Pet Theories Podcast

This week—how to not get bullied by a little dog, and how to know if you're being a nosy neighbor.

Plus, guide-dog parenting skills, bored lab rats, and Eve gets in an eclipse story in at the very …

This week, we answer your questions about limping cats, pet insurance, and fart diaries.

Plus, we look into a story examining the practice of temper testing at shelters, some more stuff about eyeball…

Should my dog sitter post pictures online of my dogs? And why does my cat torture everything before it kills it? 

Also this week, we also look at a study that about the deep roots of emotion in our e…

This week—How do we know if the dogs we love love us back?

Plus, we talk about the history of the firehouse dog, a mysterious case of salmon poisoning, free water bowls for canines of New York, and a…

We talk on and on about some dogs getting medical marijuana, hear about the world's largest collection of eyeballs (maybe one of yours?), and shame some naughty, naughty penguins. 

Plus! Questions ab…

A reader asks about an inheritance pet. Efrem attacks the media.

Plus, we talk about collies re-seeding Chile's felled forests,  plague-ridden prairie dogs, and some more actual news for dogs.

Most…

We hear about a cheetah's best friend (here's a great video of them in the snow!), a doggy search party turning into a sausage party, and of course, will my pet eat my face when I die? 

Plus, we an…

Just in time for Independence Day, we give you some hints to help keep your pup happy while the bombs are a-bursting in air (that's fireworks suggestions for you folks not in the U.S.)

Plus your pe…

What to do about a gerbil on the loose! A cat using the bathroom, but not how you want.

Oh, and how do I get these birds to stop attacking my dog?!

Plus, we'll take a walk through Boston history, d…

Sneaking in a pet — and is a positive-tone shock collar better than a clicker? 

Plus! Dog Flu scares! Rattlesnake scares! And a pup that's just too sweet for the job. All with some hot weather tips…

How to handle cagey roommates, talking to crappy friends (literally), and does your food-aggressive dog want a friend? Plus! We talk about boas hunting in packs, recent local puppy mill news, and …

We take on a real tough question — how do you move two cats from Indiana to Massachusetts? By car? With all your stuff?!

Plus, a listener asks what to do about a spoiled pup.

Meanwhile, we review a…

Do my cats like it when I leave music on for them? How do I introduce a new dog to a house full of cats? And how young is too young to get a pet? 

PLUS! — Zebra on the loose! And a new map shows wh…

Can dogs get poison ivy? Can my carpet not get pooped on? And how do you feed two cats at once?

Meanwhile, Hampshire rules how many dogs is too many dogs, and a roo raids race down under (srsly wat…

How to entertain your wiener dog, and keep away children!

We also review some weird animal news.

Questions about invisible fences, encouraging bad behavior in the elevator, and some rules of the road.

Plus! Dogs and Cats working' 9 to 5, some declawing news, and a new trick to hone your dog trai…

We'll answer your questions — How can I help my nervous dog greet people on the street? And is my cat afraid of its scat?

Plus, we talk about a new organ chip replacing beagles in the lab. Toby, th…

Advice for dogs in big scary yards, dog CPR, more poop talk, music for pets, and Efrem rambles about bats again.

Plus—Doggy CPR, the challenges of a fenceless yard, and more dog poo disposal discussi…

Our readers ask about joint custody of kittens, manners at the dog park—and why do my dog's toes smell like Fritos, anyways?

Plus, Horses who like blankets . . . except when they don't. And some do…

The soon-to-be-notorious "overflowing garbage can" episode.

For this week's Beyond Sit, Eve takes us through the incredibly useful Bell Trick.

And seriously, check out these tool-using crows they …