November 24, 2025 • 36 mins
It’s the most wonderful time of the year on Best Bets for Pets! Host Michelle Fern welcomes Pet Life Radio’s Executive Producer, Mark Winter, for their annual Holiday Pet Gift Guide Show — packed with pawsome products for furry family members. From interactive toys and snack trays to stress-free grooming tools, superfood treats, recovery essentials, air-purifying tech, goat’s milk shampoo bars, and even big-dog specialty gear, this episode unwraps the hottest holiday must-haves for pets and pet parents. Whether you're shopping for playful puppies, senior sweethearts, or extra-large fur-babies, Michelle and Mark help you find gifts that promote joy, comfort, enrichment, health, and a clean home — all while making life easier for pet parents. If you love spoiling your pets during
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
This is pet Life Radio. Let's Talk Pets.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Hello, pet levers, Happy holidays. This is our annual holiday edition,
and I'm your show host Michelle Berne. Stay tuned as
we talk about holiday tips for your dog and cat
and all sorts of great products for you and for
your furry babes. And I'll be joined by a special guest.
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Speaker 4 (01:31):
Let's Talk Pets on Petlifradio dot com.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Welcome back everyone, This is our annual holiday show. I'm
your show host Michelle burn and I have a special
guest with me today. Welcome Mark, Winter, Welcome Mark.
Speaker 5 (01:55):
Happy Howlidays. All the big ones are coming up, you know,
Marksgiving and cat miss and New.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Years You New Years, meow Years.
Speaker 5 (02:07):
Well, kittens, they go mue mew, came you mute Bart's cat,
go me out.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
Mark. For those of you that have not listened to
our shows before, you'll know that at the end of
every show, I think Mark. He is my producer, and
he just wears a lot of hats around pet Life Radio,
and he does such a great job of making all
of our shows sound great, as he tells me all
the time. So he goes especially yours, and I said,
(02:33):
I'm not the worst, but you know I could take it.
So anyway, Mark is here to join me and we're
going to talk about all great things holiday Mark, any
questions before we start, No, So I want to talk
about some holiday tips first of all, or as you maybe,
(02:54):
holiday pet tips, because these are some things that people
don't always think about out that might be obvious or
not so obvious during holiday time. You know, holiday time
for us two leg people is stressful. I mean, Mark,
are you stressed during the holidays?
Speaker 5 (03:12):
I'm not stressed anytime? I like the holidays. I like
all that hustle and bustle.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
Okay that's not me, but but I try to have
times to chill during the holidays. I like, you know,
family time, but I also like to have some downtime
to you know, just to relax a little bit. But
you know, there's things that we have to be aware
of for our pets. So here's you know, some things
(03:38):
that I think are important. Do your due diligence, do
your internet searches, be aware. So they're not in any
particular order, but this one is near and dear to
my heart. It gets cold right most of the country. Now.
I'm in South Florida, so we get, if we're lucky,
we get a cold front here or there, just finishing
(04:01):
up with hurricane season. But guess what cats hide in
cars in all weather?
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Mark.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
You once found a cat inside your car, didn't you.
Speaker 5 (04:10):
Yeah, we had an outside cat that's a neighborhood cat,
and she was having kittens and she wanted to keep
them warm, so she put them inside the hood of
the car, underneath on the engine block. And I had
to really like pay attention to see where she was
putting them, because you definitely don't want to start your
car with cats in there, for sure.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
No, no, no, oh, I can't even think about that.
So here's a tip. Before you start your car. Tap
on the.
Speaker 5 (04:39):
Hood, I think, bang on it makes.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
On it, bang on it make some noise. I mean,
if you're really concerned, you can open your hood, but
you don't need to do that. Just a nice little
you know bang. I mean you're not going to bang
hard enough to do damage, of course, but just little bang,
we'll startle the cat and we'll have them moving.
Speaker 5 (04:57):
So yeah, you also have to if you live in cold,
wet and I know now with these new cars, you
know sometimes people tend to like start them from inside
their house. You know, they have a little button on
their keyfob. You don't want to do that if you
know that you have cats in the neighborhood, because the
engine will start and there goes the cat.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
You know, yeah, there goes the cat and you have
a horrific scene to witness. So yes, don't prestart your
car if it's cold weather. Bang on the hood. If
you can't bang on the hood or you're really unsure,
open the hood up. There are cats even in cold
weather areas. That are feral, that are in communities that
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live outdoors, so make sure you check it. Okay, here's
some other tips trees. When you're decorating your trees, no
tinsil if you have cats. You know about this one, Mark,
I'm sure, right.
Speaker 5 (05:49):
Yeah, I mean, you know, it might be funny to
see like tinsel hanging out the butt of your cat.
You know, it's a funny dog or dog. You know,
it's a funny thing to think about, but really it's
a wraps around inside their intestines and you're going to
end up at the vet spending one thousand dollars. So
there's plenty of other things you can put on your tree,
So I would stay away from tinsel.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Yes, stay away from tinsel. What happens when the cat
digests it, and it's more likely cats than dogs that
will digest tinsel, It slices their insides. It's very sharp
and it could slice their intestine. So, you know, like
Mark just said, I've seen it. Actually, there was a
dog years ago in a shop that I used to
go to where some string was hanging out of his
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butt and they were trying to get that out and
they were really really lucky that nothing happened to the dog,
but you do. Yeah, no tinsel. Another thing you want
to be careful about are wax diffusers. Those are you know,
the ones where there's a tea light and there's a
little wax scented thing on top. They can omit certain
things into the air that are not particularly healthy for
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your cat. So just be aware. We're going to talk
about a product that's actually fine for cats a little
later on the show, But be careful of wax diffusers. Oh,
this one, mark this one. This next tip is just
so obvious, but you would not believe how many times
it happened. Opening the front door. So if you have
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dogs and cats in your house, sometimes you know, when
you have people coming into the party, they just open
the door and stand there. I literally this is when
I was living in Los Angeles. This happened to me
and my dog at the time escaped. It took me
forty five minutes. I don't eat meats. I had to
find like meat products for my neighbors, like like I
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don't know what they had, some luncheon meat or something.
Running around the neighborhood trying to locate her all because
somebody came over and just left the door open.
Speaker 5 (07:44):
Even yourself, I have. I remember my former brother in
law opened the door he was coming back from shopping,
and the dog ran out of the house and ran
in the street and got hit by a car and
that was the end of the dog.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
Oh my god, that's such a horrible story. So what
I suggest, either keep a childproof gate up at your
door if you do not have a screened door, or
if you do not have a you know, some people
have a little screen door that's open that they can
lock and then they can see out of it. Some
people will put a childproof gate up. You can also
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move your cats, your dog, move them to another room,
move them to you know, if you're in a warm climate,
move them to the patio, put them in the bedroom,
put them someplace else. It does not take long for
someone to just come in and take their time and
then all of a sudden boom, your cat's outdoors or
your dogs outdoors.
Speaker 5 (08:37):
They're really lucky that our cats really like their comfort.
They like to be inside, so even if you open
the door, they know they have a good thing. They're
not even running out.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
So my cats are lazy too, so that that's a
plus there. But sometimes it just takes one cat being curious.
