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“The Pet Buzz,” hosted by Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, is the ultimate in pet-centered radio shows. The Pet Buzz keeps you in the know and in the now for everything your pet needs, wants, and deserves. On their show, Reed & Fleck talk with an incredible list of guests: veterinarians, pet industry specialists, celebrities, politicians, and other notable friends. Additionally, they create special programming for the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes) and the Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show—the two oldest sporting events in the United States.

Petrendologist Charlotte Reed


    • Jun 5, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 328 EPISODES


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    June 7 - Ban on Navy-funded Animal Experiments and Lyme Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with PETA's Science Policy Advisor Shriya Swaminathan about the Navy's recent ban on cruel animal experiments and with Cornell University's Richard P. Riney Canine Health Center, veterinarian, Dr. Aly Cohen about Lyme Disease.

    May 31 - Cat Awareness Days in June

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 44:58


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Certified Feline Behaviorist Beth Adelman about National Hug A Cat Day & National Foster A Pet Month.

    May 24 - Holiday Pet Safety & Comfort Tips for Aging Pets

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte chats with Dr. Tina Wismer, Medical Director of the ASPCA Poison Control Center, about important holiday safety tips for pets. In addition, Reed shares advice on keeping arthritic dogs and cats comfortable at home—and why now might be the perfect time for a refresher dog training course.

    May 17 - How Pet Ownership is More Expensive than Expected & the Latest Pet Industry News

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 44:58


    his week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Insurance Expert, Divya Sangameshwar of ValuePenguin by LendingTree, about how pet ownership is more expensive than anticipated and how pet parents should think about paying for unexpected, emergency expenses by having insurance. Additionationally, Mike Bober, President and CEO of the Pet Advocacy Network is joining to review various pet industry news that has an impact on American pet owners.

    May 10 - Spring Gardening & Parovirus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed speaks with Thrive Pet HealthCare's veterinarian, Dr. Anthony Coronado about pet-friendly seasonal gardening and with Elanco Animal Health's veterinarian, Dr. Christopher George about Parvovirus.

    May 3 - Pets & Weddings and Preparing for Summer Boarding

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 44:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Veronica Silghigian, owner of Pawfect for You a canine wedding consultancy, about how best to include your dog in your wedding and with Carmen Rustenbeck, CEO of the International Boarding & Pet Services Association, about preparing for professional pet care services over the summer.

    Apr 26 - Kentucky Derby 151

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks about KY Derby 151 with Churchill Downs' Darren Rogers; Milliner Christine Moore; and horse racing journalist, Steven Haskin.

    Apr 19 - Understanding Dog Bites: Prevention, First Aid, and Legal Preparedness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed discusses dog bite prevention with Bark Buster Scott Schwab, the importance of dog bite liability insurance with State Farm's Heather Paul, and preparing for a relevant claim or lawsuit with Dog Bite Attorney Kenneth M. Phillips. Additionally, Reed highlights first-aid tips for people and pets.

    Apr 12 - The French Bulldog: Health, History & Hype

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 44:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM talk about the French Bulldog. Guest include: Breeder, AKC Judge and Director of the French Bulldog Club of America, French Patricia Sosa; Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Epidemiology at the Royal Veterinary College and Founding member of the International Collaborative on Extreme Conformations in Dogs and of the Dog Breeding Reform Group, Dan O'Neill, DVM; Emmy award-winning and Chief Veterinary Officer of Airvet, Jeff Werber; and Best selling Amazon.com author and security expert, Robert Siciliano.

    April 5 - Importance of Cleaning up Pet Waste & Why Pets Matter in the Sustainability Conversation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed speaks with Timothy Stone, Founder and Treasurer of the Association of Professional Animal Waste Specialists about the importance of cleaning up poop and Jim Lamancusa, the Executive Director of the Pet Sustainability Coalition about sustainability in the pet industry.

