Happy Healthy Pets with Mark C. Robinson

Pet photos and videos are EVERYWHERE in social media, with many pets even having their own Instagram and Facebook accounts. Be part of the fun, and learn how to capture and create the best pet photos and videos using a smart phone or camera. Kyle Thomas of Kyle Thomas Creative shares his expertise, along with Mikayla Feehan and Karin Anderson of Walkin' Pets by HandicappedPets.com. Mikayla shares tips on creating engaging pet videos and photos, and Karin shares best practice photographic techniques. Walkin' Pets Marketing and PR Director Lisa Murray hosts this episode.

Victoria Lee, founder of Elliot's Little Dog Haven (ELDH) in New Hampshire, talks to us about rescuing those harder to adopt dogs -- senior dogs, or dogs with special needs. ELDH not only provides sanctuary for these dogs, who come from rescues from all over the country, but ELDH places some of the dogs in a very innovative way. They match senior dogs with senior citizens who might not be able to afford to keep a pet. ELDH pays for medical needs for the dogs and more. Listen in, and learn about the compassionate care ELDH gives to the neediest pets, who still have lots of love and life in them.

Ages ago, as were developing as humans, the world was quite different. We foraged for food, hunted, possibly grew our own, but fruits and vegetables bore little resemblance, then, to what they are now. Animals had their own food chains. Fact is, neither you, I, nor our pets can get all the nutrients we need from our modern day, totally processed, additive filled food. This is an entirely different world then the one we evolved in. The pet food we buy is, for the most part, questionable. The 75 Billion dollar global pet food industry is highly competitive and, in search of higher profits, corners have been known to be cut. Unless we’re very, very selective, we can’t really count on our pets getting everything they need from food. For this, we need supplements.

Our Guest: Russell Phillips is the Director of Nutrition and Sales at Wholistic Pet Organics and The Wholistic Pet and Equine Center, which is their storefront located in Bedford, NH off Rt 101 near the new Hannafords. Russell has been with the company for over a decade and has a BS in Biology. He is currently finishing his last two classes at NYU for Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics to achieve his masters.

PetsEmpower.org is a nonprofit umbrella organization increasing access to short-term fostering for domestic violence survivors in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. They give courageous domestic violence survivors a positive alternative to pet relinquishment or remaining in abusive situations with their pet due to a lack of options to place their pet. They allow owners to find safety for themselves and their pets through short-term pet fostering and and later reunite, generating positive health outcomes.