Judy Helm Wright was our show’s guest to talk about the difficult subject of pet loss and the grief surrounding that loss.  Judy is multi-talented.  She is an author, a historian, an IntuitiveWiseWoman and has created and curated hundreds of resources for people of all ages.  Judy is also a certified Pet Grief Coach who takes pride in her work with animal Human Connection.    Read more

Today’s guest is Jamie Lee, founder and CEO of Animal Bonds.  Jamie is a life-long animal lover who began her journey in Animal Meditation two decades ago.  Today, she devotes herself full-time to loving, caring and healing animals of all types.   Read more

All My Children Wear Fur Coats had the honor today to talk with Bill Bookout, the President and Co-Founder of the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC).  The NASC is a nonprofit trade association whose mission is twofold:  to promote the health and wellbeing of companion animals and horses given animal health supplements by their owners, and to protect and enhance the animal health supplement industry.    Read more

Daniel Schulof is the author of Dogs, Dog Food and DogmaThe Silent Epidemic Killing America’s Dogs and the New Science That Could Save Your Best Friend’s Life and is the founder of KetoNatural Pet Foods.  He joined us on All My Children Wear Fur Coats to discuss his book and his company.  

Daniel is a lawyer turned entrepreneur, activist and science-minded individual who backs his claims with substantial research.  His book has been called “The most rigorous and probing canine nutrition book ever written.”  His book has two primary theses – 1. Dietary carbohydrates are the fundamental cause of obesity in dogs, and 2.  Big pet food companies (he calls them, “Big Kibble”) are shaping our thinking because 90% of kibble products have carbohydrates as a primary ingredient.  Yet, dog food companies are not required to report the levels of dietary starch or sugars in their foods.    Read more

Our guest on behalf of Dogs of Pride and Finnessiam Holistic Health was owner/founder, Wendie Patrick.  We discovered we had a lot of things in common, not the least of which is our love for dogs.  Wendie has had a lifelong passion for animals and more recently a revelation in her own health.  She is committed to sharing her energy, skills, knowledge and experiences to give everyone, both two and four-legged solutions for feeling better.   

Wendie is the owner of Dogs of Pride, a natural pet company that helps pet parents get to the root of their pet’s health problems.  They are purveyors of professional products for pampered pets and their people.  Wendie loves to educate and empower pet parents to make informed decisions and provides a natural and safe alternative to commonly used pet products.  All products are safe for pets and have been tested first on humans, namely, Wendie!  You can visit her online store or search for a store near you!    Read more

What an interesting show!  Our guest was Caleb Gilmore, President of Suzie’s Pet Treats.  Suzie’s was co-founded by Richard Squire and Caleb Gilmore.  Richard was a family friend of the Gilmores and entrepreneur who encouraged Caleb to leave college and pursue a career as an independent business owner.  Caleb took the leap and has never looked back.  

Suzie was Richard’s dog and the inspiration for Suzie’s Pet Treats.  After Richard had a back operation and some experience with prescription opioids, he discovered that DBD provided relief from the pain and inflammation.  Suzie was aging and having difficult getting up sometimes.  Richard started giving her a CBD treat and the results were amazing – for both of them!    Read more

Monkey’s House is not what you might think.  It’s not a place for primates, it’s a dog hospice & sanctuary founded in 2015 by Jeff and Michele Allen.  I’m so glad these two people met each other because together they are doing some pretty fantastic things.  How they met is pretty interesting because they were fixed up on a blind date where they went horse back riding.  They didn’t want to disappoint the person who introduced them, so they kept dating until they fell in love.  

Michele is a RN, BSN, member of the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care, and a 2017 CNN Hero Recipient.  She spends her days, double full time (that’s 24/7/365) caring for the dogs as Monkey’s House.   Jeff leads a dual life helping both people and dog.  He serves as a manager in Human Resources for a pharmaceutical company and runs Monkey’s House with Michele.  Their sanctuary has been recognized for its outstanding work saving and caring for hospice dogs and was awarded Rescue of the Year in 2017 by World Dog Expo.  They live on a small farm in southern New Jersey in the vicinity of vineyards and corn fields where their dogs have plenty of room to play and thrive.   

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Karen Bartoszek is a pet friendly advocate and consultant and is also the founder of Pets Living the Dream.  This organization provides business consulting for the creation of pet friendly programs that help cities and businesses stand out from their competition and win the praise of pet parents – especially the much-coveted Millennials and Gen Zs.    Read more

Today’s guest was Dr. Glenn Buckley, D.V.M., CEO and founder of Pet Rescue Rx.  Dr. Buckley attended veterinary school at Louisiana State University School of Medicine.  As a practicing veterinarian, he worked as an emergency vet in South Florida.  After closing that practice and returning to his hometown of Akron, New York (not too far from Buffalo), he and his brother Scott started Pet Rescue Rx.  Dr. Buckley knew he had found a way to continue to help both loved pets and pets in rescue.    Read more

Today we welcomed back to the show, Johnna Devereaux.  Johnna is a certified clinical pet nutritionist, founder of Fetch RI and Director of Nutrition and Wellness for Bow Wow Labs.  In an earlier life she was a short sale negotiator before meeting her dog, Diego, who changed her trajectory forever.  Diego is a rescue dog who had numerous health issues as a pup.  This set Johnna on a path to pursue her certification in pet nutrition and interest as an herbalist.  There has been no looking back.  Since then she opened a unique pet boutique in Rhode Island known as Fetch RIjoined the team at Bow Wow Labs and adopted Lola.    Read more