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That's audibledeals dot com. 42 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 8: Let's talk pets on Petlife Radio dot com. 43 00:02:47,479 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 2: Welcome back to Animaltopia on pet Life Radio. Some of 44 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,960 you may remember Laura Nativo and her Pomeranian Preston Casanova 45 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,680 from the show Greatest American Dog the short lived show 46 00:02:58,719 --> 00:03:01,800 on CBS that so it was a competition show. It 47 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,599 highlighted the bonds between pet owners and their pets. Laura 48 00:03:05,599 --> 00:03:09,560 and Preston stood out and quickly became America's sweethearts. Preston 49 00:03:09,599 --> 00:03:12,360 and Laura both have beautiful smiles that draw you in, 50 00:03:12,719 --> 00:03:15,840 and they're both extremely talented and fun to be around. 51 00:03:16,319 --> 00:03:18,479 At a recent event, I caught up with the Fairy 52 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,400 Dog Mother herself and we talked about a wide range 53 00:03:21,439 --> 00:03:24,919 of topics, from her recent appearances to her thoughts on 54 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,000 different industry issues. Let's hear what she had to say. Now, 55 00:03:29,039 --> 00:03:31,360 you were just on the Marie Osmond Show. Tell us 56 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:32,159 about your parent. 57 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 10: I was. 58 00:03:32,879 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 11: I just did the Marie Osmond Show with Preston, and 59 00:03:35,039 --> 00:03:36,000 it was very exciting. 60 00:03:36,039 --> 00:03:38,039 Speaker 9: Marie Osmond is a legend. 61 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:41,039 Speaker 11: You know, we've all grown up watching her and Donnie 62 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,840 and Puppy Love. So we actually did a segment on 63 00:03:43,919 --> 00:03:46,159 how to choose the right pet for your family. So 64 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,879 I brought on four different rescue dogs who were all 65 00:03:48,919 --> 00:03:53,560 different ages, breeds, breed mixes, sizes, and then I brought 66 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:54,479 on a wagon. 67 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,719 Speaker 9: Full of twelve puppies. So it was really a lot 68 00:03:56,719 --> 00:03:57,039 of fun. 69 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,199 Speaker 11: We talked about, you know how you kind of need 70 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,479 to just ask yourself what kind of dog is going 71 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,639 to best suit my lifestyle and kind of go from there. 72 00:04:03,759 --> 00:04:06,159 So Preston came on and press and did a little 73 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,879 demo about small dogs, talking about how they are not toys, 74 00:04:09,919 --> 00:04:13,560 they're not accessories, and they're very trainable, and Freston was hilarious. 75 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,039 Speaker 9: He rode his skateboard. 76 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,439 Speaker 11: Onto set and then at the end he started playing 77 00:04:17,439 --> 00:04:20,399 the piano, and then during the interview, Preston got bored, 78 00:04:20,439 --> 00:04:23,959 so he started skateboarding back and forth across the stage. 79 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 9: So it was really cute. 80 00:04:26,199 --> 00:04:28,519 Speaker 2: You brought up a great point pets are living longer. 81 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:33,680 It really is a decision that must include not only 82 00:04:33,759 --> 00:04:36,480 your lifestyle but where you plan to be in the future. 83 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 9: Absolutely. 84 00:04:37,079 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 2: How do you advise people on that. 85 00:04:38,639 --> 00:04:40,639 Speaker 11: I mean when people are talking to me about getting 86 00:04:40,639 --> 00:04:42,279 a dog A lot of times, you know, after the 87 00:04:42,319 --> 00:04:44,600 show we had all these rescue dogs on, so a 88 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,800 lot of people in the crew and in the audience were. 89 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:48,199 Speaker 9: Like, oh my god, I want a puppy, I want 90 00:04:48,199 --> 00:04:49,600 to adopt. I want to adopt, you. 91 00:04:49,519 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 11: Know, and you have to pull them aside and say, okay, listen, 92 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:52,439 this is great. 93 00:04:52,519 --> 00:04:54,399 Speaker 9: I really am a huge. 94 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,199 Speaker 11: Proponent of bringing an animal into your life and all 95 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,360 of the joy and happiness that you know pets, whether 96 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,079 their dog or a cat, bring to you. But at 97 00:05:02,079 --> 00:05:04,800 the same time, you have to think your animal is 98 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:08,000 likely going to live ten to twenty years, So you 99 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,160 have to think are you financially prepared, Are you in 100 00:05:12,319 --> 00:05:19,560 the right position to provide an adequate amount of love, training, exercise, socialization. 101 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,360 You know, how much do you travel, and where do 102 00:05:22,399 --> 00:05:24,600 you live, and do you like to exercise? 103 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 9: Are you more of a couch potatoes. 104 00:05:26,079 --> 00:05:28,399 Speaker 11: You really have to think about where you are now 105 00:05:28,439 --> 00:05:31,079 and where you might be ten fifteen years and be 106 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,759 committed to being there for the life of the animal, 107 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,920 because that's the problem is so many people, you know, 108 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:37,720 oh I lost my job, I have to move, I'm 109 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,399 moving in with my boyfriend, and people give up animals 110 00:05:40,439 --> 00:05:43,279 for such you know, sad, unfortunate reasons, where you really 111 00:05:43,319 --> 00:05:47,040 have to realize, this is a living, breathing creature who's 112 00:05:47,079 --> 00:05:49,639 going to give you infinite loyalty, just like a child, 113 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,839 and you've got to be ready to be there for 114 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,040 that animal for the duration of their right breast. 115 00:05:55,319 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 9: He's like give me a new mom. 116 00:05:58,439 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 2: Now, you've seen a lot over the last few years, 117 00:06:01,399 --> 00:06:04,360 You've seen the industry go through a lot of changes. 118 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:08,120 What changes have given you the most encouragement. 