Why Do Pets Have People?
A collection of 64 USA Today Network newspaper columns written by Barry KuKes, Community Outreach & Marketing Director of Halifax Humane Society located in Daytona Beach, FL. Each column is only about four minutes long, thus a very easy read or in this case, listen. The subjects include fun facts about dogs and cats, columns about how to train a dog or cat, funny stories about Evil Jimmy the Chihuahua, how to know when it's time to say goodbye, and more.Why Do Pets Have People?, is the follow-up to the original collection of 76 columns titled, "Why Do People Have Pets?" The original book is still in audio production.
Podcasting since 2025 • 7 episodes
Why Do Pets Have People?
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Column Seven - Fosters Help Save Lives
Most animal shelters and rescues depend heavily upon volunteer foster parents to help rehabilitate an animal recovering from surgery or dealing with behavior issues. When the shelter is at capacity, they might reach out to fosters to take in an...
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Episode 7
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Column Six – Fiona, a Dog, Not the Ogre
One of the few times we went to a breeder for a dog was 18-years ago. I remember I had to pick up the puppy because the breeder was bugging out due to the oncoming Hurricane Charley. The puppy was only 6-weeks old and was the runt of the litter...
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Episode 6
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Column Five - Grieving
I recently lost one of my dogs, Max, to degenerative myelopathy. The disease slowly affects the dog's spinal cord, and they lose the use of their extremities. After 11 years of being a great and faithful companion, Max was losing his battle wit...
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Episode 5
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Column Four - Pets and Owners Reunited
It’s a fact of life; your dog or cat will go missing at one time or another. It’s a terrible feeling when your pet digs under the backyard fence or gets off the leash and takes off running. You turn your back for just a second, and your pet is ...
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Episode 4
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5:15
Column Three - A Kiss Goodbye
I recently visited Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach with our Ambassador Dog and my personal pet, Bentley. The university had requested that we visit to help relieve the students' stress levels during exams week. We were hap...
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Episode 3
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