Podcast: Through a Dog's Ear with Lisa Spector

Have you ever wondered how dogs hear differently than us or how music can help calm your high strung companion? Tonight's guest on Raising Indiana is Lisa Spector, a Julliard graduate and concert pianist of international acclaim.

Lisa has taken her classical music training to the canine world with 'Through a Dog's Ear', a collection of CD's to soothe your puppy's anxious soul. Her CDs have increased adoption rates in over 1,400 shelters we can personally attest to their effectiveness.

Boston is notorious for being one of the noisiest cities in the country and to make matters worse, our basecamp in Winthrop lies in the path of Logan Airport. The Canine Companion Vol 2 has been a goodsend in our house.

This is the first of two podcasts with Lisa and the next one will air at our scheduled time Tuesday May 1st at 8PM EST. Between now and then, if you post comments about your experiences with music and your companion or what band or genre your dog prefers, a randomly selected poster will receive one of Lisa's CDs. We will announce the winner when we air Episode 2.

Podcast: Vaccinations with Dr Jean Dodds

So you think you know a thing or two about vaccines? I did but turns out I didn't until I interviewed Dr. Jean Dodds who's been studying vaccinations in companion animals for over four decades. Dr. Dodds is also the founder of, Hemopet, the

world's first private non-profit animal blood bank which now services over 2000 vet clinics in the U.S.and Canada.

But tonight on Raising Indiana, our focus is entirely on the W's of vaccinating your dog. At what age, how often, why, what are the risks, and why the controversy?  We'll try to get to the most pressing issues on this episode.

Dr. Dodds' Vaccine Protocols can be found here