119 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:09,439 Speaker 9: I think my. 120 00:06:09,439 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 11: Favorite part about being in the pet industry for the 121 00:06:12,319 --> 00:06:14,720 last five years, which is crazy that it's gone by 122 00:06:14,759 --> 00:06:18,319 so fast. So I've really seen the evolution from I 123 00:06:18,319 --> 00:06:22,279 guess people being just pet owners to pet parents. And 124 00:06:22,319 --> 00:06:24,839 I think you've also heard, you know, people are using 125 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:28,040 the word I'm a dog mom or dad or guardian 126 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,680 versus owner. We're not looking at our pets as property 127 00:06:30,959 --> 00:06:33,199 and as such that's being reflected in the choices that 128 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,879 we're making for pet products, for nutrition, for products that 129 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,439 are made in the United States. And what I really love, 130 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,279 what inspires me and it excites me, is seeing how 131 00:06:42,319 --> 00:06:46,560 many American family run businesses are getting into the pet 132 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,879 industry and taking on some of the bigger corporate you know, 133 00:06:49,959 --> 00:06:53,639 box stores to provide really great products and food that 134 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,319 are made in the United States. A lot of them 135 00:06:56,399 --> 00:07:01,319 have a philanthropic you know edge where certain products where 136 00:07:01,439 --> 00:07:04,399 percentage of sales are going back into animal charity. So 137 00:07:04,439 --> 00:07:06,680 that's been really cool and I hope to see it 138 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,399 grow where people are just more focused on health and 139 00:07:09,439 --> 00:07:12,399 wellness for animals as well as the social mission to 140 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,480 use whatever we're making within this fifty two billion dollar 141 00:07:15,519 --> 00:07:17,959 industry and let's put it back into the animals. 142 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,639 Speaker 2: And a good part of that shift and change has 143 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:24,199 been because the companies themselves have realized there really is 144 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:27,399 a special bond between humans and their animals. Let's talk 145 00:07:27,399 --> 00:07:28,959 about that definitely. 146 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 11: I mean, you look at some of the most successful 147 00:07:32,519 --> 00:07:35,399 industries you know in America and I think I think 148 00:07:35,399 --> 00:07:40,639 a statistic that the pet industry has more money than film, TV, music, and. 149 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:41,759 Speaker 9: Video games combined. 150 00:07:42,319 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 11: But with any other industry, your product is a commodity 151 00:07:45,839 --> 00:07:46,879 or it's entertainment. 152 00:07:47,319 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 9: With the pet industry, it's a personal connection. You know. 153 00:07:50,199 --> 00:07:54,319 Speaker 11: No amount of money wouldever buy me to say that 154 00:07:54,399 --> 00:07:57,480 I'm going to feed my dog buy products and things 155 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,000 made in China. I just would never do that because 156 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,519 because this is my best friend, this is the love 157 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,759 of my life. Preston has given me infinite love and 158 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,240 loyalty for the last ten years. So everything that I 159 00:08:08,319 --> 00:08:10,360 put into his body and everything I allow him to 160 00:08:10,439 --> 00:08:13,240 play with, I have to know that it is the 161 00:08:13,319 --> 00:08:16,000 highest quality and the safest thing that I can give 162 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:17,879 to him, and I think that that's how, you know, 163 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,480 all pet owners are starting to look at their dogs 164 00:08:20,519 --> 00:08:24,879 and companies as a result, you know, realize that this isn't. 165 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 9: Just a business. 166 00:08:25,639 --> 00:08:28,879 Speaker 11: This is a business that revolves around a four legged 167 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:32,480 member of people's family. So it's just a lot more meaningful. 168 00:08:32,519 --> 00:08:34,360 And that's what I love about being here and being 169 00:08:34,399 --> 00:08:35,200 in the pet industry. 170 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 2: Now, Preston has given you a lot, and so too 171 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:43,120 did the show America's Greatest Dog. Yes, when you reflect 172 00:08:43,159 --> 00:08:44,799 on it, what memories come back? 173 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 11: Oh my gosh, being on Greatest American Dog was the coolest, craziest, 174 00:08:50,919 --> 00:08:54,799 most random, life changing experience of my life. When I 175 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,200 went into that show, I was an independent film producer. 176 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:58,519 Speaker 9: I worked with dogs for fun. 177 00:08:58,639 --> 00:09:01,639 Speaker 11: Preston was a therapy dog, but I would have never 178 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:05,759 imagined I could make a living working with animals. And 179 00:09:05,799 --> 00:09:08,200 I really just did the show because I'm a very 180 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:09,039 clean cut girl. 181 00:09:09,519 --> 00:09:11,559 Speaker 9: I don't drink, I don't do drugs, I don't smoke. 182 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 11: I just you know, I love animals and I love nature, 183 00:09:14,279 --> 00:09:16,679 and I thought, hey, this is a really cool opportunity 184 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,480 to do nothing but play with my dog for six weeks. 185 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:21,639 It's going to be an awesome story for my grandkids. 186 00:09:22,039 --> 00:09:24,360 You know how many people get to shut off their 187 00:09:24,399 --> 00:09:26,639 phone and the news and not check their email for 188 00:09:26,759 --> 00:09:29,440 six weeks and just play with their dog. So I 189 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,840 really went into it with just a very naive, you know, 190 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:36,480 idea of having this really fun experience with my best 191 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:39,960 friend that I would reflect on for years and. 192 00:09:39,879 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 9: It completely changed my life. 193 00:09:41,519 --> 00:09:43,519 Speaker 11: And so you know, when I think back, when you 194 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,399 ask about a specific memory on the episode where we 195 00:09:46,399 --> 00:09:49,200 were about to be kicked off, I remember it was 196 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:52,440 the painting challenge, and I remember laying in the grass, 197 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,240 and you know, everyone on the outside thinks you're like 198 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:57,159 living in this mansion and it's so glamorous. 199 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 9: It's not. It's hell. You're working twenty hours a day. 200 00:10:00,039 --> 00:10:00,720 You're exhausted. 201 00:10:00,759 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 11: Your dog is as exhausted, you know, but you are 202 00:10:02,879 --> 00:10:04,720 living in this beautiful house. And I just remember, like 203 00:10:04,799 --> 00:10:08,000 laying in the grass, I'm covered in paint. Preston has 204 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,120 paint all over his face and his fur, and he's 205 00:10:11,159 --> 00:10:11,960 just adorable. 