Petropolist

In this episode, we delve deeply into what CAN BE DONE to eliminate these death facilities and how you can reach out to your state representatives and Pet industry lobby group executives at the Pet Advocacy Network and demand that they start doing what they CLAIM they are doing...These backyard breeders and puppy mills are disease-carrying toxic grounds and they are pumping out SICK animals from s...

Michelle Griffin's The Culture Club goes beyond the use of biotics to impact digestive health.  In 2022 there have been over 200 science articles identifying the beneficial systemic effects of pre-pro & postbiotics. It is no surprise that Michelle's company is on a path to superstardom for pets that need microbiome diversity no matter the basis of the diet they are being fed.   Check...

This is a fun and super informative episode about HOW to play with your cats and WHY it should be included as an important part of your cats' health regimen.  Listen & Learn from my dear friend and guest Dr. Rachel Geller , Cat behaviorist, author, and speaker.  Always stay Catazztic

I'm going to keep this brief...David Levy is in Da House !!!!!  David is a 22-year veteran in the US pet industry. He founded one of the top pet supply distribution firms Zeus & Company as well as the investment firm Pet Product Innovations where he currently hangs his hat.  In his career span, David has invested in and brought to market over 40 brands. Pet Product Innovations is bas...

Forget Chewy & forget Amazon... What's left?  Doobert  Chris Roy, and I talk about his new platform that combines bringing together E-commerce and possibly Independent pet retailers to create profit while paying it forward to relieve some of the insanity for animals in shelters and for the rescue communities.  Listen & Learn ;)

Walking into Whiskers Holistic Pet store in 1992 transformed my understanding of pet food and eventually (2005) my career trajectory.  I had no preconceived notions of what was good or bad in pet food - there was NO internet - no NOISE from brands and bloggers and influencers.  It was me, a type 1 diabetic who understood the impact of food on EVERY aspect of my life, and my ex-husband wh...

 A few updates: 1st meeting of The Indy Pet Community Advisory Group (NO THERE IS NO WEBSITE for a reason;)  is going to take place in late September. If you are going to Super Zoo and want to find out about the Indy Pet Community Advisory group (or my new line of Catazztic Cat treats) send me a note and let's connect and make sure you are subscribed to THE PETROPOLIST PODCAST because yo...

Cat University is back on The Petropolist Podcast!!!! "Cats don't purposely misbehave. They don't think of right and wrong the way we do. The cat is trying to solve the problem as a cat..." If we were only as smart as cats.  Here we are again addressing cat behavior with  Dr. Rachel Geller. In this episode of Cat University, the conversation is all about war! Which cat is instigating the battle an...

 I clearly love the pet industry.  I have been quite curious about where companies go to find talent and where the talent goes to find their best options for employment in the pet sector.  Shaylene Keiner, Founder of Dolittle Search is a leader in recruiting talent for the pet industry. Doolittle Search provides recruitment services for companies seeking highly qualified professiona...

We recorded this episode about 3 months ago - At the time I was doing consulting for a multi-location pet business in NYC  and there was less than a handful of stores in the NY area that carried Small Batch Pet . It is incredible how disconnected many pet store owners are from the needs of their clients and how to communicate with them.  The conversation with David & Diana Vogel...

Carol Smeja - Mine Pet Platter founder speaks her mind about the struggles of manufacturing quality products. Carol earned a Ph. D. in psychology & sociology which she applied to understanding people's various eating dynamics. She worked with U.S. and global food companies in both research and marketing programs and assisted U.S. government agencies with efforts to improve health and diet. Mor...

Dr. Laura Catena, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, a Pet Age 2021 Women of Influence Award Recipient, Ambassador for Animal Health & Wellness...and the founder of ArmOR Hand Glove.  In episode #77, we find out why Dr. Catena created the ArmOR Hand glove and how that led her to become a Fear Free Certified practitioner.  We also discuss pet owner responsibilities, what is happening with...