Speaker 5 (08:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Now, I don't really buy trees during the holidays or
put one up just because, but if you do, make
sure you secure your tree. It does not take much
for a curious cat or dog to jump on a
branch and proof the whole tree knocks. Over All of
us have seen these in little you know, Instagram or
(09:20):
tiktoks and think they're funny, but they can be catastrophic.
Have you had this Have you ever experienced this mark?
Speaker 5 (09:27):
Not me, I've seen it. I've seen like cats climbing
up trees and they get to the top and then
the tree topples over. I mean they recommend that you
secure them on the top against the wall so that
they can't fall down, because not only will it make
a mess, I mean it could crash on your coffee table.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Yeah, secure your tree. Also, speaking of trees, do not
use edible decorations. No cranberries, no popcorn. Cats and dogs
have a good sense of smell and even if it's
stale to us, they might still be interested, so keep
that away. Also, watch out for ornaments that are breakable,
(10:05):
like glass ornaments. Maybe put them higher on your secure
tree so that the cat can't get there. Some people
I know, we'll put a little special gate around the
tree so the cats can't get to it.
Speaker 5 (10:18):
Even if you have a dog, they're looking at your
tree going, oh, look, there's balls all over this tree.
Just what I want, right right.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
Another thing we talked about diffusers watch candles. I think
there's very few people these days that use real candles
on trees. They're a fire hazard, they're not smart. There's
fake candles that you can get, but just watch even
candles and open flames, make sure they're not near your pets,
especially your cats. Some cats will like to play with
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the flame, so make sure you keep that in mind.
Let's talk about toxic foods, Mark Okay.
Speaker 5 (10:55):
I also wanted to mention on the candle subject that
scented candles, even though they smell nice, you might want
to consider getting something that's like lightly scented because remember
your dogs and your cats, their sense of smells like
a hundred times of what yours is. So if you
walk in your house and it smells like all Christmas
e and pine, imagine what they're smelling. Because they're smelling
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a hundred times what you're smelling. So you don't want
them to be overwhelmed and feel like suffocated by the scent.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
That's a great point. Also, watch out for how many
times your spraying sense around your house because if it's
you're right. If it's overwhelming for you, imagine what it's
like for your dog or your cat. Okay, toxic foods.
So I'm gonna list the toxic foods and then I
want you to add to it, Mark, because you and
editing so many of our shows, you have such great knowledge.
(11:45):
See there are some obvious ones. Chocolate, grapes, raisins, turkey bones,
they shatter. Salty foods are especially not good for your cats. Onions,
and garlic xylotol, which is in a lot of sugar
free foods. What can you add?
Speaker 5 (12:02):
Mark? Okay? Also not really for like Christmas or Hanukah,
but for Thanksgiving. Corn on the cob. You want to
make sure that if you have corn on the cob,
that you dispose of the cobs someplace where your dog
can't get to it, because they don't nibble the kernels
off like you do. They would swallow the whole cob
and it gets lodged in their esophagus and if it
(12:23):
goes down into their intestines. You're gonna end up at
the vet having expensive surgery. So that's going to be
an expensive corn cob. So make sure corn cobs are
put away someplace where your dog can't even find them.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
You know what, I just thought of something. It doesn't
really fit into toxic foods. I'm going to apologize in
the band to buy offend someone, but this is for
the women out there. Women. Make sure that any feminine
products that are used are disposed of, and a container
that isn't closed that your dog cannot get to. You know,
(12:59):
it sounds like gross, eh, funny. Years and years and
years that well, not that many years ago, about that old,
but I wasn't aware of this, and my dog actually
swallowed a feminine product. And let me tell you it
was a tip to the vet. Back then it was
a couple hundred bucks. Now it's probably like many hundred dollars,
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and they were able to induce my dog to vomit.
And it sounds you know, oh, of course, oh it's obvious,
but you'd be surprised. And some of those little small
garbage cans, your dog can figure out, they know how
to step on the container and just have it up
or jump on it, so it sounds gross. And plus,
visitors might not be as hyper aware as you are
(13:43):
because you're the pet parent. So please make sure all
feminine products are a container that your dog cannot get to.
I doubt your cat will do anything with it, but
I know dogs will. So sorry to be gross, but
you know, keep those and make sure your receptacle is
difficult for your dog to open, if not impossible for
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your dog to open. Okay, let's talk about plants. Point
status can be not that great for your cat, but
mistletoe and holly are pretty dangerous for cats. Lilies are
extremely dangerous for cats.
Speaker 5 (14:20):
Even the water that the lilies are in is toxic.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
So wow, why is that?
Speaker 5 (14:25):
It's just the composition of lilies and you know the
chemicals that are in them, and they're like extremely toxic
to cats. Don't even bring them in your house.
Speaker 2 (14:34):
Okay, Well, that concludes our pet tips. I'm sure we'll
have more as we go along and talk about some
of our key products that we recommend this holiday season.
Speaker 5 (14:45):
Okay, well, you know holiday season is also football season,
and you know when I'm watching football on Sunday and
Monday and maybe Thursday. You know, I like to have
all my snacks laid out so you know, can watch
the game. So my dog and my cat both like
to watch football with me. They like to sit on
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the couch and they like to watch the game. And
I don't think they understand it, but they like to
watch they see movement on the TV. So I have
all my snacks laid out, and I don't want them
eating my snacks, so they can have their own. So
there's this product called Trot Pets and it's this really
cool snack tray and it's for pets and dogs and cats.
(15:27):
You can put all kinds of treats in the different
compartments and lickabules and it keeps them occupied. And it
includes a magnetic puck. It says that attaches to any floor.
So I mean, if you don't want to put it
on the couch with your pets, you can put it
on the floor. They can hop down and they can
have their snacks too. So we can all be happy,
we can all watch the game, we can all have
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our snacks. And it's great for the holidays. Somebody that
you know that has pets, what a great gift.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
Yeah, you know what I like about it is it
keeps my dog busy. So I could put a thin
layer of you know, maybe pumpkin which is healthy for
their stomachs, or blend up some do like a pure
of a few some beef and a little bit of
pumpkin and squash, or just take their dog food. Just
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take a little, you know, thin amount and spread it
around and it keeps the dog busy. Your dog's licking
each little section. So it's just such great fun product.
And that is at trotpets dot com. Also, Mark, where
can our listeners find all of this information for the
holiday show.
Speaker 5 (16:34):
They can go to best Bets for Pets on Petlife
Radio dot com and all these links to all these
products will be on the episode.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Page for this holiday show.
Speaker 5 (16:43):
For this show.
Speaker 2 (16:44):
Yeah, well, with the holidays coming, there's one thing for sure, Mark,
you want to make sure you're groomed and your fur
babe is groomed. You're going to be taking a lot
of pictures, you have people coming over. You want to
make sure your pets look good. And it's also for
health reasons, especially if you live up north, you want
to make sure their papads are as clean as possible.
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So that things don't stick to the fur, you know,
especially if you're up north with cold weather there's snow
on the ground and salt. So it's a health reason
as well. But this is the time to be let them,
you know, be groomed and if you want to do
the grooming yourself even better. So here are some tips
for you know, for grooming, health, for hygiene, and for style.
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Always brush before clipping. This way, you know, if there's
not any place like a clump, you know of knotted hair,
matted hair, you're able to cut that out. You're able
to get some of the dirt out by brushing. It
just helps remove also loose undercoat, and it helps minimize
the shedding during the trim.