206 00:10:12,279 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 9: And I like, look up. 207 00:10:13,159 --> 00:10:15,519 Speaker 11: And all I see is like the blue sky and 208 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,799 this rose garden and my dog's cute little nose covered 209 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,399 in paint. I just It's one of those visual memories 210 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:22,879 that I think for the rest of my life. I 211 00:10:22,919 --> 00:10:24,240 was like, Wow, I don't know what's going to happen 212 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:27,000 from here, but I'm so grateful for this experience, and 213 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:29,840 you know, whatever happens, this was one of the coolest, 214 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,919 you know, most gratifying things I've ever done. Because for animals, 215 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,039 they wake up every day and their whole life revolves 216 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:35,519 around you. 217 00:10:35,919 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 9: So to have the experience for. 218 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,279 Speaker 11: Six to eight weeks to be allowed to revolve my 219 00:10:40,519 --> 00:10:43,559 entire life around my dog, that was amazing and I'll 220 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:44,919 always be really thankful for that. 221 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 2: So you've done a lot of charity efforts, You're involved 222 00:10:49,039 --> 00:10:51,039 with a lot of charities. Tell us about some that 223 00:10:51,039 --> 00:10:51,759 you're involved with. 224 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 11: Yes, I mean, if you're working with dogs and you 225 00:10:54,519 --> 00:10:58,279 have an opportunity to have an impact on at least 226 00:10:58,279 --> 00:10:59,240 one person. 227 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:00,639 Speaker 9: It's the most real things. 228 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,399 Speaker 11: So to be in a situation where we've got so 229 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:07,720 many friends on Facebook and on Twitter and in different cities, 230 00:11:07,799 --> 00:11:10,320 you know, around the country, Preston and I are really 231 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,080 really just grateful for the opportunities where we get to 232 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,679 travel and so we go to pet events all around 233 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,399 the country to try to bring awareness for pet rescue, 234 00:11:18,519 --> 00:11:21,399 for therapy dogs, for service animals. There are so many 235 00:11:21,399 --> 00:11:23,960 ways that you know, we go out and we adopt, 236 00:11:24,039 --> 00:11:27,559 but essentially dogs are saving our lives, whether it's you know, 237 00:11:27,759 --> 00:11:31,519 literally or just emotionally. And it's one of the cool 238 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,840 things where we work with local charities in Los Angeles, 239 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:38,759 some tiny organization like Noah's Bark, Compassion for Canines, Hounds 240 00:11:38,759 --> 00:11:42,360 of Hope, who are just tiny charities where everyone's a volunteer, 241 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,440 no one's making any money, people are spending their last 242 00:11:45,519 --> 00:11:48,600 dollars saving every animal that comes into their path. And 243 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:50,480 I have so much respect for so many of my 244 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,039 friends that are really really involved with rescue, and I 245 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,440 do a lot with going into the shelter and training dogs. 246 00:11:56,639 --> 00:11:58,200 I take in a lot of dogs and try to 247 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,360 train them and help find them the right home homes. 248 00:12:00,799 --> 00:12:02,799 So we'll work on a local level like that, but 249 00:12:02,799 --> 00:12:04,759 then we also do things with the Humane Society with 250 00:12:04,799 --> 00:12:07,799 Best Friends Animal Society. I've been out to Utah to 251 00:12:07,879 --> 00:12:11,840 cannab best Friends runs the most incredible sanctuary and I 252 00:12:11,919 --> 00:12:15,320 highly recommend if anybody out there has a vacation go 253 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:18,000 to best Friends in Utah. It's absolutely beautiful and you 254 00:12:18,039 --> 00:12:20,919 can volunteer, whether you're walking the dogs or training the 255 00:12:20,919 --> 00:12:24,279 dogs or feeding them. They've got cats, they've got pigs, horses, 256 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:26,919 So Best Friends is one of my favorites. And then 257 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:30,559 we're also working Preston just termed ten. So in celebration 258 00:12:30,639 --> 00:12:33,600 of Pressin's tenth birthday, we're launching the Preston's Planet Foundation. 259 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 9: And I just have so. 260 00:12:34,919 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 11: Many opportunities to meet people and fundraise for different causes. 261 00:12:38,919 --> 00:12:41,519 So the first program that I want to launch is 262 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,879 called the Potastics and it's an animal assisted therapy program 263 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,919 where we have Preston and some of these incredible performing 264 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,679 dogs going into children's hospitals, to summer camps, to nursing 265 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:55,440 homes and doing fun entertainment performances, but then doing therapy 266 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:57,720 work after. So it's a little bit of a different 267 00:12:57,759 --> 00:13:01,039 spin on traditional therapy work. And that's something that we've 268 00:13:01,039 --> 00:13:03,720 been personally involved with for almost ten years, since long 269 00:13:03,759 --> 00:13:06,840 before Greatest American Dog. Volunteering with this guy is one 270 00:13:06,879 --> 00:13:08,639 of my favorite things to do. But then we also 271 00:13:08,639 --> 00:13:10,759 want to raise money for service animals and for rescue 272 00:13:10,759 --> 00:13:12,080 dogs and. 273 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 9: Whatever we can. 274 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:16,279 Speaker 11: And then going back to the Marie Osmond Show, we're 275 00:13:16,279 --> 00:13:19,120 also involved with the Hallmark Pet Project, which is a 276 00:13:19,159 --> 00:13:23,159 new website that provides resources for pet parents, whether they're 277 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,799 looking to adopt or looking for health. 278 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:27,759 Speaker 9: And wellness information, nutrition information. 279 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,399 Speaker 11: So there's a lot of great information out there, and 280 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:32,600 anybody who's interested in learning more, you can always find 281 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,000 me on Facebook or Twitter. And you know, I get 282 00:13:35,039 --> 00:13:37,519 emails from people all around the country saying, Hey, really 283 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,120 want to adopt and I love labs. I'm looking for 284 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,440 a lab and I'm like, great, here's the lab rescue 285 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:46,720 for you, or you know, you're looking for whatever type 286 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:48,399 of animal. It's one of my favorite things to help 287 00:13:48,399 --> 00:13:50,720 people connect people to the right rescue group or shelter 288 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:52,960 to help them find their next best friends. 289 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 9: So I'm very accessible. 290 00:13:54,639 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 2: You're involved with a lot of community outreach and education. 291 00:13:58,120 --> 00:13:59,639 Tell us about some of those efforts. 292 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 9: Definitely. 