1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:22,679 Speaker 1: This is Pet Life Radio. Let's Talk Pets. 2 00:00:22,719 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 2: Hello, pet lovers, Welcome to Best That's for Pets on 3 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:29,199 your show, host Michelle Burn, what an exciting show. We're 4 00:00:29,239 --> 00:00:32,000 going to talk about a line of product that their 5 00:00:32,079 --> 00:00:36,399 focus is on clean and transparent ingredients, which is so 6 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:38,719 much better for your pet. We're going to talk to 7 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:42,240 their head of marketing and I have a special celebrity 8 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,280 guest in my second half, so stay tuned you don't 9 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:46,679 want to miss it. We'll be right back. 10 00:00:49,679 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 3: You know the expression cats have nine lives? Well, what 11 00:00:53,679 --> 00:00:56,479 if you can give them one more? But give them ten? 12 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,560 Movement is on a mission to help give cats and 13 00:00:59,719 --> 00:01:04,079 at extra life. How with spee and neoter spain or 14 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:08,000 neutering your cat helps them live a longer, healthier life 15 00:01:08,239 --> 00:01:12,719 and it helps control free roaming cat populations too. Learn 16 00:01:12,799 --> 00:01:16,719 more about the benefits of spee and neuter and meet Scooter, 17 00:01:17,159 --> 00:01:21,040 the neutered cat at Give Them ten dot Org. That's 18 00:01:21,159 --> 00:01:24,000 give them ten dot Org. 19 00:01:26,079 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 4: Let's talk pets on Petlife Radio dot com. 20 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 2: Welcome back everyone. I'd like to welcome Julie Spencer. She 21 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:45,640 is the director of marketing at Prospect Pet. Welcome Julie, Oh, 22 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,040 thank you so much for having me. 23 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 5: We're excited to really talk about the products to your 24 00:01:49,799 --> 00:01:53,840 listeners and educate them on cleaning conscious products. 25 00:01:54,079 --> 00:01:56,439 Speaker 2: I'm so exciting I have you on. Let's first talk 26 00:01:56,439 --> 00:01:59,519 about Prospect Pet. It will be, but it's not quite 27 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:03,000 a house name yet in the pet industry. What is 28 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,519 Prospect Pet? Well, first of all, I like how you 29 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,599 say yet that's the key word, Prospect That it was 30 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,000 born on a rural farm in Maine. It's grounded on 31 00:02:11,039 --> 00:02:15,280 our values sustainability and stewardship. Those values still drive us today, 32 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,879 even with every ingredient that we select is very purseful. 33 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,000 Our mission on the company. 34 00:02:21,199 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 5: And products resonated with Brooke. You could see about how 35 00:02:24,479 --> 00:02:27,199 her dog, Pepper, that was sick and her looking for 36 00:02:27,319 --> 00:02:31,159 products that were clean, that she had it with her 37 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,759 own regiment, but she wasn't finding it with her dog, 38 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,680 and so that's how we kind of came together. And 39 00:02:36,759 --> 00:02:38,560 so she really helped spread the word on a much 40 00:02:38,599 --> 00:02:41,680 bigger platform about clean and effect of pet care well 41 00:02:41,759 --> 00:02:44,280 given it being the voice and concern to pet parents. 42 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,759 So with her help, we're hoping to inspire more families 43 00:02:47,159 --> 00:02:51,680 and make thoughtful choices that help support the Pets for Life. 44 00:02:51,439 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 2: And we didn't talk about this yet, but I mean 45 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,159 the second and half of the show. Brooksheld is your 46 00:02:57,199 --> 00:03:01,719 brand officer and she got involved with Prospect Pet because 47 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,919 of the fact that you're very transparent in your ingredients, 48 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:06,840 use very clean product. 49 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 5: Right, that's a big thing that makes us different that 50 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,400 you know, we believe that our pets deserve the same 51 00:03:12,439 --> 00:03:16,719 standard care and safety and transparency that we deserve for ourselves. 52 00:03:16,759 --> 00:03:19,960 You know, we're cleaning conscious, not just a slogan, that's 53 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:24,000 our entire approach. And these ingredients that are clean, effective, 54 00:03:24,159 --> 00:03:28,639 they're pretty tested. Our approach goes into our packaging that 55 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,439 because a lot of companies you can have good ingredients, 56 00:03:31,479 --> 00:03:35,159 but then they lose it on using a BPA plastic bible. 