Episodes

  • Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Christine Calder explains what cooperative care is all about

    Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Christine Calder explains what cooperative care is all about
    Jun 15 2025
    Co-editor of Low Stress Handling: A Practical Guide to Cooperative Care, Training, and Behavior Modification, veterinary behaviorist Dr. Christine Calder explains what cooperative care is about. For example, how you may train your dog or cat to comply contentedly with having nails trimmed. And what’s the most important cue you can teach a cat or dog? […]
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  • Puppy yoga classes using puppy mill pups are popping up all over Chicago and the city has taken action

    Puppy yoga classes using puppy mill pups are popping up all over Chicago and the city has taken action
    Jun 8 2025
    Illinois Director of the Humane Society for Animals Marc Ayers joins Steve Dale to explain how the seemingly harmless and fun puppy yoga classes may be sourcing puppies from puppy mills. In Chicago, this is illegal, and the City has taken action.
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  • All you need to know about a new and improved pheromone product which will reduce anxiety in your pets

    All you need to know about a new and improved pheromone product which will reduce anxiety in your pets
    Jun 8 2025
    Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Beth Strickler makes an exciting announcement which will save lives of dogs, cats and rabbits. There’s a new and improved pheromone product available which will reduce anxiety, the Secure line of products by Signs. After all, behavior is the number one cause of death for pets and the most common behavior issues […]
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  • Dog trainer Zak George talks why shock collars are problematic and more

    Dog trainer Zak George talks why shock collars are problematic and more
    Jun 1 2025
    Hard to believe that a dog training organization that seeks to set licensing standards for dog trainers is willing to accept the use of shock collars. Dog trainer Zak George explains why that is unacceptable. He notes that while the use of shock can stop of a problematic behavior in its tracks, it will also cause […]
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  • The most common behavior problem in dogs, the role the economy is playing in relinquishing of pets, and more

    The most common behavior problem in dogs, the role the economy is playing in relinquishing of pets, and more
    May 25 2025
    Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Nicholas Dodman, Co-founder of Center for Behavior Studies explains what this non-profit to support pet studies and keeping pets in homes is all about. Dr. Dodman reveals the most common behavior problem in dogs. Why do dogs sometimes have compulsive behaviors, such tail or light chasing, and what can be done to help these […]
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  • Chicago’s oldest and most significant animal shelter fundraiser, Bark in the Park, returns to Lincoln Park on May 31st

    Chicago’s oldest and most significant animal shelter fundraiser, Bark in the Park, returns to Lincoln Park on May 31st
    May 18 2025
    Dog trainer Jeff Millman on a new way to think about dog bite prevention, which is actually Steve’s idea. Millman is the author of Triggers and Reactions: A Guide to Fixing Dog Behavior Problems: Volume One: On-Leash Aggression Anti Cruelty President Darlene Duggan talks about the city’s oldest and most significant animal shelter’s biggest fundraiser, Bark in the […]
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  • Susan Russell talks about her book ‘Midnight: Don’t Judge Me Ruiz’ and the still-existing long list of pit bull related fallacies

    Susan Russell talks about her book ‘Midnight: Don’t Judge Me Ruiz’ and the still-existing long list of pit bull related fallacies
    May 11 2025
    Once the executive director of Chicago Animal Care & Control, Susan Russell is now in Philadelphia and after a stint at an animal shelter there, she has authored Midnight: Don’t Judge Me Ruiz. She discusses the book and the still existing long list of pit bull related fallacies and Philly cheese-steak sandwiches. Good news about heart […]
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  • Neutralizing cat allergies, Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald talks his autobiography, and more

    Neutralizing cat allergies, Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald talks his autobiography, and more
    May 4 2025
    You may recall Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald from Animal Planet’s Emergency Vets and E-Vet Interns or perhaps you’ve even seen him perform his stand-up act at a comedy club. He talks about what he’s learned about veterinary medicine from the best and about what he’s learned about show biz from the likes of the Rolling Stones to George Burns. He talks about […]
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