293 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,759 Speaker 11: I think education is one of the most important things. 294 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:06,039 And as someone who's gone from being a dog mom 295 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:12,240 to a dog trainer, education about everything from training to socialization, exercise, 296 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,200 and nutrition is so important to me. So I work 297 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,919 in different ways where whether it's my friends or people 298 00:14:18,919 --> 00:14:22,879 in the community, to my online community. People will ask 299 00:14:22,919 --> 00:14:25,559 me questions on Facebook and Twitter, and I love to respond. 300 00:14:25,639 --> 00:14:27,879 I try to do a lot as far as video articles, 301 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:31,919 but then I'm also doing some videos as well, training videos, 302 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:32,759 and then I've done some. 303 00:14:32,679 --> 00:14:33,519 Speaker 9: Work with the AKAC. 304 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,519 Speaker 11: You can do the national championships, going behind the scenes 305 00:14:36,799 --> 00:14:39,240 and kind of talking to people and giving them an 306 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:42,039 insight to parts of the dog world that they might 307 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:42,799 normally see. 308 00:14:42,919 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 2: So what don't people know about Laura Nativo? 309 00:14:47,799 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 9: What don't people know about me? 310 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,159 Speaker 11: I think everyone in the pet industry looks at me 311 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,960 as just a dog geek, and I am. I love 312 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,639 my dogs, They're my world. Preston just had a birthday 313 00:14:57,679 --> 00:14:59,279 and I took him and his friends to the beach. 314 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,720 You know, I am that nerd, but I'm also in 315 00:15:02,879 --> 00:15:07,559 extreme sports junkie enthusiast. I surf four to five times 316 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,799 a week. I longboard, I shortboard, I stand up paddle board. 317 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,879 So the ocean is my other obsession. I love jumping 318 00:15:13,879 --> 00:15:17,919 out of planes, jumping off of bridges, climbing waterfalls. If 319 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:21,679 there's adrenaline and nature, that's that's me. So the other 320 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,799 side to me, and I guess just my downtime is 321 00:15:24,799 --> 00:15:27,360 I love being outdoors and I love playing sports, and 322 00:15:28,279 --> 00:15:31,159 other than that, I'm pretty mellow. I'm I'm just an outdoorsy, 323 00:15:31,879 --> 00:15:37,440 dog loving nature granola hippie. 324 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 2: What's one thing you wish every pet owner knew and understood? 325 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 9: Let's see, there's one thing I would. 326 00:15:46,559 --> 00:15:48,519 Speaker 11: I guess one thing that I just wish every pet 327 00:15:48,519 --> 00:15:51,000 owner knew and understood was how easy dog training is. 328 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 9: People will look at Preston and I and think, oh, 329 00:15:54,279 --> 00:15:56,679 you guys, you know he's so smart. Wow, my dog's 330 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:57,200 not like that. 331 00:15:57,879 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 11: And I really think every dog has the capacity to 332 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,240 learn and understand and communicate. 333 00:16:03,799 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 9: People just have to put the time in. 334 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 11: You have to make training a regular part of your 335 00:16:08,159 --> 00:16:11,919 life where you're constantly rewarding good behavior. And it shouldn't 336 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:13,919 be something that you stress about, Oh, I've got to 337 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:16,200 take my dog training class, or oh I've got to 338 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,399 spend a half an hour a day, you know, two 339 00:16:18,399 --> 00:16:20,720 minutes here, three minutes here. People don't realize if you 340 00:16:20,799 --> 00:16:23,480 just put in little bits of training throughout the day, 341 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,080 how it all adds up and you can really develop 342 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:29,279 a communication with your dog where Preston probably understands about 343 00:16:29,279 --> 00:16:32,519 one hundred words and phrases. And I'm not a rocket scientist. 344 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:35,279 I'm a self taught dog trainer. The first book I 345 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,519 read on dog training was I Think The Idiot's Guide, 346 00:16:37,799 --> 00:16:39,639 And in the last few years I've studied with some 347 00:16:39,679 --> 00:16:43,639 of the world's tap behaviorists. But honestly, it's just common sense. 348 00:16:43,679 --> 00:16:45,480 And that's the thing that I try to communicate to 349 00:16:45,679 --> 00:16:48,279 my friends and clients is that it's easy and anyone 350 00:16:48,279 --> 00:16:48,559 can do it. 351 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 9: You just have to put in the time, the love 352 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:51,240 and the discipline. 353 00:16:51,279 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 11: And that's what I'm a big fan of, you know, 354 00:16:53,679 --> 00:16:55,720 just encouraging people to spend more time with their dogs. 355 00:16:56,240 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 2: Let's talk about nutrition and how it impacts our pets. 356 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,159 Speaker 9: Nutrition is huge. 357 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 11: I mean, if you look at studies and research about 358 00:17:07,319 --> 00:17:10,279 the animals who are living the longest, you know, you 359 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:13,160 can look at what that dog has been eating throughout 360 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,319 the course of its life, and you. 361 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:16,759 Speaker 9: Know, one of the things that really. 362 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,200 Speaker 11: Saddens me is you hear stories about how a dog 363 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:22,960 will end up with diabetes or kidney disease or cancer, 364 00:17:23,319 --> 00:17:26,279 and all of a sudden, the pet parent freaks out 365 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:28,920 and seeks the help of a holistic vet, and all 366 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:32,000 of a sudden their diet changes dramatically. I'll go from 367 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:36,279 a low grade kibble perhaps to you know, a really raw, 368 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:40,480 pure diet of meat and vegetables and fruits and antioxidants 369 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,319 and the right supplements. And it makes me so sad 370 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,279 because why aren't we doing this from the beginning. Why 371 00:17:46,319 --> 00:17:49,400 can't we feed our dogs the best possible food from 372 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,400 the time when they're a puppy all the way through 373 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:55,240 their older years. You know, regardless of what disease or 374 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,519 what health problems they might have, dogs just have so 375 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,160 much of a better chance of living a long, the 376 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,759 healthy life if we're putting good food into their bodies. 