Animal Party - Dog & Cat News, Animal Facts

Deb welcomes back Dr. Jory Bocknek to the Animal Party. This week's topics include Deb's brand new Golden Doodle puppies, the various types of flea and tick medications to give your pets, and which vaccines are necessary for pets for the area you live. More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - New Puppies, Vaccines, Flea Meds and More on Pet Life Radio. Become a supporter of this podcast: https:/...

Deb Wolfe interviews the Invisible Gardener, Andy Lopez for the first time and discovers he has a complete philosophy on the whole garden as a natural world that is soil based and full of insects and other participants we usually define as pests. He explains that mineral deficiency is the crux of garden issues and that’s what makes your plants inviting to bugs who then become pests. Plus Andy give...

Dusty Rainbolt and Deborah discuss natural in terms of cat products and the dangers. Then Deborah describes how a new kitten was successfully introduced to a house of cats with various attitudes. Check out Deb Wolfe, Pet Expert on youtube to see Deborah Wolfe’s uploaded dog training and dog game videos including one demonstrating how to diffuse rivalry between two dogs. Dusty explains when natural...

Dusty Rainbolt invites cat lovers to Tune into hear about Jeffy (the rescue cat) reporter’s new Instagram feed with a cat’s eye view of world news. Host Deb Wolfe shares a few animal myths and mistaken facts perpetuated by media recently. And Dusty shares her pet peeve that people often blame a cats issues on naughty behavior when the cause is physical or ageing. Cats vs. Birds and what some big c...

Deborah Wolfe welcomes service dog trainer Sharron Cole, and Canine Service Behaviorist Jenn Corcho to the party along with their well behaved mobility, and anxiety service dogs. Listen to this show so you can try the three tests at home with your dogs to see if they could be hospital visitors or working therapy dogs. Jenn explains how pups are selected and trained to help people with a variety of...

Deb Wolfe tells of the advances in cone collars and together Stacy Mantle and Deb describe the light and see through and more comfortable options and choices now available when your dog or cat must wear a bell or cone collar. Stacy’s recommendation for stinky pet odors leads to Deborah going through a fast summary of everything you need to do to get your cat to use the litter box. Pumpkin and coco...

Dr. Jory Bocknek joins Deb Wolfe once again to talk about some cases at his clinic including a double Morkie tick problem mortifying for the owner of these little white fluffy purse dogs. Dr. Jory discusses Lyme and ticks and the issues for humans and pets and his recommendations for vaccinations. His clinic offers rabies and basic booster free because he believes in them so much. Deborah shares s...

Dr. Jory Bocknek joins Deborah Wolfe to talk about some news items including pot and pets and what’s happened at his clinic since pot became legal in Ontario last week. Is pot good for some sick or dying pets? What are the dangers? This leads to a discussion of dogs who have bad habits, in one case a nylon fetish, like Dr. Jory’s poop eater dogs some will swallow balls, nylons, rocks, glasses and...

Do you have pets on your holiday list or pet people with Holistic tastes? Or maybe you are going somewhere with an annoying dog and you want a clever hostess gift to diffuse his bark? Try the silent squeaky toy only dogs can hear made by ‘Go Dog’. CBD products that help dogs cope with pain and are made tasty and edible for your dog. Pets Weekly Magazine tests products for pets and gives honest rev...

Should you get a boy dog if you already have a girl dog or does gender matter at all? The answer from both Deborah Wolfe and Dr. Stanley Coren is ‘ that depends’. Listen for the details on how to add to your pet pack and whether you should consider a female or male, a pup or older dog or an ex breeding dog. The two experts discuss the pros and cons of neutering and some differences in dogs by thei...

Host Deb Wolfe talks with Dr. Stanley Coren about PTSD animals and how they benefit us physically in measurable scientific ways and also where the line should be drawn with plane travel after a peacock and a squirrel were stopped from flying as assistance animals. Deborah asks a listener’s question about helping dogs to bond with an autistic child and Dr. Coren discusses breed differences and make...

Stacy Mantle, author and pet product reviewer joins us from Arizona with the latest update on pets weekly magazine and the outstanding pet products she’s discovered lately. First off is the claw board designed to protect doors and windows and their screens from paws and claws. Next is liver flavored ‘Probonix’ …yum! Deborah Wolfe talks about yogurt and how you can use the best pet food labels as a...