    Mar 29 - Dogs Needing Friends for Health & Cancer Patients Needing Pets for Support

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 44:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Dr. Noah Synder-Mackler, an associate professor at Arizona State University's School of Life Sciences, about dogs needing friends and Brian Morvant, the Program Manager for CancerCare's Pet Assistance & Wellness (PAW) Program, about helping Cancer Patients stay together with their pets.

    Mar 22 - Training First Responders in Pet First Aid & Understanding Why Pet Food Prices Are Rising

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Thrive Pet Healthcare's Dr. Shannon Vawter about training First Responders in Pet First Aid, and the Pet Food Institute's CEO & President Dana Brooks about how tariffs contribute to the rising cost of pet food.

    Mar. 15 - Vaccines, Weight Management, Household Hazards & First Aid

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 54:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Ann Hohenhaus, DVM, about the importance of pet vaccines; Ernie Ward, DVM, about slimming down America's super-sized pets; Tina Wismer, DVM, about common household hazards; and Marc Seitz, DVM, about how first aid can save your pet's life.

    Mar. 8 - Spring Cleaning & Seasonal Allergies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ' Tina Wismer, DVM about spring cleaning hazards for pets and with Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine's Bailey Brame about seasonal canine and feline allergies.

    Mar. 1 - Pet Poison Control Month & Finding Lost Pets with Thermal Imaging Drones

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 45:00


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed discusses pet ingestion cases with ASPCA's veterinarian Dr. Tina Wismer as March is Pet Poison Awareness Month and how thermal imaging drones help find lost pets with North Country Drone Search & Recovery's CEO Chad Taverni.

    Feb 22 - 149th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Winner & Canine Heart Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed speaks with professional dog handler and co-owner of Monty-the giant Schnauzer, Katie Bernardin, about winning the 149th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and with Associate Professor of Veterinary Cardiology at Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Henry Green, about canine heart disease.

    Feb. 15 - Feline Dental Health & The Scoop on Poop

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte speaks with veterinary dentist, Dr. Jan Bellows about feline dental health and Thrive Pet HealthCare's Medical Director. Dr. Alyssa Vincent, about the Scoop on Poop.

    Feb 8 - 149th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Donald Sturz, President of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, about the 149th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and with Kathleen Lockyer of Lockshire Kennel about the Dachshunds as the largest breed entry at the show.

    Feb. 1 - Pet Dental Care & Creating A Feline Health Care Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with veterinary dentist, Dr. Jan Bellow, founder of All Pets Dental about pet dental care issues and North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Sciences Department and co-director of our Feline Health Center, Veterinarian Dr. Alex Lynch about creating a feline health care pan.

    Jan. 25 - How Bird Flu Affects Pets & Understanding Feline Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed speaks with veterinarian, Dr. Stephany Lewis from University of Illinois at Urbana about how Avian Flu affects pets; and with veterinarian, Dr. Ashley Saffirehis, founder of The Cat Specialty Center at Faithful Friends Veterinary Clinic and President of the Feline Veterinary Medical Association about how pain affects cats.

    Jan 18 - How California Wildfires Are Affecting Pet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed discusses pets in need with Pasadena's Humane Society's Kevin McManus; diagnosing and treating smoke inhalation in dogs and cats with American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Tina Wismer, DVM; how volunteers are helping Pasadena pets and their people with North Valley Animal Disaster Group's Garrett Needles and fire disaster planning with the American Veterinary Medical Association's Warren Hess, DVM.

    Jan. 11 - Pet Finances & Pet Parent Organization

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Synchrony's SVP & GM, Jonathan Wainberg, about the importance of pet care finances and preparing for unexpected pet expenses; and, with National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO) President Mindy Godding of Abundance Organizing about the importance of pet organization when caring for pets.

    Jan 4 - New Year's Resolutions & Vapor Wake Dogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Psychology Today's Dr. Stanley Coren about New Year's resolutions and how to keep them and with Auburn University's Dr. Paul Waggoner about Vapor Wake Dogs in the fight against terror threats.

    Dec 28 - 2024 Year in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 44:50


    Petrendologist Charlotte Reed recaps 2024 with this year-in-review programming. Special guests include the Pet Food Institute's Dana Brooks, the Pet Advocacy Network's, Mike Bober, and the Founder and CEO of the Animal Policy Group, Mark Cushing.

