A Super Smiley Adventure with Megan Blake - Pets & Animals - Pet Life Radio Original

The Academy Awards for Dogs? Yes! The Golden Collar Awards! We’re on the Red Carpet talking with Blackie, the Doberman from the Academy Award winning film, Hugo; Brigitte, the French Bulldog from TV’s Emmy wining Modern Family; and Uggie, the Jack Russell who stole the show and our hearts in the 2012 Academy Award’s Best Picture, The Artist. We also talk with the dog lovin’ human stars like The Ar...

What do Musicians, Entertainment Attorneys, Producers and Sound Engineers at the Grammys have in common? They all love animals! We were at the pre-Grammy party talking to all of them: new artists, established producers, rock stars, movie stars, animal activists and a Super Smiley Flash Mobber or two. Now this is a Super Smiley Adventure! More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - A Super Smiley Ad...

Lights, Camera, Puppies! Disney's Treasure Buddies' Pups and Stars are in Hollywood at the world famous Egyptian Theater for the Film Premiere! On location at the premiere, we talk with Butterball's voice actor, Tucker Albrizzi, with the film's star, Richard Reihle, the movie director, Robert Vince and with real life working dogs for the Los Angeles Police K-9 units and Guide Dogs of America.... A...

The Little Labs from Disney’s "Buddies" series are back! This time in Treasure Buddies with their human star, Edward Herrmann. Edward joins us to share their film adventure where the puppies ‘save the world!’ and to talk about his real life pet loves: dogs, horses and a turtle! More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Can Lab Puppies Save the World? Disney’s Little Labs in ‘Treasure Buddies’ Can...

Unlocking the Animal Mind: How Your Pet’s Feelings Hold the Key to His Health and Happiness and Mental Health and Well being in Animals - Books that get 4 Paws Up from Super Smiley! Dr. Frank McMillan, the Director of Well Being Studies at Best Friends, is the author, and he’s here to share the inner workings of our pets feelings. By helping open the frontier of animal feelings into a science, Dr....

Road Trip! From Florida to Colorado, Kristen Levine and her dog, Chilie, grab a cross-country adventure and share travel stories, secrets, and tips. If you ever travel with your dog, don’t miss this one! And, Kristen directs Fetching Communications, a PR firm for pets, so she’s a girl on the go and in the know! More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Road Trip with Fetching Communications’ Kris...

Pets are part of our family and are right there in the middle of our feasts, decorations and celebrations! Pawsome! But... included in this traditional, seasonal adventure looms hidden dangers for our pets. Here’s how to have happy holiday feasts and festivities without the Holiday Hazards! More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Deck the Halls with Dr. Annie!... To Give Our Pets Happy Healthy...

Top Cat Robin Jackson joins Tout Suite The Travel Kitty, Smiley and me to share her adventures from Cat World as our Best Friends Animal Sanctuary Tour continues. We visit with the lucky cats Robin care-takes as she shares great info about behavioral issues and socialization and expels some myths about important things like Feline leukemia. Tout says "Tout Suite!" (That’s hurry up in French ;)) Sm...

Ryan O’Neal, iconic actor and Academy Award Nominee, embodies the classic essence of a true movie star, and his new rescue, Mozart, is turning heads on TV. Ryan met his new love on his Oprah Winfrey Network reality series, The O’Neals. I had the Super Pawsome pleasure of joining him on the OWN show with Best Friends’ dogs. Love at first sight! Ryan could have any type dog from any place in the wor...

A Super Smiley Adventure takes us on both travels and inner journeys where animals lead, and this show continues our radio tour of Best Friends Horse Haven, an almost "horse Heaven" located in breathtakingly beautiful Angel Canyon, Utah. Jen Reid, their head horse whisperer shares how we can volunteer with these lucky fellows, what it takes to have one of these grand creatures and what they have b...

