Dog Talk ® (and Kitties Too!)

Bruce Cameron (A Dog's Purpose) on his children's book series; Elizabeth Lo discusses making documentary "Stray"; Carol Borden on K-9 officer's violent punishment of canine partner

Discussing the shocking leaked video of Salisbury North Carolina policeman's assault on K-9 partner; is there a specific need for kitten food; "The Walrus & the Whistleblower" documentary

How purebred cats differ from regular domestic short hair cats; Marc Bekoff ("Do Dogs Know They Are Dying?"); Oliver: the True Story of a Stolen Dog and the Humans He Brought Together

Michael Shikashio (AggressiveDog.com) on dog attack suffered by New York Times journalist Susanne Craig; saluting World wildlife day March 3rd; tips for "winterizing your pet"

Pamela Houston reads from Sighthound; Hounds Town USA, a doggy daycare in Pt. Jefferson; Stacy LeBaron (Community Cats Podcast) on upcoming educational online conferences

Laura Clark (MEATME) on making Certified Organic/Certified Humane raw meals for dogs & cats, aggressive dogs on leash and off; Kerry D'Amato (Pet Haven) on cat rescue idea from pandemic

Dangers of unleashed dogs; Emily Larlham on her Guinness World Records title "Most Tricks Performed by 2 dogs in 1 minute"; matching volunteers with fostering & transport opportunities

Dr. Margit Muller (Your Pet, Your Pill) on dealing with negativity as a woman in United Arab Emirates; Dog Aging Project; CatWater: special drinking water for cats' urinary tract health

Belinda Alexandra dispels notion of "crazy cat ladies" in The Divine Feline; pet industry is forward-looking with sustainability and recycling; make guardianship plans for pet cat

Paul Koudounaris (A Cat's Tale: A Journey Through Feline History); train a cat to manage scratching, counter-surfing & litter box problems; Leah Lyman (Jaggers Journey Black Cat Rescue)

Zina Goodin (Homecoming Tales) on creating Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary; Kelly Conaboy (The Particulars of Peter); are pet adoption numbers during Covid-19

Fossil canine genomes reveal surprises about lives of dogs & humans in prehistoric times; Animal Lighthouse Rescue brought stray dogs from Puerto Rico to New York; practicing Reiki with cats

Dion Leonard (Lara the Runaway Cat: One Cat's Journey to Discover Home is Where the Heart Is); Black Cat rescue, Boston, Massachusetts; Cate Conte discusses "cat cafe mystery" A Whisker of a Doubt

Avery's Pawsitive Change sends $5 gift cards to shelters across the country; evolving legal rights of animals; "compassion fatigue" & high suicide rate in veterinary profession

How dogs grow and age may provide useful similarities to people; AlivePets.com's upcoming Italian dog-centric holiday; "Paws Across the Pacific" airlift of 650+ animals from Hawaii to U.S. mainland shelters

Steven Applebaum (Animal Behavior College CEO) on evolution in dog training; how "human-animal bond" concept has changed; Bassel Abou Fakher (Saving Stella: A Dog's Dramatic Escape from War)

Jackson Galaxy discusses free online Cat Camp, Dec 5; nurturing larger aging dogs at Marty's Place Senior Sanctuary; bringing pets into the lives of senior people

Simon Garfield (Dog's Best Friend) on the British view of the human-canine bond; Jeff Allen (Monkeys House Dog Hospice and Sanctuary); "Paws Across the Pacific" rescue flight

Anthony McGowan (How to Teach Philosophy to a Dog) on understanding philosophy through the eyes of his dog; Seniors, A Dogumentary; The Cat Connection "Whiskers & Whiskey" fundraiser

Kathy Callahan (101 Rescue Puppies); Lily's Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary in Petaluma, CA; the lives & natural behaviors of "streeties," free-ranging dogs in India

Diane Kelly (Bending the Paw, Paw of the Jungle); Why Do Some Dogs Fear Strange Dogs & Unfamiliar Humans?; Overcoming Your Child's Fear of Dogs

Dean Nicholson discusses traveling the world on a bike with his rescue cat; Nicole England (Resident Dog); the need for emotional support for pets in medical situations

Teresa Rhyne's (Poppy In The Wild) devotion to dogs; Peter Abraham (aka Spencer Quinn) Queenie and Arthur novels for children; Grey2KUSA Worldwide's efforts to ban dog racing

Ernest Freeberg (A Traitor To His Species); switching carb-addicted, food thief kitty Levi to wet food; Cara Sue Achterberg (One Hundred Dogs and Counting)

Margaret Mizushima (Hanging Falls, Timber Creek K-9 mystery #6); keeping peace when you have multiple cats; Mark Cushing (Pet Nation) on changes in veterinary medicine