The Animal Radio® Show

Lost Pet Recovery Donna Lewis is a Lost Pet Recovery Expert for LostMyDoggie.com & LostMyKitty.com. This nationwide service will automatically dial all the phones within the radius of the lost pet alerting neighbors. Does this work? The service claims an 85% success rate. If you've lost your pet and have the cash, then this might be a good solution. Listen Now Your Cat Probably Doesn't Miss Yo...

Black Dog Syndrome While there is no hard evidence to back Black Dog Syndrome, it is largely felt that black animals take a back seat when it comes to adoption. Pet Photographer Fred Levy believes it's because they are hard to photograph and don't look desirable online photos. He'll have tips for photographing your black dog or cat. Listen Now Selecting A New Car With Your Pet In Mind So who influ...

Things Your Vet Wished You Worried About More Animal Radio Veterinary Correspondent Dr. Marty Becker has a list of things he wishes his clients would pay more attention to than they do. He'll also tell you what you unnecessarily worry too much about. Listen Now Healthiest Breeds Pet Breeds compiled a list of 33 dog breeds that either have a clean health record, or are associated with only one, two...

The Chicken Chick Chickens are more popular than ever in urban settings and as pets. By popular demand, we're having the Chicken Chick on the show to share her vast chicken knowledge. Even if you aren't considering a fowl friend, Kathy Mormino will amuse and educate. Listen Now Photographing Your Pet Amanda Jones is one of the top best pet photographers in the nation. Her last collaboration is a c...

The Truth About Anesthesia Free Dental Your local pet store may offer an Anesthesia Free Dental Cleaning. This is NOT an alternative to teeth cleaning. Doc Halligan says a real cleaning will help your pet avoid serious trouble down the line with infection of vital organs. Listen Now Movies Impacting Breed Popularity After analyzing a number of movies released between 1927 and 2004 featuring dogs a...

Uber for Dog-Walkers Tobi Skovron has created an App that will summon a vetted dog-walker. He touts his high-end service as the next step in the evolution of pet-based technology. Listen Now Protecting Your Pet From The Sun Our pets are at a higher risk than we are for sun-related Melanomas. You need to protect them from the sun, even if they're indoor animals. Dogfather Joey Villani and Dr. Debbi...

Katherine and Maverick Katherine Schwarzenegger (daughter of Arnold and Maria) is an ASPCA Ambassador and bestselling author. She has a children's book, which will empower young readers to help dogs who find themselves in shelters and animal rescues. She's our guest this week. Listen Now To Kiss Your Dog or Not To Kiss Your Dog A USA Today article cited lots of research and experts both for and ag...

Laser Therapy on Pets Animal Radio Veterinary Correspondent Dr. Marty Becker is excited about his handy gadget. It's only the size of an iPhone Plus but it has multiple applications in the veterinarian's office. Could Laser Therapy be used on your pets? Listen Now Canine Flu Update This year's strain of Canine Flu is different than past epidemics. There is a vaccine for the previous strain but not...

Swimming With The Sharks Brian Skerry has spent more than 10,000 hours underwater photographing sharks. He says they're misunderstood and not the evil beasts portrayed by Hollywood and the media. He'll share stories including some scary (Skerry) moments. Listen Now Rescue Express Mike McCarthy made his millions in software development. After retiring, he decided to take on a new project transporti...

Mobster Turned Animal Advocate Special guest James Guiliani was a bad dude. He hung with Gotti and spent time behind bars. He was a drug-addicted ex-con on the verge of suicide when a dog and a dame changed his life for the better. James says "If you think the mafia is bad, try animal rescue." Listen Now Barriers Prohibit Seniors From Pet Ownership Research published in Activities, Adaption &...

Good Dog, Happy Baby Dog Trainer Michael Wombacher has developed a twelve-step program to introduce your dogs to a new baby or family member. There is no need to get rid of the dog just because you're expecting. If done properly, your dog and child can live harmoniously and thrive together. Listen Now OMG - One More Generation When Olivia Ries was 7-years-old, she started a non-profit organization...

The Dog Merchants Driven by her incredible curiosity, Kim Kavin uncovered the world of dog auctions. 11 BILLION dollars exchanges hands during the buying and selling of companion animals. Even the so-called 'rescues' are partaking in the auction process, using donated dollars to buy, rehabilitate and adopt these dogs at considerably high prices. While not necessarily humane, nor ethical, it's all...

