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Host : Susan Frank

The Wild about Pets show presents interviews with leading authors, experts and personalities all revolving around the world of household pets and wild animals. There is no limit to the number of topics that will be discussed and the show will be punctuated with engaging mini features such as "Is that a fact" offering fun and often little known facts about animals.

This radio show is unusual in that it has a visual counterpart in the form of the WildAboutPets.net website. This allows visitors not only to listen but to also see photographs of the animals being spoken about and find recorded information and resources referenced in the show.

Upcoming Episodes

March 26, 2010 Chatting with Victoria Stilwell, Star of TV Show It's Me or the Dog Listen in on my conversation with the popular dog trainer and star of Animal Planet’s It's Me or the Dog. Victoria is also the author of the book It's Me or the Dog: How to have a Perfect Pet, and will share some of her most effective training tips. Call in with your questions about your own training issues. We'll hear about what goes on behind the scenes when the cameras are off on her popular and highly beneficial television show and find out what you really need to know about puppy mills and what to do if your dog came from one.

February 12, 2010 How Baby Wild Animals Learn Major cute photo alert! You'll want to make sure you see the photos that go along with this show. You will hear captivating, funny and intriguing stories from Susan McCarthy, author of Becoming A Tiger: How Baby Animals Learn to Live in the Wild, about how playful baby wild tigers, whales, elephants, big-footed bear cubs and scrawny chicks, all learn about themselves, the world and how to survive.

Recent Episodes

February 05, 2010 Natural Health Care for Your Dog and Cat In today's episode, Dr. Richard Pitcairn, D.V.M, author of Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide To Natural Health For Dogs & Cats will be sharing with us some of the limitations of the conventional approach in veterinary medicine, and how you can use more holistic and homeopathic remedies to help your pet. Dr. Pitcairn will also be answering your questions about your pet’s health, so be sure to call in.

January 29, 2010 Answers for Allergic Cat Lovers Are you allergic to your cats and suffer along or do you wish you could get a cat but due to allergies think this is impossible? This show will help. Find out from Diane Morgan, author of The Sneeze-Free Cat Owner, what the often misunderstood cause of the allergy is, what many options are for managing cat allergies and get the low down about breeds of cats considered to be less problematic.

January 15, 2010 Rescued Dogs and Rescuing gardens from dogs. Today's show will focus on two stories from the National Geographic Channel's show, DogTown one of which will be the success story of one of Michael Vick's rescued dogs and then we will talk to Tom Barthel, the author of a brand new, one of its kind book called, Dogscaping about how to create the perfect backyard and garden for dog owners.

January 08, 2010 Genetic Experimentation on Animals - The Stuff of Science Thriller Fiction or Fact? James Rollins, the popular New York Times Bestselling author of the SIGMA thrillers and a veterinarian has written the newly released book, Altar of Eden. It is a action packed thriller that combines real-world science, with provocative subjects of animal intelligence and genetic manipulation. Join us as we explore what is the actual fiction in his new novel and what is truth. You'll be surprised.
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WILD ABOUT PETS airs every Friday at 12 Noon Central Time on TalkZone!

Questions or comments? Call into the show at 888-GO FOR IT! (888-463-6748)

Watch an Animated Video about City Dwellers' Favorite Birds, Pigeons.

"Dog Town" from the Best Friends Animal Society.

Temple Grandin: about her book, "Animals Make Us Human"

Temple Grandin, Her Story: "The Woman Who Thinks Like A Cow" - Part 1

Samantha Martin and her star Acro cat, Tuna.

Samantha's Martin's Acro-Cats and the Rock Cats Perform

An Example of Dancing with Dogs. This is the famous duo, Carolyn Scott and Rookie, a Golden Retriever. Hear how these dogs are trained to dance from the World Canine Freestyle Organization on Susan's Oct. 30th episode.

Here's the Rescue Ink team, they'll be on with Susan this week!

Here's a Pigeon playing football with the Raiders. Watch the replay. That's when you can see the pigeon the best.

Dogs and Cats, Living Together! Now, There Are Rats, Too?

This is a video of a homeless man in Santa Barbara and his pets. The animals are pretty well fed and are mellow. They are a family. The man who owns them rigged up a harness for his cat so she wouldn't have to walk so much (like the dog and himself). At some juncture the rat came along, and as no one wanted to eat anyone else, the rat started riding with the cat and, often, on the cat! The dog will stand all day and let you talk to him and give him a few chin scratches. The Mayor of Santa Barbara reportedly filmed this clip and sent it out as a holiday card.