Sounds like a homeless dog’s dream, but its true! Jan Folk has created a working operation and is living her mission to airlift dogs from high-risk LA shelters to forever homes in Canada. And, she does this throughout the year in conjunction with freedom flight celebrations and send-offs at her Orange Dog restaurant and pet boutique. 100% of the proceeds go to help homeless animals. Of course! Jan...

Actress Kristen Renton from The OC, CSI, Days of Our Lives and the critically acclaimed FX series Sons of Anarchy lives her life in the fast lane -- for animals. When not on the set, she fosters, volunteers, transports and advocates for dogs in need as well as caretaking her own beloved boxers. Wow! We need to step it up to keep up with Kristen! And, she’s turning out at a Super Cool Boxer Rescue...

Rachelle Lefevre, star of CBS's new TV series, A Gifted Man, joins us and talks about Strutting Your Mutt! Best Friends Animal Society presents their nationwide Strut Your Mutt involving 134 rescue organizations and almost 5,000 participants across the country with the goal of raising awareness and $500,000 for pet adoption. Rachelle will be strutting in NYC. Smiley and Megan will be in Jacksonvil...

A recycled dog recycles trash with his person, Keith Sanderson! Max, a recycled Labrador retriever, is on a mission to clean up the environment by retrieving plastic bottles and recycling them. Pawsome! Max’s green mission has landed him on The Huffington Post, AOL, and USA today websites, and his is goal is making it to Times Square! You go Max! He’s brought along his person Keith Sanderson who d...

Platinum recording artists, acclaimed actresses and a power sister team rock it on A Super Smiley Adventure. They just starred as sisters on Hellcats, and have collectively starred in pawsome projects like The Lovely Bones, The Guardian, Easy A, Phil of the Future and, Starfire’s favorite, Secretariat. They tour with their dog, bring him to set, rescue squirrels, and AJ is a spokesperson for a wil...

Do you want to have a sleepover with new dog friends, train bunches of puppies, learn dog massage, and hike with a dog in one of the most beautiful canyons in the world... All in one day! We're off to Dog Town! Remember Dog Town the hit TV series on Nat. Geo? Our Radio Tour of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary continues with Holly Curtis the first human face you'll meet there. She's the Dogtown Recept...

Mackenzie Phillips, iconic actress, author, guest speaker before the United Nations, is also a Super Pawsome animal lover, rescuer and advocate with great pet adventures to share! Her entire life from being a guest on Oprah to starring in iconic films like American Graffiti and TV series like One Day at a Time has been an adventure. She has 6 pets, 5 of which have dramatic rescue stories. Mackenzi...

Sure we all talk to our animals, and on this show, my non-human guest talks back! In English! A Super Smiley Adventure visits with King O from Best Friend's Animal Sanctuary's Parrot Garden. His human caretaker, Wendy Hatchell, interprets for him and tells us all about these entertaining, fun, social, charming creatures and what we need to know as Parrot Parents (try saying that five times) to kee...

The Pigs are here! How do you take a pig for a walk? How do you save one stuck on a cliff. Where is Pig Paradise? Is it real? Listen and find out! Even if you don't have a pig in your life or future, this show is fun. I visited Pig Paradise in Utah and saw for myself! Best Friends Animal Society has created the largest Animal Sanctuary in the United States, finding and providing forever homes for...

Wayne Pacelle, President of the Humane Society of the United States, has made his entire life a journey for the benefit of animals. His adventure has led him from the ice flows of Canada to state legislatures and Congress where he has spearheaded dozens of propositions and laws for the protection of animals. He now joins us to talk about his new book, The Bond where he explores the human/animal re...

Woof and Super Smiles on our very first Pet Life Radio show! We welcome Ginny Wiltsey on to introduce our new adventure. Ginny is a true Angel for Animals. This former director of North Carolina’s Guilford County Humane Society works 24/7 rescuing and finding homes for pets. Last weekend, Smiley and I flew from Malibu to NC to do our Super Smiley Flash Mob dance for Pet Adoption at one of Ginny’s...