377 00:18:02,799 --> 00:18:06,359 So you can't really put a price on nutrition. A 378 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,519 lot of people will say, oh, well it's really expensive 379 00:18:08,519 --> 00:18:11,400 and I can't feed that. Well what's more expensive, preventive 380 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:15,359 nutrition or paying medical bills later down the road, And 381 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,240 then you think of the dog's quality of life, which 382 00:18:17,279 --> 00:18:19,640 is the most important. So I'm a very big fan 383 00:18:19,759 --> 00:18:22,519 of give your dogs the best food that you can afford. 384 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,839 Speaker 2: For those who want to stay in touch with all 385 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,640 of the different wonderful things you're doing, how can they 386 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:28,920 do that. 387 00:18:29,559 --> 00:18:31,839 Speaker 9: Preston and I are very active online. 388 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 11: We're total Internet geeks, So you can find us on 389 00:18:34,519 --> 00:18:38,640 Facebook at Laurinativo or at Preston Casanova on Twitter. 390 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 9: Same thing. 391 00:18:39,599 --> 00:18:43,039 Speaker 11: I'm on Instagram at Laurinativo. I love Instagram. I'm a nerd. 392 00:18:43,319 --> 00:18:44,960 I warn you you're going to see pictures of the 393 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,759 ocean and my food as well as dogs. And then 394 00:18:49,079 --> 00:18:51,559 you know, you can always reach out to us, whether 395 00:18:51,599 --> 00:18:54,400 it's through Facebook or through Twitter or Instagram. 396 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:55,880 Speaker 9: We really like to stay in touch with people. 397 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 11: We love looking at everybody else's pictures and videos and 398 00:18:58,759 --> 00:19:01,440 kind of If anybody has questions about things, we always 399 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,720 try to get back to them. So it's nice to 400 00:19:03,759 --> 00:19:06,359 stay in touch with other passionate pet parents, and so 401 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:09,400 I encourage anybody out there to befriend us. And sometimes 402 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:11,160 we travel and we go to great pet events around 403 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,160 the country. So whether it's somebody who is a fellow 404 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,240 pet host or somebody who lives, you know, in the 405 00:19:17,279 --> 00:19:19,920 middle of you know, the Midwest, who just loves their 406 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,279 dogs and lives on a farm, I love meeting people 407 00:19:22,279 --> 00:19:24,519 and hearing their stories. And it's the one thing that 408 00:19:24,519 --> 00:19:26,279 we all have in common is our love for dogs. 409 00:19:26,279 --> 00:19:28,240 And I think if you love dogs, you have something 410 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:30,519 to talk about, and that's the great thing about being 411 00:19:30,519 --> 00:19:31,079 in our world. 412 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 9: So stay in touch. 413 00:19:33,039 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 2: Thank you, Laura and Preston. What a great time, a 414 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:39,079 lot of great info. Really appreciate that and definitely going 415 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,599 to have her back soon. When we come back, we 416 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,599 will talk with baseball legend and longtime pet. 417 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:45,839 Speaker 4: Lover Steve Garvey. 418 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:50,839 Speaker 2: We'll be right back after these messages shift stay. 419 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 3: We'll be right back after a short pause. 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Your Pets My Dogs will feature celebrity interviews, 441 00:21:11,559 --> 00:21:14,160 We'll talk to everyday pet owners and more. 442 00:21:14,559 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 4: Listen. 443 00:21:15,039 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 6: I am here to entertain you each and every week 444 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:19,359 right here on Pet Life Radio. 445 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 2: Again. 446 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:31,839 Speaker 6: That's Your Pets My Dogs. I'm your host, Lisa Smith Putnam. 447 00:21:32,559 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 3: Let's talk past. 448 00:21:33,759 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: Let's pet Hetline. 449 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:49,039 Speaker 12: Radio petlfradio dot com. 450 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:52,119 Speaker 2: Welcome back to animal Toopia on Pet Life Radio. I 451 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,480 was fortunate to get to spend a little time recently 452 00:21:54,759 --> 00:21:58,960 with baseball legend and longtime pet lover Steve Garvey. Let's 453 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,720 hear what Steve had to say. Steve, tell us about 454 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,119 your relationships with pets over the years. 455 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,559 Speaker 10: Well ever since my mom and dad picked me up 456 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:12,559 after my first grade final day and they had a 457 00:22:12,599 --> 00:22:15,400 German shepherd with them, and they said, we thought you 458 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,599 should have a pet, and you did so good this year, 459 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,240 and what would you like to name him? Because I 460 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:23,519 love sports. I said, let's name him Sports. So that 461 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:27,079 was my first dog, my first pet. He stayed with 462 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,960 us about five or six years. He turned out to 463 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,759 be a thoroughbred. He should have been a greyhound instead 464 00:22:32,759 --> 00:22:36,240 of a German shepherd. Used to chase motorcycles, but it 465 00:22:36,319 --> 00:22:39,559 was as I was an only child, sport became my 466 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:41,839 brother and we grew up together over the next six 467 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,559 seven years. And over the years we've had a number 468 00:22:44,599 --> 00:22:49,079 of pets, primarily dogs, and we have one now, Spartacus, 469 00:22:49,079 --> 00:22:51,559 who's a Rottweiler about two and a half years old, 470 00:22:51,599 --> 00:22:54,559 one hundred and forty pounds, and there's not enough synergy 471 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,799 natural bounds pet food around the house to keep him, 472 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,160 to keep him voe into the dish all the time, 473 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,920 I guess to speak. So you know, pets have been 474 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:04,599 a big part. 475 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:05,079 Speaker 4: Of our lives. 476 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 2: That's great. Now you're involved with a number of different causes. 477 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,160 Let's talk about some of the different pet and animal 478 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:12,400 causes you're involved. 