11Apr
Sound Bites
Hickory, Dickory, Dog
Listen to this discussion of Westminster and Hickory.
Still relevant after all these weeks.
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Dr. Kathy On Breeding and Whatchamacallits
25Mar
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Kathy Hillestad, a staff veterinarian for Drs. Foster & Smith is a regular guest on “Ask Dog Lady,” the radio show. Dr. Kathy, as we familiarly call her, is more than happy to tackle topics medical and behavioral. And she is patient when Dog Lady pronounces the name of the intrepid herding dog, the Catahoula, as if were a variety of Chihuahua. Dr. Hillestad always has good advice for “Ask Dog Lady.” Listen to these soundbites about breeding and behavior and you will agree.
On the Radio
12Mar
Have a listen to “Ask Dog Lady” on “The Callie Crossley Show” on NPR (player after the jump).
Prime Cuts from "Ask Dog Lady," the Radio Show
16Dec
Dog Lady enjoys mixing it up on the radio. Each Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 pm, we discuss all things dogs, life and love. Click here for the streaming audio. And listen below to selected segments from previous editions of “Ask Dog Lady,” the radio show about dogs, life and love:
Aaron Clayton, the president of clickertraining.com, talks about the positive approach to training:
Dan Merson, inventor of a dog harness that he says will solve a multitude of ills, explains his creation:
Ask Dog Lady and co-host Jack “Russell” Baldwin mull over the love lessons taught by a dog:
Lisa Robinson, the founder and editor of Urban Dog magazine in New Orleans, speaks of how her Basil turned her into a publisher:
Caroline Nudelman, Reiki expert, discusses how healing touch might help tame a wild and crazy dog — and the animal’s wilder, crazier human:
Rob Van Sickle, owner of the Polka Dog Bakery in Boston — one of the finest dog shops in the country (Polka Dog-baked biscuits are sold in Whole Foods Markets) — talks about what and how to feed your dog:
Yap in the dog park with Kim Pearson, who’s written a book about the social rounds of her Goody Beagle:
Callers share about a darling Dachshund brat and a Husky pulling dog named, duh, Puller:
Kristin Elliott, a mild-mannered mom and earth sciences teacher by day, speaks of how she became a wild inventor by night, sewing up and selling up the Doodie Pack:
The Kong: Bigfoot Dog Toy
30Nov
Dogs need toys, the same as they need walks, food, fresh water, and their people. The Kong toy satisfies the dogged yen to chew, slurp, slam, bam, and, yes, think like an animal. A first Kong for a puppy is a rite of passage and a necessary item for play and comfort to sustain and entertain a dog during a lifetime. For shelter dogs, Kongs are lifelines. The toys connect these orphans to their roots and can be best friends in a lonely cage.
Listen to this interview with Mark Hines of the Kong Company that aired on “Ask Dog Lady,” the radio show. Dog Lady hopes you will better understand a woofer’s desire to follow the call of the wild, bouncy, rubber thingamajig. Dog Lady, by the way, thinks the classic Kong is shaped like a snowman. Hines suggests a beehive. Hear the story of how this intriguingly-shaped essential dog plaything was invented in Part 1 of the interview:
And Part 2, like the stuffed Kong itself, is filled lots of juicy morsels:
