HAPPY NEW YEAR

December 31st - (rebroadcast)
Welcome in the new year... with your pets

December 30st
Our guest today Dennis Money, the Executive Director of the Genesee Waterways Center, to talk about the problem facing a herd of white deer and people trying to take away their land.

December 23rd & 24th... 
Rebroadcasts Merry Christmas everyone!

December 17th
A big turkey dinner before a show made us a little silly today...  we had our holiday dinner before the show and the tryptophan was kickin in.

December 16th
Even dog trainer's dog misbehave...  Donna's new pup was acting out and she had to step up the training...  good dog? bad dog? how did she work it out listen to find out.

December 10th
Donna's sister's cat "Tuffy" had an abscess they think it is from a bite from another cat. Brad gives it a look live on the air. It's always exciting to see if Brad will get shredded to pieces. Great calls and tons of animal fun.

December 9th
(rebroadcast)

December 2nd & 3rd
Tribute to hunters...  our annual nod to the men (and women) out and about wearing bright orange. We helped a friend of Jamie's who is expecting and wanted to know what steps should be taken to prepare her dog for the arrival of the new baby. A very busy show today because we were also able to talk to Dr. Bernadine Cruz about how (especially during this holiday season) our pets can put on too much weight. A program to help get your dog back in shape from Novartis is called 'Steps to Play More' more info online at www.stepstoplaymore.com In the second hour Rourke helped with an iguana and we continued our tribute to hunters plus the bad animal joke of the week...  how much fun can you stand.

November 26th
An email from a listener asked if we thought 'shock collars' were good for training? Do they hurt? Well Donna had one in the car and we strapped it on ourselves to see what it felt like and proceeded to shock each other throughout the rest of the show.  YIKES

November 25th
Guest Dr. Diane Pomerance author of "Finding Peace After the Loss of a Loved Animal Companion", about getting, actually giving a pet as a gift around the holidays. Why is that a bad idea? What to do as an alternative.

November 18th
Donna checked in from the road in Georgia making an Animal Talk house call  & 19th  What to look for in a doggie day care…  Ok it’s actually a bad bit. We actually had some good tips from the HSUS about making sure you winterize to keep wild critters outside where they belong.

November 11th
best of & 12th Donna is all over the place, today calling in from Tennessee. We talked about a cat in Brad's clinic that was almost killed by its owners. They gave the cat a dog flea dip. Read the directions!!!  Many products that will be safe for one pet could kill another.

November 4th & 5th
Puppy boot camp! A weekend with Donna for a 'suspected' aggressive puppy. Turns out the pup not aggressive but more of an issue with how he was being trained.

October 28th
“The Dog Ate It” author, Linda Eckhardt talks about her special cookbook that has recipes that you and your pet can enjoy. www.lindaEckhardt.com & 29th Halloween fun, tips, and advice about helping your pet cope with what could be a stressful day.

October 22nd
Dr. Brad was at the World Series game and we had on the air with us a rebroadcast with St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa. Tony has a pet project called "The Animal Rescue Foundation" (ARF). It is a great organization and Tony is a great guy. www.arf.net

October 21st & 22nd
21st Guest Anthony Zolezzi author of "How Dog Food Saved the Earth" was with us to talk about proper treats for your pet on Halloween and tips to keep your pet safe and happy. Pet Promise and their snacks are a good alternative according to Anthony.

October 14th & 15th
(14th) We talked about dog boredom and how to combat it. A great toy for that is the Kongtime, you can find lots of great toys at www.sitstay.com (15th) Celebrating Tigers and with helping behavior.

October 7th  & 8th
(7th) Author of the book From Baghdad With Love, Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman www.jaykopelman.com, shared with us the story of a great dog (Lava) he was able to bring home from Baghdad (8th) Roark has suggestions and information for new snake owners. He recommends Kingsnake.com as a good site for info and buying reptiles.

September 30th & October 1st

September 23rd & 24th
(23rd) Best of (24th) Brad recounts his travels and wildlife encounters through Africa.  Questions about proper toys for puppies: Do dead rats make good toys?  Brad talks of the dangers of allowing a pup to play with dead rats.  Roark joins us from www.reptilesafari.org to help answer listener questions.  Do feral cats make good house pets?  Donna talks about how to get your dog used to the Vet office and nail trims.