Speaker 5 (17:50):
Yeah, especially if you have long hair dogs and long haircuts,
you don't want their hair to get madded because once
it's maddened, it's really hard to brush out. You're going
to have to clip it out using clippers, you know,
not scissors. So brushing regularly will help avoid that.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
It suggested you should brush your cat or dog or both.
Speaker 5 (18:07):
I mean one of my cats, you know, he loves
to be brushed, so I can brush him all the time.
The other two if they see me coming with anything,
they're being running away, so I don't know how we're
going to ever brush them.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
Well, you can work on that, but you should brush
about three to four times a week. You should make
sure you keep their coats trimmed. Target the stubborn mats
on your dog or long haired cat with using a
detail blade on the clippers, and be very careful, especially
in delicate areas like under the tail or the pawpads,
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or the undercoat, you know, the belly. For areas that
are that delicate, you should trim sanitary and paw hair.
I remember mister Zeus hated when I touched his paw hair,
but he wouldn't never bit me, but he did not
like it, but I always made sure that I did
it because furry paws are not good dry at low temperatures,
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so don't use the dryer a blow dryer on high.
I live in a fairly warm climate, so I really
never used a blow dryer. And you know, mister Zeus
was a muth, so it didn't matter if he didn't
look like, you know, a show dog. He dried so quickly.
But in many climates it's a lot cooler. Make sure
you dry on a low setting. You don't want to
overheat them. Don't forget the ears, and don't forget cleaning
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the ears, and also make sure you hydrate the skin
and the coat. And you can do that by just
grooming on a regular basis. You know, I used to
do that with mister Z. What did you do with
your dog when you were grooming your dog all the time?
Speaker 5 (19:42):
Mark, I would try to keep one ahead, Nikki. I
used to try to keep him groomed. I mean eventually
it used to get out of hand. I mean he
had to go to the groomer. I mean the dogs
usually do. I don't know what they recommend. Once every
six weeks, once every eight weeks. Sometimes I let it
get away. I didn't keep up with it, but I
really should have, because if you groom them on a
regular basis, they never get like really bad and you
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can just have like a light grooming at the groomers.
Speaker 2 (20:07):
Yes, and if you choose to do it at home,
make sure you take time, be patient. But one is
all grooming products are phenomenal you sit home. They help
keep grooming stress free. They have clippers, they have vacuums,
They make your pet comfortable and they're really excellent tools. Mark,
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you use them. How were they when you were grooming Dennis?
Speaker 5 (20:32):
Oh, they're great. I mean they work fantastic. Like I said,
he loves to get groomed. So he sits there and
he purrs, and he picks his head up and he
just loves all that. It's like he's at a spa.
SPA day for Dennis.
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Welcome back everyone. This is our second half of our
holiday show and I am joined today by my producer,
Mark Winter, who not only is an expert when it
comes to editing and producing our podcast, but he is
funny too, and he knows so much. So one of
the products I really love. I love this product line
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Healer's PetCare. You can buy a total first aid kit,
which every pet parent should have of your aid kid.
It's compact, you know, portable, but you have generally your basics.
There's gauz and you know, bandages and other basics which
make it a great gift. Healer's PetCare also has medical
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dog booties, which is wonderful for dogs that have sensitive
or injured pause also golden tumor paste for dogs. This
really helps promote robust joint health, optimal digestion, and helps
their immune function. There's a lot of outent anti inflammatory
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as well as anti oxidant properties, and it really helps
alleviate pain from arthritis. Supports cognitive vitality and even contributes
to shining your coat. There's other products that Healer's Pet
Care has available, and as with this product, you can
find at Amazon and Walmart. Most of the products you
can find today that we're talking about on Amazon. Another addition,
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if you want to add to your first aid kit,
there's a product called clott And if your dog has
a nail that pops off or you end up trimming
your dog's nail too low, clotted will prevent the wound
from bleeding a temporary clots the blood, which is what
you want. It's something you can use if it's a
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light wound or light scratch, or if it's something deeper.
It's something you could use as you go to the vet.
So something to keep in mind. Mark, you love keeping
a really clean, spotless house during the holidays. How do
you do?
Speaker 5 (23:59):
It? Is hard when you have a lot of pets
running around. It's like constant cleaning. It's like having children
running in the house. So there is a great product.
Especially anyone who knows me knows I don't like to
bend down too often. So there's this great smart vacuum cleaner.
It's called Ivacair, and it's not like your typical vacuum
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cleaner that you know, you push around the house vacuuming.
It's stationary. You set it up in an area and
you take your broom and you sweep towards the vacuum cleaner,
and when you get close enough, it sees you and
it'll just turn on and start sucking all the debris
into the vacuum cleaner. So it's really interesting.
Speaker 2 (24:40):
Mark, you could put that on the list for something
to get me. Also, what I like is that it's
not only a vacuum cleaner, but it's a purifier and
deodorizer as well.
Speaker 5 (24:50):
And you can find all this at ivac dot com,
eye vac dot com.
Speaker 2 (24:55):
This is a great product for your dogs. The Puppin
Game by Fable Pets, that's at Fable Pets Dog.
Speaker 5 (25:03):
I love puffins. They're so cute, The puffin Puffins. They're
so cute. They're like little penguins. I think they named
it the Puffin Game because their device kind of looks
like a little puffin.
Speaker 2 (25:13):
So what the Puffin Game. It's kind of like an
oval shaped piece. You can open it and put in
cups of food and so it holds up to one
and have cups of dry food, and so your dog
is working for his food, kind of like what dogs
would do in nature. So it's a great way to
stimulate your dog. Do you think you have a dog
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that would like it?
Speaker 5 (25:35):
I think any dog would like it. If you have
like a hunting dog or you know one of these
dogs that that's what they do, like a hound, you know,
they sniff around, they like to hunt. I mean all
the dogs I've had kind of just like to lay
around the couch. But I think they would enjoy this game.
Speaker 2 (25:49):
I think most dogs will. You can put in dry food,
or you could put in snacks or maybe mix it
up a little bit, and that's available on gablepets dot com. Mark,
you're always into looking for better and new ways to
keep your cats and dogs healthy. What did you find it?
(26:13):
Sun Pet Treats.
Speaker 5 (26:14):
At Sunpet Treats. Of course they have treats, and you
know dogs and cats, they love their treats, but these
are just not fun treats to eat. I mean they
are fun, but it also helps with your pets fresher breath,
improved body odor. I have some friends that might benefit
if they could eat this. I don't know if it's
for people, but definitely for your pets. And it promotes
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a healthy shiny coat and skin and a good source
of vitamin D and it supports their natural digestive health.
So really good treats, really healthy.
Speaker 2 (26:47):
I think that it's the Corella hopefully I'm pronouncing it right, clorella,
which is a green superfood. And yeah, I think it's
good for people too, except I would buy the human version.
Speaker 5 (26:58):
Yeah, I think it is. My sister could benefit from
fresher breath, I think.
Speaker 2 (27:01):
Okay, I hope she doesn't listen. Okay, you know what.
I don't mind bathing my dog at all. I used
to give mister Zea a bath every so often. I
was fortunate that I didn't have to use a tub
because it's so warm year round where I live. But
one of the things I loved was using a shampoo bar.
