Animal Party - Dog & Cat News, Animal Facts

Deborah begins the show with cougar facts and suggestions for cat safety and exercise. Did you know that rats are musical? Why would a man walking with a woman and two off leash dogs punch, hit and kick a woman walking with dogs in the forest? That’s what RCMP want to know as they ask for the public to report on what they saw Jan 29 on the north shore forest trails by Vancouver. Deborah gives ‘com...

Today in the wake of the earthquakes which hit Turkey and Syria, Deborah is delving into the world of search and rescue dogs. What makes a dog a candidate for this work? How much training do they need? When is a dog worth 20 men? When a person is trapped by an earthquake or avalanche- that’s when! Would your dog rescue you if you needed rescuing? Deborah describes an experiment which tested pet do...

Dr. Jory Bocknek explains why pet food fads are not the way to go and defends the use of smartly developed commercial pet foods. He also mentions the free recipes online if you search ‘Hilary’s blend’ for those owners who wish to cook homemade meals for pets and want them nutritionally sound; bear in mind that usually means vitamins and additives and supplements are needed to match the full nutrit...

Deborah asks Dr. Jory Bocknek ‘What do you wish owners knew’ and he explained What you can do to make your cat so much more chill about going to the Vet, and how to get your dog used to the Vet as well plus a list of other things he wishes owners would know. They talked about cold weather tips and hiking for different kinds of dogs, bloat, and year round parasite prevention with winter temps warmi...

Deborah answers a listener’s question ‘why doesn’t my dog learn by watching, with examples of different dog breeds and cats and how they learn If you like puppies check out camp good dog on facebook for photos of newborns (1 day old! ) and puppies of all ages if you scroll back you can even see them dressed for Halloween; https://www.facebook.com/campgooddog/ Golden Doodles, Poodles and now labrad...

Deborah is delighted by this new software that simplifies breeding admin and forecasting like nothing ever before. Mauritz Hansen explains how the software evolved to include all the paperwork and the time-consuming tracking of dogs, heats, matings, and health facts replacing a very big hassle for breeders to track all the info on every dog and then maintain good records. Deborah points out that p...

Deb Wolfe talks about coyote safety and explains why they are attacking 8-year-old boys and pets in record numbers. Deborah explains what you can do to be coyote, bear and cougar safe. Deborah answers listener emails about dogs including why do dogs chase each other, how do you know when it is too cold or too hot for your dog and who would win a fight between a small dog and a cat? Is broth okay t...

First Deb Wolfe tackles the many problems of a dog called Daisy who jumps up on people, poops on the floor, wails when alone and won’t come when called. Daisy was well behaved until recently and Deb tells her owner how she can get back on track plus expands this advice to help everyone with a dog who can’t be alone, jumps on people or poops inside. Daisy also has extreme fear of the car which was...

The sad passing of Queen Elizabeth is a chance to remember her many dogs and the love of dogs the Royal family exhibits to this day with their many dogs. How many Royals own cats? Are corgis the only dog the queen owned? If you were a Royal you could afford any pet so what pets do they choose? Even with their wealth and access to trainers and handlers the royals have had some pet tragedy that Debo...

First Deb asks Dusty Rainbolt about a listener’s cat who seems to have two homes, two families. Then Dusty helps with practical advice for a cat not getting along with its sister and 4 other cats. Together Deb and Dusty discuss cat body language, how scent effects cat fighting, and what to do when your cat returns from the Vet and the other cats are reacting badly. Deb thanks Dusty for the face tr...

People all over the world have sent in their stories of encounters with ghost cats. Their cats died and later came back to visit! There are even hotels like the one in Eureka Springs and another in Texas and other public places you can go to see ghost cats seen or heard or experienced in some way by many guests. Dusty Rainbolt explains she’s received stories about ghost horses, ghost dogs and even...

Coyotes, bears and raccoons can be very dangerous for pets and so can midday sun and heat. Older dogs are especially vulnerable to stroke if exercised when its hot. Does your cat come when called? Does he shake paw or jump up where you tell him to go? If this sounds impossible, you aren’t trying Deb’s cat training tips! She explains how you can train your cat to come to his name in one day and do...

Does your dog cause problems at the dog park and you can’t predict when? Learn to read your dog’s body language and you’ll be able to predict when he’s going to be nice and when not. Deborah explains how head posturing is very key to signaling a fight and how to recognize different body language in dogs. Please See Deborah Wolfe, pet expert on YouTube video demonstrating body language in dogs. Doe...

