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A companion animal's death can prompt very real grief in their owner. Andrea Beca knows—she shares how she's working through it. A pet berea...
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A podcast about you + your pet. Each episode investigates pet culture and what it reflects about us.

A companion animal's death can prompt very real grief in their owner. Andrea Beca knows—she shares how she's working through it. A pet berea...

There are many misconceptions about Islam, including its teachings about companion animals. Veterinarian Dr. Ayoub M. Banderker debunks thes...

Copper was dumped by her first family when they got a new puppy. We hear what happened next for the senior dog and why so many animals like...

Maisy, the shop dog at The Workroom on Queen Street in Toronto, had to take time off - a sick leave. While she battled cancer, her humans, K...

Pet owners are displaying their love for their animals on their skin. With the help of The Force in the Flesh author, Shane Turgeon , we tra...

Natalie is facing eviction, cancer and PTSD - she's potentially losing her cats in the process. We hear who's stepping up to help Natalie an...

The unconditional love of companion animals can become a trap for both a human and their pets - it's known as animals hoarding. We meet Red,...

We trace the pure bred mutt's story back to the beginning, or as best we can. A dog who's been a loyal companion through addiction and depre...

Find out why people love to capture pets in photos, even though they don't behave for the camera. We hear from musician Mike ONeill who's pu...
When you leave the apartment you leave music on - but does your pet wish you didn't? We find out from Charles Snowdon , a professor of Psych...

Cheap and cute don't cut it for pet toys any more. We find out how and why good design and quality ingredients are getting integrated into p...

Brody is just a little dog but he's got a big role in a recovery community. He lives at a transition house for men in early recovery from ad...

Pet photos impact online dating matches according to a new study out of Yale University's Innovative Interactions Lab . Researcher Molly Cro...

New Yorker contributor and filmmaker, Susanna Fogel imagines what advice a dog has to offer, in her debut novel, Nuclear Family: A Tragicomi...

Letter carrier, Natasha , sings songs to the cats she meets on her mail route. But one little kitty needed more than that and Natasha felt c...

Letter carriers, Natasha and Matt , share the challenges pets create on their mail deliver routes. The often aggressive behaviour towards po...

Pets are part of the property that needs to be divided when a marriage breaks up. Nikki Lepine describes her experience with divorce and pet...

A little french bulldog named Pickle is helping people understand, appreciate and access visual art. It's with her long-running Instagram ac...

If your cat gets caught up in a tree, you just call the fire department for help. Think again. We'll hear how an arborist, Shaun Sears has c...

Learning how to take care of a pet isn't always taught or taught well — Erica Callais Falbaum hopes to change that with her Pet Education Pr...

We hear how a little budgie began as a present before she found her true home.

Going on a walk with your dog isn't just good for you and your pet. We'll find out why walking is good for the whole community according to...

What may be the worst part about having a companion animal may also be the best, according to writer Richard Kelly Kemick . He details it in...

When natural disasters strike, often evacuation doesn't (and can't) include beloved family pets. We hear how one family, including their two...

Travel can offer a new perspective --- a fresh way to see yourself and your life. For one Canadian couple, a two-year adventure in Mexico pr...

Personalized stories are often used by animal rescues to promote adoptable dogs and cats --- but it hasn't always been that way. We'll trace...

After his mom died, Bruno a 900-pound baby bull forged a bond with a human, Christine . Hear how this special relationship impacts the 11-mo...

For years, cat lady and spinster have been words reserved to shame women who don't fulfill prescribed gender roles. Sociologist Dr. Fiona An...

Medical treatment for pets and people isn't all that different. This approach to medicine is called the o ne health concept . Veterinarian D...

Animals are running for office, including Earl Grey from the Tuxedo Party of Canada Cat Welfare Society. The cat campaigned during the 2015...

He's a little dog who wanted to protect his human. Hear how Punchy fought for his owner, Nanette McDonald , and how in turn she, with the he...
Human curiosity about what's beyond our blue skies got the better of us. We invented all kinds of technologies to get us there, but it wasn'...

Furkid and furbaby are terms used when trying to describe the relationship we have with our pets. We ask pet owners at the Edmonton Internat...