As we’ve done 15 times before—spanning Just shy of the five-year mark-–today’s program involved setting
aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” In each session of ATT, listeners are invited to call or email (or text) questions about their dogs or cats. The Trainer these listeners have an opportunity to consult is Glen Hatchell, the retired Behavior and Enrichment Manager at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, and veteran, accomplished dog trainer and behaviorist. He is also a former WMNF programmer, and occasionally guest hosts “Talking Animals.” In today’s edition, before responding to the first listener question, Glen shared some of the experiences he and his “significant other,” Kelly, have had since welcoming a new dog to their household—Millie, a former stray that had been wandering through the Florida Panhandle before landing with Kelly and Glen…The first listener question arrived by email, from an occasional “Talking Animals” guest, Melanie Sue Bowles, founder of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary, in Wiilkesboro, NC. She’s nearly as experienced with dogs as she is with horses, yet was stymied and deeply frustrated by the adopted terrier, Henry, and his ongoing habit of marking inside the house…Wendy and Bob wrote in, submitting back-to-back—and somewhat overlapping—questions regarding reactive barking…Among other inquiries—and returning to update the Millie saga–there was a rare cat question, not entirely unrelated to Melanie’s concern: this was regarding an older, adopted cat who “sprays everywhere”…And so on. We present “Ask The Trainer” every two to three months, and you’re welcome to submit a question for Glen ahead of the next show—probably in July–via this website.
COMEDY CORNER: There was no Comedy Corner today.
MUSIC: Rebekah Pulley’s “Talking Animals Theme,” instrumentals
NAME THAT ANIMAL TUNE: We didn’t play “Name That Animal Tune” today.
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