Dog Talk ® (and Kitties Too!)

Joseph Hahn (Companion Animal & Equine Professional Services at Merck) on Merck underwriting 3 years of "Clear Blueprint" for Not One More Vet (NOMV)

Johnna Devereaux (Fetch RI) on her one-off, holistic boutique shop in Rhode Island, offering nutrition & wellness advice, curated products

Julia Geffner on how Heart + Paw veterinary centers emphasize emotionally healthy workplace for people, low stress for animals and owners

Carol Borden & Tracie discusses how dog walker was mauled to death by pack of dogs in England and what could have caused this tragedy

Stephanie Boone (Wondercide) on creating plant-based pest protection for pets & people, inside and outside the house

How Heidi Roberts (Friends of Beverly Animals) is still driving force behind saving one kitty at a time

Wayne Pacelle (Animal Wellness Action) on how changing laws is often the only way to protect voiceless animals

Johnna Devereaux (Fetch RI holistic pet store) on driving one of the country's most celebrated and successful independent pet stores

Darlene Bos (Executive Director, Not One More Vet) on emotional challenges and high rate of suicide of veterinarians

Andrew Rowan (President, Wellbeing International) on Australian government's continued poisoning of free-roaming feral cats

Karen Glass on how Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society (Salisbury, MA) began 31 years ago to cope with suffering feral cats, Cat Mobile clinic, free veterinary services

Dr. Peter Beaumont (Chairman, Veterinary Advisory Board of Trupanion Pet Insurance) on evolution of pet insurance, and how Trupanion is revolutionizing the field

Tracie's wrap-up of themes that emerged on her shows last year, giving dogs and cats respect and support they need to be their true selves

Angela Ardolino (mushroom specialist, creator of YourNaturalDog.com & CBDDogHealth.com) on non-toxicity of THC in marijuana for dogs

Wayne Pacelle (President of Animal Wellness Action & the Center for a Humane Economy) on challenges of protecting animals through legislation

Bruce Cameron ("A Dog's Purpose") on his irresistible canine character in "Love, Clancy" along with the hilariously dysfunctional people in Clancy's life

Jeff Flocken (President, Humane Society International) on CITES meeting in Panama, where countries decide which creatures put on endangered species, Glass Frogs addition

Dr. Bruce Elsey (Dr. Elsey's Precious Cat) talks about his company contributing millions to Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation to find cure for type of cancer his wife has

Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC) discusses letter she wrote National Institutes for Health (NIH) demanding answers about their costly & cruel experiments on dogs

Dr. Renee Alsaraff ("Sit, Stay Heal: What Dogs Teach Us About Living Well") on relating to pet owners whose pets have cancer after long, successful battle against cancer herself

Barbara Natterson-Horowitz ("Zoobiquity: the Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health") on overeating and obesity in the animal kingdom

Dr Julie Buzby ("Toe Grips" designer) on making life safer and more pleasant for our aging canine companions

Alexis Telfair-Garcia (Social Work Program Development Manager, Austin Pets Alive!) on bridging support for companion animals and their people, who face many challenges

Dr Sarah Cutler (The Behavior Clinic for Dogs & Cats) on making house calls for multi-cat problems, aggression against humans and, most frequently, "out of litter box" problems

Dr. Ernie Ward (Association for Pet Obesity Prevention [APOP]) on helping pet owners and pet food industry look at pet obesity, its effects on pet health & longevity