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Full Show Notes. Introduction Timestamps: 00:00 - 1:20 Segment 1: 1:22 - 8:17 First, I want to give you an update on how Rosy is doing since I wrote the blog, #106 telling you about her diagnosis of cancer. Segment 2: 8:20 - 32:23 Then, I have heard that it is not...
I’d like to tell you what has been going on with Rosy since I wrote about her emergency surgery. I got the biopsy back from when they took out her spleen and she does have cancer. It’s visceral hemangiosarcoma – the kind that affects the internal organs. There is no...
feature photo above courtesy of DogtopiaShow notes for the episode. Introduction Timestamps: 00:00 - 1:05 Segment 1: 1:07 - 2:52 First, why are the animals we share our lives with called pets? Where did that word come from? The word first entered the English language...
In this week’s episode of Raising Your Paws (ep. 104) I explained the reasons that the game ofWTug of war is considered to be the best game to play with your dog. Listen below to segment three at timestamp, 25:58 to find out why. Alot of it has to do with satisfying...
Full Show Notes: Introduction Timestamps: 00:00 - 1:18 Segment 1: 1:21 - 2:42 Have you tried to take photos of your cat in low light? If so, you’ll know that most often the pictures show their eyes as being just bright shining yellow circles. Why is this? I’ll...
Full Show Notes. Introduction Timestamps: 00:00 - 1:20 Segment 1: 1:20 - 5:29 In this week’s creature feature stories, hear about two dogs who volunteered for the postal service and loved their work. Segment 2: 5:30 - 28:54 Do you wonder how you can stop your cat from...
There was something wrong with Rosy. Sunday morning, upon waking up, instead of trotting by my side in her usual manner to the kitchen, Rosy wouldn’t get out of bed. She never needs prompting to go to outside and to eat breakfast. When she slowly made her way to me,...
Full Show Notes. Introduction Timestamps: Segment 1: Cats learn to fear their carriers if the only time they see it appear is when it is taken out of the closet, they are shoved inside it, taken away from their home, dragged out of the case, plopped on a slippery...
Full Show Notes. Introduction Timestamps: 00:00 - 1:27 Segment 1: 1:29 - 43:59 Did you know that over 200 dogs helped alongside the emergency personnel at Ground Zero, the Pentagon and the Land Fill where debris was taken? These dogs worked tirelessly to search the...
Full Show Notes. Introduction Timestamps: 00:00 - 1:37 Segment 1: 1:40 - 7:26 Do you have a new kitten at home? Or are thinking about getting one? I want to offer you a kitten care tip about playing with your new kitty. From your kitten’s perspective, you are now mom...
Full Show Notes. Introduction Timestamps: 00:00 - 01:15 Segment 1: 1:18 - 3:06 Sometimes, someone has got to step in between others to avoid a fight. It may be your dog that does this. I’ll explain this dog signal called “splitting” and reveal how you can use this...
Does your dog tend to ignore your cues and commands and basically do whatever they want? If so, you may be accommodating them too much. This is when you let them do whatever they want - whenever they want, most of the time. And this means that when you do ask...
Full Show Notes for this Episode. Introduction Timestamps: 00:00 - 01:25. Segment 1: 1:27 - 8:38 In this “Best Of” Replay show, we’ll start by talking about barking. Different sounding barks communicate different emotions and needs. If you’re trying to reduce your...
Full Show Notes. Introduction Timestamps: 00:00 - 01:13 Segment 1: 01:15 - 09:46 Do you like it or hate it when your dog wants to jump up on you when they greet you? Why do dogs want to jump up on people anyway? There are two reasons I’ll tell you about. If you want...
In this week's podcast episode I tell the story of an incident that happened in my town recently where two dogs broke free from the person that was walking them, and wound up attacking two other different dogs being walked, causing injuries to both the canines and the...
Full Show Notes. Introduction Timestamps : 00:00 - 01:09 Segment 1: 01:13 - 06:50 Who is the most famous dog in the world? It may surprise you to know, he isn’t even real yet he says words that we, human beings would often like to say. In today’s creature feature...
We have gotten good at teaching children that they need to ask a person if they can pet their dog before they come close to do so. For the last few years, every child that Rosy and I come upon on our walks, politely asks me if they can pet her. What we don’t think...
In this week’s episode of Raising Your Paws, (listen below) I talked about cat hairballs, why and how they are formed, the two ways your cat gets rid of them and the best thing to do to greatly reduce how often your cat has hairballs. Prevent your cat from swallowing...
