Calling All Creatures

Hello everyone! Well this Thursday is going to be a playful podcast because I will be discussing ferrets with Debbie Whorley owner/founder of Kindness Matters Ferret Rescue! She's going to help us learn more about ferrets and tell us about her rescue. I'm looking forward to discussing these little guys! If you would like to learn more to, listen in!

UPDATE: The podcast for tonight is cancelled. Unfortunately my guest Nancy isn't feeling well. We will get Nancy rescheduled as soon as possible. In the meantime we should all send good wishes her way to help her feel better.

How about a raft trip this Thursday? Ok, not literally, but Rafting With the Otters! I have Leilani Konrad, Research Biologist with the Sea Otter Program at Monterey Bay Aquarium joining me to tell us all about sea otters! We'll learn more about how they live and how Monterey Bay Aquarium has been developing programs to help conserve the sea otters and their habitats. Please join us!

My podcast this Thursday is going to be about a pet/animal that many people don't like, but I think they're cool, and that's the rat! I have Kristin Grasso from Any Rat Rescue joining me to talk about these awesome little critters! I had a couple pet, white rats when I was a teenager and they were so cool to have! So if you would like to learn more about rats and about why they can be wonderful pe...

This week I'll be speaking with James Lamonte, Founder/Director of the K9 PTSD Center. We'll be discussing this important topic to try to raise everyone's awareness of what K9 PTSD is and how it affects dogs that work in certain professions. Even though many of us are aware of and understand that dogs have feelings, we don't often think of how traumatized a dog can become working in the military a...

My next podcast this Thursday is about a great organization in Philadelphia called Hand2Paw. I have Penny Ellison, Executive Director, joining me to talk about their organization and how they provide a safe and supportive work environment for youth, ages 16-24, who are experiencing housing insecurity or foster care involvement, as a means of enhancing resilience, compassion, and connection with pe...

Have you ever wondered about how good your pet's digestive health is? Well I have Holly Ganz, the Founder and Chief Science Officer of AnimalBiome joining me Thursday evening to talk about that topic. AnimalBiome has been doing a lot of research into cat and dog digestive health and they have some news about their research on cat's digestive health to share with us! So if you would like to find ou...

Hey there everyone! This Thursday I'll be doing an update podcast on The Tucson Dog magazine! I have Heather McShea joining me and she is the new Editor/Publisher of the magazine! She's going to update us on the magazine, who's all involved with making it happen, and about Woofstock, the upcoming adoption event in Tucson that's going to be happening soon! So please join us and listen in!

This Thursday we're going to talk more about the Human-Animal Connection and how this connection can help both animals and humans with its therapeutic affects. I have Genie Joseph, PhD, joining me and she's going to talk with us about her organization, The Human-Animal Connection and how they've been helping others out by working with a number of natural, holistic methods that promote healing and...

What if we could talk to the animals? Well that is exactly what my next guest does! I have Joanie Morrison, international acclaimed animal communicator joining me to talk about how she converses with the animals and then helps heal trapped emotions in the body. She does this with both animals and humans! She did a session with my dog Misty and you'll get to hear all about that when we talk! So joi...

Hey everyone! My next podcast is featuring one of our own local people, Leslie Bryant, founder of Hero P.A.W.S.! Hero P.A.W.S. is providing services to U.S. Military Veteran's, Law Enforcement, Firefighters, and EMS personnel that have PTSD, and would like to train their own dogs or have her organization help them get one, so that they can try to live more normally. Leslie will be talking with me...

How many of you love cats and traveling? Well that's what my next podcast is about, Ashi and Audrey's travels throughout Japan in a book titled Whiskers Abroad! I have Carrie Carter, the author of Whiskers Abroad joining me Thursday evening to talk about her love of cats, her experiences in Japan during her multiple visits, and how she decided to write a book about traveling with a cat in Japan! S...

My first podcast of the new year is about climate change, an interesting topic to many people. My guest Dana Rodney is an author who has written a book titled The Last Polar Bear, which is a story about the last polar bear on earth being hunted by poachers and the Inuit scientist that tries to save her. Dana and I will be discussing her book and hear her opinions on climate change. So tune in!

