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John Turner, President of Project PUP

By | September 14, 2022 | Adoption, Advocates, Cats, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue | No comments

John Turner—the president of Project PUP (Pets Uplifting People), which, since 1984 has offered visits by therapy dogs to nursing homes, rehab centers, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and other locales, bringing the residents comfort and joy—discusses the founding of the organization. Read more…

Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer” 5th Edition

By | August 17, 2022 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter | No comments

As we’ve done four times prior, 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 involving behavioral issues. Read more…

Samantha Wishman & Christina Thomas, co-directors of “Free Puppies!”

By | August 3, 2022 | Actors & Filmmakers, Adoption, Advocates, Dogs, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter, Spay/Neuter | No comments

Christina Thomas and Samantha Wishman–co-directors of “Free Puppies!,” a documentary examining the scenario in which rescue dogs are regularly transported from the South to the North for adoption, but probes deeper into why the South is a repository for so many homeless dogs—describe their filmmaking experience prior to “Puppies!,” their feature-length debut. Read more…

Spencer Conover, Assistant Director of Pasco County Animal Services

By | July 6, 2022 | Advocates, Authors, Educators, Health & Behavior, Mammals, Pets, Rescue, Spay/Neuter | No comments

Spencer Conover— Assistant Director of Pasco County Animal Services (PCAS), whose work has received national acclaim, partly accounting for his being viewed as a rising star in the animal shelter world—recounts growing up in a conventional household regarding animals (they had a dog and a cat), but a pivotal memory was the family taking in a stray calico they thought was male, but later had a litter of kittens. Read more…

Callers and Emailers as Guests

By | June 22, 2022 | Advocates, Cats, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior, Pets, Rescue, Wildlife | No comments

Every year or two, I jettison the chief component of the “Talking Animals” format—a longform interview with a single guest—to offer a debate or some other multi-guest panel discussion. Read more…

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