July 20
Our guest today is the CEO of Overstock.com Patrick Byrne. Patrick and the company made the decision to stop selling fur products. It was a $5 million revenue risk that is paying off for the company (and animals too). We also spoke to Dr. Werber about traveling and surviving summer heat. A great product to help thin out your pet’s coat and keep them cool is the Furminator. Keep shedding in control with all their great products at http://www.furminator.com/
July 13
We spoke to Patrick Hoffman from Solvit Products about traveling with your pet and all the great products they offer to make it easier and keep your pets safe. Their slogan is ‘No Pet Left Behind’. You have to check out the great stuff at http://www.solvitproducts.com/
July 6
Rebroadcast of the Jon Provost interview… lots of fun.
June 29
Donna on the road checking in from an Animal Talk House Call. We discuss trimming pets nails and noise from thunderstorms and fireworks and how to cope with both.
June 22
A very special surprise guest from Hollywood. We did not tell Donna and Brad who it was, and they had to figure out the identity of our guest What’s My Line style… It was great fun and a great guest. Celebrating 50 years in Hollywood Jon Provost who played Timmy in the original Lassie series. Figuring out his identity was great and he is a great guest. Jon has a new book Timmy’s in the Well: The Jon Provost Story.
Fine the book at your local bookstore or online sellers. Keep up with Jon at his website www.jonprovost.com If you buy the book there you will get a signed copy from Jon. He is also very involved with Canine Companions for Independence. These are service dogs supplied for free to people who need them. More info about service dog www.cci.org
June 15
Brad brought in a news story about a new sad trend of fake prescriptions for animals being sold on line… be careful and don’t be taken. If you have had a problem contact the EPA.
Today we also had two very special guests. First from the Animal Planet (yes the Cable channel) Dr. Debra Horwitz the host of House Cat House Call. http://www.housecathousecall.com/Home.aspx
In hour two the author of Thanking The Monkey, Karen Dawn. Karen takes a look at how animals fit into our lives and how we fit into theirs. It was a fun interview listen to the podcast. Find her book everywhere http://www.thankingthemonkey.com/
June 8
Finally caught up with an interview with Kathleen Summers of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) from the puppy mill section. Kathleen gives us some good insights into the prolific problem the pet industry faces. Here are their websites with a wealth of information.
http://www.hsus.org/
http://stoppuppymills.org/
The second hour… MMMM… tastes like chicken. Chicken Man joins us for a clukin’ good time. Mark Andrews is the Chicken Man and has a troupe of talented and entertaining chickens… be prepared for the puns. Mark entertains with a positive message. Listen to the interview for more information and visit Mark’s website http://www.chickenmanusa.com/
June 1
Rebroadcast as we head out to hang with Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Before he joined the Peppers Chad was in a band in the Detroit area. The band is Toby Redd, and they did a reunion show not to be missed. Photos from the show should be up
May 25
Animal Talk cook out FUN… In the second hour we spoke to Joe Camp about his new book The Soul of the Horse (Life Lessons from the Herd). He is the trainer, writer, and director of the loveable scruffy dog Benji and the Benji movies. Joe has also written a few books one called The Naked Horse and others. Information about them can be found on his website: http://www.nakedhorsemanship.com/NakedHorseBookIntro.htm
Joe is a great guy and was a fun interview with insights from our own resident horse expert and producer Joanne.
We also caught up with what is new with Benji. You can find out more by listening to the interview and keep up with Benji and his latest adventures at his website: http://www.benji.com/
In the first hour we spoke to Dennis Fett from the Peacock Information Center. For everything peacock visit his website http://www.peafowl.com . It was a very fun interview with Dennis… check it out.
May 18
Off to a rough start with a technical glitch, but back on track only to subject you to a very bad and very badly out of tune ukulele.
Donna on the road on an Animal Talk House Call, she finds herself in Minnesota and joins us live from the studios at our syndicator, the Genesis Communications Network.
