26. Déjà Vu Theory

This week, Efrem caught whatever horrible funk Eve was hacking up all week, so it's time for our very first clip show! Featuring our favorite stories and questions from the first ten episodes:

  • Dogs driving cars

  • Horses learning to read

  • Award-winning whippets

  • "How much do I tip my groomer?"

  • "How can I get my neighbors to behave in the elevator?"

  • "Why do my dog's paws smell like corn chips?"

And a fan-favorite beyond sit.

We'll be back next week, so send us your questions and we'll answer them then . . . we promise!

25. Abbreviated Theory

Dogocracy

Dogocracy

Hey guys,

I got a head cold in between recording this weekend, so we've got a shortened episode this week. Luckily, we got News for Dogs in the can before my voice disappeared into my nasal cavity, so we got some great stories for you:

Wild dogs know how to vote! 
Pretty Boy Floyd on the loose (or How the Eclipse Really Did Affect One Animal's Behavior)! Fancy horses at JFK!
And how Zoo Miami preps their the animals ride out Hurricane Irma.

(You can donate to the Houston SPCA here, btw.)

Thanks for your patience! We'll be back with a full episode next week, so send in your questions. 

-Eve

24. Virtual Theory

Flies love spheres and pyramids!

Flies love spheres and pyramids!

This week, we're back in the studio!

We talk about the environmental toll of all the meat our pets eat, and virtual reality for flies and fish!

Questions this week:
How do I know if my dog is showing me affection?
Can you take care of a dog with separation anxiety on a grad school schedule?

23. Sanctuary Theory

Please, don't feed the cougar

Please, don't feed the cougar

This week, in a very special episode, we sit down with the Senior Keeper of the Carolina Tiger Rescue and take a short audio tour of the sanctuary itself. 

Here are ways to get involved: 

Adopt-A-Cat program

Big Cat Dinner Club

Also, check out their Amazon Wish List , full of all sort of things from paper towels, to chain saws, to Axe body spray.

("We are out of Axe Body Spray! The ocelots and coatimundis love it!")

And make sure to come and visit our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to see our photos from the Sanctuary. 

20. Instagram Theory

The hoop! The hoop! The hoop is on fyah!

The hoop! The hoop! The hoop is on fyah!

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 evolution and a team of cross-country runners takes shelter dogs out for a run. 

Plus, we follow up with Olive Oyl's circus skills!

In the lab... everyone can understand your scream! 

16. Allergy Theory

Lion around.

Lion around.

In this week's episode:

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 answer your questions:

How do you tell a client they're wrong? We recommend some hypoallergenic pets . . . And is Efrem allergic to lions—and ruining Eve's dreams of living like Tippi Hedren? 

All this and funny bird-sounds!

15. Firework Theory

Tomb raider

Tomb raider

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 pet questions:
How do I know if my dog is panting, or smiling?
Building trust in a dog with a checkered past.
Intro to muzzles.
And a special breakfast question!

Plus, we talk about the dogs leading the search for Amelia Earhart, take a brief foray into piglet cognition, and review some tips for photographing birds and bats.

14. Circuit Theory

The Eel's Electrifying Embrace

The Eel's Electrifying Embrace

New this week!

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, drug-sniffing dogs, and eel movements.

 

Suggested Links:
Check out the Kismet Podcast to hear more about Jasper, our visitor this week (it's toute cute.)

We also mentioned the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch, which is an incredibly useful resource. If you eat seafood, you really ought to give them a look.

 

11. Theory of Movement

Morkie Rothko

Morkie Rothko

In this week's episode!

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 recent dog-curated art opening, and talk about an eerie cat-napping case out in California.

And Eve tells you how to solicit slobber-free kisses from your dog.

 

 

 

 

10. Introductory Theory

"Once I realized that this horse has lots of stripes I had to make sure I wasn't hallucinating and I'm like, 'There is a zebra in my backyard."

"Once I realized that this horse has lots of stripes I had to make sure I wasn't hallucinating and I'm like, 'There is a zebra in my backyard."

In this week's episode! 

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 where dogs and people are at risk for Lyme disease. (Spoiler Alert: It's everywhere.) 

And in Beyond Sit, we talk about how your syntax can affect the way your dog takes to training.

8. Dachshund Theory

Doesn't this make you want groceries?

Doesn't this make you want groceries?

In this week's episode:

We answer your questions about dachshunds. And then your other question about dachshunds. And then about yappy brats on the street (not dachshunds). 

We also talk about Silver Muzzle Cottage, a hospice in Michigan for older pups, and The Coalition to Unchain Dog in Durham, NC, which has just changed its name to Beyond Fences.

And a new exhibit at the Milwaukee Zoo. Sendik's! 

The thrilling return of Efrem's Bat Eaves! With bonus bat questions!

And in our conclusion to last week's Beyond Sit, Eve builds on an old trick with "Say Your Prayers."

7. Greetings from Asbury Park Theory

Will that be regular or unleaded?

Will that be regular or unleaded?

In this week's episode: 

We answer your questions about invisible fences, people who encourage bad behavior in the elevator, and some ROAD RULES!!!

We also talk about dogs working the pumps in Brazil, cats working as baristas in Asbury Park while dogs enjoy Yappy Hour, and we weigh in on a proposed new law in NJ banning cat declawing.

Plus, Eve teaches us the building block trick "Paws Up," part 1 of a two-parter continued next week. 

Recommended Reading this week: What is a Dog by Raymond and Lorna Coppinger