This week we’re talking to Cheryl Quinn, the team captain of Junkyard Dogs, talking about winning the Crufts Flyball championship!

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We're joined by the renowned integrative vet, Dr Judy Morgan, about nutrition, alternative therapies, raw feeding, and more.

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We’re joined by Actor, Activist and Broadcaster, Peter Egan, who is talking about why he is campaigning and raising awareness for the seven million hens in the UK are kept in so-called “enriched cages”, where each bird has space roughly the size of an A4 sheet of paper, preventing them from fully stretching their wings, foraging or dust bathing. Campaigners say the UK is falling behind several European countries on animal welfare, with Austria banning enriched cages in 2020, France banning new cage systems in 2018 and Germany now fully cage-free. Peter also chats about his work as a huge advocate for dogs, not least in being a Patron for the charity that Anna is an Ambassador for - All Dogs Matter!

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We’re joined by Danny Nelis-Rouse, founder of Tug E Nuff, the enrichment and training range of dog toys. Designed and made in the UK by the family run business, we chat about these toys are practical and great for all dogs. Helping owners to engage, have fun, and get the best out of the dog, simply by giving them great games of chase, tug, retrieve, searching and much more. They’re designed for pet parents to tap into their dogs natural instincts through ‘proactive playtime’. Adding enrichment to your dog’s day comes in many shapes and sizes. And depends on your dog’s individual personality, but dogs and dogs, and igniting their inner dog, will help you bond, and have fun both ways. Plus working both their mental and physical dexterity is so important, especially in senior pooches to help create focus and keep them on the ball.

For more information go to their website or follow on Instagram

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With Crufts just three days away, we’re so excited to be chatting to Naturaw’s Founder, Jess Warneken, on the company’s sponsorship of the Flyball team, Junkyard Dogs.

Competing at this year’s most prestigious global canine event, we’re also joined by the team captain, Cheryl Quinn, who discusses why the pressure is on!

She explains the training involved - and that’s not just for the dogs - and why it’s such a community driven sport and highly competitive.

Teaching the dogs to remain focused, takes time and commitment with weekly training sessions. Cheryl believes any dog can enjoy Flyball, but at a high competition level, the dogs are chosen for their commitment to their team spirit, and for their individual skills. Some have more speed to gain time, whilst others have others combine speed with accuracy that’s needed to prevent any faults.

Every Flyball team must incorporate at least one pure bred dog , which in Junkyard’s case is a Border Collie, others can be any cross breed, with Lurchers being firm favourites.

Naturaw is thrilled to support Junkyard Dogs! As the sport requires dogs to be in peak condition to win with speed and precision, the team is fed Naturaw for this reason. Helping to fuel them for optimum health from the inside out.

No matter what, it’s about having fun, the dogs have been acclimatised to the atmosphere , the roar of the crowds and the many distractions - sights , sounds and smells that can overwhelm many dogs.

As always everyone at Crufts no mater what takes their best dog home!

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Elise Finney, Canine Community Sports Coordinator, joins us from Antinol, the proud sponsor of A Dog’s Life. Elise talks us through why Antinol is so proud to be the sponsors of the Agility & Flyball at this year’s Crufts 5-8th March. Competing herself this year in Agility, Elise explains the in and outs of the sport and what its like running a course under pressure. Especially at Crufts with its huge arena, people, tannoys, noise, and a lot at stake! Not least when the equipment is all branded Antinol! We chat about why Antinol is the perfect partner for the canine sports, and how the brand promotes ‘Happiness in Motion.”

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Music and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions

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As it’s Valentine’s weekend, what could be better than to chat with author, Gillian Carrick, about her new book, ‘From Catnip to Cupid’. It’s a celebration of cats and how and why they are so multi talented! With strong emotional bonds to their people, cats want them to be happy and will do what they can with subtle tips and tricks to show what works, and what to avoid, in modern dating!

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This week we're joined by Ancient DNA Specialist, Professor Greger Larson of Oxford University who has revealed that cats have only been domesticated for 4,000 years. Until very recently we have assumes this figure was 10,000 years.

Prof Greger discusses how his work helps map our relationships with both cats and dogs in line with our own human evolution.

Explaining that although cats were thought to have been domesticated around 10,000 years ago , in fact the latest science suggests that cats began their close relationship with humans relatively recently especially when compared to dogs.

He explains the cats’ evolution and why the ancient Egyptians thought of them as deities, and why their recent domestication means they are literally more wild than dogs.

Cats were happy to stay at a comfortable distance from humans for thousands of years.

Unlike dogs, we chat briefly on a very new discovery that potentially is the oldest known dog to ever!

Some argue it’s a vital missing link, but will this change our knowledge of dogs per se?

However Prof Greger could have an announcement brewing that might just change this.

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Music and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions

Cover art by Jaijo

Cover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff Pawtraits