479 00:23:12,039 --> 00:23:15,640 Speaker 10: With well through Natural Balance, my dear friend and we're 480 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,440 also clients. Over the last four years, Joey Herrick and 481 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:23,000 I who's the founder, I have talked about their presence 482 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:26,400 in the pet food industry and it's been such a 483 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,799 growing strong presence and the things we do are so 484 00:23:29,839 --> 00:23:35,480 innovative and so creative from national sports sponsorships. We're very 485 00:23:35,519 --> 00:23:38,039 integrated in Major League Baseball at a number of stadiums 486 00:23:38,079 --> 00:23:40,559 around the country created Bark in the Parks in which 487 00:23:40,599 --> 00:23:42,039 you have a chance to bring your pet to a 488 00:23:42,079 --> 00:23:44,599 game and we have a pup rally and then we 489 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,160 do a parade around the warning track of the stadium. 490 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,640 And our sponsorships are created to be able to not 491 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:53,160 only to expand our brand, but to be able to 492 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:55,720 add an extension to who we are and what we 493 00:23:55,759 --> 00:23:56,279 stand for. 494 00:23:56,559 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 4: And that goes into the creation. 495 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:00,799 Speaker 10: Of Guide Dog Month, which is I'm so very very 496 00:24:00,839 --> 00:24:06,640 popular and has raised millions to adoption programs around the country. 497 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,839 SPCA help We do a big event in Los Angeles 498 00:24:09,839 --> 00:24:12,599 every year to what we think is going to be 499 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:15,799 and it is one of the most unique programs and 500 00:24:15,799 --> 00:24:18,279 one of the great ideas from Joey Herrick. And that's 501 00:24:18,599 --> 00:24:23,319 a monument that we've created to our military dogs who 502 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:27,839 have acted in valor and service to this country, and 503 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:31,359 a replica is going to be on our float this 504 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:35,440 coming January first, honoring these very special dogs. It has 505 00:24:36,039 --> 00:24:39,480 been a bill passed by President Obama. We will actually 506 00:24:39,559 --> 00:24:42,880 have this monument do a tour around the country that 507 00:24:43,039 --> 00:24:46,319 will end up being placed with the other monuments in 508 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:51,119 Washington in October of twenty thirteen. So it's programs like 509 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:54,680 this that Natural Balance so believes in not just the 510 00:24:54,799 --> 00:24:58,640 selling its products, but being a responsible citizen within these 511 00:24:58,799 --> 00:25:01,480 United States and being reponsible in the pet food industry. 512 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,599 Speaker 2: And they really have done that, and they've really also 513 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:07,880 given a face to the pet industry, in particular the 514 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:11,319 pet food industry, which occasionally gets knocked but Natural Balance 515 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,640 is really taking it to a whole new level and 516 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:18,160 given great faces like yourself, Tillman and others. That's so important. 517 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:21,119 Speaker 10: Yeah, Well, Joey Herrick believes that he has been so very, 518 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,200 very fortunate. He started this business twenty five years ago, 519 00:25:24,559 --> 00:25:26,799 and it's the old story. It wasn't a garage, but 520 00:25:26,839 --> 00:25:28,720 it was out of the back of the car and 521 00:25:28,759 --> 00:25:31,880 he and Linda would take the product and distribute it 522 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:35,039 around to the point now where they're really a very 523 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:38,079 very strong voice in the industry for the right way 524 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:40,160 to do things, the proper way to do things, how 525 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,880 to be responsible, how to give back. So just being 526 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,440 at the show here and like today, I'll be there 527 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:51,039 four hours. The response to the people, not only about 528 00:25:51,079 --> 00:25:53,640 having the product in their stores, but how proud they 529 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,880 are when they see the bad Natural Balance name doing 530 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:59,640 good within the industry on our streets and our communities, 531 00:26:00,039 --> 00:26:02,759 especially with this monument that's going up in Washington, which 532 00:26:02,839 --> 00:26:06,480 Natural Balance and Petcoar are going to sponsor. It's things 533 00:26:06,559 --> 00:26:10,359 like this that help create a strong reputation for the industry. 534 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:13,319 Speaker 2: Now, you've always been a member of great teams. How 535 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,880 does Natural Balance rank in those team team rankings there? 536 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,920 Speaker 10: Well, the most important thing is you have to honor 537 00:26:20,319 --> 00:26:23,119 what you're representing, and that's the pet food industry and 538 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,640 the beliefs that pets are such a significant part of 539 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:29,319 a family and the need to treat them well and 540 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:32,160 to respect them and give them the best products and 541 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:36,240 services possible. And that's Natural Balances philosophy and again to 542 00:26:36,279 --> 00:26:39,480 be responsible. So I think it's all part of being 543 00:26:39,519 --> 00:26:42,200 part of a team. You know, everybody's represented in the 544 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,279 industry here, but I think there's a mutual respect, maybe 545 00:26:45,319 --> 00:26:48,440 the same categories or maybe the same services, but each 546 00:26:48,559 --> 00:26:52,599 respecting the other. Realizing that this industry only grows by 547 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:55,440 respect and trust and going out and eventually it's up 548 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:57,400 to the consumer to choose what they think is the 549 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,400 best product, but if it's supported by people who really 550 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:04,079 care about life around them, then that's ultimately going to 551 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,960 go to the testimony of who you are and what 552 00:27:07,039 --> 00:27:08,559 you want to be. And I've been on a lot 553 00:27:08,599 --> 00:27:12,119 of good teams and it's people working together, people helping 554 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:16,279 each other out and being not selfish, but selfless. 555 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:16,440 Speaker 4: So to speak. 