Animal Party - Dog & Cat News, Animal Facts

Deb answers your emails about a litter of kittens learning litterbox manners too slowly, and a dog who ate a carpet and why. Sometimes breed does matter, Deborah explains whether it’s Serval cats or Retrievers! Do we trick farm animals with food, or do they negotiate? Does your dog or cat show they have a sense of humor? Please Tell us about it or ask your pet question with a voice clip to deb@pet...

Deb responds to two emails from listeners including a man who thinks its ok to feed coyotes. How far does a husky howl travel? Deb teaches you how to fake howl to tempt our dogs to join and sing along. As war breaks out in the Middle East, many animals will be caught up in the chaos, displaced, injured or lost adding to the suffering of those who love them. Deborah invites people in animal rescue...

Allan in Winnipeg calls about his newly adopted doodle age 4, who saw another dog die in a motor vehicle accident when she was very young and refuses to enter the car to this day. Daisy Doodle is terrific in every other way, and ok once in the car but won’t get in herself and Allan asks if the trauma caused the problem and asks Deb’s advice to teach Daisy to jump into the car. Deb explains 3 steps...

If your power goes out and your home becomes too cold for your pets or too hot would you know? Would your fish survive? Churu a new cat treat made from real protein is Stacy’s go-to so Deb tells her how to adjust her treat reward process for two “ won’t be touched” cats. Is your dog polite enough for company? Lays out 3 ways you can entertain gracefully with a well behaved dog and explains how to...

The Bully Stick Advent Calendar caught Stacy Mantle’s attention this year along with the Canophera Coffee Wood Dog Chew for dogs and catnip treats for dogs and cats plus she talks about her favorite litterbox. You can’t go wrong with Enrichment and sports toys from Soda pop and Kong and Kong has new fantastic water toys. Deb Wolfe describes step by step how to begin to charm 2 feral cats at feedin...

Deb interviews Kiara age 11, Sharea age 8 & their grandmother (age not your business!) About the two poodle litters, the girls helped midwife and as an extra bonus they tell about their neighbor’s motherless cats they bottle fed. The girls describe what children experience helping puppies come into the world and watching them grow and develop. How different was the first Moyenne sired litter f...

Deb Wolfe talks about swimming with seals and hiking through the forest on the trail down to Wreck Beach in Vancouver, B.C. Deb shares facts about the incredible Osprey and the very picky female when it comes to mating gifts. Wildfires are displacing people, animals and pets and this is partly due to replanting the wrong trees and using poisons. Deb wants people to know that after Labor Day weeken...

Deb Wolfe describes Penny the lab and what she went through when she had a stroke while staying at Camp Good Dog. Please see Deb Wolfe-Pet Expert on YouTube so you’ll know what to watch for and if you must take your dog to the Vet immediately; Helpful tips like how to reshape your straw hat if your dog sits on it, and how to stop wasps without spray. Rocky the racoon gets trapped and relocated hum...

Deborah starts the show with some news about the town of Prince George and their troubles with fed coyotes. Two huskies went roaming and ended up loose and lost on Hatzic mountain being fostered at the Sasquatch ski resort till their owner or a new owner can be found. Deb explains why huskies often end up missing and lost and gives special husky training tips; see Deb Wolfe-Pet Expert on YouTube f...

Raccoons attacking people and pets at the fancy beach in Vancouver. Would your dog win a battle with a racoon? A Rottweiler did, but a Shih Tzu lost an eye! Watch Deb relocate a captured chicken killing racoon at deb wolfe-pet expert on YouTube at https://tinyurl.com/2spcm4u3 to hear it growl and see its claws up close. Please Send your voice clip pet questions to deb@petliferadio.com for future s...

Deb talks with John Holley & Karen Lee Williams about the guests at Holleyville and how they choose to play and relax when they stay and make memories at the Lake. Big family reunions with 3 generations happen at the Big House which has 5 bedrooms (sleeps 12), and big groups come too; well behaved dogs are welcome on leash. The smaller house sleeps 6. Both Air B&B houses are waterfront lak...

Watch Eagles, Osprey, red wing blackbirds, swans, ducks, owls and even turkey vultures from the shore or from provided kayaks as you paddle Hatzic Lake and the sleepy calm slough teeming with wildlife. Its impossible to stay at this Air B&B on a 33 acre old tree farm with 900 feet of south facing shorefront and not see the spectacle of nature; from the small hummingbird who built her nest besi...