Serenity Acres has a goat's milk shampoo bar for dogs.
(27:26):
It is. What I like is that it's a woman
owned company. Their website is Serenitygoats dot com. And what
I love about using a shampoo bar is you don't
waste all the liquid shampoo in areas like on the
top of the body and then you can't have to
hope hopefully you have enough to like move it around
to the belly. And this is all why you're trying
(27:47):
to keep your dog still and not from shaking too
much on your or jumping out of the bathtub. So
having a shampoo bar, which is also I think more
sustainable and more user friendly, is fantastic. Now, this was
originally created as just a dog shampoo, but they also
(28:09):
have Serenity Acres peste Off Goat Milk shampoo bar, which
is designed to repel bugs and it comes eated skin.
Speaker 5 (28:18):
We're in Florida, so there's bugs everywhere, so this is
like a really great product.
Speaker 2 (28:23):
It is. It has a blend of lavender, lemongrass, eucalyptus,
and tea tree essential oils, so that keeps pesky bugs
away but also soothes hot spots and leaves behind such
a great scent. I'm tempting to use this.
Speaker 5 (28:38):
I think you can. You can, It's I think it's yeah.
Speaker 2 (28:43):
Oh and by the way, this bar also has a
huge fan base among humans too, so it's people friendly.
So while you want to bathe, if you're bathing yourself
or your friend. So again. The Serenity Goat's Milk shampoo
bar for dogs and for people can be found at
(29:04):
Serenitygoats dot com. Now, last, but not least, I love
the name of this company, Big Ass Dog Company b
A D COO, so bad COD for short. They have
such great holiday gifts for big dogs and their owners.
Speaker 5 (29:21):
Like that big MutS and I cannot lie.
Speaker 2 (29:24):
That's me. I like big mutts. You like more little small,
fluffy dogs. I like my mutts at least forty five pounds.
Forty forty five pounds and up to maybe like sixty
that's for me. I like mutts.
Speaker 5 (29:38):
Yeah, they got fun names too, the gigantic ass Bed
and the big ass.
Speaker 2 (29:43):
Drool right and Mark, they sent me a big ass bed.
It's big enough for me and for a big pooch. Now,
I don't currently have a dog, but I borrowed my
neighbor's dog, Baby, and Baby's big. She's about I think
almost eighty pounds and we both fit. So how fun
is that? You know how your dog's always taken up
the couch and you can't really, you know, take revenge
(30:04):
and take his fluffy soft bed. This way you both fit.
So they have a big ass dog bed. They have
a whole ton of holiday gifts for big dogs and owners.
They also have a rag which helps wipe off you
know how. Some big dogs have that like they drool.
Speaker 5 (30:22):
Yeah, big ass drowl rag.
Speaker 2 (30:24):
Big ass drool rag. Some people use that too actually,
and giant breaths, especially your Great Danes, your mastiffs, there's
Saint Bernard's. They all have that. They just drool so
big as drool rag is fantastic. They have other apparel
for you know, humans, and other products, especially engineered for
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large and giant breeds. And it's tested in real homes
with real dogs.
Speaker 5 (30:53):
And right now, yeah, I see twenty five.
Speaker 2 (30:57):
Twenty five percent off from eleven twenty four to twelve
to two, so it's a long amount of time. So
from November twenty fourth to December twod use the code
B as in Boy Fison, Frank seas in Charlie Emmas
and Mary B FCM for twenty five percent off everything
except for the steps.
Speaker 5 (31:18):
Yeah, that's a good deal.
Speaker 2 (31:20):
That's a very good deal. And last but not least,
Mark you're gonna tell us a great way to make
our homes smell wonderful. That is safe for our pets.
Speaker 5 (31:29):
Yeah, we talked about this before a little bit about
candles and diffusers, and this is a diffuser that's like
safe for pets. So even though it has seasonal sense
and they've got like California Sense Fall Cider, Main Street, Christmas,
Ohi Groves, they're like California type Sense, but they're light scents,
(31:51):
so they're good for your pets. They're not going to
be overwhelming for them. So this is from California Fresh.
Speaker 2 (31:57):
Home and what I like, number one safe for your pets,
and that says it all.
Speaker 5 (32:03):
They put in an odor eating additive. So if you
have litterbox odors or you have a cat that peas
on your rug and you know, this will eliminate all
those odors. So when people come in your house for
the holidays, they don't know that you have cats or
dogs living there.
Speaker 2 (32:17):
It smells nice, Yes, nice fresh scented home. Where can
people find this?
Speaker 5 (32:22):
They can find this at Californiafresh home dot com.
Speaker 2 (32:26):
Okay, well that wraps the rap Holidays show. That's a
wrap mark. We're just about done with our show. We
just about wrapped on all the products. What is one
final tip you can let our listeners keep in mind
for the holidays.
Speaker 5 (32:40):
Okay, well, I know people like to give a good
gift to people, but don't give a pet to someone
that's not expecting it. Don't say, oh, look, I got
you this great puppy and then you know these people
don't want a puppy. Yeah, I mean, only give pets
to people that you know, maybe you ask them beforehand,
or if you have kids that live in your house
(33:01):
and you know you're going to end up taking care
of this pet. So if you're willing to do that,
then that would be fine. And here's another tip that
you can do. You can go to the shelter and
rescue a cat and give a cat to your cat
as a holiday gift. Because cats like to have company.
So this way, you rescue a cat from the shelter
and you're making room for another cat that can go
(33:22):
into the shelter and then your cat can have company.
So that's a perfect gift for your cat.
Speaker 2 (33:26):
It's a perfect gift, and it actually gives others, you know,
it gifts the life of a cat because the cat
that takes its place can have space in the shelter
and then there's another cat for someone else out there.
If your cat's happy, that's a gift for me. If
my cat's happy, yeah. I have one final tip somehow
find a way to keep your stress leveled down. Your
(33:48):
furbabes pick up on your emotions. And during the holidays,
there is so much anxiety with all of us.
Speaker 5 (33:56):
That's why they invent liquor.
Speaker 2 (33:57):
That's why liquor. That's they have gummies in some states
at your own risk and all that jet and that's
why they also invented I think gems and punching back.
Speaker 5 (34:09):
No, but you have pets, and pets can reduce your
stress levels. So just love your pets, right, love your pets.
Speaker 2 (34:15):
But the big thing is keep your stress level down.
If you're anxious, your pets are going to pick up
on it. Your dogs and cats are so receptive to
picking up on your anxiety, and that can make them
sick and it makes you sick too. So find time
to chill. If you're getting anxious about something or last
(34:36):
minute gift and you have to rush and all this,
just take a breather. Is it really going to make
a difference that you rush and you are so anxious
about getting that gift to that person at that minute
or maybe you could just give them the next day.
So don't freak out about making the perfect holiday meal
(34:56):
or the perfect wrapped gift or any of that. Make
some time to chill and your pets will be chill
with you. And spend time with them. That'll reduce your
stress even more. Mark, thank you so much for coming
on Best Bets for Pets and helping share these holiday
tips and great products with our listeners.
Speaker 5 (35:18):
Oh, You're welcome. I'm here all the time. You know
where to find me.
Speaker 3 (35:21):
Ed.