September 16th & 17th
(16th) John from GCN celebrates his new puppy and gets training tips from Donna.  Jamie and Donna discuss captive breeding programs Zoos participate in to keep species from extinction, as well as what responsibilities we have to the animal conservation. (17th) best of.

September 9th & 10th
(9th) Jamie and Donna talk about the great conservation works of Steve Irwin, who will be greatly issed.  (10th) Dr Trish Madsen joins us to help with the medical concerns while Brad is on Photo Safari in Africa.  Roark is on hand for reptile questions, and Brad calls via satellite phone from Africa while being serenaded by Hyena's.

September 9th & 10th 
(9th) Jamie and Donna talk about the great conservation works of Steve Irwin, who will be greatly missed.  (10th) Dr
Trish Madsen joins us to help with the medical concerns while Brad is on Photo Safari in Africa.  Roark is on hand for reptile questions, and Brad calls via satellite phone from Africa while being serenaded by Hyena's.

September 2nd & 3rd
Best of

August 26th & 27th
(26th) Best of (27th) When the cat's away, the mice will
play. Donna is out of town, and Jamie and Brad are on their own.  Interview for the up coming movie "How to Eat Fried Worms" and a caller poll: What do you do with your pet when no one's looking?  Jamie confesses to sharing-bite for bite-apples with his cat Kirby, as well as dancing with him around.
Caller Robin admits to sharing water out of his mouth with his dog!

August 19th & 20th
(19th) Donna talks about her recent trip to Texas and the wildlife encounters there.  Jamie asks: Can dogs get sunburned?  Jamie and Donna help callers with Rabbit questions and how to prepare a dog for the arrival of a new baby. (20th) Donna talks about the commitment of training when working with behavior problems.  Bad Animal Joke of the Week: What's worse than a centipede with sore feet?  Roark joins us to answer reptile questions.

August 12th & 13th
(12th) best of  (13th) Interview with the Broken Lizard Comedy Troop.  Brad recaps recent news stories-Trainer kills dog during lesson.  Donna, Jamie and Brad discuss how to find a good trainer in your area and what methods of training are good.  Visit www.apdt.com to find
local dog trainers and behaviorists. We also spoke with Angela Baier of the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park about conservation and captive breeding
programs. www.nyslivingmuseum.org

August 5th & 6th
Brad, Jamie and Donna discuss the issues in China.
Stemming from a fear of Rabies, public over-reaction has caused numerous deaths to dogs.  On a lighter note, Jamie shares with us the Top Reasons for you dog to break curfew.  Do Tiger's make good pets?  Email question sparks
conversation for sponsorship of Zoo's and adopting wildlife through www.defenders.org and www.worldwildlifefund.org .

July 30th, 2006
Best of …

July 29th, 2006
Our guest Lassie…  yes Lassie…  woof…  A new movie this fall and a new dog food to talk (bark) about.  www.lassie.tv
Guest today also, Susan Richards author of “Chosen By a Horse” how animal bring balance to our lives…  the book is available at all the online booksellers and major outlets.

July 23rd, 2006
Brad, Jamie and Donna talk about the dangers of having your pets in a hot car.  Looking for a dog trainer in your area?  www.apdt.com can locate dog trainers and animal behaviorists in your area.  Rourke helps us preview the theme song for the movie, Snakes on a Plane.  Premise of the movie? They’re snakes… and they’re on a plane.  Rourke also help dispel the urban legend of sucking the venom out of a snake bite wound.

July 16th, 2006
Donna recounts the “perfect” student.  Question of the week-Do dogs mourn?  Dr Brad, Donna, & Jamie discuss ways to help your dog cope with the loss of a pack member.  Bad Animal Joke of the Week, just plain bad.  Rourke from www.reptilesafari.org is with us to answer all your scaly questions.  Have a reptile question, send it to questions@animaltalkradio.com

July 8th & 9th, 2006
Jamie survives & actually has fun on his camping trip.  Brad helps with the medical questions.  Donna discusses dog dominance.  Jaeson from www.bobbleme.com was with us to share unique gifts for the pet lover in your life-a bobble head of your pet!  In hour 2, our resident horse expert, Joanne, helps us answer Horse training questions.  Brad wins the Fact of Fiction-managing to outwit our listeners!