57 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,840 So we're aluminum bottles and FC certified cartons. So it's 58 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,439 about doing things the right way, even if it's sometimes 59 00:03:41,479 --> 00:03:44,039 a little harder, because we care about bets in the planet. 60 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 2: I love that. Let's talk about the pet industry. Transparency 61 00:03:47,879 --> 00:03:51,759 has been around for several years, really strong in the 62 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:55,639 last five to seven years. In food, very transparent in 63 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:59,479 ingredients and you know it's actually been around longer than that. 64 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,560 But in the last five to seven years, not so 65 00:04:02,759 --> 00:04:06,439 much in care product and wellness products. Why do you 66 00:04:06,479 --> 00:04:07,120 think that is? 67 00:04:07,599 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 5: We're very correct with that approach. I mean, you look 68 00:04:10,159 --> 00:04:14,879 at what's happened for humans and USD sertifiedganek. We're eating better, 69 00:04:14,919 --> 00:04:17,160 so we're looking for better things for our pets. So 70 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:19,480 the pen industry is starting to pick up on those 71 00:04:19,519 --> 00:04:22,519 trends and the pet industry is going in the right direction, 72 00:04:22,639 --> 00:04:25,600 which is fantastic, and it is accelerated by the pet 73 00:04:25,639 --> 00:04:28,560 parents who are eating better, looking at the labels, which 74 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,519 is key, and they're expecting the same for their family pets. 75 00:04:31,519 --> 00:04:35,519 So the transparency and labeling is important because not only 76 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,759 does it build trust, but it protects your pets health 77 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,199 and it empowers the pet parents to make better informed 78 00:04:42,319 --> 00:04:45,959 choices so they can be proactive on their pets health 79 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,040 and not just reactive. 80 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,319 Speaker 2: Yes, and that's definitely what we want to do. How 81 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,079 can clean products potentially increase your pet's lifespan? 82 00:04:53,319 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 5: That's a great question. So clean products, I mean they're 83 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:59,480 really necessary and they reduce the exposure to harmful ingredients 84 00:04:59,519 --> 00:05:03,040 they support or the overall health as artificial ingredients of 85 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,399 toxic fillers. They can put a stress on your pets liver, kidneys, 86 00:05:06,439 --> 00:05:09,959 immune system over time. So we don't use ingredients that 87 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,000 are the known allergens that can produce sensitivities. We take 88 00:05:14,319 --> 00:05:17,600 an intentional approach with our ingredients and they need to 89 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,519 serve a clear purpose to supporting your dog's health, whether 90 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,839 that's like joint function, skin resilience. They just have balance. 91 00:05:25,399 --> 00:05:28,279 There's no fillers. We don't use any of the trendy 92 00:05:28,439 --> 00:05:32,120 ad ins, just clean, functional ingredients that are designed to 93 00:05:32,199 --> 00:05:32,839 work together. 94 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 2: What are the three products? The three debut products a 95 00:05:36,079 --> 00:05:37,000 prospect pat. 96 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 5: Well, we have others and works, but yeah, the three 97 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,240 great ones that we are launching. That includes our even 98 00:05:42,319 --> 00:05:46,319 joint Wellness Booster to a joy mobility and that's shellfish 99 00:05:46,399 --> 00:05:49,600 and gluten free. And we also have a skin coat 100 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:53,399 health Booster that's rich in Omega threes. It supports healthy 101 00:05:53,439 --> 00:05:57,079 immune response and skin comfort and it's also Friends of 102 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,600 the Sea certified. And we have a pop protector that 103 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:05,439 helps moisturize drying crack paws. It's a great year round product. 104 00:06:05,519 --> 00:06:09,519 It's also beeswax free and it's made the food Great standards. 105 00:06:09,519 --> 00:06:11,360 So what's key about that is it's going to be 106 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,480 safe if your dog licks the paw. So our goal 107 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,040 is really to provide products that are both effective and 108 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,519 easy for pet parents to trust and use daily. 109 00:06:19,959 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: Do you have a favorite? 