Speaker 2 (35:21):
I'd like to thank our cats, our studio cats, Dennis,
Charlotte and Molly. Thanks again to Mark Winter for being
on the show, and thanks for his wonderful work in
producing and editing all of our shows. He is amazing.
Thanks to everyone listening to Best Bets for Pets. I
appreciate your loyalty and I wish you and your fur
(35:44):
babes a wonderful holiday season. Happy holidays and happy holidays.
Speaker 5 (35:49):
Mark, Happy holidays.
Speaker 2 (35:51):
And remember keep listening. You never know what we'll have
next on Best Bets for Pets.
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Speaker 2 (01:44):
Welcome back everyone, This is our annual holiday show. I'm
your show host Michelle burn and I have a special
guest with me today. Welcome Mark, Winter, Welcome Mark.
Speaker 5 (01:55):
Happy Howlidays. All the big ones are coming up, you know,
Marksgiving and cat miss and New.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Years You New Years, meow Years.
Speaker 5 (02:07):
Well, kittens, they go mue mew, came you mute Bart's cat,
go me out.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
Mark. For those of you that have not listened to
our shows before, you'll know that at the end of
every show, I think Mark. He is my producer, and
he just wears a lot of hats around pet Life Radio,
and he does such a great job of making all
of our shows sound great, as he tells me all
the time. So he goes especially yours, and I said,
(02:33):
I'm not the worst, but you know I could take it.
So anyway, Mark is here to join me and we're
going to talk about all great things holiday Mark, any
questions before we start, No, So I want to talk
about some holiday tips first of all, or as you maybe,
(02:54):
holiday pet tips, because these are some things that people
don't always think about out that might be obvious or
not so obvious during holiday time. You know, holiday time
for us two leg people is stressful. I mean, Mark,
are you stressed during the holidays?
Speaker 5 (03:12):
I'm not stressed anytime? I like the holidays. I like
all that hustle and bustle.
Speaker 2 (03:17):
Okay that's not me, but but I try to have
times to chill during the holidays. I like, you know,
family time, but I also like to have some downtime
to you know, just to relax a little bit. But
you know, there's things that we have to be aware
of for our pets. So here's you know, some things
(03:38):
that I think are important. Do your due diligence, do
your internet searches, be aware. So they're not in any
particular order, but this one is near and dear to
my heart. It gets cold right most of the country. Now.
I'm in South Florida, so we get, if we're lucky,
we get a cold front here or there, just finishing
(04:01):
up with hurricane season. But guess what cats hide in
cars in all weather?
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Mark.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
You once found a cat inside your car, didn't you.
Speaker 5 (04:10):
Yeah, we had an outside cat that's a neighborhood cat,
and she was having kittens and she wanted to keep
them warm, so she put them inside the hood of
the car, underneath on the engine block. And I had
to really like pay attention to see where she was
putting them, because you definitely don't want to start your
car with cats in there, for sure.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
No, no, no, oh, I can't even think about that.
So here's a tip. Before you start your car. Tap
on the.
Speaker 5 (04:39):
Hood, I think, bang on it makes.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
On it, bang on it make some noise. I mean,
if you're really concerned, you can open your hood, but
you don't need to do that. Just a nice little
you know bang. I mean you're not going to bang
hard enough to do damage, of course, but just little bang,
we'll startle the cat and we'll have them moving.
Speaker 5 (04:57):
So yeah, you also have to if you live in cold,
wet and I know now with these new cars, you
know sometimes people tend to like start them from inside
their house. You know, they have a little button on
their keyfob. You don't want to do that if you
know that you have cats in the neighborhood, because the
engine will start and there goes the cat.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
You know, yeah, there goes the cat and you have
a horrific scene to witness. So yes, don't prestart your
car if it's cold weather. Bang on the hood. If
you can't bang on the hood or you're really unsure,
open the hood up. There are cats even in cold
weather areas. That are feral, that are in communities that
(05:36):
live outdoors, so make sure you check it. Okay, here's
some other tips trees. When you're decorating your trees, no
tinsil if you have cats. You know about this one, Mark,
I'm sure, right.
Speaker 5 (05:49):
Yeah, I mean, you know, it might be funny to
see like tinsel hanging out the butt of your cat.
You know, it's a funny dog or dog. You know,
it's a funny thing to think about, but really it's
a wraps around inside their intestines and you're going to
end up at the vet spending one thousand dollars. So
there's plenty of other things you can put on your tree,
So I would stay away from tinsel.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Yes, stay away from tinsel. What happens when the cat
digests it, and it's more likely cats than dogs that
will digest tinsel, It slices their insides. It's very sharp
and it could slice their intestine. So, you know, like
Mark just said, I've seen it. Actually, there was a
dog years ago in a shop that I used to
go to where some string was hanging out of his
(06:30):
butt and they were trying to get that out and
they were really really lucky that nothing happened to the dog,
but you do. Yeah, no tinsel. Another thing you want
to be careful about are wax diffusers. Those are you know,
the ones where there's a tea light and there's a
little wax scented thing on top. They can omit certain
things into the air that are not particularly healthy for
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your cat. So just be aware. We're going to talk
about a product that's actually fine for cats a little
later on the show, But be careful of wax diffusers. Oh,
this one, mark this one. This next tip is just
so obvious, but you would not believe how many times
it happened. Opening the front door. So if you have
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dogs and cats in your house, sometimes you know, when
you have people coming into the party, they just open
the door and stand there. I literally this is when
I was living in Los Angeles. This happened to me
and my dog at the time escaped. It took me
forty five minutes. I don't eat meats. I had to
find like meat products for my neighbors, like like I
(07:35):
don't know what they had, some luncheon meat or something.
Running around the neighborhood trying to locate her all because
somebody came over and just left the door open.
Speaker 5 (07:44):
Even yourself, I have. I remember my former brother in
law opened the door he was coming back from shopping,
and the dog ran out of the house and ran
in the street and got hit by a car and
that was the end of the dog.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
Oh my god, that's such a horrible story. So what
I suggest, either keep a childproof gate up at your
door if you do not have a screened door, or
if you do not have a you know, some people
have a little screen door that's open that they can
lock and then they can see out of it. Some
people will put a childproof gate up. You can also
(08:19):
move your cats, your dog, move them to another room,
move them to you know, if you're in a warm climate,
move them to the patio, put them in the bedroom,
put them someplace else. It does not take long for
someone to just come in and take their time and
then all of a sudden boom, your cat's outdoors or
your dogs outdoors.
Speaker 5 (08:37):
They're really lucky that our cats really like their comfort.
They like to be inside, so even if you open
the door, they know they have a good thing. They're
not even running out.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
So my cats are lazy too, so that that's a
plus there. But sometimes it just takes one cat being curious.
Speaker 5 (08:56):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Now, I don't really buy trees during the holidays or
put one up just because, but if you do, make
sure you secure your tree. It does not take much
for a curious cat or dog to jump on a
branch and proof the whole tree knocks. Over All of
us have seen these in little you know, Instagram or
(09:20):
tiktoks and think they're funny, but they can be catastrophic.
Have you had this Have you ever experienced this mark?
