Covered In Pet Hair – A fun late-night boozy pet podcast

In this week's episode, Isabel chats with Aitch Alexandar, trans/queer author and cat lover/advocate. Aitch didn't grow up with cats but has always had an affinity with them, likely a trait he inherited from his father. Isabel and Aitch discuss a few of Aitch's favorite things including his favorite cat breed and how he likes his pizza in a game called "Aitch's Favs." Isabel also invites Aitch to...

Isabel had a blast chatting with "Budgetdog" on all things pets and the many expenses that come along with pet parenting. Brennan Schlagbaum, Founder of Budgetdog, is a former CPA Audit Manager. He now helps people from all over the world pay off debt and build wealth with his advice and financial education. In this episode, Isabel and Brennan discuss the many costs associated with adopting and ca...

What is a cat therapist? What herbs, essential oils, and other remedies can cats safely use? How does one offer an "aromatic" to a cat? Isabel asks all these questions and more in Cat Therapy, an interview with Holistic Cat Therapist, Julie-Anne Thorne. Julie-Anne left her fulltime unrelated career only a few years ago to become a holistic cat therapist. In her work as such, Julie-Anne helps conne...

Sara McLoudrey founded Decisive Moment Pet Consulting to help the positive pet training industry grow. Sara and her business are focused on two main goals: mentoring fellow pet professionals and sharing the Care with Consent concepts. In this episode of Covered in Pet Hair, Sara plays "Walk of Shame" in which she calls out all the dog training mistruths and misinformation that she sees on social m...

Doobert is an online software platform that is custom-built for pet rescuers and rescue organizations. Its founder, Chris Roy, has two passions: animals and aviation. Many years ago, he started flying animal rescues — transporting shelter dogs from high-kill locations to areas where they were more likely to be adopted. After transporting hundreds of animals, Chris realized that coordinating the gr...

Whitney Bullock has been working with cats for over 15 years. She is the only Certified Feline Master Groomer in Charleston, South Carolina, and the surrounding areas. Whitney is a social media maven with over 50,000 followers on Instagram alone. In this episode, Isabel invites Whitney to play three games with her. In the first game, "Purrrrcentage," Whitney answers Isabel's questions with an esti...

Abigail Witthauer founded The Roverchase Foundation in 2015. The Roverchase Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to providing professionally trained service animals to individuals with disabilities. They are hopefully expecting their "G" litter this spring if Mother Nature cooperates. Abigail's latest mama is not yet ready to be bred. Abigail explains the gestation period of dogs and why her...

Krista Karpowich is canine-obsessed, especially when it comes to dogs' health and wellness. In this episode, Isabel does her best to get to know Krista on a personal level by playing "Would You Rather," a game in which she asks Krista to choose between two things that are, at face value, equally desirable. Krista is a natural-minded dog nutritionist with lots of experience trying and recommending...

In this episode, Isabel interviews Julie Posluns, Applied Animal Behaviorist and Founder of Cat School, an online training school where cats can learn fun and practical behaviors. Julie and Isabel play "Cat School" a game in which Julie imagines a typical day in a Pre-K class and swaps the kids out for cats. She tells Isabel what the cats would do if forced to adopt a school day as humans do. Unsu...

For Covered in Pet Hair's 50th episode, Isabel had the pleasure to interview Callie McCullough who comes from a musical family, has been playing the guitar since she was a child, and is a rising country music star. In the episode, Isabel and Callie discuss the history of country music, their mutual love of fashion, and, of course, Callie's rescue cat, Kitty. Callie is as beautiful as she is deligh...

Roman Gottfried is a Holistic Behavior Consultant. In this episode, Isabel asks him about holistic dog training, what is considered holistic and what is not. They discuss how dog training should include the whole dog, considerations about any trauma the dog may have experienced, and managing triggers to help the dog reach its full potential. Roman is a complex trauma survivor and has applied his j...

In this episode, Isabel chats about books and dating, two of her favorite things to talk about, with Kendra Clark, a corporate attorney in the cannabis world and an author/blogger in the pet world. Isabel asks her how she finds time to do all she does and gets her input on how dogs help singles find their ideal mates. Kendra is a great sport and has some very good insights into the ways dogs impro...

Most working moms will tell you that "mom'ing" while working is hard, but it's just as difficult to truly grasp the challenges working parents face when pulled in a million professional and personal directions. In this episode, Isabel gets real about her motherhood journey with a fellow pet industry mom, Stephanie Nelson, who runs a pet care service in San Marcos, TX. Her business, On Paws Profess...