110 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:24,959 Speaker 5: Yeah, my favorite right now has been the skin and coat. 111 00:06:25,199 --> 00:06:28,000 It's the salmon oil. And I think it's particularly because 112 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,680 we just adopted our rescue dog about a month ago, 113 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,519 and so you know, sometimes when you adopt a rescue 114 00:06:34,879 --> 00:06:37,040 their coats aren't in the best of health. And so 115 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,439 he had some patchy skin and you could tell he'd scratched. 116 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:44,600 And so now his skin is soft, it's manageable. It's 117 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,279 just his coat looks great. And I mean it was 118 00:06:47,319 --> 00:06:49,720 even like his nose was drying crusty, and so it's 119 00:06:49,759 --> 00:06:53,160 really helped from the inside out. And I can see 120 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,000 those benefits in just a month. 121 00:06:55,439 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 2: Wow, what kind of dog in went boy? Er girl? 122 00:06:57,759 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 5: He is a boy, and I would say he's the 123 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,560 I'll spoiled a little good as a boy. His name 124 00:07:02,639 --> 00:07:05,519 is Winston and he's a border Collie and Border Collie retriever. 125 00:07:06,079 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 2: Oh my god, that's my favorite breed. 126 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 5: My favorite breed is the one that's usually right in 127 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:11,600 front of me. That's what I say. 128 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 2: That's a good thing to say, I, like Matt said, 129 00:07:14,639 --> 00:07:17,920 my last was mister Zeus was a Border Collie and 130 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,759 flat hair taper mix. He's in doggy heaven now, but 131 00:07:20,839 --> 00:07:23,399 he would have loved the paw protector and the skin 132 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:27,160 and help booster because he always had a dry nose 133 00:07:27,399 --> 00:07:28,439 in his later years. 134 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,959 Speaker 5: The paw protector used pretty routinely as well, because it's 135 00:07:31,959 --> 00:07:33,879 like where I live, I have a little heartscape in 136 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,120 southern California, and so can tend to be like sandpaper, 137 00:07:37,279 --> 00:07:39,839 so just a rough setup. And so you know, as 138 00:07:39,839 --> 00:07:41,439 I've had him and he's been able to gain a 139 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,759 little more trust, I'm able to kind of put the 140 00:07:43,759 --> 00:07:46,560 pop head on the pads of his paws at night 141 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,399 and see improvement with that. 142 00:07:48,879 --> 00:07:52,319 Speaker 2: Oh that's great. Now for your three products, are they 143 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,720 good for all dogs? Should people check with their vets 144 00:07:55,879 --> 00:07:56,920 before they need it? 145 00:07:57,519 --> 00:07:59,519 Speaker 5: Oh, it's a couple couple of ways. We're on announced 146 00:07:59,519 --> 00:08:02,000 with that. So so yes, all the products are ideal. 147 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:06,160 Senior dogs really have an advantage with our products, you know, 148 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,360 especially if they're slowing down, like with our hip and 149 00:08:08,399 --> 00:08:11,879 joint booster. But it's developed really for all dogs to 150 00:08:11,959 --> 00:08:17,000 aid them and supports health mobility is development adjoints as 151 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:20,120 they have rapid growth or even just active working dogs. 152 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,920 The skin and coat booster and the pop protected the 153 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,800 same non helps dogs all ages, all breeds, and the 154 00:08:26,839 --> 00:08:28,439 skin and coat you know, as I mentioned like with 155 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,839 my own dog, it helps support the immune system, provides 156 00:08:30,839 --> 00:08:34,679 a shining coat that prop protectors at daily nourishment for 157 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,960 a name damaged terrain or the elements. And then you 158 00:08:38,039 --> 00:08:41,519 neet a comment about vets. So while products are safe 159 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,679 and known for alergen, you know, we do recommend I 160 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,519 think any responsible pet parents going to check with a 161 00:08:46,639 --> 00:08:47,080 vet on that. 162 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:51,799 Speaker 2: Okay, thanks, What about products for cats? Or can your 163 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,720 initial three products can they be used for cats as well? 164 00:08:54,919 --> 00:08:57,639 Speaker 5: Cats have a completely different intekine system and they have 165 00:08:57,639 --> 00:09:00,840 a lot of sensitivityes. So currently are products are developed 166 00:09:00,879 --> 00:09:04,240 specifically for dogs, and we've clearly labeled our products the 167 00:09:04,279 --> 00:09:07,279 box packaging on the website that way as well. We've 168 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,840 discussed developing cat products. We know that those feline pet 169 00:09:10,879 --> 00:09:14,399 parents really look for quality, safe products, but that's something 170 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,840 that we'll do further down the line. 171 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:21,279 Speaker 2: Okay, glad to hear it. Cats generally always run behind 172 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:24,919 because yeah, there are harder to develop products for even 173 00:09:25,039 --> 00:09:27,519 food products because they're finicky. 