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A step-by-step walk through on how to communicate...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/08/31

By using buttons, Christina Hunger says you can communicate with your dog in ways never previously thought possible. She’s the author of, Your Dog Can Talk: A Step-by-Step Guide to Button Training and explains it all, step-by-step. It’s called brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome and increasingly in the U.S., this is a cause of early death […]

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Steve Dale’s Pet World: Details about an upcoming...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/08/24

Dr. Michael Lappin, Professor of Internal Medicine at Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine discusses an upcoming symposium on Feline Infectious Peritonitis: Has Purrsistence Cured FIP: What We Know So Far, co-hosted by the EveryCat Health Foundation. And also, if you are allergic to cats, how by feeding a specific cat food that sneezing may […]

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Chicago River Ride 2025 Cruise for Dogs is coming up,...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/08/17

It’s a dog show like none other – the Great American Dog Show will be heldin Cantigy Park in Wheaton, September 5 to 7. Scott Pfeil, president of the Great American Dog Show explains how this show is so different, and welcoming of pet dogs, perhaps your dog. And the show is outdoors, and hugely family friendly. […]

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#KangaroosAreNotSkins Campaign, debunking myths...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/08/10

Wayne Pacelle, founder Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action, has fueled the effort to stop using millions of kangaroos for making the athletic shoes. He launched the #kangaroos are not skins campaign. Today, most major manufacturers, as he explains, are no longer supporting killing kangaroos. He also makes an announcement, that he’s working – in a […]

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What are the best ways to help fearful and reactive...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/08/03

It’s one of the tougher issues to deal with, reactive or aggressive dogs. Increasingly some might sooner or later seek out a trainer who says, “I will help by using a shock collar.” Dr. Zazie Todd states that is the exact wrong approach. She is the author of Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful […]

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Do pets suffer from a mid-life crisis?

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/07/27

Dot Baisly, Executive Director of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) talks about why this organization stands strongly behind their science-based positive reinforcement approaches to dog training, and against the use of devices like shock collars. She also explains that IAABC certification isn’t only about dogs, there are also certified experts in equine and […]

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The incredible comeback of Heartland Animal Shelter...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/07/20

Jenny Schlueter is the Executive Director of Heartland Animal Shelter in Wheeling. And the comeback story there is quite incredible. After suffering from a devastating flood (all animals were heroically rescued but the facility suffered serious damage); this is a comeback story of perseverance featuring record adoption numbers. Anti Cruelty is the most established animal shelter in Chicago […]

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An in-depth conversation with Dr. Patricia McConnell...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/07/13

Dr. Patricia McConnell is the GOAT of dog training. Among her books, the classic, The Other End of the Leash. She discusses the state of dog training today, and her feelings about a movement among a vocal and perhaps increasing minority to use shock and prong collars. She also talks about the magic relationship we have with dogs. […]

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Puppy proofing your home to caring for senior pets...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/07/06

Kathy Callahan and Helen St. Pierre, co-authors Old Dog, New Dog: Supporting Your Aging Best Friend and Welcoming a New One talk about everything from “puppy proofing a home” to adjusting homes for senior pets to whether or not to mix it up, do you bring in a young dog to share space with an old dog? […]

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Tips to prepare your pets for the 4th of July and how...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/06/29

It turns out that by learning about cancer in dogs, we can help people with cancer too, it’s called comparative medicine. By studying and researching cancers dogs naturally get, we can save their lives and human lives – and it’s happening. Dr. Timothy Fan, veterinary oncologist and professor veterinary oncology University of Illinois College of […]

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Award-winning photographer Bob Walker discusses his...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/06/22

Award-winning photographer Bob Walker’s latest book is a love letter to one very unlikely recipient who enters his cat house, a Chihuahua: A Lost Dog Finds Cat Paradise: Tails of Love and Mischief. The EveryCat Health Foundation’s 2025 Communications Award recipient is Stacy LaBaron for her podcast, The Community Cats Podcast. What exactly are community cats? Why do […]

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Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Christine Calder explains...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/06/15

Co-editor of Low Stress Handling: A Practical Guide to Cooperative Care, Training, and Behavior Modification, veterinary behaviorist Dr. Christine Calder explains what cooperative care is about. For example, how you may train your dog or cat to comply contentedly with having nails trimmed. And what’s the most important cue you can teach a cat or dog? […]

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Puppy yoga classes using puppy mill pups are popping...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/06/08

Illinois Director of the Humane Society for Animals Marc Ayers joins Steve Dale to explain how the seemingly harmless and fun puppy yoga classes may be sourcing puppies from puppy mills. In Chicago, this is illegal, and the City has taken action.

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All you need to know about a new and improved...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/06/08

Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Beth Strickler makes an exciting announcement which will save lives of dogs, cats and rabbits. There’s a new and improved pheromone product available which will reduce anxiety, the Secure line of products by Signs. After all, behavior is the number one cause of death for pets and the most common behavior issues […]

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Dog trainer Zak George talks why shock collars are...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/06/01

Hard to believe that a dog training organization that seeks to set licensing standards for dog trainers is willing to accept the use of shock collars. Dog trainer Zak George explains why that is unacceptable. He notes that while the use of shock can stop of a problematic behavior in its tracks, it will also cause […]

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The most common behavior problem in dogs, the role...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/05/25

Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Nicholas Dodman, Co-founder of Center for Behavior Studies explains what this non-profit to support pet studies and keeping pets in homes is all about. Dr. Dodman reveals the most common behavior problem in dogs. Why do dogs sometimes have compulsive behaviors, such tail or light chasing, and what can be done to help these […]

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Chicago’s oldest and most significant animal shelter...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/05/18

Dog trainer Jeff Millman on a new way to think about dog bite prevention, which is actually Steve’s idea. Millman is the author of Triggers and Reactions: A Guide to Fixing Dog Behavior Problems: Volume One: On-Leash Aggression Anti Cruelty President Darlene Duggan talks about the city’s oldest and most significant animal shelter’s biggest fundraiser, Bark in the […]

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Susan Russell talks about her book ‘Midnight: Don’t...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/05/11

Once the executive director of Chicago Animal Care & Control, Susan Russell is now in Philadelphia and after a stint at an animal shelter there, she has authored Midnight: Don’t Judge Me Ruiz. She discusses the book and the still existing long list of pit bull related fallacies and Philly cheese-steak sandwiches. Good news about heart […]

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Neutralizing cat allergies, Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/05/04

You may recall Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald from Animal Planet’s Emergency Vets and E-Vet Interns or perhaps you’ve even seen him perform his stand-up act at a comedy club. He talks about what he’s learned about veterinary medicine from the best and about what he’s learned about show biz from the likes of the Rolling Stones to George Burns. He talks about […]

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Chicago Animal Care and Control is turning a new leaf...

Steve Dale"s Pet World ·

2025/04/27

Straight up, asking questions listeners would want to ask of Armando Tajeda, Executive Administrative Assistant and Public Information Officer Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC). He conceded the agency doesn’t have a long history (and that’s true in many other cities as well) of absolute transparency, that’s now changed. And offer Armando an opportunity to […]

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