Speaker 5 (09:27):
Not me, I've seen it. I've seen like cats climbing
up trees and they get to the top and then
the tree topples over. I mean they recommend that you
secure them on the top against the wall so that
they can't fall down, because not only will it make
a mess, I mean it could crash on your coffee table.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Yeah, secure your tree. Also, speaking of trees, do not
use edible decorations. No cranberries, no popcorn. Cats and dogs
have a good sense of smell and even if it's
stale to us, they might still be interested, so keep
that away. Also, watch out for ornaments that are breakable,
(10:05):
like glass ornaments. Maybe put them higher on your secure
tree so that the cat can't get there. Some people
I know, we'll put a little special gate around the
tree so the cats can't get to it.
Speaker 5 (10:18):
Even if you have a dog, they're looking at your
tree going, oh, look, there's balls all over this tree.
Just what I want, right right.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
Another thing we talked about diffusers watch candles. I think
there's very few people these days that use real candles
on trees. They're a fire hazard, they're not smart. There's
fake candles that you can get, but just watch even
candles and open flames, make sure they're not near your pets,
especially your cats. Some cats will like to play with
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the flame, so make sure you keep that in mind.
Let's talk about toxic foods, Mark Okay.
Speaker 5 (10:55):
I also wanted to mention on the candle subject that
scented candles, even though they smell nice, you might want
to consider getting something that's like lightly scented because remember
your dogs and your cats, their sense of smells like
a hundred times of what yours is. So if you
walk in your house and it smells like all Christmas
e and pine, imagine what they're smelling. Because they're smelling
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a hundred times what you're smelling. So you don't want
them to be overwhelmed and feel like suffocated by the scent.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
That's a great point. Also, watch out for how many
times your spraying sense around your house because if it's
you're right. If it's overwhelming for you, imagine what it's
like for your dog or your cat. Okay, toxic foods.
So I'm gonna list the toxic foods and then I
want you to add to it, Mark, because you and
editing so many of our shows, you have such great knowledge.
(11:45):
See there are some obvious ones. Chocolate, grapes, raisins, turkey bones,
they shatter. Salty foods are especially not good for your cats. Onions,
and garlic xylotol, which is in a lot of sugar
free foods. What can you add?
Speaker 5 (12:02):
Mark? Okay? Also not really for like Christmas or Hanukah,
but for Thanksgiving. Corn on the cob. You want to
make sure that if you have corn on the cob,
that you dispose of the cobs someplace where your dog
can't get to it, because they don't nibble the kernels
off like you do. They would swallow the whole cob
and it gets lodged in their esophagus and if it
(12:23):
goes down into their intestines. You're gonna end up at
the vet having expensive surgery. So that's going to be
an expensive corn cob. So make sure corn cobs are
put away someplace where your dog can't even find them.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
You know what, I just thought of something. It doesn't
really fit into toxic foods. I'm going to apologize in
the band to buy offend someone, but this is for
the women out there. Women. Make sure that any feminine
products that are used are disposed of, and a container
that isn't closed that your dog cannot get to. You know,
(12:59):
it sounds like gross, eh, funny. Years and years and
years that well, not that many years ago, about that old,
but I wasn't aware of this, and my dog actually
swallowed a feminine product. And let me tell you it
was a tip to the vet. Back then it was
a couple hundred bucks. Now it's probably like many hundred dollars,
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and they were able to induce my dog to vomit.
And it sounds you know, oh, of course, oh it's obvious,
but you'd be surprised. And some of those little small
garbage cans, your dog can figure out, they know how
to step on the container and just have it up
or jump on it, so it sounds gross. And plus,
visitors might not be as hyper aware as you are
(13:43):
because you're the pet parent. So please make sure all
feminine products are a container that your dog cannot get to.
I doubt your cat will do anything with it, but
I know dogs will. So sorry to be gross, but
you know, keep those and make sure your receptacle is
difficult for your dog to open, if not impossible for
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your dog to open. Okay, let's talk about plants. Point
status can be not that great for your cat, but
mistletoe and holly are pretty dangerous for cats. Lilies are
extremely dangerous for cats.
Speaker 5 (14:20):
Even the water that the lilies are in is toxic.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
So wow, why is that?
Speaker 5 (14:25):
It's just the composition of lilies and you know the
chemicals that are in them, and they're like extremely toxic
to cats. Don't even bring them in your house.
Speaker 2 (14:34):
Okay, Well, that concludes our pet tips. I'm sure we'll
have more as we go along and talk about some
of our key products that we recommend this holiday season.
Speaker 5 (14:45):
Okay, well, you know holiday season is also football season,
and you know when I'm watching football on Sunday and
Monday and maybe Thursday. You know, I like to have
all my snacks laid out so you know, can watch
the game. So my dog and my cat both like
to watch football with me. They like to sit on
(15:06):
the couch and they like to watch the game. And
I don't think they understand it, but they like to
watch they see movement on the TV. So I have
all my snacks laid out, and I don't want them
eating my snacks, so they can have their own. So
there's this product called Trot Pets and it's this really
cool snack tray and it's for pets and dogs and cats.
(15:27):
You can put all kinds of treats in the different
compartments and lickabules and it keeps them occupied. And it
includes a magnetic puck. It says that attaches to any floor.
So I mean, if you don't want to put it
on the couch with your pets, you can put it
on the floor. They can hop down and they can
have their snacks too. So we can all be happy,
we can all watch the game, we can all have
(15:47):
our snacks. And it's great for the holidays. Somebody that
you know that has pets, what a great gift.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
Yeah, you know what I like about it is it
keeps my dog busy. So I could put a thin
layer of you know, maybe pumpkin which is healthy for
their stomachs, or blend up some do like a pure
of a few some beef and a little bit of
pumpkin and squash, or just take their dog food. Just
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take a little, you know, thin amount and spread it
around and it keeps the dog busy. Your dog's licking
each little section. So it's just such great fun product.
And that is at trotpets dot com. Also, Mark, where
can our listeners find all of this information for the
holiday show.
Speaker 5 (16:34):
They can go to best Bets for Pets on Petlife
Radio dot com and all these links to all these
products will be on the episode.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Page for this holiday show.
Speaker 5 (16:43):
For this show.
Speaker 2 (16:44):
Yeah, well, with the holidays coming, there's one thing for sure, Mark,
you want to make sure you're groomed and your fur
babe is groomed. You're going to be taking a lot
of pictures, you have people coming over. You want to
make sure your pets look good. And it's also for
health reasons, especially if you live up north, you want
to make sure their papads are as clean as possible.
(17:06):
So that things don't stick to the fur, you know,
especially if you're up north with cold weather there's snow
on the ground and salt. So it's a health reason
as well. But this is the time to be let them,
you know, be groomed and if you want to do
the grooming yourself even better. So here are some tips
for you know, for grooming, health, for hygiene, and for style.
(17:28):
Always brush before clipping. This way, you know, if there's
not any place like a clump, you know of knotted hair,
matted hair, you're able to cut that out. You're able
to get some of the dirt out by brushing. It
just helps remove also loose undercoat, and it helps minimize
the shedding during the trim.
Speaker 5 (17:50):
Yeah, especially if you have long hair dogs and long haircuts,
you don't want their hair to get madded because once
it's maddened, it's really hard to brush out. You're going
to have to clip it out using clippers, you know,
not scissors. So brushing regularly will help avoid that.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
It suggested you should brush your cat or dog or both.