174 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 5: Well and so many people think that the same product 175 00:09:29,519 --> 00:09:31,279 that works for dog is going to be for a cat, 176 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,000 and that's really not the same. So we want to 177 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,120 make sure that when we do that that we're creating 178 00:09:36,159 --> 00:09:39,519 it specifically for that breed exactly. 179 00:09:39,639 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 2: Yes. On my other show, Catechude, we talked over the 180 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,159 years about the fact that cats are not little dogs, 181 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:49,720 so they're entirely different. What can we expect to see 182 00:09:49,919 --> 00:09:53,559 with Prospect Pets as far as new lines in the future. 183 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 5: Well, safe to say. I mean, we do have several 184 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,679 products that are in development that I'm excited about, and 185 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:02,000 it'll still be in the pet supplement and wellness category. 186 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,279 So we're looking at all the big heavy hitters that 187 00:10:04,279 --> 00:10:07,320 are in that area and kind of discussing what makes 188 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:11,120 the most sense for us to roll out first that'll 189 00:10:11,159 --> 00:10:12,240 go into next year. 190 00:10:12,519 --> 00:10:16,799 Speaker 2: Okay, you probably cannot probably embargo on this, but is 191 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:20,240 there a chance you might go into food or grooming products? 192 00:10:20,879 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 5: I would say food. I don't see that we would 193 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,240 get into food. I think grooming kind of gets into 194 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,159 some of the wellness. So that is stuff that we 195 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,559 are looking at so they can buy it on our 196 00:10:29,919 --> 00:10:32,639 Prospect dot dot com. We just developed a brand new 197 00:10:32,639 --> 00:10:35,519 website that's going to be dropping shortly and it's going 198 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:39,159 to have a lot of content education and information transparency 199 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:43,120 with our ingredients. And then we'll also have product on 200 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:44,200 Amazon dot com. 201 00:10:44,519 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 2: Okay, wonderful, and the website again Prospect pet dot com. 202 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:51,159 Okay wonderful. Julie, thank you so much for coming on 203 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:52,960 Best Bets for Pets My pleasure. 204 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,039 Speaker 5: Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today. 205 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,960 I really appreciate your footook questions and the opportunity to 206 00:10:57,960 --> 00:10:59,960 share more about Prospect Pets. 207 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,399 Speaker 2: Stay tune eby one. We're going to come right back 208 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:04,399 with our special celebrity guest. 209 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 6: Take a bite out of your competition, advertise your business 210 00:11:10,759 --> 00:11:14,000 with an ad. In pet Life Radio podcasts and radio shows, 211 00:11:14,279 --> 00:11:16,960 there is no other pet related media that is as 212 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:20,120 large and reaches more pet parents and pet lovers than 213 00:11:20,159 --> 00:11:24,080 pet Life Radio with over seven million monthly listeners. 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Thank you so much 223 00:12:12,639 --> 00:12:13,600 for coming on the show. 224 00:12:14,039 --> 00:12:15,399 Speaker 8: Thank you for having me. 225 00:12:16,039 --> 00:12:18,879 Speaker 2: I'm so excited to have you. Now. The public knows 226 00:12:18,919 --> 00:12:23,000 you as a mother, entrepreneur, acclaimed actor, best selling author. 