July 1st & 2nd, 2006
Donna gives advice for Firework phobic pets.  Jamie shares his fear of being eaten by a bear while on his camping trip.  How can the musical Jesus Christ Superstar save you from a bear attack?  Dr. Brad explains how.  In hour 2 Russell Mead of www.bestfriends.org was on to discuss the fate of Louis the attack cat and his owner. Callers share encounters with nature stories.

June 25th, 2006
Best of...

June 17th & 18th, 2006
Happy Father’s Day!  Our guest, Chrissy Newman, shares her book Pitt Road Pets.  Jamie, Brad and Donna prepare for National Take your Dog to Work Day June 23rd, caller poll-Do you take your pets to work?  Word of the day according to Jamie… Fantastic!

June 10 & 11, 2006
Tons of animal fun and information. A caller has a question on how to tell the difference between aggression and just an overly frisky dog that is trainable. A tough question.

June 4, 2006
Our Guest Ron Kagan, the Director of the Detroit Zoo, joined us for a discussion about how important zoos are to our communities. The Detroit Zoo was in jeopardy of closing due to silly politics with the City of Detroit, thankfully the City got all that resolved and we can simply concentrate on the great things the zoo has to offer to its visitors. Visiting Detroit; The Detroit Zoo is a great destination with the Arctic Ring of Life; Polar Bear exhibit and the Australian Walkabout Adventure where you can walk with the kangaroos. www.detroitzoo.org

June 3, 2006
Rebroadcast from Memorial Day.

May 27 & 28, 2006
On the show (27th) dog parent and author Andrea Rains Waggener. She wrote the book “Dog Parenting: How to Have an Outrageously Happy, Well-Adjusted Canine”. Book is available at all retailer and your online sellers. More info and resources at Andrea’s site www.dogparenting.com
Our first emails for Roark our new reptile expert.

May 21, 2006
Donna on the phone from Phoenix doing some nation wide dog training, Dr. Brad on the mend from the dog bite he took a few weeks ago. Update on the Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro’s broken leg. Discussions about urban legends the fact the cocomulch can be harmful even fatal to pets. According to Snopes.com it’s true.
Introducing our new Reptile expert Roark from Reptile Safari.org. www.reptilesafari.org Welcome Roark, thanks for your help. Send your reptile question to questions@animaltalkradio.com

May 20, 2006
Guest today is Anthony Zolezzi the author of “How Dog Food Saved the Earth”.  The story of the creation of a company that focuses on creating an organic pet food.  www.howdogfoodsavedtheearth.com for more information about the book and the actual product and company.

May 13 & 14, 2006
Animal phobias, what’s yours? Donna is fearful of alligators. Jamie’s fear is large bugs and Elton John. Donna actually laughed at the Bad Animal Joke this week.

May 6 & 7, 2006
This weekend actress/singer Brie Larson, from the movie HOOT, called in and we interviewed her with the help of  two of Jamie’s journalism students, Aaron Hamel & Kyle Snarski.
A caller relates a story about video that he took of a large black cat (250 lbs.) in South Carolina. There is no native cat of that size in that area. Hmmmm could it be a thought to be extinct cat back in the area?

April 29 & 30, 2006
Donna on the road with some puppy seminars; on the 29th she was in Hoffman Estates, Illinois for the grand opening of the Aquarium Adventure & Petland. Great callers today
‘Bad Animal Joke of the Week’ – What city do cows love most in the U.S.A.? Moo York City. Fun with the mad cow sound effect.

April 23, 2006
Donna actually visited the Omaha area for the grand opening of the Petland in Omaha.
Caller had a question about ‘shedless grooming’; a new process?
In hour 2 on the 23rd Peggy Vandame joined us to talk about her new product the Ultimate Puppy Tool Kit. It is a package of information that comes with support for a new dog/puppy owner. Good ideas and tips for your new pup. www.ultimatepuppy.com

April 22, 2006
Donna walked through the steps to get a dog comfortable with getting his nails trimmed.
‘Bad Animal Joke of the Week’ was truly bad. Where does a bee go to the bathroom? The BP Station. Send your bad animal jokes to jamie@animaltalkradio.com Tune in every week for more bad animal jokes.

