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Pet expert Debra Hamilton interviews other pet lovers on this delightful podcast about pet custody, pet drama, pet problems and pet solutions. Why Do Pets Matter? is a heartfelt podcast dedicated to pets, hosted by pet-focused attorney Debra Hamilton, Esq.
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Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Have you ever wondered how you can help your pet transition more easily to a new home, recover more quickly from surgery without using prescription medications, or even as they near the end of their life?
If so, this episode of "Why Do Pets Matter?" is for you!
Essential Oils expert, Jan Jeremias, is speaking with us about using Essential Oils and other holistic healing modalities to help support the health and well-being of our animals.
More About Jan:
Jan Jeremias, MSc., DTM, RYT, CR, is a trained clinical research scientist and an expert in the usage of essential oils. She is a wellness counselor for pets and the co-author of the top-selling aromatherapy book for pets: SpOIL Your Pet: A Practical Guide to Using Essential Oils in Dogs and Cats. Jan is also an energy and Reiki practitioner for pets and their humans.
Resources Mentioned During the Show:
Jan's Website: https://janjeremias.com
Jan's Book: https://www.aromatools.com/spoil-your-pet-3rd-edition.html
Connect with Jan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-jeremias-88b08120a/ https://www.facebook.com/jan.jeremias.3/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1640185769638355/ (Pet People Life and Longevity -- Private Facebook Group
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Carolyn Shadle, the CEO and resident guru of Interpersonl Communication Services, Inc., returns to "Why Do Pets Matter?" to discuss how veterinarians are communicating with their clients post-COVID and what might be helpful in improving those interactions. We also touched on telemedicine, the human-animal bond, how shelters are shifting to help people keep their animals while returning to work and so much more...
Carolyn's previous podcasts on "Why Do Pets Matter?"
https://whydopetsmatter.podbean.com/e/carolyn-shadle/
https://whydopetsmatter.podbean.com/e/carolyn-shadle-ep-119/
More About Carolyn Shadle
Carolyn C. Shadle is the CEO of Interpersonal Communication Services. Carolyn has spent most of her life equipping adults with the skills and tools to build effective organizations, a sustainable environment, and healthy relationships. She has written numerous publications, hosted a TV interview show, and offered training in communication, planning, and change for corporate, public and non-profit audiences, as well as for parents and grandparents. She has had the privilege of traveling widely, offering training overseas as well as throughout the USA.
Through ICS, Inc. she provides services that facilitate a fulfilling life. Carolyn is retired from university-based adult and continuing education, where she led and administered leadership development, business and finance management, and “soft skills” (the hardest). During her university career, she held administrative positions at California State University, Long Beach, and San Jose; the University of Denver College of Business; and the State University of New York (Buffalo and Empire State College).
Find out more: http://icsinc.info/about-us-communication-services/
Connect With Carolyn:
www.ICSinc.info
www.VeterinarianCommunication.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ICSVetCommunication
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/CarolynShadle
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Why do pets matter to Chris Roy, Founder of Doobert.com?
"Each pet has an individual personality and is uniquely different from other animals showing just how sentient they are. They matter to me because of this consciousness, awareness, and ability to love, grieve and experience joy and sorrow just like humans. They communicate to us in their own ways, and we embrace their love and grieve their loss when they are gone. They are more than pets, they are family."
Chris just launched an online store called Doobert Forward, where you can shop for your pet's food, treats, and other supplies while helping your favorite rescues at the same time. A percentage of every sale is donated to the non-profit animal wellness organization of your choice! It’s easy to do, and it won't cost you a thing.
While similar to Amazon Smile, Doobert donates 5% of your purchase to the organization(s) of your choice. That's substantially more than Amazon Smile gives.
The store has many different products, and they're adding more distributors and products all the time!
If your preferred rescue or shelter isn't listed, be sure to let them know about the store and tell them to go to Doobert.com to apply to become a partner so they can benefit from the shop or one of the other services that doobert.com offers free of charge.
Chris' previous podcasts on "Why Do Pets Matter?"
https://whydopetsmatter.podbean.com/e/chris-roy-doobert/
https://whydopetsmatter.podbean.com/e/chris-roy/
Become a Dooberteer! Join the tribe of Dooberteers and help save the lives of animals in your community.
https://www.doobert.com/doobert-volunteers-2/
Shop the Doobert Forward store & 5% of your purchase goes to the animal rescue YOU choose.
https://shop.doobert.com/
Register your organization with Doobert! Access Doobert's network of volunteers, partner organizations, and growing animal rescue tools! https://www.doobert.com/app/org-signup
Learn More About Chris:
Chris is a technology guy in his "day" job and used his experience to create Doobert.com, which is an online software platform custom-built for animal rescuers.