Speaker 5 (18:07):
I mean one of my cats, you know, he loves
to be brushed, so I can brush him all the time.
The other two if they see me coming with anything,
they're being running away, so I don't know how we're
going to ever brush them.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
Well, you can work on that, but you should brush
about three to four times a week. You should make
sure you keep their coats trimmed. Target the stubborn mats
on your dog or long haired cat with using a
detail blade on the clippers, and be very careful, especially
in delicate areas like under the tail or the pawpads,
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or the undercoat, you know, the belly. For areas that
are that delicate, you should trim sanitary and paw hair.
I remember mister Zeus hated when I touched his paw hair,
but he wouldn't never bit me, but he did not
like it, but I always made sure that I did
it because furry paws are not good dry at low temperatures,
(19:02):
so don't use the dryer a blow dryer on high.
I live in a fairly warm climate, so I really
never used a blow dryer. And you know, mister Zeus
was a muth, so it didn't matter if he didn't
look like, you know, a show dog. He dried so quickly.
But in many climates it's a lot cooler. Make sure
you dry on a low setting. You don't want to
overheat them. Don't forget the ears, and don't forget cleaning
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the ears, and also make sure you hydrate the skin
and the coat. And you can do that by just
grooming on a regular basis. You know, I used to
do that with mister Z. What did you do with
your dog when you were grooming your dog all the time?
Speaker 5 (19:42):
Mark, I would try to keep one ahead, Nikki. I
used to try to keep him groomed. I mean eventually
it used to get out of hand. I mean he
had to go to the groomer. I mean the dogs
usually do. I don't know what they recommend. Once every
six weeks, once every eight weeks. Sometimes I let it
get away. I didn't keep up with it, but I
really should have, because if you groom them on a
regular basis, they never get like really bad and you
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can just have like a light grooming at the groomers.
Speaker 2 (20:07):
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They make your pet comfortable and they're really excellent tools. Mark,
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you use them. How were they when you were grooming Dennis?
Speaker 5 (20:32):
Oh, they're great. I mean they work fantastic. Like I said,
he loves to get groomed. So he sits there and
he purrs, and he picks his head up and he
just loves all that. It's like he's at a spa.
SPA day for Dennis.
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Welcome back everyone. This is our second half of our
holiday show and I am joined today by my producer,
Mark Winter, who not only is an expert when it
comes to editing and producing our podcast, but he is
funny too, and he knows so much. So one of
the products I really love. I love this product line
(22:17):
Healer's PetCare. You can buy a total first aid kit,
which every pet parent should have of your aid kid.
It's compact, you know, portable, but you have generally your basics.
There's gauz and you know, bandages and other basics which
make it a great gift. Healer's PetCare also has medical
(22:38):
dog booties, which is wonderful for dogs that have sensitive
or injured pause also golden tumor paste for dogs. This
really helps promote robust joint health, optimal digestion, and helps
their immune function. There's a lot of outent anti inflammatory
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as well as anti oxidant properties, and it really helps
alleviate pain from arthritis. Supports cognitive vitality and even contributes
to shining your coat. There's other products that Healer's Pet
Care has available, and as with this product, you can
find at Amazon and Walmart. Most of the products you
can find today that we're talking about on Amazon. Another addition,
(23:22):
if you want to add to your first aid kit,
there's a product called clott And if your dog has
a nail that pops off or you end up trimming
your dog's nail too low, clotted will prevent the wound
from bleeding a temporary clots the blood, which is what
you want. It's something you can use if it's a
(23:44):
light wound or light scratch, or if it's something deeper.
It's something you could use as you go to the vet.
So something to keep in mind. Mark, you love keeping
a really clean, spotless house during the holidays. How do
you do?
Speaker 5 (23:59):
It? Is hard when you have a lot of pets
running around. It's like constant cleaning. It's like having children
running in the house. So there is a great product.
Especially anyone who knows me knows I don't like to
bend down too often. So there's this great smart vacuum cleaner.
It's called Ivacair, and it's not like your typical vacuum
(24:21):
cleaner that you know, you push around the house vacuuming.
It's stationary. You set it up in an area and
you take your broom and you sweep towards the vacuum cleaner,
and when you get close enough, it sees you and
it'll just turn on and start sucking all the debris
into the vacuum cleaner. So it's really interesting.
Speaker 2 (24:40):
Mark, you could put that on the list for something
to get me. Also, what I like is that it's
not only a vacuum cleaner, but it's a purifier and
deodorizer as well.
Speaker 5 (24:50):
And you can find all this at ivac dot com,
eye vac dot com.
Speaker 2 (24:55):
This is a great product for your dogs. The Puppin
Game by Fable Pets, that's at Fable Pets Dog.
Speaker 5 (25:03):
I love puffins. They're so cute, The puffin Puffins. They're
so cute. They're like little penguins. I think they named
it the Puffin Game because their device kind of looks
like a little puffin.
Speaker 2 (25:13):
So what the Puffin Game. It's kind of like an
oval shaped piece. You can open it and put in
cups of food and so it holds up to one
and have cups of dry food, and so your dog
is working for his food, kind of like what dogs
would do in nature. So it's a great way to
stimulate your dog. Do you think you have a dog
(25:34):
that would like it?
Speaker 5 (25:35):
I think any dog would like it. If you have
like a hunting dog or you know one of these
dogs that that's what they do, like a hound, you know,
they sniff around, they like to hunt. I mean all
the dogs I've had kind of just like to lay
around the couch. But I think they would enjoy this game.
Speaker 2 (25:49):
I think most dogs will. You can put in dry food,
or you could put in snacks or maybe mix it
up a little bit, and that's available on gablepets dot com. Mark,
you're always into looking for better and new ways to
keep your cats and dogs healthy. What did you find it?
(26:13):
Sun Pet Treats.
Speaker 5 (26:14):
At Sunpet Treats. Of course they have treats, and you
know dogs and cats, they love their treats, but these
are just not fun treats to eat. I mean they
are fun, but it also helps with your pets fresher breath,
improved body odor. I have some friends that might benefit
if they could eat this. I don't know if it's
for people, but definitely for your pets. And it promotes
(26:38):
a healthy shiny coat and skin and a good source
of vitamin D and it supports their natural digestive health.
So really good treats, really healthy.
Speaker 2 (26:47):
I think that it's the Corella hopefully I'm pronouncing it right, clorella,
which is a green superfood. And yeah, I think it's
good for people too, except I would buy the human version.
Speaker 5 (26:58):
Yeah, I think it is. My sister could benefit from
fresher breath, I think.
Speaker 2 (27:01):
Okay, I hope she doesn't listen. Okay, you know what.
I don't mind bathing my dog at all. I used
to give mister Zea a bath every so often. I
was fortunate that I didn't have to use a tub
because it's so warm year round where I live. But
one of the things I loved was using a shampoo bar.
Serenity Acres has a goat's milk shampoo bar for dogs.
(27:26):
It is. What I like is that it's a woman
owned company. Their website is Serenitygoats dot com. And what
I love about using a shampoo bar is you don't
waste all the liquid shampoo in areas like on the
top of the body and then you can't have to
hope hopefully you have enough to like move it around
to the belly. And this is all why you're trying
(27:47):
to keep your dog still and not from shaking too
much on your or jumping out of the bathtub. So
having a shampoo bar, which is also I think more
sustainable and more user friendly, is fantastic. Now, this was
originally created as just a dog shampoo, but they also
(28:09):
have Serenity Acres peste Off Goat Milk shampoo bar, which
is designed to repel bugs and it comes eated skin.
