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The Best Pet Care Tips

Connecticut Public Radio | By Lori Mack,
Jonathan McNicol, Faith Middleton
Published February 17, 2014 at 10:05 AM EST
Daan Franken/flickr creative commons

Today's show originally aired January 27, 2014.

From Faith Middleton: Barking, fleas, Lyme disease, pet food, biting, housebreaking, shyness, pet insurance, animal rescue. Top flight advice from vet Dr. Todd Friedland. Don't miss his adventures with animals of all kinds.

Ever wonder what your pet's doing while you're away from home? There are some devices on the market that do everything from tracking your pets' comings and goings to making them work for their food:

Whistle 
Tagg 
PASSport Pet Access Smart System
Pet-Zen 
AiKiou 
Northmate 
Go-Go Dog Pals 
FroliCat Dart Duo 
The Woofer

Join the conversation by email, on Twitter, or an Facebook.

GUEST:

  • Dr. Todd Friedland - Chief of Staff and Veterinarian  at North Windham Animal Hospital

MUSIC:

  • “Gne Gne,” Montefiori Cocktail
  • “Love Dog,” TV on the Radio
  • “Black Cat,” Jonathan Clay
  • “Space Dog,” Tori Amos
Lori Mack
Lori Connecticut Public's Morning Edition host.
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Jonathan McNicol
Jonathan is a producer for ‘The Colin McEnroe Show.’ His work has been heard nationally on NPR and locally on Connecticut Public’s talk shows and news magazines. He’s as likely to host a podcast on minor league baseball as he is to cover a presidential debate almost by accident. Jonathan can be reached at jmcnicol@ctpublic.org.
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Faith Middleton
For more than 25 years, the two-time Peabody Award-winning Faith Middleton Show has been widely recognized for fostering insightful, thought-provoking conversation. Faith Middleton offers her listeners some of the world's most fascinating people and subjects. The show has been inducted into the Connecticut Magazine Hall of Fame as "Best Local Talk Show".
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All donations are appreciated, but we ask in this moment you consider starting a monthly gift as a Sustainer to help replace what’s been lost.

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