Deborah Wolfe interviews Linda Osada, Dog Care Support Coordinator for Elder Dogs locally to discuss their work in many cities helping many dogs and their elderly owners. Sometimes a dog is needing grooming, or Vet care and the senior just can’t get the dog to the place it must go and other times its walks that make all the difference. When a senior needs to go to hospital even for something minor...

Deb Wolfe asks Dr. Jory Bocknek when is a good age to spay and neuter dogs and how can people pick the right pet food? Is there a new drug out that really makes dogs live 1/3 longer? What do you do when your dog gets senile and starts pacing at night or barking at nothing? This has become a very common problem as dogs live longer lives, many dog owners will face; teach your dogs hand signals to he...

Dr. Jory Boknek joins Deb Wolfe to answer your questions about your unsolved Veterinary problems including a Frenchton dog with back-end weakness, a Doodle dog with undiagnosed seizures, and a Portuguese water dog with pneumonia and possible knee problems and a 6 year old lab golden cross who eats poop. Dr. Jory advises on how to diagnose further, what tests to do and how to figure out what’s wron...

Snow leopards, a hyena and other cats in zoos have been dying from Covid, but not dogs. Dr. Stan Coren answers the question about why dogs can be so well behaved when solo and so naughty when in a group. Peer pressure is part of the pack mentality and irresistible to your dog he explains. Sometimes that can be a good thing like for the good of the pack, with sharing pup raising duties even nursing...

First Deb Wolfe asks her audience to rise to the Betty White Challenge and donate to an animal rescue organization in her name. Dr. Stan Coren describes the recent floods in the farm country surrounding Vancouver and Deb explains how the SPCA helped so many pets survive the floods safely. The pope was in the news for his comments about childless pet parents and Dr. Coren explains some of the churc...

Deborah asks Kendra Clark, author of Motherpuppin Adorable:What to Do When Your Dog is Better than Everyone Else’s , how people know which social medium to choose to make their pet famous and Kendra explains that her book has a quiz for that! If you think your dog or cat is gorgeous and funny or adorable and should be a popular pet then get this book and make fame happen for your four legged frien...

SQuire and Louise (aka ‘Squeeze’) tell the story of Ruby the mixed breed herding dog who was two hours away from euthanasia when a policeman Trooper Dan discovered her and took her home. Trooper Dan had overcome ADHD and it was just meant to be that he should find Ruby who needed to overcome what the shelter was calling doggie ADD. Since most herding dogs have brilliant minds and quick reactions,...

Dusty Rainbolt, Author of ‘Ghost Cats!”( & many others)joins Deborah Wolfe to talk about cat breeds ;smart cats, dumb cats, social cats, noisy cats, cats who are good with kids and the elderly and cats who are not! Dusty and Deb go through many pedigreed breeds and what you can expect for behavioural traits with each one. Persians, Himalayans, Abyssinian, Turkish Van, Ragdoll, Manx, Rex, Siame...

Laura Cook describes some of the sessions she has with survivors of the Residential School system in Canada which took children as young as toddlers and placed them in institutions far from their parents, forbade them to speak their languages and treated them harshly so that many died or disappeared. Recently in May unmarked secret graves of children were found at the institution near the town of...

First a tribute to Betty White who was a self-described animal advocate (not activist), and the huge amount of impact she had on the rescue and animal world both for zoos and pets. Did you know that cats can use tools (like monkeys and humans and some very smart birds)? Is your home the right home; When is it time to rehome a pet? Plus, one simple way Deb uses to get two cats to like each other th...

One third of the world’s oceans are over fished and yet the oceans are home to 80% of the world’s diversity so protection matters. Dr. Christine Ward-Paige describes ‘the blue economy’ and gives 5 easy steps we all can do to make a difference; eat sustainable seafood, reduce carbon, avoid plastics, keep educated, spread the word! Eoceans is an app that allows scientists, researchers and regular pe...

Laura Cook rejoins Animal Party to talk about allergy healing for people with allergies to pets or foods or any allergies and for pets with allergies as well. She describes various Chinese and Indigenous healing methods she uses to get your body to tell her what’s wrong. Laura explains that trauma and inflammation and allergies are very connected. Pets will often take on our maladies and Deborah h...