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Turkey Day may be fun for us to gather with family, but it’s one of those days when veterinary emergency clinics are most busy. Thanksgiving pet safety is important. Dumpster diving and counter surfing is dangerous sport for dogs – as turkey, and also chicken bones can be a choking hazard. Mostly these bones can…

He is legendary, classic, legendary, heroic, mythical and the dean of all dog show broadcasters, my pal, the great David Frei on Steve Dale’s Pet World national radio. We talk here about the National Dog Show Presented by Purina, on Thanksgiving Day following the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. We discuss how this show…

Happy Thanksgiving to the entire family, even those with four legs (and feathers and scales). Here are five Thanksgiving Day pet safety tips: Too much human food and/or fat or skin on the food can cause GI upset or worse, potentially dangerous pancreatitis Bones can cause an obstruction and require potentially life-saving surgery. Behind a…

Some of the greatest show dogs in the world at the National Dog Show presented by Purina, seen Thanksgiving Day at noon (all time zones) following the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. Sniffing around behind-the-scenes, I had the chance to ask exhibitors and handlers all sorts of questions at the National Dog Show….including why…

The National Dog Show presented by Purina on Thanksgiving Day, noon on NBC, is more than just an incredible dog show. The hope is that you can see what the human-animal bond is all about. The Purina Incredible Dog Challenge team paid a visit to LaSalle University in Philadelphia to show off what they can…

On Steve Dale’s Pet World, I begin HERE by chatting about how I just returned from the taping of the National Dog Show presented by Purina, the Kennel Club of Philadelphia. I had the opportunity to chat on two different facebook live broadcasts and discuss #dogthanking. *National Dog Show announcers David Frei and John O’Hurley.…

Decoding the Fearful Dog is a Sound Beginning Program on December 9 to communicate the latest animal behavior news. The speakers are John Ciribassi DVM, DAVB (co-editor of the book Decoding Your Dog, authored by members of the American College of Veterinary Behavior; Steve Dale, CABC (also co-editor Decoding Your Dog)  and Steve Frost, KPA CTP, SBA,…

What has John O’Hurley not done in show in business? He’s really done it all, from hosting game shows to being J. Peterman on Seinfeld to broadcasting golf events to appearing on stage in many productions – including on Broadway. And for 17 years, with David Frei, he’s hosted the National Dog Show Presented by…

November is a special month – it’s Adopt a Senior Dog Month, and celebration with Why We Love Old Dogs contest The Grey Muzzle Organization is all about saving older dogs, supporting adoption of these dogs who in nearly all cases have done nothing wrong. However, because of their age – it’s often a particular…

What’s marketing and what’s true about our pet foods? I talk with veterinary nutritionist Dr. Lisa Freeman, professor of clinical nutrition at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine on my national Steve Dale’s Pet World radio show about pet food misinformation. Freeman says there’s SO much misinformation, often deriving from the Internet. And this can be…