A Dog's Life with Anna Webb

For Valentine's Day, Anna shows her love of Beagles by highlighting the experimentation on Beagles that continues at MBR Acres in Cambridgeshire in this bonus episode. She catches up with John Curtin aka 'Johnny Beagles', an animal rights activists for the past 40 years, who has been at 'Camp Beagle' outside of MBR Acres for the past two years. Camp Beagles' petition will be debated in Parliament...

This week Anna concludes her two part chat with Esther Logue of Paleo Ridge as part of our brief Nutrition season, talking about the cost of living crisis and why feeding quality food, whilst more expensive, is cheaper in the long run as it cuts out the need for supplements and trips to the vet and why it's inappropriate to feed a dog a vegan or vegetarian diet. Paleo Ridge is committed to only so...

Esther Logue of Paleoridge, is back talking about the re-package launch of the Paleo Plus in part one of this 'You Are What You Eat' special to kick off a series of shows devoted to nutrition. The new packaging has been created to convey the plus in Paleo Ridge, and goes live tomorrow! We chat about why Paleo Plus could be described as peace of mind in a bowl. Packed with different cuts and organs...

Singer, actor and animal rights activist, Collette Cooper, returns to chat to Anna about her efforts to help shut down MBR Acres where beagles are experimented on before being put down, plus other bills before Parliament that will improve the life of dogs in the UK. Sign the petition here You can also support the Can the Kibble campaign here Find out more about Collette including her latest music...

A Dog's Life is all about giving your dog the best, especially when it comes to food. Anna is a dog nutritionist and has been advocating for healthy diets for dogs for years, particularly feeding raw.  So as a bonus to A Dog's Life listeners we bring you Episode 1 of a new series called The Dog Nutrition Podcast, brought to you by Honey's Real Dog Food. Follow it on your favourite podcast app or u...

Only two weeks into the new year and already a raft of positive news in the dog world. So much so, Anna and producer Mike Hanson round up the latest - from the South Korean ban on dog meat (and some startling discoveries of countries where it is NOT illegal to eat dog meat including the UK), to Parliament finally making Dog Abduction a crime to Anna's march on the Can the Kibble protest in Parliam...

This week we’re delighted to chat to Photographer, Aurélie Four. Originally from France, Aurélie is a London based wedding and lifestyle photographer for people who love dogs. Her relaxed, candid approach made for great conversation on her extensive knowledge and love of dogs, Welsh corgis especially: letting “dogs be dogs” and their well behaved humans be themselves in the love, life and work mom...

We start 2024 chatting to Battersea’s Brydie Williams and Hazel Adams highlighting 140 years of caring for cats. Marking this landmark the aim is to raise awareness of the great cat welfare given, and millions of cats saved, rehabilitated, and re-homed. To celebrate this historic occasion, Battersea will mark it the only way they know how – by giving our feline friends the love we all know they de...

In the second part of our festive Dog Friendly episodes, Anna and the gang go to the dog friendly screenings at the Picture House Cinema originally aired in July 2023. Anna is joined by Amber Pegden, Marketing Manager at The Picture House Central. Based in Piccadilly in the heart of London’s Theatreland and Soho, it's also home to very special dog friendly screenings. Amber has been instrumental i...

In the first of our festive dog-friendly venue episodes we visit M Restaurant in Victoria, London to see how they cater to patrons with pets, originally aired July 6 2022. Anna is joined by Martin Williams, the founder of London’s premier steak houses, M Restaurant and Gaucho. He chats about why he wanted to open his restaurant’s doors to dogs at a time when the concept of ‘Dog Friendly’ hadn’t re...

We’re joined by Jenny McKay, the Reverend Vet, who has been approached by Australian animal welfare agencies working with the only organisation in the Gaza Strip that rescues stray animals called Sulala Animal Rescue. Jenny is appealing to everybody to think of animals that get caught in the ‘crossfire’ in war. Animals in Gaza need help! The World Health Organisation recognises that aid - medicati...

This week Anna is joined by Designer and Stylist, Ivana Nohel, talking on her love for Jack Russells and traveling abroad with her own named Dash. He follows in the footsteps of Rocky, Ivana’s first Jack Russell. We chat about training dogs and why it's every day and building progressively to achieve your dog’s best. We fondly recount our road trip to Paris to visit the oldest pet cemetery in the...

This week we’re joined by Keef Yap whose initiative YapYap.dog is taking meet up groups to new levels in London. Inspired by her own MaltiPoo called Buttons, Keef wanted to reach out to fellow dog moms after the pandemic to get together in real life. Her idea to set up meet up groups, and build a dedicated community of like minded dog moms.  Teaming up with Yumove - the joint care supplements bran...

