by Duncan | Jan 5, 2022 | Advocates, Cats, Educators, Health & Behavior
Dr. Lisa Wiese—associate professor of Nursing at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and co-author of a study conducted recently at FAU, which found that interacting with a robotic pet can serve as a boon to the health of...
by Duncan | Dec 29, 2021 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter
Ellen Quinlan—executive director of the Darbster Foundation (& Darbster Rescue), whose chief mission involves plucking cats and dogs from crowded south Florida shelters, and finding homes for them in the adoption-friendly New England area, with that process...
by Duncan | Dec 15, 2021 | General, Musicians
This morning, I once again set aside the customary “Talking Animals” format to deliver the Annual Christmas Animal Song special—that is, a show almost entirely devoted to Holiday-oriented animal tunes. As has been required in the previous years of this special, and as...
by Duncan | Dec 8, 2021 | General
Dee Boersma—a biologist and professor at the University of Washington who’s been studying penguins for decades, including Galapagos penguins for 50 years; in a piece some years ago examining her research and extensive field work, The New York Times dubbed her “The...
by Duncan | Dec 1, 2021 | Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals
As we’ve done twice before, today’s show involved setting aside the customary “Talking Animals” format in order to present the extended feature, “Ask The Trainer,” in which listeners are invited to call or email questions about their dogs or cats, particularly...