556 00:27:16,559 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 2: Not individuals, not I but we wonderful if you could 557 00:27:21,279 --> 00:27:24,039 communicate one message to pet owners, what would it be. 558 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:27,079 Speaker 10: Well, I think it's so very important to realize, Oh, 559 00:27:27,079 --> 00:27:29,359 though these are pets, they have a heart and they 560 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:29,880 have a soul. 561 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:31,319 Speaker 4: They're living and breathing. 562 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 10: When you take them into the home, you have to 563 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:35,839 treat them as part of your family and respect them 564 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,039 just as you would a child or a grandmother or 565 00:27:38,039 --> 00:27:40,640 a grandfather. And that's what we do with Spartacus and 566 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:42,440 all the pets that we've had in the past. They 567 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:45,400 become such an integral part of our family and we 568 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:48,400 only want the best for them. And it's ironic when 569 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,839 the economy went down, we thought, well, we're going to 570 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:53,680 go out less and maybe we'll buy this instead of that. 571 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,880 But we never skimped on a pet food for Spartacus, 572 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:58,160 it was always natural balance. 573 00:27:59,279 --> 00:28:01,039 Speaker 4: And that's a lot of people think. 574 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 10: You know, we may cut back on our needs, but 575 00:28:03,319 --> 00:28:04,880 we're not going to cut back in the needs of 576 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:06,680 our animal and pet. 577 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,480 Speaker 2: When you think back about your various pets that you've had, 578 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:12,880 what emotion, what memory jumps out? 579 00:28:13,079 --> 00:28:15,200 Speaker 10: Well, it's been interesting. Each of them has had their 580 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:16,160 own personality. 581 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:16,640 Speaker 4: You know. 582 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 10: We've had English Cocker spaniels and German shepherds, and we 583 00:28:22,119 --> 00:28:25,559 had old English sheep dogs. And it's interesting when you 584 00:28:25,559 --> 00:28:27,200 get a dog and you look at it and you say, 585 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,400 what shall we name? You know, and we've had a 586 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:32,680 few Dodgers, you know, we've had a few Budweisers for the. 587 00:28:32,599 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 4: Old English sheep dog. 588 00:28:34,279 --> 00:28:36,559 Speaker 10: And now I went to Michigan State, so were the Spartans. 589 00:28:36,599 --> 00:28:39,839 So we got Spartacus. You know, we got Sparty and 590 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:43,119 they've become you know, part of the name and part 591 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,440 of who you perceived them to be, and then they 592 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:47,599 worked their way into your heart. And just the other day, 593 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:50,039 having Sparti, we were at Dodger Stadium. We did two 594 00:28:50,039 --> 00:28:51,680 bark in the parks this year, which is a great 595 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:53,559 testimony to how popular they are. 596 00:28:53,839 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 4: But to walk. 597 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:58,359 Speaker 10: Spartacus around the warning track of the stadium and all 598 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:01,000 the dogs going by, and we rarely have an incident 599 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:03,759 and to have the people look up and get a 600 00:29:03,799 --> 00:29:05,720 feel for what it's like to play on the field. 601 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:08,039 It's a special day and a special memory. And that's 602 00:29:08,039 --> 00:29:10,640 what we're in really. In all the events and activities 603 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:13,640 we do, we create memories, and those memories trends into 604 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,279 being part of a family and family memories and it's 605 00:29:16,559 --> 00:29:19,400 about you know, it's about us, about we, about family. 606 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:22,559 Speaker 2: You've had a lot of great leaders in your life. 607 00:29:22,839 --> 00:29:26,000 How would you compare the Natural Balance leaders to some 608 00:29:26,039 --> 00:29:27,400 of those that you followed on the field. 609 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:31,359 Speaker 10: Well, they all have one thing in common, and that's 610 00:29:31,519 --> 00:29:35,079 they truly believe in a moral foundation of doing things 611 00:29:35,079 --> 00:29:38,160 the right way. They believe in integrity, they believe in honesty. 612 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:43,319 The old by a handshake actually works with Natural Balance, 613 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:45,880 and there has to be some written parameters, but it's 614 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,799 by word, it's by handshake, it's by commitment, and they 615 00:29:48,799 --> 00:29:49,720 expect that in return. 616 00:29:49,799 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 4: Though you know, there's an old. 617 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:55,359 Speaker 10: Saying, don't take kindness for weakness, you know, and that's 618 00:29:55,839 --> 00:29:58,200 what we do. And of course Joey Herrick sets that 619 00:29:58,359 --> 00:30:00,200 tone we're good to everybody. 620 00:30:00,039 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 4: They were kind to everybody. 621 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:04,119 Speaker 10: But don't take advantage of us, because it's still we 622 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:07,640 have goals and we have directions to go to. We're 623 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:10,279 going to stick on those and we respect others to 624 00:30:10,799 --> 00:30:11,680 respect that well. 625 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:14,839 Speaker 2: Steve, you're certainly a special person and a special team player. 626 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:18,039 For those who want to find out more about your 627 00:30:18,079 --> 00:30:20,799 involvement with Natural Balance, where can they go. 628 00:30:21,039 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 10: Well Naturalbalancepetfoods dot Com. And of course it's been Dick 629 00:30:25,359 --> 00:30:27,720 ben Patten's Natural Balanced pet food over the years and 630 00:30:28,279 --> 00:30:30,759 he's kind of a patriarch for us, and his son 631 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:33,279 Jimmy is here with us today and their family has 632 00:30:33,319 --> 00:30:36,519 had a tremendous influence on Natural Balance and been a 633 00:30:36,519 --> 00:30:38,440 great part of it over the years. And it's a 634 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:41,480 lot about family, you know. Joey Herrick and Linda believe 635 00:30:41,519 --> 00:30:44,240 that it's about family and that's how you grow not 636 00:30:44,279 --> 00:30:47,319 only as a business, but as a family, how you're 637 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:50,640 perceived in the community. And even at this show here, 638 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:52,960 I mean, people come by and say, you know what, 639 00:30:53,279 --> 00:30:55,079 my first job was with you and I want to 640 00:30:55,119 --> 00:30:58,599 thank you and gone on to bigger and other things. 