Dog Talk ® (and Kitties Too!)

843B: Dr. Rupal Tewari is a stem cell scientist and veterinarian who speaks to Tracie from her BioCraft laboratory in Vienna, Austria (via her professional progression from India to Italy) about the challenges and rewards of creating cultured mouse meat and chicken meat as future sources of protein for pet foods.

843C: Veterinary oncologist Dr. Craig Clifford talks about the Take C.H.A.R.G.E cancer registry and how doctors and scientists are doing comparative oncology research into similarities between some cancers common to children and canines to benefit both species.

#842A: Lynn Hightower’s riveting thriller has a brave and valiant dog at the center, whose devotion gets the heroine through the deepest loss and grief — and jeopardy.

#842B: Tena Lundquist and her twin sister Tama are the heroines of this documentary about the terrible plight of tens of thousands of homeless dogs in Houston. Tena talks about how they and a few determined animal-lovers are working to change animal welfare in their city.

#842C: Ace Tilton is a fascinating person, who worked in a mortuary before following their love of dogs into a home euthanasia business with their veterinarian husband. Then they wrote this book — “The Little Book of Dog Care: Expert Advice on Giving Your Dogs Their Best Life” — which grew out of a lifelong love of dogs, offering advice and anecdotes from a unique perspective. 

#841A: Dog trainer Megan Bunting tells Tracie all the ways she dislikes electric collar boundary fences — which she says cause rather than solve problems — which Tracie also concluded in “The Dog Bible.”

#841B: Dr. Curtis Huttenhower, who runs the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, talks about the One Health comparison of gut biome in dogs, cats and people and what it can reveal about obesity.

#841C: Dr. Geraldine Deitheim describes how she and other veterinarians use cold laser for pain control and healing in pets.

#840A:  Dr Angie Johnston — Director of Boston College Canine Cognition Center & Social Learning Lab — talks about how their work involves the participation of local owners and their dogs.

#840B: Jen Glick is known as The Whisker Lady because she is the creative force behind the Etsy shop Volana Kote (which means Moon Kitten), where she makes jewelry out of her first love — whiskers — but people also send their pet’s ashes, feathers, fur, teeth and even snake skin!

#840C: The title of dog trainer Annie Phenix’s book helps answer that question: “Positive Training for Aggressive and Reactive Dogs: Proven Techniques to Help Your Dog Overcome Fear and Anxiety”

#839A: Dr. Rachel Geller is a cat behavior specialist who founded her own non-profit All Cats, All the Time to provide non-judgmental advice, information and support to people having problems with their kitty cats. She has helped thousands of cats stay in their loving homes — all for free!

#839B: Tracie just learned about the work of Dr. Sarah Byosiere, who has been director of the Thinking Dog Center at Hunter College in New York City — only to learn from her that the center is closing! But the Animal Behavior and Conservation department is still there.

#839C:  Veterinarian-turned-novelist Brian Porter talks about his book “Dreams of Arcadia,” which follows a city veterinarian, who joins a country practice in Texas and learns how harsh it is out there. 

#838A: Daniel Fine talks about the plight of pets that had to be abandoned during the war and his nonprofit War Animals Relief Fund. Tracie urges everyone to join her in helping the GoFundMe campaign to support his upcoming FIFTH volunteer mission to help unite the dogs and cats of Ukraine with their displaced owners.

#838B: Dr. Geraldine Diethelm describes how acupuncture works for pain relief and healing, and the many ways in which veterinarians can help pets with acupuncture — even exotic animals, in addition to dogs and cats!

#838C: Bri Golub, the Director of Programs NOMV (Not One More Vet) talks about the mission of the organization to support veterinary wellbeing — and the excitement around the gala planned for October with Temple Grandin as the speaker. 

#837A: Curtis Huttenhower is a Harvard professor and co-director of the Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center, who talks about their study [funded by the Morris Animal Foundation] of a cat’s gut biome and how that influences obesity. And they are looking for volunteers to send their cat’s poop and help answer the question.

#837B: Wayne Pacelle, head of Animal Wellness Action, cheers the news that the Supreme Court upheld states’ rights to make their own rules about living conditions for pigs and hens. California Proposition 12 was upheld, despite efforts by the food industry to continue “cruelty tied to commerce.” 

#837C: Kimberly La Russa describes how the Ten Lives Club has managed to save the lives of 3,000 cats a year.

#836C: Lili Chin’s charmingly illustrated book “Kitty Language: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding Your Cat” does just that — gives you clues and hints to how and what your cat is feeling

#836A: The marvelous ethologist Dr. Marc Bekoff — who has spent a lifetime watching and thinking about dogs, shares it all in his new book, “Dogs Demystified: An A-to-Z Guide to All Things Canine” 

#836B: Tammy Kaehler is a recipient of a grant from MissionMeow for her group Love Your feral Felines 

#835A: Dr. Marty Becker spent years consulting with veterinary behaviorists to come up with the guidelines for vets, vet-techs and vet assistants to get certified in his Fear Free program — making the doctor visit much less stressful for your dog and cat.

#835B: Dr Sharon L. Campbell, ​DVM, MS, DACVIM, is the Medical Affairs Lead on Canine Chronic Pain at Zoetis, where they have developed Librela, a once-monthly injectable monoclonal antibody treatment for the control of canine osteoarthritis, since 40% of dogs of ALL ages have signs of OA.