    Dec. 21 - 2024 Year End Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed recaps 2024 with the year-in-review programming featuring some of her favorite guests.

    Dec. 14 - Pet Purchase Scams and Best Pet Holiday Gifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed speaks with BBB's Brian Olgesby about pet purchase scams and Dogster & Catster online editors Melissa Kaufman and Annie Sherrifs-Butlern about the best holiday pet gifts.

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    Dec 7 - Holiday Plant Dangers & Decorating Safety for Pet Owners

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Ross University's retired, veterinarian Dr. Ibrihm Shokry about toxic holiday plants and Christmas Tree Designer, Kim Schribner about how to safely decorate your Christmas tree in pet owning households.

    Nov. 30 - Thanksgiving Weekend Shopping and Dealing with Pet Colds

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Retail Expert Trae Bodge about scoring the best pet deals During the thanksgiving shopping weekend and with veterinarian Michigan State's University's veterinarian, Dr. Stephan Curry about pet colds.

    Nov. 23 - Pet Prenups and Canine Diabetes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Hello's Prenup's Julia Rogers, Esq. about creating a pet prenup should a pet pet parents get divorced or have a domestic partnership break-up; and with College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University's, veterinarian, Dr. Patti Lathan the growing concern of Canine Diabetes.

    Nov. 16 - Thanksgiving and Pet Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 44:50


    Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with ASPCA Tina Wismer, DVM about holiday hazards; with LIU Vet School's Jonathan Stockman, DVM about what your pet can eat from the Thanksgiving table; and The Kennel Club of Philadelphia's Wayne Ferguson about the National Dog Show presented by Purina.

    Nov. 9 - Dog Hit by Car: What to Do for the Dog's Welfare & Your Legal Protection

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 44:50


    This week on the Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Attorney Kenneth M. Phillips, renowned expert in dog bite and canine injury law, about the legal liability around a dog getting hit by a car and with Thrive Pet Healthcare's Dr. Anthony Coronado, VP of Emergency Medicine, about how we can initially treat a dog that has been hit by a car.

    Nov. 2 - Cooking for Pets & Senior Dog Adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 44:50


    This week on the Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Dr. Jonathan Stockman. Dr. Stockman is an Associate Professor at Long Island University in the Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences about cooking for your pets and with Dr. Lisa Lunghofer of The Grey Muzzle Organization about Senior dog adoption.

    Oct. 26 - October as Health and Wellness Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 43:50


    This week on the Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Toe Grips entrepreneur and veterinarian, Dr. Julie Buzby about five signs that your dog's health is declining and NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Sciences Department and co-director of the Feline Health Center, veterinarian, Dr. Alex Lynch about recognizing feline top ailments/diseases.

    Oct. 19 - Howl'oween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed discusses Halloween and pets. Join her as she talks about trending pet costumes and holiday spending at the spookiest time of the year; seasonal dangers with ASPCA's Tina Wismer; folklore about black cats with author and certified behavior, Beth Adelman; and how to best protect your dogs at Howl'oween events with the Ohio State University's Dr. Jason Stull.

    Oct. 12 - Vaccines, Weight Management, Household Hazards & First Aid

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 54:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Ann Hohenhaus, DVM, about the importance of pet vaccines; Ernie Ward, DVM, about slimming down America's super-sized pets; Tina Wismer, DVM, about common household hazards; and Marc Seitz, DVM, about how first aid can save your pet's life.

    Oct. 5 - Fall Weather and Pet Dangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 44:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talk with ASPCA's Tina Wisner, DVM providing an overview of fall pet danger; University of Florida's Matt Smith about toxic mushrooms for dogs, Michigan State University's Bailey Brame, DVM about seasonal allergies of dogs and cats; and Charlotte Reed talks about fall pet health and wellness.

    Sept. 28 - Pet Week on Capitol Hill and Overweight Cats

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Mike Bober, President of the Pet Advocacy Network, about Pet Week on Capitol Hill and with author and veterinarian Dr. Ernie Ward about overweight cats.