It's like a combination of Match.com specifically for animal shelters and rescues to find new partners, and then a volunteer Uber for getting the animals where they need to go.
Chris enjoys helping provide technology solutions to some of the biggest challenges in animal rescue and is always looking for new ways to help animals and the people that care for them.
Chris is supported by his amazing wife Daphne, and together they have 5 furkids: 4 cats and 1 dog.
You can connect with Chris at:
chris@doobert.com
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
My dear friend Valarie Adams returns to this episode of "Why Do Pets Matter?" to continue a wonderful chat about grief and mourning the loss of our beloved pets, addressing grief and listening deeply to others who are grieving, and the role good communication plays during emotionally charged end-of-life conversations between vets and owners.
About Valarie Adams:
Valarie Adams is a CVT with over 40 years working in veterinary medicine. Graduating from the Medical Institute of Minnesota in 1973 puts her in the “aged but still useful” class.
Her background in veterinary medicine has taken her from working with large and small animal emergency/critical care to delivering in-home veterinary hospice and palliative care. Valarie has lectured and written on death and dying and the human-animal bond.
She fills her soul with her horses, volunteering veterinary care on a Native American reservation and gathering with groups of wise women.
Connect with Valarie:
Website: https://confidesinanimals.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valarie-adams-a1806775/
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
During this episode of "Why Do Pets Matter?" Professor Delcianna Winders speaks with us about the incredible work she is doing in the world of animal advocacy and animal law.
Pets matter because they are sentient beings — and other animals, including billions of animals suffering on factory farms with inadequate legal protections, matter for the same reason.
Human, animal, and environmental interests are intertwined.
The Animal Law and Policy Institute is training future leaders in animal advocacy while centering animals in the fight for environmental protection
About Delci Winders:
Professor Delcianna (Delci) Winders is the founding director of Vermont Law School’s Animal Law and Policy Institute, which trains future leaders in animal advocacy while centering animals in the fight for environmental protection.
Prior to joining the VLS faculty, Winders was on the faculty of Lewis & Clark Law School, where she directed the world’s first law school clinic dedicated to farmed animal advocacy.
She previously served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at the PETA Foundation, the first Academic Fellow of the Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program, and a visiting scholar at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.
Winders has also taught animal law at Tulane University School of Law and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.
Resources
Vermont Law School Animal Law and Policy Institute
https://www.vermontlaw.edu/academics/centers-and-programs/animal-law-policy-institute
Connect with Delci:
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Better Dog Behavior Now -- “We help dogs by training people.”
Doug Poynter from BetterDogBehaviorNow.com joins us for a conversation about the things you can do with your dog to raise consciousness for both of you. This helps both of you have a much better relationship with one another. Plus we're discussing the things you are (inadvertently) doing that are creating your dog's behavior issues.
About Doug and Better Dog Behavior Now
Better Dog Behavior Now is the go-to dog training service when no one else can fix your dog training problems.
They’ve been in business for more than 20 years helping dog owners understand their canine family members.
Your behavior often reinforces your pet’s behavioral problems. Becoming aware of problematic behavior is the first step.
Doug eases your mind by showing you the causes of your dog’s behavior problems. As a result, the relationship between you and your dog becomes balanced and a lot more enjoyable.
Many national dog training services use only one method. Better Dog Behavior Now is not limited to one type of training style. Doug has created solutions to countless behavioral problems.
The solutions are based on respect for the dog, their psychology, and motivation. They are easy to understand and implement. Working together, Doug and his clients achieve positive results.
Connect with Doug:
Better Dog Behavior Now (Website)
https://betterdogbehaviornow.com/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/betterdogsnow/
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
During this episode of "Why Do Pets Matter?" I'm speaking with my dear friend, Valarie Adams. Such a wonderful chat about grief and mourning the loss of our beloved pets -- how to address grief and how to listen to others who are grieving without giving your opinions about grief. We also had a deeply heartfelt conversation about palliative care and hospice.
Links Mentioned During The Show:
About Valarie Adams:
Valarie Adams is a CVT with over 40 years working in veterinary medicine. Graduating from the Medical Institute of Minnesota in 1973 puts her in the “aged but still useful” class.
Her background in veterinary medicine has taken her from working with large and small animal emergency/critical care to delivering in-home veterinary hospice and palliative care. Valarie has lectured and written on death and dying and the human-animal bond.
She fills her soul with her horses, volunteering veterinary care on a Native American reservation and gathering with groups of wise women.
Connect with Valarie:
Website: https://confidesinanimals.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valarie-adams-a1806775/
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Barbara Gislason is a true pioneer in the area of pet law. She is the one who put it on the books as a practice area first in Minnesota and then has gone on to create international awareness and programs advocating for animals and their welfare.
