This week – Hour 1 – Have you seen the movie “Secretariat” yet. Well this Disney movie naturally documents what many call the greatest race horse of all time. However, would he have been as great if he did not have an arch rival pushing him? “Sham – Great Was Second Best” is [...]]]>

This week – Hour 1 – Have you seen the movie “Secretariat” yet. Well this Disney movie naturally documents what many call the greatest race horse of all time. However, would he have been as great if he did not have an arch rival pushing him? “Sham – Great Was Second Best” is a book by Phil Dandrea and Phil joins Jeff this week to talk about the research he did on this other great horse that many have overlooked over the years. Also, Dr. Shelly Rubin stops by for the Vet Topic of the week. Seeing all the dogs in close proximity at the National Dog show, Jeff questions what precautions are needed to make sure disease does not spread between dogs. Pet owners taking pets to training or boarding need to know about this. Dr. Rubin also talks more about the research going into a possible resistant strain of heartworm. Now this is only research, and some of the things that they are looking into include pets that have tested positive even though they have been given preventative medication. Was it administered properly by the owners or is this a new type that we should be aware of? Also news and announcements…Butch Loves Chicken jerky but now there has been a problem reported with jerky imported from….guess where…

Hour 2 – It’s catch up time! Jeff spends time after falling way behind on emails, products and interviews! The National Dog Show Presented by Purina was this past week on Thanksgiving day. Jeff attended the event and has a few interviews and had a quick chat with Mary Carillo, David Frei, and John O’Hurley who was actually opening on Broadway in the show “Chicago.” This (and any pets show) is always a great event for the whole family and being the 10 year anniversary it did not disappoint. You will also meet a 10 year old brand new junior handler and hear how she got involved with showing dogs. RECALLS – Do you have any idea how many recalls there have been in the last 4 years? About 80 Cat food brands, about 120 Dog food brands, 9 horse food brands and even a reptile food… Well Jeff goes on a rant about it! He bets that a brand of something that you give to your pet has been involved. Learn how to find ALL the brands that have been recalled. Also, Family Movie update from the Hallmark Channel and Dove Foundation for the upcoming holidays. News and announcements.

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This week - Attorney Rebekah Lusk of Windy Oak Farm in Maryland, a regular contributor to MBB, is a horse enthusiast, competitive rider and leisure rider of horses. She stops by to talk about the horses that are racing in the Triple Crown races and how they have to be “rehabilitated” or retrained [...]]]>

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This week - Attorney Rebekah Lusk of Windy Oak Farm in Maryland, a regular contributor to MBB, is a horse enthusiast, competitive rider and leisure rider of horses. She stops by to talk about the horses that are racing in the Triple Crown races and how they have to be “rehabilitated” or retrained when their racing days are over. Dr. Patrick Mahaney is with us for his series on the volunteer work that he did in Peru and the state of pets there. It SPRING TIME and the bugs are beginning to emerge, Jeff gives some tips on prevention and a reminder about medications for your pets. More Pet treat recalls and a DANGEROUS pet shampoo that has already cause the death of a woman with a preexisting Asthma condition.

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MBB Contributor Dr. Fran Walfish clinical Psychologist and author of the Self Aware Parent joins Jeff to talk about people who have replaced Human relationships with pets. Those who are lonely for many reasons may obtain pets to fill the void. Great discussion on this topic.  Mallard Ducks are back for spring…here is a little mallard trivia for bird watchers also a quick rundown on Disaster preparedness for your pet and your family. Major airline carriers have raised prices on pet flight - one has actually raised its rate to $250 ONE WAY! It’s clear they don’t want people taking pets on planes. Fatality rate among pets in flight has risen drastically over the last two years.

This week - Barry Irwin founder and CEO of Team Valor International joins us to talk about his winning Kentucky Derby Horse “Animal Kingdom” and his many years in horse racing. He tells us how he chooses a colt for the team and what a Bloodstock agent does. 2nd race of the triple crown is this weekend  [...]]]> Hour 1

This week - Barry Irwin founder and CEO of Team Valor International joins us to talk about his winning Kentucky Derby Horse “Animal Kingdom” and his many years in horse racing. He tells us how he chooses a colt for the team and what a Bloodstock agent does. 2nd race of the triple crown is this weekend  in Baltimore MD at Pimlico and we’ll be rooting for Animal Kingdom! The last time Dr. Kim Bloomer was with us, she was talking about her Neo Mastiff  “Shadrak” and some of the difficulties he was having. She recognized that he was in his last days. Sadly, the very next day Shadrak passed away and Dr. Kim is here to talk about what she did to make his last moments on earth more comfortable and how she is handling the loss. All of our pets will die someday. It’s a fact of life that we don’t like to think about but eventually…

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The New Series on National Geographic Channel – “Ice Pilots” every Friday evening at 10pm Eastern and Pacific. Mikey McBrian is General manager of Buffalo Airlines in the Northwest Territory of Canada and they fly crucial supplies into an area twicw the size of Texas to a population of 40,000 people! Dr. Patrick Mahaney our Vet to the Stars checks in to talk about an injury to a horse that happened at the Kentucky Derby and give us a preview of our new series about his trip to Peru to perform volunteerVeterinary work. Don’t forget today is the Preakness in Baltimore MD. Race coverage is on NBC Sports at 4:30pm Eastern coast to coast. GO Animal Kingdom!

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This week – Dr. Dawn Marcus , Author of Fit As Fido joins us to talk about her up coming book and a fun and important initiative that she has joined called “Paws For Wounded Veterans” which is benefiting the veterans of our armed forces. Also, for our Vet [...]]]>  

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This week – Dr. Dawn Marcus , Author of Fit As Fido joins us to talk about her up coming book and a fun and important initiative that she has joined called “Paws For Wounded Veterans” which is benefiting the veterans of our armed forces. Also, for our Vet topic this week we have Dr. Jeffrey Klausner VP and Chief Medical Officer of Banfield Pet Hospitals to talk about the “State of Pet Health 2011? Report which they have compiled from data on over 2.5 million pets around the USA. Do you know what the top 3 preventable diseases in our pets are? NO? Well he will tell us. Also news and announcements – Google has a “Dog Wars App” and guess who is not too happy about it! Sounds like another war brewing. Hour 2 – Jeff talks with April Horowits founder of “Heart of A Horse ” Rescue in California which is the sponsored equine rescue in association with the Kentucky Derby. Woodford Reserve and Tiffani have teamed up to bring the $1000 Sterling Silver Mint Julep Cup to the Derby to benefit Heart of A Horse and you can purchase one! Jeff talks about the movie “Secretariat” and gives a review and how people can learn more about horse racing “behind the scenes” by watching the movie. Also, The USO has a donation matching plan that is expiring soon. Don’t forget about our troops. Interesting news bite about Pet Insurance…did you know that MAJOR corporations around the country are now offering PET HEALTH INSURANCE as a voluntary benefit… well even McDonalds is now offering it as is BMW and American Outfitters!

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