I recently got a chance to connect with author of A Paw Partnership , Neha Taneja,  MBA, MSHCM, CSM, LVT .   It was a casual conversation about pet ownership, pet owner responsibilities when it comes to health and veterinary care and of course we spoke about her book https://www.apawpartnership.com/ which delves into the veterinary profession and what she thinks needs to happen to save i...

Here we are again at Cat University with Feline behaviorist and retainment specialist Dr. Rachel Geller.  What our cats clearly perceive as punishment may not be so obvious to us...Listen & Learn.    In today's episode, we learn about how the human-cat bond can become severed by actions cat owners take for granted as being minor and even considered 'normal' when disciplining the...

Sophie Lavallée, M.Sc., Agronomist Sophie has a Master's degree in Animal Science / Monogastric nutrition and B.Sc Animal Science at McGill University  She is an innovative pet nutrition expert with proven skills in research and development with more than 22 years of experience with the last 8 years dedicated exclusively to developing new complete and balanced diets for cats and dogs. Sophie'...

I am going to start with, I don't get paid to promote brands nor do I accept payment to feature them on my podcast  - in fact, when I started this podcast I didn't want to discuss brands. Unfortunately, I found that this is absolutely impossible mostly because every day I am asked which brand is best and which brand will help an animal that is unwell become well...it's a tough ask by pet owne...

Remember that movie Field of Dreams? The one where that voice keeps saying "If you build it, they will come..." Well, that's sort of what founders Chris and Meg Raimo felt was happening to them shortly before they conceived the idea for the Happy Cat Hotel & Spa. The couple had owned and operated their original business venture, Home Sweet Home Pet Care, a house-call pet care service that prov...

Til Death do us part...for me, this is where I think, God, I hope a long life and an easy pain free death is the only thing in life that will separate me from my pets. I am not alone in feeling the value and importance of the human animal bond. So often, the death of a pet is just not acknowledged the same way a loss of a human would be.  As pet owners, pet parents, animal lover... however yo...

This episode is about Pet Food, pet health, pet insurance and definitely a lot about how we can help our pets have a long healthy life...hopefully.  Dr. Judy Morgan is a best-selling author of four books, hundreds of online and print magazine articles, and has hosted her own Naturally Healthy Pets radio show on DreamVisions7 Radio network for two years. She has been featured on Fox News, loca...

Ahhhh easy listening about canned pet food - the facts, the fakes and the information that will matter to pet owners when trying to sift through all the claims and advertisements during a pet food search. What makes one brand of canned pet food better than another? It all seems to resemble meat or chunks of meat.  Where is the food made and why are so many shredded canned pet foods made in Th...

The title says it!! Everything you need to know about adopting cats and dogs is in this episode.  Dr. Rachel Geller, my go to Cat Behaviorist for the Cat University series and Tracie Koehnlein, Dog Trainer & Writer answer questions about the adopting cats and dogs.  Learn more about Dr. Rachel Geller by checking out her site and get a copy of her amazing book Saving the World One Cat...

What is Canine Cognitive Behavior Therapy ? Listen to Episode 67 to find out what it is as I annoy the hell out of my dear calm guest, Bille Groom with questions that get the listener to the core of what this type of training is all about.   Billie Groom is an expert in Canine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She works exclusively with dogs over the age of six months because this is when cogniti...

What's the "BEST" pet food?   God, I hate this question - and for those people (especially pet store employers and employees) that actually try to answer this question without ASKING a shit load of questions - you are out of your minds.  There is no "Best" pet food... we can learn more about this in my upcoming series about the vast varieties of pet foods in the market place...Check...

Do you know if your pet food is safe? What happened in 2007 with food fraud and the economically motivated adulteration of pet food that killed 4000 pets can happen again...What can each of us do to mitigate the risks and the vulnerability associated with food fraud and risky food practices. David Primrose - Expert in pet food safety discusses where we have the opportunity to create change in food...

Kids & Pets and your responsibility as the adult is what is being discussed in episode #64 with animal lover and first time author Margrit Strohmaier.  Don't get a pet for your kids for the holidays until you and your kids have read this book  Links: Learn more:  https://www.margritstrohmaier.com/  https://www.instagram.com/margrit_strohmaier/ What to Know Before You Get Yo...