April 15 & 16, 2006
Saturday was a rebroadcast the show where Dr. Brad wrote and sang for us an Irish folk song; “The Gorillas and the Fish”.
On the 16th  we had great animal callers and the return of the Mystery Animal. We pretend there is an animal in studio with us and give you clues to see if you can guess the identity of our animal guest. This week’s clues:
When I’m on TV my tail is covered by a black box.
I have an opposable thumb on my foot.
Most people take the Irish out of my name.

Answer: Opossum

April 8 & 9, 2006
Cesar Milan the Dog Whisperer from the National Geographic Channel came to talk to us about dogs and his new book. He is great you have to hear this interview.
Author of Heavenly Paws, Linda Austin, explains how her dog was reincarnated and came back to her…  what a concept.

April 2, 2006: GCN is still down, but we’re not out, email us with your animal questions. questions@animaltalkradio.com

April 1, 2006: rebroadcast (no foolin’)

March 25 & 26: rebroadcast while there was some retooling at our syndicator GCN.

March 18 & 19: A weight lifter wanted to know if there was a way to pump up his dog? Great animal information and a tricky trivia for an Animal Talk T-shirt; If you sat a chimp and a monkey in front of a mirror what would eventually happen? The chimp would eventually recognize himself and the monkey never would.

March 11 & 12: Dog doesn't listen? Donna explains how your pocket fisherman can come in handy in dog training. You have to hear how in the second hour. Our first hour had great animal info and the 'Bad Animal Joke of the Week'; What did the canary say when his cage fell apart? It's cheap, cheap. Send in your joke to Jamie@animaltalkradio.com.

March 4 & 5:  The creators of a great new product KONG TIME, Dave and Sandy Rucker, joined us to talk about the KONG TIME. It is a fantastic new product that will help many dogs with separation anxiety. We love the KONG and we love the KONG TIME get one now at www.kongtime.com. 

February 25 & 26: Tons of animal fun and information. We mentioned the problems going on with the Detroit Zoo and the Detroit City Council and previewed a new product we like called KONG TIME.

February 18 & 19: Listen to the sounds of serenity. Our guest this week, Terry Woodford, created a CD of music that can help with hyper dogs and separation anxiety. The disc is called “Canine Lullabies”, initially invented to soothe infants in ICU units in hospitals, and is now being used to soothe dogs. You can find the disc at most online music sellers and at their website www.caninelullabies.com.  The disc is available free to all shelters and animal control agencies.

February 11 & 12, 2006: Celebrating the opening of the Olympics, we talked about the Opening Ceremonies & the Dancing cows…  yea, we didn’t understand it either.

February 4 & 5, 2006: Live from Detroit it’s Super Bowl Weekend and were here in Detroit for the special Super Bowl event. (ok we live in Detroit we’re here all the time, but we had a super time taking your animal questions this week.

January 28 & 29, 2006: Groundhog’s Day is on the way and we spoke to the Punxsutawney Posse out at the Gobbler’s Knob and Punxsutawney Phil about this year’s predictions. http://www.groundhog.org/

January 21 & 22, 2006: Have you ever played the child’s board game “Battleship”? Have you ever tried to play it on the radio? We did; “Battleship” for an Animal Talk T-shirt and your calls.

January 14 & 15, 2006: Guest Brian Kilcommons spoke with us about, how now that you have that new puppy how do you train them. His new DVD called “My Smart Puppy” is a great tool for puppy training. Find it at mysmartpuppy.com. We took calls about the strange names that we sometimes give our pets. One caller with seven cats had one called Serendipity that she called Sara.

January 7 & 8, 2006: guest from AKC Gail Miller gave us the scoop on the upcoming AKC National Championship in Tampa and broke the news about the most popular breed for 2005. For the 16th year in a row the Labrador Retriever was once again the most popular breed of dog registered with the AKC.

We also spoke about how to find the right dog for you.

January 1 & 2, 2006:  - rebroadcast