeking. Lap of Love is a network of over 300 veterinarians around the country with the goal of empowering every owner to care for their geriatric […]
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  • Reality can bite: Our fur babies aren’t really babies
    Oct 26 2023
    Dog bites are on the rise, but why? Hear from a veterinary behaviorist in this Petcast.
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  • For the love of dogs and dog ears
    Sep 26 2023
    Pilley Bianchi, who is the author of For the Love of DOG, and her late dad, professor John W. Pilley, Jr. trained Chaser, the smartest dog in the world. How did they do it? How smart was Chaser? How smart are dogs really? Are we not tapping into what all dogs are capable? Pilley has […]
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