Speaker 5 (28:18):
We're in Florida, so there's bugs everywhere, so this is
like a really great product.
Speaker 2 (28:23):
It is. It has a blend of lavender, lemongrass, eucalyptus,
and tea tree essential oils, so that keeps pesky bugs
away but also soothes hot spots and leaves behind such
a great scent. I'm tempting to use this.
Speaker 5 (28:38):
I think you can. You can, It's I think it's yeah.
Speaker 2 (28:43):
Oh and by the way, this bar also has a
huge fan base among humans too, so it's people friendly.
So while you want to bathe, if you're bathing yourself
or your friend. So again. The Serenity Goat's Milk shampoo
bar for dogs and for people can be found at
(29:04):
Serenitygoats dot com. Now, last, but not least, I love
the name of this company, Big Ass Dog Company b
A D COO, so bad COD for short. They have
such great holiday gifts for big dogs and their owners.
Speaker 5 (29:21):
Like that big MutS and I cannot lie.
Speaker 2 (29:24):
That's me. I like big mutts. You like more little small,
fluffy dogs. I like my mutts at least forty five pounds.
Forty forty five pounds and up to maybe like sixty
that's for me. I like mutts.
Speaker 5 (29:38):
Yeah, they got fun names too, the gigantic ass Bed
and the big ass.
Speaker 2 (29:43):
Drool right and Mark, they sent me a big ass bed.
It's big enough for me and for a big pooch. Now,
I don't currently have a dog, but I borrowed my
neighbor's dog, Baby, and Baby's big. She's about I think
almost eighty pounds and we both fit. So how fun
is that? You know how your dog's always taken up
the couch and you can't really, you know, take revenge
(30:04):
and take his fluffy soft bed. This way you both fit.
So they have a big ass dog bed. They have
a whole ton of holiday gifts for big dogs and owners.
They also have a rag which helps wipe off you
know how. Some big dogs have that like they drool.
Speaker 5 (30:22):
Yeah, big ass drowl rag.
Speaker 2 (30:24):
Big ass drool rag. Some people use that too actually,
and giant breaths, especially your Great Danes, your mastiffs, there's
Saint Bernard's. They all have that. They just drool so
big as drool rag is fantastic. They have other apparel
for you know, humans, and other products, especially engineered for
(30:46):
large and giant breeds. And it's tested in real homes
with real dogs.
Speaker 5 (30:53):
And right now, yeah, I see twenty five.
Speaker 2 (30:57):
Twenty five percent off from eleven twenty four to twelve
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Speaker 5 (31:18):
Yeah, that's a good deal.
Speaker 2 (31:20):
That's a very good deal. And last but not least,
Mark you're gonna tell us a great way to make
our homes smell wonderful. That is safe for our pets.
Speaker 5 (31:29):
Yeah, we talked about this before a little bit about
candles and diffusers, and this is a diffuser that's like
safe for pets. So even though it has seasonal sense
and they've got like California Sense Fall Cider, Main Street, Christmas,
Ohi Groves, they're like California type Sense, but they're light scents,
(31:51):
so they're good for your pets. They're not going to
be overwhelming for them. So this is from California Fresh.
Speaker 2 (31:57):
Home and what I like, number one safe for your pets,
and that says it all.
Speaker 5 (32:03):
They put in an odor eating additive. So if you
have litterbox odors or you have a cat that peas
on your rug and you know, this will eliminate all
those odors. So when people come in your house for
the holidays, they don't know that you have cats or
dogs living there.
Speaker 2 (32:17):
It smells nice, Yes, nice fresh scented home. Where can
people find this?
Speaker 5 (32:22):
They can find this at Californiafresh home dot com.
Speaker 2 (32:26):
Okay, well that wraps the rap Holidays show. That's a
wrap mark. We're just about done with our show. We
just about wrapped on all the products. What is one
final tip you can let our listeners keep in mind
for the holidays.
Speaker 5 (32:40):
Okay, well, I know people like to give a good
gift to people, but don't give a pet to someone
that's not expecting it. Don't say, oh, look, I got
you this great puppy and then you know these people
don't want a puppy. Yeah, I mean, only give pets
to people that you know, maybe you ask them beforehand,
or if you have kids that live in your house
(33:01):
and you know you're going to end up taking care
of this pet. So if you're willing to do that,
then that would be fine. And here's another tip that
you can do. You can go to the shelter and
rescue a cat and give a cat to your cat
as a holiday gift. Because cats like to have company.
So this way, you rescue a cat from the shelter
and you're making room for another cat that can go
(33:22):
into the shelter and then your cat can have company.
So that's a perfect gift for your cat.
Speaker 2 (33:26):
It's a perfect gift, and it actually gives others, you know,
it gifts the life of a cat because the cat
that takes its place can have space in the shelter
and then there's another cat for someone else out there.
If your cat's happy, that's a gift for me. If
my cat's happy, yeah. I have one final tip somehow
find a way to keep your stress leveled down. Your
(33:48):
furbabes pick up on your emotions. And during the holidays,
there is so much anxiety with all of us.
Speaker 5 (33:56):
That's why they invent liquor.
Speaker 2 (33:57):
That's why liquor. That's they have gummies in some states
at your own risk and all that jet and that's
why they also invented I think gems and punching back.
Speaker 5 (34:09):
No, but you have pets, and pets can reduce your
stress levels. So just love your pets, right, love your pets.
Speaker 2 (34:15):
But the big thing is keep your stress level down.
If you're anxious, your pets are going to pick up
on it. Your dogs and cats are so receptive to
picking up on your anxiety, and that can make them
sick and it makes you sick too. So find time
to chill. If you're getting anxious about something or last
(34:36):
minute gift and you have to rush and all this,
just take a breather. Is it really going to make
a difference that you rush and you are so anxious
about getting that gift to that person at that minute
or maybe you could just give them the next day.
So don't freak out about making the perfect holiday meal
(34:56):
or the perfect wrapped gift or any of that. Make
some time to chill and your pets will be chill
with you. And spend time with them. That'll reduce your
stress even more. Mark, thank you so much for coming
on Best Bets for Pets and helping share these holiday
tips and great products with our listeners.
Speaker 5 (35:18):
Oh, You're welcome. I'm here all the time. You know
where to find me.
Speaker 3 (35:21):
Ed.
Speaker 2 (35:21):
I'd like to thank our cats, our studio cats, Dennis,
Charlotte and Molly. Thanks again to Mark Winter for being
on the show, and thanks for his wonderful work in
producing and editing all of our shows. He is amazing.
Thanks to everyone listening to Best Bets for Pets. I
appreciate your loyalty and I wish you and your fur
(35:44):
babes a wonderful holiday season. Happy holidays and happy holidays.
Speaker 5 (35:49):
Mark, Happy holidays.
Speaker 2 (35:51):
And remember keep listening. You never know what we'll have
next on Best Bets for Pets.
Speaker 4 (35:57):
Let's Talk Pets every week on demand only on petlight
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