Barbara joins us again during this episode of "Why Do Pets Matter?" to discuss international and local animal law, divorcing with pets, "dangerous" dog deaths, and how animal law now is cross-pollinating with other areas of the law to work together to establish requirements and laws to protect our beloved animals post-COVID.
Podcast Episodes Mentioned During The Interview:
Barbara Gislason - Animal Law Pioneer and The Soul of Animals
https://whydopetsmatter.podbean.com/e/barbara-gislason/
Jeff Nicol, DVM “Your Pet’s Behavior Matters”
https://whydopetsmatter.podbean.com/e/jeff-nicol-dvm-your-pets-behavior-matters-on-why-do-pets-matter-with-debra-hamilton-141/
Karis Nafte - Pet Custody Specialist - Why Do Pets Matter During A Divorce? https://whydopetsmatter.podbean.com/e/karis-nafte-pets-divorce/
Karis Nafte - The Pet Custody Consultant
https://whydopetsmatter.podbean.com/e/karis-nafte/
Cathy Madson - Transitioning Back To Work with Pandemic Puppies
https://whydopetsmatter.podbean.com/e/cathy-madson-pandemic-puppies/
Cathy Madson - Certified Behavior Consultant / Professional Dog Trainer PreventiveVet.com
https://whydopetsmatter.podbean.com/e/cathy-madson/
Cathy Madson “How to Teach Your Dog to Be Alone”
https://whydopetsmatter.podbean.com/e/kathy-madson-how-to-teach-your-dog-to-be-alone-on-why-do-pets-matter-with-debra-hamilton-esq-podcast-108/
About Barbara Gislason
Barbara J. Gislason is recognized nationwide and globally as an animal law pioneer and visionary. Her groundbreaking work has included the creation of animal law committees in both national and state lawyer bar associations, and the drafting and passing of laws, model laws, and guidelines pertaining to animals.
Following Hurricane Katrina, Barbara founded and led the American Bar Association (ABA) Animal Disaster Relief Network, which included participants from more than 70 nonprofits, law schools, and businesses. She wrote regularly published reports and created and convened the ABA-TIPS Select Legal Panel on Emergency Management Regarding Animals.
You can learn more about Barbara on her website:
You can get her ground-breaking book on Amazon, "Pet Law and Custody: Establishing a Worthy and Equitable Jurisprudence for the Evolving Family"
https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Law-Custody-Establishing-Jurisprudence/dp/1634258924/
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Chris Roy joins us during this episode of "Why Do Pets Matter" to talk to us about some possible collaborative, rather than judgemental, solutions to help people avoid permanently surrendering their pets while they search for pet-friendly housing and other pet care solutions amidst the increase in "pandemic puppies" being surrendered to shelters since the eviction moratorium has been lifted, job losses continue and people return to work.
Chris' First Interview on "Why Do Pets Matter?"
https://whydopetsmatter.podbean.com/e/chris-roy-doobert/
Learn More About Chris:
Chris is a technology guy in his "day" job and used his experience to create Doobert.com which is an online software platform custom-built for animal rescuers.
It's like a combination of Match.com specifically for animal shelters and rescues to find new partners, and then a volunteer Uber for getting the animals where they need to go.
Chris enjoys helping provide technology solutions to some of the biggest challenges in animal rescue and is always looking for new ways to help animals and the people that care for them.
Chris is supported by his amazing wife Daphne, and together they have 5 furkids: 4 cats and 1 dog.
You can connect with Chris at:
chris@doobert.com
www.doobert.com
www.fosterspace.com
fb.com/doobertrescue
ig.com/doobert
Twitter: @doobert
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Bestselling author of "Excellence Beyond Compliance" James Gesualdi is speaking with us again, this time we're taking a deeper dive into his "Principles of Constructive Engagement" and the "Enlightened Caregivers Creed."
You can listen to his first interview right here:
https://whydopetsmatter.podbean.com/e/introducing-the-show-why-do-pets-matter-podcast-100/
Animals matter, they are living beings that share the planet with us. Pets are an integral part of our lives, our homes, and our families.
Jim's work is featured in his monthly column "Getting Better All The Time" on the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Academy website.
About James Gesualdi
James F. Gesualdi has been “lawyering from the heart” on animal welfare and wildlife conservation-related matters for a quarter of a century. He is dedicated to “making a difference for animals and people” through collaboration and by building consensus in constructive and innovative ways.
Jim has a B.A., magna cum laude, with highest honors in Government by the St. Lawrence University; an M.A., in Political Science by the State University of New York at Stony Brook; and a J.D. with Distinction by the Hofstra University School of Law.
He was also a recipient of both the Animals and the Law’s Exemplary Service Award in 2018 and Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award in 2019.
James Gesualdi's Book: https://ExcellenceBeyondCompliance.com