227 00:12:23,639 --> 00:12:25,639 By the way, I love the title of your new 228 00:12:25,639 --> 00:12:29,039 book Bookshields is Not Allowed to Get Old and great reading, 229 00:12:29,639 --> 00:12:33,919 and also the founder of comments. But not everyone is 230 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:38,039 aware of your passion for animals, which started when you 231 00:12:38,039 --> 00:12:40,879 were a teenager who actually did an internship at the 232 00:12:40,919 --> 00:12:43,759 San Diego Zoo at seventeen. What was that like? 233 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 8: It was incredible. I was there for months working with 234 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:50,279 all sorts of animals. I mean I was doing everything 235 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:54,000 that they needed, and yeah, obviously my favorite time was, 236 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,159 you know, in the nursery where they were inundated with 237 00:12:57,279 --> 00:12:59,840 like thirteen lemurs that had to eat at a certain 238 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:01,960 time and they were babies. And then there were some 239 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,919 primates whose mothers rejected them and we had to, you know, 240 00:13:06,159 --> 00:13:09,320 find way to keep them alive and then reintroduce them 241 00:13:09,399 --> 00:13:12,600 to the big kids. And then I mucked stalls and 242 00:13:12,799 --> 00:13:15,519 cut apples and you know, fruit, and so it was. 243 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,039 It was just a really it was a very hands 244 00:13:18,039 --> 00:13:21,159 on experience. I don't think you could have that experience today. 245 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,960 And I'm welcoming the changes because I think it is 246 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,879 even better for the animals. But it was such a 247 00:13:27,919 --> 00:13:30,519 glorious experience that I had when I was seventeen. 248 00:13:30,639 --> 00:13:33,559 Speaker 2: So and you said you did everything. I mean, you 249 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:36,159 didn't do every did you do like pick up poop? 250 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 8: And oh, yeah, I know, mucking stalls, That's what I meant. 251 00:13:38,759 --> 00:13:42,360 Every cage had like a huge portion of just put 252 00:13:42,399 --> 00:13:44,559 the boots on, put the walies on, and get in 253 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:45,159 there and. 254 00:13:45,039 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 5: Just yeah, you just do so much respect to that. 255 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 8: We all pick up poop. It's fine. 256 00:13:51,919 --> 00:13:54,919 Speaker 2: Let's talk about fur babes. How many dogs have you 257 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:55,480 had over the. 258 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 5: Years, Clippery. 259 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:03,799 Speaker 8: So okay, that were really my dog's five. But in 260 00:14:03,879 --> 00:14:06,159 the interiroom, what my mom did when I was in 261 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,399 high school is we would foster dogs all the time 262 00:14:09,879 --> 00:14:13,240 and then find them homes. And it didn't really make 263 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:15,399 any sense, but people would be like, oh, this was 264 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:19,840 Brookshield's dog. So we started this like little mini foster 265 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,879 situation where people because maybe it was because of the eighties, 266 00:14:22,919 --> 00:14:25,519 I don't know, but they would take the dog just 267 00:14:25,559 --> 00:14:28,080 because the dog had been my pet. It was very odd, 268 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:31,120 but it worked. I mean I helped. We had little 269 00:14:31,159 --> 00:14:34,240 jagged rebels, we had little Pi bulls, we had like 270 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,759 every possible dog and my mom would be like all right, okay, 271 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,919 and then we would find somebody to take the dogs. 272 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,159 So it was like a little adoption foster adoption situation. 273 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:45,759 Speaker 5: So oh nice. 274 00:14:46,039 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 2: So with that experience and having all those types of 275 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,080 dogs to foster, do you have a favorite breed? 276 00:14:51,519 --> 00:14:55,919 Speaker 8: You know, I'm a bully bully breed, Like our American 277 00:14:55,960 --> 00:15:01,000 bulldog was just heaven, and we had a Portis water dog. 278 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:04,679 You know, they were all never really fully they were 279 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:08,399 given to me, which is always odd. I think the 280 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:12,360 dogs that I've gotten from from our the pound or 281 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,879 the cats that I've gotten at the ASPCA, there's something 282 00:15:16,679 --> 00:15:20,320 kind of the mixed breeds that have a little bully 283 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:22,120 in them or have a little something and them like 284 00:15:22,399 --> 00:15:25,879 to me, there's something that I identify with with the 285 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,159 fixed breeds and they seem to be so loving and 286 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:31,799 so sweet. And I mean our dog now is like 287 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:34,240 we don't know what she really is. 288 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,639 Speaker 2: Yes, I want to ask you about your dog now. 289 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,440 I'm a fan of MutS too. You have a new 290 00:15:39,679 --> 00:15:40,399 dog now. 291 00:15:40,799 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 8: Her name is Sanusi c Z Yeah for a restaurant 292 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:46,559 in New York City. 293 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 2: Oh, I was names. 