Something You Should Know about Pets
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Vital Information For Pet Owners
November 29, 2012
Interview with Dr. Karen Halligan DMV, author of the book Doc Halligan's What Every Pet Owner Should Know: Prescriptions for Happy, Healthy Cats and Dogs
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Mike Carruthers:
Being overweight isn't just a human epidemic in this country; our pets have the same problem.Dr. Karen Halligan:
Forty percent of pets are overweight or obese - that will definitely shorten your life span. The statistics are that pets that are lean live fifteen percent longer than pets that are overweight.
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What Your Dog Is Really Thinking
March 20, 2012
Interview with Camilla Gray-Nelson, author of the book Lipstick and the Leash: Dog Training a Woman's Way
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Mike Carruthers:
Millions of us in this country have a pet dog and yet…Camilla Gray-Nelson:
What I find as a dog trainer of 24 years and counting is that to a dog owner they do not understand how the dog thinks and how he’s programmed by nature to act and react.
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Taking Pets On Vacation
July 11, 2011
Interview with Dr. Marty Becker, author of the book Your Dog: The Owner's Manual: Hundreds of Secrets, Surprises, and Solutions for Raising a Happy, Healthy Dog
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Mike Carruthers:
70% of us take our dogs on with us on summer vacation and just like people in the car, dogs need to be secured.Dr. Marty Becker:
And that means either in a carrier, behind a barrier, in a harness clipped into a seatbelt for dogs under 30lbs there’s even little booster seats.
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How Smart Is Your Dog?
June 8, 2011
Interview with John Bradshaw, author of the book Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You A Better Friend to Your Pet
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Mike Carruthers:
Dogs have been our pets for thousands of years but only recently has research revealed some interesting insight into the canine mind.John Bradshaw:
There has been quite detailed research comparing chimpanzees to dogs and you might think the chimpanzees are a much smarter animal than a dog but when it comes to understanding people they’re not.
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Easy Help For Misbehaving Pets
April 26, 2011
Interview with Dr. Sophia Yin, author of the book How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves
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Mike Carruthers:
Millions of us dog owners struggle with at least some bad dog behavior, and the reason is usually the same.Dr. Sophia Yin:
Dogs behave in certain ways because those options have been rewarded. For instance jobs jump on people because people accidently reward jumping behavior.
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Can Dogs Detect Cancer?
November 26, 2010
Interview with Sharon Sakson, author of the book Paws & Effect: The Healing Power of Dogs
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Mike Carruthers:
Dogs can smell cancer? Exciting new research seems to point that way.Sharon Sakson:
The dogs who can find cancer can find it whether it's barely begun and in stage one or if it's stage four and very serious.
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Pet Obesity
August 24, 2010
Interview with Dr. William Craig D.V.M. CMO of Purina Care Pet Health Insurance
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Mike Carruthers:
If your dog or cat is overweight you should be aware that there are consequences.Dr. William Craig:
Purina did a long-term study and showed that dogs with ideal body conditions live an average of 15% longer than obese dogs and that’s probably a year and a half to two years longer for your pet.
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Why Our Pets Are Getting Fat
March 30, 2010
Interview with Ernie Ward DVM, author of the book Chow Hounds: Why Our Dogs Are Getting Fatter -A Vet's Plan to Save Their Lives
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Mike Carruthers:
Dogs like their owners are getting fatter and it’s affecting their health and longevity.Ernie Ward DVM:
And that’s really sad because not only is their life cut prematurely short but the last year or two of these dogs life, it’s painful and it’s expensive.
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Why Our Pets Are Getting Fat Part 2
March 31, 2010
Interview with Ernie Ward DVM, author of the book Chow Hounds: Why Our Dogs Are Getting Fatter -A Vet's Plan to Save Their Lives
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Mike Carruthers:
Pet owners love to pamper their pets and often it’s with food.Ernie Ward DVM:
What dogs want more than anything is our affection, they want our interaction - and so we confuse that, we believe in our society that food is love. How many times have you heard that?
Ernie Ward DVMVeterinarian Dr. Ernie Ward, author of the book Chow Hounds…