Also with us today George Kabala, the inventor of the Rock and Roll cat feeder… you have to see this device to believe it. It has so many uses… check out the interview to find out more or see George’s website. http://www.catutopia.com/cato/cato.htm
Fred and Linda have created a phenomenal pet door and visited with us to talk all about it. It’s the Classy Custom Pet Portal. Find them on line
http://www.classycustom.com/index.shtml
May 11
Our guest today in hour one, from the New York State Zoo, was Director John Foster. He updated us on what the NYS Zoo is all about, and what is new for the summer. If you plan to be near upstate New York plan to visit with John. Visit their site and listen to the interview for all the great activities planned at the zoo.
http://www.nyszoo.org/
A discussion about the Kentucky Derby and another injured horse put down on the track. Yikes!
Dave Fortson – talking about traveling with your pet and looking forward to a great summer. Dave also invented a great tool called a Brush Buddy. Check in out… We have photos of Colin giving it a test brush with Zoe.
http://thebrushbuddy.com/
April 27 & May 4
best of… truly best of.
April 20
More follow up on the column about where to get a pet. What constitutes a puppy mill? Who regulates and/or tries to police them keep them honest?
In the second hour we spoke to Red from Pet Butler about dog waste and why picking it up is so important to do. Can you say toxins in the ground water http://www.petbutler.com/pbx/
April 13
Follow up on our column in the Detroit Free Press. We received more comments on this latest column than ever before. Check it out in our archive. The question is where do you get a new dog/puppy? And the answer led to a discussion about how many people believe that pet stores are nothing but outlets for puppy mills and promote animal cruelty.
April 6
Donna is back from her ‘Animal Talk House Calls’ and is helping you with any behavior problem. Our guest today is John Grogan, author of Marley and Me. John has a great website http://www.marleyandme.com
March 30
Back from Branson, MO, great time with a great pet ventriloquist Todd Oliver. We talked about cat declaws and sharks with laser beams on their heads. You have to listen to find out what one has to do with the other. In the second hour a fun parody song about cats.
March 16
Brad’s annual St. Patrick’s Day song… It’s a grand ancient Celtic song he just wrote. Also with politics and the presidential primaries in full swing we show you how to tell if your pet is a Republican or Democrat.
March 9
Video Streaming for the first time… There’s an idea that just might catch on… Moving pictures to go with the radio sound. We could be on to something. An interesting question about how early is too early to breed a dog?
March 2
Donna is back from the road and her Animal Talk House calls to help with all your calls. Roark is here to help us as well with all your reptile and fish questions. In honor of Roark being fired up we have a parody fish song today for you too.
February 24
The top 9 excuses your dog breaks curfew…. Oh I smell a bit… good one… ROF – Roark On Fire US Fish & Wildlife Services gives an scenario that pythons will overrun the South. Roark says it bunk.
February 17
Talking to Ceasar Milan – yes that Cesar – the Dog Whisperer. In the second hour a great question about a mix breed dog. Training devices and why they have horrible names.
February 10
Selections from your dog’s & cat’s diaries (not to be missed). In honor of the Grammys and friend of the show Peter Himmelman being nominated for a Grammy we will have one of his songs.
January 27
We have the inside scoop about what would be happening on your favorite TV shows if the strike could have happened on the shows.
January 20
No Brad but a great ‘Bad Animal Joke’ Q: How do you make a milk shake? A: You give a cow a pogo stick… ha… yea they are bad; that’s the point.
January 13
Brad has a new side project… we have a clip of his latest book on tape… He’s reading the dictionary. We get help Roark in the second hour with some cold-blooded questions. Brad also has new cartoons up on the web… great stuff
January 6
Brad has a list of all the very silly things people have said over the year.
December 9 2007
We just debuted our column in the Detroit Free Press. Check out the pet Q&A every Sunday in the paper and on line. www.freep.com Brad is on the phone with us and we have questions for him. ‘Bad Animal Joke of the Week’ Q: Why do elephants lay on their backs with their feet in the air? A: To trip birds… yes they are bad, that’s the point. |