This week Anna chats to broadcaster Jo Good about the journey of the famous ‘dog slot' on BBC radio that she's co-hosted with Anna for 14 years and now is broadcast across the UK.  Recapping on how they met, they talk about the media and dogs and how post pandemic the world of dogs has shifted. Anna and Jo touch on interviews and the messages to get across,  reminisce about their first dogs that w...

This week Ethologist and Behaviour expert Caroline Alupo is back to discuss why she co-founded the training app called Petli (Petli. App). We chat about the reasons pet parents might feel intimidated to go to dog training classes. Or maybe they simply do not have the time, or could they have underestimated the commitment and time dogs need everyday!? The Petli app is such a good idea!! It makes tr...

In this special bonus episode Anna catches up Paleo Ridge at the London Vet Show, talking about why the company is supporting the Raw Feeding Vet Society RFVS at the event.  In response to the demand from customers to learn more about feeding a whole food species appropriate diet, the RFVS were inundated with interest fromVets at the show. Grabbing a few minutes with Paleo Ridge’s Will Green and E...

We’re joined by Nikki Tibbles, CEO of Wild at Heart Foundation (WAH) and the Artist, Sam Toft at the Panter & Hall Gallery on Pall Mall.  We chat to Nikki about the truly amazing welfare projects helping dogs in need around the globe. Talking about their work, Nikki explains that 75% of the world’s dog population are strays.  Over the years WAH has raised funds to set up vet services in region...

As an important midweek announcement, tune into our mid-week bulletin  We’re  joined by Amber Ellis  @theofficialbullycoalition and Felix Robinson @PetTrustUk  talking about the urgent fundraising appeal initiated by Sophie Coulthard @dontbanmelicenseme The funds raised so far have allowed for Barrister John Cooper to be appointed and serve Thérèse Coffey, EFRA and DEFRA, with a Pre Action Protoco...

We’re chatting to Illustrator Kristyna Litten on her latest booked called Around The World in 80 Dogs! As a coffee table book it appeals to ’grown ups and children' alike. It’s a journey through dogdom, highlighting therapy dogs, rare breeds, the history of dogs to all the great jobs dogs do with their supersonic sense of smell.  And a section on the most popular designer cross breeds.  There’s a...

We’re joined by Caroline Alupo, a canine behavioural consultant with 18 years experience and a master's degree in Ethology.   Specialising in PTSD in dogs, Caroline and I discuss how trauma affects dogs just as it does people. How dogs communicate their stress in different contexts and how to help overcome their fears. We chat about how science concurs children are deeply affected in some cases lo...

This week we’re joined by Ira Moss, CEO of All Dogs Matter, London’s independent re-homing charity. We discuss the situation in rescue with XL Bully types, being abandoned since the news of the XL Bully imminent ban. Ira explains that when the breed is banned it will be illegal for rescues to re-home these dogs and they will face euthanasia.  One of Ira’s bugbears is buying dogs online, as a recen...

This week we’re joined by Broadcaster and inspirational personality, Timmy Alexis Carrington-Ward, and his CockaPoo called Bosley. We chat about how dogs have helped Timmy through bouts of depression, and why since childhood Timmy has been passionate about dogs. We talk about the journey that is a lifetime with a dog. Highlighting how it's important to bring another dog into your life, as he did a...

We’re joined by Vet and Environmentalist, Andrew Prentis, who joins us the day after 2023 was declared the hottest day on record. We discuss  why pet ownership should become more sustainable. Referencing that a Labrador emits more C02 in its lifetime than an average  4 x 4, and the fact that dogs and cats consume 20% of the world’s meat supply. Highlighting that pets help with companionship, physi...

This week David Vozar joins us to talk about his inspirational Chippy - the little white 'webtoon' pup who has spread joy, kindness, and positivity to billions of people globally for over a decade in the world of GIFs.  David is Chippy’s official ’scribbler and draws on his memories of his childhood dog. After many years working in publishing he returned to his true love of drawing and taught hims...

This week we’re joined by Animal Psychologist, Dr Roger Mugford, discussing the recent ban of the American XL Bully. We chat about Dr Roger’s experience in 1991 when the knee jerk Dangerous Dogs Act legislation was introduced. Designed to keep the public safe from dog bites and incidents, evidence is clear that the law has simply not worked. Dog bites increase to rise, at a record high earlier thi...