‘Why is my cat picking and scratching itself bald on only half its body?’ A listener emailed pictures and we discuss the many possibilities from fleas to reacting to a pregnant human friend. What you need to do to prepare your dogs and cats to be the lucky ones in a rescue if Mother Nature hits your town with a flood, fire hurricane or tornado. Are dogs and cats able to read our thoughts? Deb Wolf...

Dr. Jory Bocknek from Abbotsford Animal Hospital in Toronto joins Deborah Wolfe to talk about the worst dogs to face in an exam room, why breeds matter and don’t matter when accessing risks and how to deal with many common horrible skin and health issues faced by dogs and cats. Plus Dr. Jory tells us about the pets he’s been seeing lately and their emergencies and the outcomes. Sick pets getting w...

Dr. Jory Bocknek joins us from Toronto where his Clinic, Abbotsford Animal Hospital, treats family pets with kindness, common sense and up to date knowledge. Deb Wolfe talks with her old friend, Jory Bocknek DVM, about his Vet practice and a tiny puppy who arrived so sick from a plane trip and was saved by blood infusions and care. What was the cause of that near puppy death? Surprisingly the pup...

Dusty Rainbolt, author of ‘Cat Wrangling Made Easy’ (& many others) discusses her new book ‘Cat Scene Investigator: Solve Your Cat’s Litterbox Mysteries’ and takes questions from host Deborah Wolfe about various cat behavior topics. Dusty gives practical solutions to bullying, and cats who seem to hate being touched sometimes not at first but soon after purring they are lashing out. If you thi...

K-9 Guard Protective Dog Jackets are made waterproof, washable and with Kevlar bite and stab proof inserts to keep your dog safe from dog or wildlife attacks. Deborah interviews Allison Arnould about the Dog jackets and gives examples of real life attack situations the dog jackets would prevent. Do you take your dog to the dog park? Walk through new places? Take your dog walking by aggressive dogs...

Deborah asks Dr. Stanley Coren to explain how dogs are equal to a 2-3 year old child and challenges him with examples that seem to show advanced abilities like the puppy who saved a building from fire and the golden retriever who kept his owner safe and warm in the cold last week in the news. Empathy and altruism are part of the dog and 2-3 year old makeup explains the Professor. We know that dogs...

Three brutal attacks on elderly couples near Vancouver by pit bulls sparks breed ban demands while in Montreal the SPCA got an injunction to stop a breed ban and the Province of Ontario has one in place. Many American cities and entire European countries have passed breed bans against pit bulls and sometimes other breeds too like Rottweilers, but do they work? Are pit bulls that different from oth...

Three brutal attacks on elderly couples near Vancouver by pit bulls sparks breed ban demands while in Montreal the SPCA got an injunction to stop a breed ban and the Province of Ontario has one in place. Many American cities and entire European countries have passed breed bans against pit bulls and sometimes other breeds too like Rottweilers, but do they work? Are pit bulls that different from oth...

Deb and Stacy Mantle from www.petsweekly.com talk about what to buy and what not to buy for the pet lovers and pets on your Holiday list. Deborah tells you what she really thinks about puppy pee pads and Stacy delivers a thrashing review of a pet pee siren product that would freak out even the calmest dog. Plus they tell you about an indestructible ball that actually seals the tooth holes your dog...

Dusty Rainbolt, author of Deborah Wolfe’s favorite cat training book ‘Cat Wrangling Made Easy’ & others, joins Deborah to discuss the differences between dogs and cats and their body language. Can you tell the bully from the victim in a dog or cat quarrel? A cat lying on its back or offering its belly may attack seconds later while a dog doing the same is totally relaxed. Sometimes their body...

Deborah Wolfe interviews Mary Margaret Callahan about Pet Partners and the great course they are offering on dog body language. Do you wish you could read dogs better? Wish you could know what your own dog truly wants or read the situations at the dog park earlier? Are some dog breeds easier to read than others? If you think a wagging tail always means happy dog then you need the course! Plus whil...

Stacy Mantle editor of www.petsweekly.com joins Deborah to discuss the best things to buy for pets this holiday season. Deb Wolfe throws in holiday pet safety tips and both women talk about their pets and how the products held up when tested by their own cats and dogs. Stacy talks about the launch of petsgeekly.com where you can get tech products like cameras that let you keep an eye on Rover when...

Deborah Wolfe interviewed Sharolyn Wandzura from the North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association about therapy work they do with riders and horses. You can find out more about the type of horses, the volunteer program or the riders at their website. Deborah asked Sharolyn why a gigantic 1,000 lb horse would be terrified of a plastic bag. Later in the show Sharolyn explains how the horses are selec...