Episode Description
November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month and we're going to dig into the cutting edge apps, toys, beds and dietary supplements designed to help your senior pet live longer, healthier, happier lives. Plus -- if you are looking for a pet, adopting a senior pet is a paw-mazing option, and we'll talk about app and online tools to help you find your perfect "paw"tner! November is also Pet Cancer Awareness Month, so we'll talk to experts about the latest in detecting and treating cancer.
Guest Information:
- Paula Moreschi - Paula Moreschi is the Development Director of Old Dog Haven and she also owns and operates 2 retail stores in Seattle. Originally from Chicago, Paula now lives in Seattle with her husband, 2 senior basset hounds and 2 senior cats. Old Dog Haven is a small nonprofit group using a large network of foster homes to provide a loving safe home for abandoned senior dogs. When we have room and the means, we take these dogs into our homes. We adopt out those dogs with a reasonable life-expectancy. We care for the rest in permanent foster home (what we call “Final Refuge”) for as long as they have good quality of life. In addition, we try to assist owners in finding new homes for their senior dogs through our website and referrals.
- Dr. Jessica Vogelsang - Dr. Jessica Vogelsang is a veterinarian and bestselling author from San Diego, California. Her award winning website pawcurious.com is one of the first and most well known veterinary sites on the internet. She specializes in veterinary hospice care and palliative medicine with Paws into Grace and frequently lectures on ways to make the end of life transition better for families. She is a regular contributor to petMD, Vetstreet, Crayons and Collars, DVM360, and Petfinder. Dr. Vogelsang also writes for and is the editorial director at DrAndyRoark.com, a site with over 200,000 fans from the veterinary community. Her debut book, All Dogs Go To Kevin, was published in July 2015 to stellar reviews and is an Amazon bestseller.
- Beke Lubeach - Beke Lubeach left a 20 year career in professional sports to start her marketing and sales strategy consulting business in the pet industry. Beke started by launching the first television channel for canine viewers, DOGTV, now found on DIRECTV and in 13 countries around the world. After a successful launch of that business and several others in the pet industry, Beke launched a consulting firm with two other partners, Pet Business Solutions (PBS). PBS is the go to marketing and consulting agency in the pet industry. Working with innovative clients, PBS has established itself as a leading agency for small to midsized pet businesses.
(Original air date: November 5, 2016)