294 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,519 Speaker 5: Latuzi and is she a rescue? 295 00:15:51,039 --> 00:15:54,759 Speaker 8: She was found by my daughter online by this woman 296 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,840 who lived in was a nurse practitioner or something in 297 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,519 North Carolina. So we didn't go to the pound to 298 00:16:02,559 --> 00:16:06,480 get her, but no one wanted her because she had 299 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:08,919 this really messed up tail, like she's got this really 300 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:13,000 kind of crooked, weird tail, and nobody wanted her. And 301 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:16,120 so the woman was like, nobody wants this dog, and 302 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,639 we were like, oh, well, we're a very crooked tale family. 303 00:16:18,799 --> 00:16:23,399 So absolutely, And you know, my daughter was just so 304 00:16:23,559 --> 00:16:26,759 obsessed with she like combed the internet for dogs. 305 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:28,879 Speaker 2: Well, I'm glad you asked you here, not. 306 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 8: A breeder or anything like that. 307 00:16:30,279 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 2: But it's so funny how we rescue dogs sometimes and 308 00:16:33,559 --> 00:16:36,360 you know, people don't like some weird quirk about them 309 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:38,519 and they're perfectly fabulous dogs. 310 00:16:38,759 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 8: Well, we can't give her husbands away that easy. Why 311 00:16:40,879 --> 00:16:42,720 would be dogs away? 312 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:45,519 Speaker 2: I'm going to rush along here, so thank you so 313 00:16:45,639 --> 00:16:49,360 much for sharing that information. So, even though you've remained 314 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:53,679 in the entertainment industry, you're always been a big animal advocate. 315 00:16:53,799 --> 00:16:56,279 How did being a dog mom for such a long 316 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:59,039 time and your love for your dog Pepper lead you 317 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,480 to be a brand office at Prospect Pet. 318 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 8: Well, my dog got sick. Pepper got sick, and so 319 00:17:04,319 --> 00:17:06,559 I was lucky enough to meet the team at Prospect 320 00:17:06,559 --> 00:17:09,799 Pet and just talking to them and their passion for 321 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:14,160 the animals and their belief in being you know, very 322 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:18,960 very clean and conscious and all the you know, the 323 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,759 things that we really want to believe is happening for 324 00:17:22,839 --> 00:17:26,200 our pets, their passion for that. I was so impressed 325 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:29,119 with the farm in Maine and what they believed in 326 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:34,200 and how every single product is designed purely for the 327 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,640 health of your dog. And you know, I didn't know 328 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:40,599 things like shellfish free or grain free was important. I 329 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,640 you know, I didn't know. I knew like kosamine helped 330 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:46,759 with joints, but you know, I didn't know how it 331 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:49,519 was sourced or where it came from. Ours is not corn, 332 00:17:49,599 --> 00:17:51,559 you know, there were all these things that they sort 333 00:17:51,559 --> 00:17:53,799 of educated me on, and I thought, God, I've been 334 00:17:53,839 --> 00:17:56,920 doing such a good job taking care of myself and 335 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:58,880 I've been just throwing stuff in a bowl for my 336 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:02,039 dog like but that was how I was raised, and 337 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:04,799 that changed everything. And so the more I got to 338 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:08,440 know them, the more I wanted to facilitate getting their 339 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:11,440 message out into the world because of the efficacy of 340 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:14,079 the products. I now have a dog that every time 341 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:17,240 she runs on the beach, her paws just bleed. And 342 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:19,880 thank God for the pap protector because I lather it 343 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:22,440 on her. It's fine if she licks it, and then 344 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:25,000 she can run like a maniac, which she does on 345 00:18:25,039 --> 00:18:25,519 the beach. 