Amy Shever volunteered for many years at animal shelters in Northern California and witnessed pets tragically euthanized because pet owners died without planning for their continued care. Inspired by these tragic circumstances, Amy established the nonprofit, 2nd Chance 4 Pets, in 2004 and volunteers as the organization’s Director. The all-virtual-volunteer organization provides pet owners, veterin...

Let's talk about cats and the ladies that love them! In this episode, Isabel interviews Jae Kennedy and Adrienne Lefebvre, known on social media as The Two Crazy Cat Ladies. To start, they play a drinking game - Two Truths and a Lie - in which Jae may have cheated and Adrienne gets Isabel thinking. Jae and Adrienne have never met Isabel before but they figure out her lie tout suite, probably becau...

Episode 44 of Covered in Pet Hair features one of the dog training world's most talented leaders. Michael Shikashio, dog aggression expert, and Isabel discuss the reward Mike yields from helping families that are struggling with their dog's aggressive behavior. As a renowned dog trainer specializing in canine aggression, Mike helps families attain peace with dogs that have a hard time managing the...

The holiday spirit abounds in this episode with John Bartlett and Jessica Dwyer Bartlett. In it, we discuss ways in which cat parents can celebrate the holidays and decorate inside and outside their home while keeping their cats and keepsakes safe. In the first game, Never Have I Ever - Holiday Edition - we find out who has gotten drunk at a holiday party, who has regifted holiday gifts, and more....

It's not every day that a law enforcement officer, trained to seek out proof and follow the letter of the law, comes out with a book about how a special bond with his dog led him to a spiritual awakening, but, thankfully, Brandon Wainwright did just that. A police officer of over a decade, Brandon was never one to jump on a bandwagon, especially when it didn't ring true to him. He needed to see it...

Have you ever heard the term canine mental health? If so, you may know this week's guest, Jenna Romano, because she's credited with coining the term and specializes in teaching families how to prioritize and ease their anxious dog's psyche. In episode 41, Isabel and Jenna talk about Jenna's journey from showing dogs at the young age of 11 to her dog training business now in her late twenties. Jenn...

It was such a joy to have the opportunity to chat with Kimberly Gauthier, the creator behind the Keep the Tail Wagging blog, which is about to celebrate its 10th year anniversary. Kimberly has done years of research on feeding dogs raw dog food and how to keep things simple. She recognizes that life is generally 'too expensive, too complicated, and too time-consuming' as it is, she therefore doesn...

It was an honor for Isabel to sit down with Dr. Christopher Pachel of the Animal Behavior Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Pachel is one of fewer than 100 Animal Behaviorists in the WORLD! In this episode, Isabel and Dr. Pachel discuss what it takes to become a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and earn the right to call oneself an Animal Behaviorist. Apart from a Veterin...

Are your pets in your funeral plans??? For Covered in Pet Hair's Halloween Special, Life After Death, I had the opportunity to talk to Traci Denver about things I have never thought about when it comes to funeral homes, cemeteries, cremation, etc. and how our pets fit into all that. As Funeral Director & Embalmer at The Life Forest, Traci and I discuss all things funerals, cremation, and spend...

In Covered in Pet Hair Episode 37 with Tori Mistick of the Wear Wag Repeat blog and podcast, Isabel and Tori talk about why Tori chose to make women and dogs her focus. In short, Tori wants to dismantle the patriarchy and help dogs, one successful female pet pro at a time. Tori is a lover of all things dog and stays active with her two older pups. As they age, she becomes more enamored with her se...

Elizabeth Gallardo, a longtime rescue volunteer, works with her team and Miami Dade Animal Services to find cats forever homes after they spend some time being socialized around both cats and humans at The Cat's Meow Cafe in Miami. Humans pay a cover fee to enter, can purchase drinks and refreshments, including beer, and play with cats to their heart's content. It's a great concept and a serious u...

Jake Thomas, creator of Golden Hearts, a blog about Golden Retrievers, is Isabel's guest on Covered in Pet Hair's 35th episode. Isabel and Jake play Golden Retriever trivia and Jake aces the whole thing. He even adds additional trivia throughout the interview. In game 2, he lists all the reasons why he believes that Golden Retrievers are the best dogs ever. Did you know that Golden Retrievers have...