After a fun night of dancing late into the night Friday, Deb Wolfe slept soundly until her cell rang with an emergency call from Toronto; a dog called ‘Riley’ was part way through delivering some puppies when something went wrong…puppy number 8 was bleeding from her belly button where mama dog Riley had bit the cord and Amanda could not get the bleeding to stop. Listen to the show to find out what...

Metallica scares off a cougar; Deb gives you tips for cougar safety & facts and a nod to bears and coyotes. The top 10 weirdest calls to the Human & Wildlife conflict hotline ‘ How can dogs recognize their breed if they don’t see color?’, asked a listener. And a promise for some cat training videos to come on debwolfe-petexpert on YouTube where you can see Deb Wolfe’s recent posts includin...

Deb Wolfe starts off with dog training tips to solve bad manners like jumping on people and furniture. See Buster, the adorable red shaggy labradoodle puppy go from 45 lb. ball of flying paws to a polite walker. Deb Wolfe shares two animal vs human stories from the news; First, a cyclist gets attacked by a bear and escapes to tell the tale. And have you heard about the orca whales in Spanish water...

Quirky animal news is how this show begins and ends featuring a Russian cat drug smuggler, a pig and bear story, a kayaker and a snake on the loose. Then Deborah asks Tazz Latifi about dry pet food, canned food, and the commercial alternatives. Tazz gets to the meat of the topic by spelling out which ingredients to look for and which to avoid. Deborah asks about chicken by-product, soya, and ingre...

What names and sounds to avoid with cat and dog names plus how to safely introduce puppies & dogs to cats & kittens. Deborah and Dusty Rainbolt describe different scenarios for creating trust and eventually friendship between cats and dogs. EPISODE NOTES: Do Names Matter to Pets? How to Introduce Dogs to Cats Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/animal-party...

‘Kness42’ asked about a male cat that urinates on kid’s and dog’s stuff. ‘BaileyScott’ asked about an older female cat that kneads too much. Dusty gives solutions to these cat complaints plus she answers some questions about a feed store cat that welcomes affection and then attacks! Deborah and Dusty Rainbolt discuss how to fix these problems by paying closer attention to body language and pattern...

Today Deborah breaks down the advice for dealing with different animals you may encounter hiking or camping; wolves, bears, moose, cougars and what to do to prevent disaster. The first best advice is to avoid close encounters Deb shares some very easy ways to do that in today’s show. Did you know that what you do when a bear attacks is totally different from what you should do if a moose charges?...

Deb gets Liz Menegon on the show ahead of her interviews with the Washington Post, Forbes and USA Today, to tackle the topic of what’s wrong with dog breeding in America? Did you know that the USDA in charge of regulating food animals is also in charge of the pet industry? Is the AKC doing a good job policing bad apples in the breeding world? Liz says ‘no’. Puppy mills are thriving, and the pups a...

Liz Menegon, long time animal advocate has a new free app called HANDS2PAWS which matches families with their perfect dog breed match based on more than just looks! Energy, grooming and needs for mental stimulation plus size and drool and barking are all factored into the algorithm so you end up with a dog that fits your lifestyle and won’t end up in a shelter due to a mismatch. Liz explains that...

Deb Wolfe talks about the cat influenced Met Gala which honored Carl Lagerfeld and the bang-on SNL skit called “28th annual Badminster Dog Show” which showed a few neurotic and extremely funny bad dog cases. If your dog has any of these fearful habits or barks and barks like the Pekinese described by the woe begotten listener please go to the training demos on Deb Wolfe-Pet Expert on YouTube. Mama...

Deb Wolfe thanks the listeners for their long-time loyalty and the best pet radio awards and medals they’ve helped her win by sending in great questions and suggestions. Deborah reports on two different incidents in the Vancouver news with police and dogs. First a female dog walker is attacked by a guy walking with a woman and two off leash dogs and then a man walking his friend’s dog is jumped by...

Brenda Bell is back to discuss the ins and outs of grooming your dog and why some dogs are harder to groom than others. Also Deb give tips on keeping your dog happy and safe in the snow! EPISODE NOTES: How to Groom Your Dog Calmly Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/animal-party-dog-cat-news-animal-facts--6666735/support .

Is your cat a matted mess that must be sedated to be groomed? Brenda Bell shares tips on how to get your cat to like or tolerate a 90 minute bath and brush and nail clip. She explains why Persians can be the best and worst cats to groom. Did you know that hairless cats need grooming too? And if they don’t get it, they stink! Brenda has been grooming pets since 1989 and now her focus is on humane k...