346 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:29,680 Speaker 2: You mentioned one of the products, the hipp and joint, 347 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:33,039 the skinning coat and paw protector. Is your PAP protector 348 00:18:33,079 --> 00:18:34,079 your favorite product? 349 00:18:34,319 --> 00:18:35,920 Speaker 8: I want to say the hip and joint because I 350 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:40,039 think that that really kind of goes into their internal body, 351 00:18:40,079 --> 00:18:42,359 and you know, obviously they're all important. You know, the 352 00:18:42,559 --> 00:18:45,640 skinning coat is important too. Choose to itch a lot 353 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:47,960 and I didn't know, and now she doesn't, you know, 354 00:18:48,599 --> 00:18:51,000 So I think the hip and joint and the mobility 355 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:54,799 booster is just it gives everybody peace of mind. Differently, 356 00:18:55,079 --> 00:18:58,279 the skinning coat health is really important for me because 357 00:18:58,319 --> 00:19:01,720 I'm allergic to dogs and my dog, Choosy is not 358 00:19:01,799 --> 00:19:05,079 a hypoallergenic dog, so I'm constantly with a puffer and 359 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:08,920 take pills. But now her skin doesn't flake as much 360 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:10,920 and her she doesn't shed as much. 361 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:13,640 Speaker 2: That is great to know. To wrap up, what would 362 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:17,559 you like pet parents to know most about prospect pet? 363 00:19:17,839 --> 00:19:21,240 You can give them a couple of sentences as you. 364 00:19:21,839 --> 00:19:25,400 Speaker 8: Master for your animal. It's very easy. It's a pump. 365 00:19:25,799 --> 00:19:27,599 It's a liquid that you put on top of the food. 366 00:19:27,599 --> 00:19:32,440 It's the easiest way to administer the dogs. The animals 367 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:35,519 love it. They love it, they look forward to it, 368 00:19:35,599 --> 00:19:39,119 and I've noticed differences the way she runs up the stairs. 369 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:43,200 Now you know it's different. You'll see a difference rather rapidly, 370 00:19:43,599 --> 00:19:47,000 and you're just doing something really good. It's very clean 371 00:19:47,039 --> 00:19:50,119 and conscious. You can feel really good about giving it 372 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:50,680 to your pet. 373 00:19:51,039 --> 00:19:53,799 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for coming on Best Bets for Pets. 374 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,759 Very nice meeting you again. N all you do for 375 00:19:56,799 --> 00:19:58,119 the pets, well. 376 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 8: Thanks for all you do for the pet. You're doing 377 00:20:00,519 --> 00:20:01,119 it every day. 378 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,599 Speaker 2: I hope you all enjoyed this show. I had such 379 00:20:04,599 --> 00:20:08,440 a wonderful time with this show. Julie Spencer was amazing, 380 00:20:08,839 --> 00:20:12,799 great information about Prospect Pet and Brooke Shields couldn't have 381 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:16,240 been more charming. I so I've been a fan of 382 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:19,880 hers for years. She is an amazing woman, and I 383 00:20:20,039 --> 00:20:22,839 just think it's amazing that she's going into the pet 384 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:25,720 area and she's done so much to help pets already, 385 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,519 but even more so, you know with Prospect Pets. So 386 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,440 thank you Brook so much for coming on Best Bets 387 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,480 for Pets. Thanks to my cat crew Dennis, Charlotte and 388 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:38,559 Molly who listened to me prepare for my show today. 389 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:42,400 Thank you again to my guests Julie Spencer and Brooke 390 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:45,799 Shields for coming on Best Bets for Pets. I really 391 00:20:45,839 --> 00:20:49,000 appreciate your time. Thank you to my listeners. I hope 392 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:52,680 you enjoyed this show. You know, clean and transparency and 393 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:56,839 our wellness products for our pooches is so important, and 394 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,119 of course the show would not be the same without 395 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:02,440 the magic of my producer, Mark Winter. Thank you so much, Mark, 396 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,079 and remember you never know what will have next on 397 00:21:05,279 --> 00:21:06,400 Best Bets for Pets. 398 00:21:07,319 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 4: Let's talk Bets every week on demand only on petlit 399 00:21:12,039 --> 00:21:28,319 radio dot com.