    Sept. 21 - Mosquito-Borne Diseases and Pets

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Dr. Rebecca Smith, an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana, about mosquito-borne illnesses and pets.

    Sept. 14 - Back to School Blues & Best and Worst Dog-friendly Cities

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 44:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with dog trainers and author Babette Haggerty about Fido's Back to School Blues and with Jeff Herman, LawnStarter Editor-in-Chief, about the best and worst dog-friendly cities in the US.

    Sept. 7 - The New Science of Raising A Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 44:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Duke University's Vanessa Woods about Puppy Kindergarten and the new science of raising a dog.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 44:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Susan Burrows from Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy about providing pet relief to law enforcement and other government officials at the DNC Convention and with Dr. Kristyn Vitale, a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist and expert in cat behavior, about the socialization of kittens and cats.

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    Aug. 24 - Emergency Pet Preparedness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 44:47


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Kelsey Eberly, staff attorney at the Animal Legal Defense Fund about the PETS Act; Katie Blakely, CEO of Pet First Insurance, about how ready pet owners are for natural disasters; Diane Robinson, Program Manager of the Disaster Service Animal Rescue Team for the Humane Society of the United States about natural disasters; Dr. Warren Hess about how creating Preparedness Plan and Assembling an Evacuation Kit.

    Aug. 17 - Vaccines, Weight Management, Household Hazards & First Aid

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 54:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Ann Hohenhaus, DVM, about the importance of pet vaccines; Ernie Ward, DVM, about slimming down America's super-sized pets; Tina Wismer, DVM, about common household hazards; and Marc Seitz, DVM, about how first aid can save your pet's life.

    Aug. 10 - Pets of the Homeless & Tick Prevention

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 44:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed Genevieve Frederick, founder of Pets of the Homeless, about how her organization helps homeless individuals, their family members, and their pets, and with Dr. Jerry Klein, Supervising Veterinarian at the Chicago Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center, about tick prevention.

    Aug. 3 - K9 Sound & Light Therapy And Dogs on Highways

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 44:50


    Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with veterinarian Dr. Molly Brinkman about sound and light therapy for dogs, and with Wheat Ridge Colorado's Police Department's Information Officer Alex Rose about the dog owner crime prevention program.

    July 27 - Political Affiliation and Pet Choice & Dealing with Dogs on the Highway

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 44:50


    This Week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Chantelle Ivanski, a PhD candidate from York University in Toronto about whether political identity predicts liking of cats and dogs, and a preference for one over the other as well as with CHPS' Information Officer Alec Pereyda about dealing with dogs on highways.

    July 20 - How Dirty Cities Affect Pets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 44:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed speaks with Jeff Herman, Editor-in-Chief of The LawnStarter Blog, and with Tina Wismer, DVM, the Medical Director of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal's Poison Control Center about how America's dirtiest cities affect pets.

    June 13 - Pet Insurance & Insurance Industry News

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 44:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed speaks with Divya Sangameshwar, an Insurance Expert and Spokesperson at ValuePenguin by LendingTree about pet insurance and how it affects pets and pet owners.

    July 6 - Kitten Adoption & Fire Safety Prevention Pet Tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 44:50


    This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed discusses how best to prepare for adopting a kitten with Certified Feline Behaviorist Beth Adelman and fire safety prevention pet tips with National Fire Prevention Association Education Director, Kelly Randsdell.

    June 29 - Summer Pet Care Tips & 4th July Holiday Dangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 44:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Dr. Anthony Coronado, Thrive Pet Healthcare's VP of Emergency Medicine, about Summer pet care tips and with Dr. Tina Wismer, Medical Director of the ASPCA Poison Control Center, about 4th of July holiday dangers.

    June 22 - Dogs in Hot Cars & Summer Pet Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 44:50


    This week on the show, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks with Fleur Dawes, Media Director for In Defense of Animals, about why you should never leave your dog in a car. Reed talks about Summer Pet Safety.

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