641 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:00,799 But they remember where they start and they still have 642 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:04,319 such a great respect and admiration for Joey and all 643 00:31:04,359 --> 00:31:06,039 the people in Natural Balance, and I think that's what 644 00:31:06,079 --> 00:31:08,359 life is all about. I mean, I spent fifteen years 645 00:31:08,359 --> 00:31:10,720 in Los Angeles, who and I've ever thought that I 646 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:12,440 would go on from there, But I went to San 647 00:31:12,519 --> 00:31:15,119 Diego and spent five years. And people will always come 648 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:17,359 up and say, you know what, I respect how you 649 00:31:17,359 --> 00:31:19,480 played the game. I think he really went out there 650 00:31:19,519 --> 00:31:21,960 and played for us, the fans. And I told him, 651 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,359 I said, I did you know, I love the fans. 652 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:27,759 I respected the game, felt I was fortunate and gave back. 653 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:29,519 Then that's what we do at Natural Balance. 654 00:31:29,759 --> 00:31:31,599 Speaker 2: I want to thank Steve Garvey and the team from 655 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:34,279 Natural Balance for spending some time with us. Really a 656 00:31:34,359 --> 00:31:37,599 great guy who was more personable and easy going than 657 00:31:37,599 --> 00:31:40,319 you'd think. It was really great to spend time with him, 658 00:31:40,319 --> 00:31:43,160 and I can tell you he really cares for animals. 659 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,759 Before we wrap up this episode of Animal Topya on 660 00:31:45,799 --> 00:31:48,359 Pet Life Radio, I want to share an important story 661 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,759 with you that was sent to me by a listener. 662 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:52,920 And if you have a story to share, we want 663 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:55,279 to hear it. So reach out to me via email 664 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,039 or Twitter or Facebook. Let me know about it, and 665 00:31:58,079 --> 00:32:01,160 if you're not currently following the show on Twitter or Facebook, 666 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:03,720 please do. I want to thank the more than thirty 667 00:32:03,799 --> 00:32:07,319 thousand followers we currently have and encourage more to follow 668 00:32:07,359 --> 00:32:09,400 us and share with us. I can be found on 669 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:13,920 Twitter at Animal Topians or on Facebook at animal Topia. Well. 670 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:16,839 This story really upset me and many others and it 671 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:21,000 was sent in via a friend who shared the story 672 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:24,400 of Jill Robinson, who is the founder of Animals Asia, 673 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:28,240 and unfortunately, in the past two weeks they got some 674 00:32:28,559 --> 00:32:32,160 very disturbing and shocking news. After working so hard for 675 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:34,960 so long to build a world class sanctuary for the 676 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:39,599 bears rescued from Vietnam's bile farms, they're being asked to leave. 677 00:32:40,039 --> 00:32:43,400 On Friday, October fifth, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 678 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:47,839 Development informed Animals Asia that the Ministry of Defense had 679 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:51,640 issued in order to evict the entire sanctuary operation. And 680 00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:56,720 it's one hundred and four rescued bears. There's no justification 681 00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:59,440 for it, and I'll let you read the specifics as 682 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:02,480 to what they sided, but there certainly seems to be 683 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:06,680 an unsettling part to this, especially behind the scenes and 684 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:09,359 when you make the connections but in the end, what 685 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:12,720 it really means is that the closure would see the 686 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:15,480 one hundred and four bears that were recently rescued from 687 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:20,279 the bio industry evicted, seventy seven of the local Vietnamese 688 00:33:20,279 --> 00:33:23,960 staff would be unemployed, and the financial losses to Animal 689 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:27,359 Asia would be more than two million dollars. And that's 690 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:31,599 just unbelievable. You know, after years of trauma from being 691 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:34,559 locked up in small cages and milk for the bile, 692 00:33:34,839 --> 00:33:38,559 the bears were finally enjoying their dens and enclosures and 693 00:33:38,599 --> 00:33:41,519 they had friends to play with. These bears are now 694 00:33:41,599 --> 00:33:44,279 going to be forced to return to cages to be located, 695 00:33:44,839 --> 00:33:47,359 and this is going to have a negative impact on 696 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:50,599 both their mental and physical wellbeing. It's also going to 697 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:52,480 take a lot of time, and I'm not sure that 698 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:54,480 they're going to get the time. So if you want 699 00:33:54,519 --> 00:33:57,880 more information, please look into it. You can find again 700 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:01,119 more information on both my Twitter and Facebook, or you 701 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:04,799 can go to caretwo dot com search for one hundred 702 00:34:04,799 --> 00:34:07,559 and four rescued bears being forced out of the sanctuary 703 00:34:07,599 --> 00:34:11,320 impact into cages. Unbelievable. Well, that'll wrap things up for 704 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:14,320 this episode of Animaltopia on Pet Life Radio. I want 705 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:16,920 to thank my guest Laura Nativo, the Fairy doog Mother, 706 00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:20,519 and baseball legend Steve Garvey for spending time with us 707 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:23,440 and opening up about their love of pets and the 708 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:26,079 pet industry. I want to wish the best to Jill 709 00:34:26,159 --> 00:34:29,239 Robinson and Animals Asia, and I pray that they are 710 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:32,320 able to find a workable solution for the one hundred 711 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:35,719 and four bears, once again at great risk. I look 712 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,679 forward to a world where we're more humane and less 713 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:43,360 selfishly human for animal Toopia, pet Life Radio, and all 714 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:46,519 those who make this possible. I'm your host, Robert Simro, 715 00:34:46,639 --> 00:34:49,480 saying I'm proud to be an animal topian and I 716 00:34:49,599 --> 00:34:51,800 look forward to sharing more stories with you soon. 717 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:57,360 Speaker 8: Let's Talk Pets every week on demand only on Petlife 718 00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:58,639 Radio dot. 719 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:06,159 Speaker 4: Com at two weeks