Bee Stings, Insect & Snake Bites Besides the ticks and the fleas, as well as the many other creepy crawlers out there that can get on our pets, we also need to worry about bees, insects and snakes. Doc Halligan tells us what to do if a bee stings your dog or cat? She jokes that people tell her that they let their cats play with spiders. She says you should NEVER let your cat play with spiders....

Whales Gain 200 Pounds A Day While the book is titled Sad Animal Facts, it's hardly a sad book. Cartoons drawn by Brooke Barker unleash the unknown and curious truths behind some of our favorite animals. Did you know Turtles breath out their butt, or that Giraffes only sleep 3 hours a day? Listen Now Choosing The Right Bra When Horseback Riding Women and girls (and some men) who ride horses, but d...

You Can Stroke Me Here, But Not There Cat Behaviorist Sarah Ellis has a pretty cool job. She does research on how and where cats like to be touched. Sarah found that there are certain parts of the cat's body that are better than others when it comes to petting and stroking. She'll reveal her results and explain why she thinks strangers have better luck petting cats than the cat's owner. Listen Now...

What Your Vet Isn't Telling You Animal Radio Veterinary Correspondent Dr. Marty Becker will tell you what information your veterinarian may be withholding; and conversely, what he/she shouldn't be telling you. We hope you have an honest and transparent vet for your pets. Listen Now Selling Pets for Research Buried in a massive government-spending bill is a provision that will shut down shady anima...

Making Training Your Dog Enjoyable Zak George is back and he has tips on making training your dog enjoyable for both you and your furry-friend. He believes that if your dog likes to do what your training them to do, you will be more successful. He'll also talk about Service Dog fraud. Listen Now Virtual Chicken Petting Imagine leaving your dog at home while it turns on the smart TV and chooses a p...

Sloth Love Most every social media butterfly has seen at least one cute video of a sloth (if not, check out our Facebook page). These litter critters are so cute, that many people want one as a pet. Photographer Sam Trull says she "went to Costa Rica for the primates but stayed for the sloths." She has the lowdown on sloths, and she says people think they're slow. She says "they can be fast when t...

Dog Lawyer Attorney Jeremy Cohen gave up his insurance fraud law practice to focus only on dogs. He is one of the few "dog only" lawyers in the U.S. Jeremy represents dangerous dogs that usually have a death sentence. He tells us that lots of people have threatened him and harass him, but it's worth it if he can save the life of a dog. Listen Now Maybe We're Not Smart Enough To Know Dr. Frans de W...

Pot for Pets? Dr. Stephan Katz explains how he is using parts of the marijuana plant to create a therapeutic treat for pets. Do animals respond the same as humans to medical marijuana? What is the legality of pot for pets? These burning questions and more are finally answered. Listen Now To Flush or Not To Flush It may be hard to believe, but people still flush kitty litter down the toilet. Not on...

Beth Stern Guests Yes, she is the wife of Howard Stern. But more importantly, Beth Ostrosky - Stern is an avid animal advocate. She's fostering a bunch of animals at home. She says Howard is really into her pets and sometimes he'll get very emotional when the animals find homes. Listen Now Cats Actually Have A Language Con Slobodchikoff is studying animal linguistics. He's noticing patterns that i...

Is Your Dog A Genius? Nat Geo's Dr. Brian Hare hosts a three-part series devoted to finding the genius in your dog with interactive games you can play. Tapping into your dog's 'smarts' is easy as knowing the activities in which they exceed. Listen Now Smart Inventions For Pets Scott Harris co-invented a cat feather-toy that can be remotely controlled from a smart-phone. They've installed 21 of the...

Cat Survives 8-Days Being Shipped in Box By Owner Cupcake is an incredibly lucky cat. The Siamese survived being stuck inside a small cardboard box for eight days and 260 miles after her owner accidentally mailed her. The owner didn't see Cupcake snoozing inside the package as she packed it with DVDs. Then she dropped the box in the mail. The package's recipients were stunned to open the box and f...

Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats!?! Research from Manhattanville College confirms what you may suspect... cat owners are more neurotic and less happy than dog owners. Assistant Professor Katherine Bao explains the results of this study and talks about ongoing research. Listen Now Batman Set Made Into Birdhouses The very "Batty" Rob Mies joins us to explain why they've cut up the Batman vs. Superman m...

Pigs As Pets The very charismatic Debra Jo Chiapuzio is back to tell us about life with a pet pig. She says her dog thinks the swine is a yummy-treat. If you've ever considered a pig for a pet, you must hear this interview. Debra, who is responsible for creating the Emma Zen Organization, raised funds to supply local fire departments with pet-oxygen masks. Now she's behind the "Food Train" to help...