• T h e P e t S h o w T o G o • A u g u s t 2 0 0 9
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Segment 1
• Question of the Day: Is Your Pet A Tease?
• Dog training shouldn't be based on punishment for doing things wrong but on giving positive attention.
• Trying to decide whether to take a 15 year old cat across country by car to a new home.
Segment 2
• Watching gorillas shows you a new way to peel a banana.
• Older cat doesn't like people coming into the home, especially men, and she'll go after them.
Segment 3
• How to deal with the problem of dogs eating their food too fast.
• Kitten places bits of her food on the bathmat in the shower and on the dogs bed.
• Do your pets tease you?
• Humane groups and rescue organizations are more full than ever now and they need your help and donations.
• Two Jack Russell Terriers get in some really bad fights over toys.
Segment 4
• New Chihuahua puppy from a puppy mill is very scared - also eats her poop.
• Is it a good idea to take a dog to Belize for a vacation?
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Segment 5
• Cop caught feeding gorillas with pop tarts at the zoo.
• How to move a dog from a large property to a small city apartment.
• Rescued dog went crazy and wrecked the house when he first saw the cats.
Segment 6
• Canine Influenza H3N8 has shown up in 30 states so far.
• Dog has decided to start pooping in the house.
• Remember that pets don\'t do things wrong because they are bad - you need to figure out what is causing the pet to do whatever it is.
Segment 7
• Dog goes round in circles - cognitive degeneration - is there anything you can do naturally for the pet.
• Dog seems to be depressed after her doggie friend passed away.
Segment 8
• Warren's last comment on Michael Vick.
• Dog has seizures when in contact with pesticides.
• Female dog won't have anyone come in the house - also is aggressive with people on the street.
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Segment 1
• Warren comments on the ASPCA's changing attitude towards Michael Vick and his apologies for his support of dog fighting.
• Listener is very angry with the ASPCA.
Segment 2
• Dog is upset now a second dog has come to the house and the first dog doesn't have the free roam of the whole house anymore.
• One of three cats has started urinating in the basement - don't know which cat it is.
Segment 3
• More about the cat peeing in the cellar.
• Dog was on kibble and cans and now he is on a raw food diet - but he doesn't seem to like the raw food.
• New bill proposed to give pet owners a tax break on pet care costs.
• German Shepherd puppy bites and tears Gert's skin. Also pulls clothes off the line in the backyard.
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Segment 4
• Dog barks if anyone comes to the door or a bird flies past or anything happens. She also rips up paper when everyone is out of the house.
• Listener says that Rhode Island allows pit bull fighting.
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Segment 1
• Are you disappointed Michael Vick will be back on the field for the NFL? Warren's comments on this story.
Segment 2
• Normally indoor cat has run into the nearby wood and won't come back home.
• Listener comment on Michael Vick.
• Dogs won't come in from the yard unless Candy goes out and plays with them.
Segment 3
• Dog Quote.
• More about the dogs who won't come when called.
• Tokinese show cat blew a recent show - swatting the judge and he wouldn't come out of the cage.
• More on Michael Vick.
Segment 4
• Dog eats the food on the counter - counter surfing.
• Dog pees in her bed and sometimes on the floor.
• Difficulty introducing two dogs to each other - one goes for the others hind legs.
Segment 5
• More about introducing two dogs to each other.
• Listener thinks Michael Vick deserves a second chance - Warren disagrees.
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Segment 6
• Listener agrees with Warren about Michael Vick needing to earn his redemption.
• Dog with cataracts barks for hours at random times of the day.
• Listener will probably cancel subscription to ASPCA because they accepted Michael Vick's apology for involvement in dog fighting
Segment 7
• Couple married in animal shelter.
• Adopted dog is terrified of other dogs and goes after them - fearful aggression.
• Listener thinks Michael Vick is an evil man.
• Listener thinks Michael Vick has paid enough for what he did.
Segment 8
• Listener distressed by Michael Vick rehabilitation.
• Listener hates the acceptance of cock fighting in Puerto Rico.
• Dogs attacked by two pit bulls.
• Listener points out that fighting dogs train by killing cats.
• Warren wants to know if his listeners will be challenging the Humane Societies for their acceptance of Michael Vick's reinstatement at the NFL.
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Segment 1
• Warren reads 'The Value of Pets' from his autobiography.
Segment 2
• Cornish Rex cat won't poop in the litter box.
• Dog freaked out when treated with topical flea and tick medication.
Segment 3
• Dog goes crazy and aggressive when you try to put anything on her - coat, harness or tick medicine.
• The importance of massaging your pet.
• Dealing with a new rule in an apartment building banning dogs of more than 25 pounds.
Segment 4
• More about larger dogs banned in the apartment building.
• Severe Macaw parrot has started becoming very aggressive at times.
Segment 5
• More about the aggressive parrot.
• Diabetic cat has had her food changed and is now very active at 4 in the morning wanting to eat.
• Woman pays big bucks to fly with her dog.
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Segment 6
• Solving the problem of the cat urinating on the bed.
• What is a good size for photos of a dog for display.
• Which is easiest to maintain between the Turkish Angora cat and the Turkish Van.
• Dog is depressed, grieving and has lost the will to live after the death of her mother.
Segment 7
• James left his cat with his mother for a few days and the cat won't eat or drink anything.
• What are the choices and alternative treatments for a dog diagnosed with lymphoma.
Segment 8
• Do cats pray?
• Cat always has to comb Lydia's hair in the middle of the night.
• A cat that prays.
• Cat is pulling his hair out and knocking things off the dresser.
• Don't ever put motor oil on your dog to treat mange.
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Segment 1
• A Dog's Purpose - acording to a 4 year old boy.
• Adopted dog doesn't play and doesn't relate well to people or dogs.
Segment 2
• Are smaller pet adoption organizations - non profit humane groups - getting any help from the large organizations?
• Dog has started to pee excessively on the floor.
• Disarming a biting dog by grinding down his teeth - what is next!!!
Segment 3
• Visit facebook.com/thepetshow
• New puppy is chasing the older dog all over the house - is it playing or an attempt to be dominant?
• Dog won't let the newly adopted cat into the family living room.
• Do you make plans with your pet.
• Many dogs die in the swimming pool every year - Warren recommends using the safety turtle sensors for dogs who are around the pool.
Segment 4
• Now you can get Snuggies for dogs.
• How to introduce a feral cat into the home with three cats already there?
• 9 week old puppy - when can he be socialized with other dogs?
• 6 year old cat doesn't want to be held since the new kitten arrived.
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Segment 5
• About funding for smaller non-profit adoption groups.
• Rescued feral kitten is very friendly in her own room - but is not friendly in the rest of the house - how to socialize her more completely?
• Coat on dogs back is coarse and thin and you can see through it.
Segment 6
• Acupuncture increasingly used for pets.
• Dog seems to be grieving for her doggie best friend who has recently passed on.
• The value of a pet cemetery to help you get through the loss of a pet.
Segment 7
• Life stress events that can affect the health of your pet.
• 3 cats are more aggressive with each other as they have got older.
• Adopted stud dog from a kennel was boarded for a weekend and has regressed in his socialization and wants to just stay in his bed.
Segment 8
• Follow up on the dog that had to have his leg amputated - the joy of owning a pet with a physical disability!
• Feral kittens run away from everyone except each other.
• Cat doesn't want to get in carrier to go to the vet.
• Preparing a pet to be left for a while with a friend.
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