Well this is my last podcast for the year! I have Roy Newport joining me to share his experiences as a dog walker, he owns his own company Ruff Walkers, a dog behaviorist, and a pet grief counselor. Roy has had some interesting experiences in his professions and I also thought it was interesting he was a grief counselor for pet parents. So if you would like to hear more about Roy's experiences ple...

I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! This Thursday we're back with another very interesting podcast to discuss The Animal-Human Health Connection with Carlyn Montes De Oca, animal-human health expert. She's going to give us more information about how our dogs can be our doctors and our cats can be our nurses, in other words how our pets can help us with our health, how they can make us feel b...

Have you ever looked at pet health insurance? If you have then you know many of them don't cover preventative care or they offer it as an additional cost. Vetted Pet Health covers that preventative care because they believe doing preventative care helps you to not have unexpected vet bills. I have the CEO and Co-Founder of Vetted Pet Health, Maya Shaposhnik Cadena, joining me this Thursday evening...

How many of you are Lab lovers? Well if you're a Lab lover then you're going to love the next podcast. I have Bryce Anderson from Southwest Oasis Lab Rescue chatting with me. He's going to tell us all about their rescue, what they do, and why they do it. So if you want to learn more about Labs and one of the rescues that helps them, then tune in!

Some of you may know my next guest as he is a well-known and respected dog agility trainer and competitor. He's also a judge for different K-9 competitions, such as The American Dog Rescue Show. I'm happy to say that Terry Simons is my next guest although our topic is a serious one, it's about canine lymphoma cancer. After Terry lost his beloved dog Reveille to this cancer he started the CLEAR(Can...

Have a special podcast this Thursday, October 6th. It's an update show for Doobert.com that was a guest on the podcast a while back. Chris Roy the Founder of Doobert.com is launching an online store called Doobert Forward. It's similar to Amazon Smile, where you can pick any rescue/shelter in the drop down for your purchase to support with a 5% donation from those proceeds. That's more than Amazon...

Who won the race? The turtle or the hare? If I remember right the answer to that question was the turtle and that's what this podcast is all about, turtles and tortoises! I have Sue Tellem, Founder of American Tortoise Rescue on the podcast with me to talk about tortoises and turtles. She's going to give us more information about her rescue, why she rescues these creatures, and what it takes to ta...

Have you been feeling grief about losing a pet? Or are you trying to understand your pet better? Do you know that your emotions and moods can affect your pet? Would you like to learn more? Well if your answer is yes to any of these questions then you should probably tune in this Thursday night when I have Sue London, The Animal Communicator on with me to discuss all of these subjects and her own n...

Strike a pose! That's what my guest this week says to the dogs that she's photographing! My guest is Sophie Gamand and she's going to be filling us in on why she uses her photography to advocate for dogs in need. She'll be sharing some of her experiences with us and we'll talk about some of her portfolios. Some of you may be familiar with her Pitbull Flower Power series, but she's done many more....

Are you all ready for some horse'n around? Horse'n Around Rescue Ranch that is! Steve Boice from Horse'n Around will be joining me this Thursday to talk about the rescue ranch and the horses that they rescue. He's also going to tell us about some of the programs that the ranch offers to work with their rescued horses. If you'd like to learn more about Horse'n Around please tune in!

I have Steve Farley, CEO of The Humane Society of Southern Arizona joining me. We'll be talking about the Humane Society and what they do. We'll also be discussing Cochise County, the new shelter in Cochise County that HSSA is a part of, and what exactly that means for Cochise County residents. So if you're a Cochise County resident and you'd like to know more, please tune in from 6-7 pm AZ time,...

Hello all! Are you ready for another great podcast? We're going to be talking with Terry Kyle from Every Dog Matters.eu and he's going to be talking with us about his rescue sanctuary in Bulgaria that doesn't use any kennels and has open yards. What a unique way to operate a rescue! We're going to discuss pro's and con's to this approach and how he has successfully been able to run his rescue/sanc...