Wear Wag Repeat Podcast

To celebrate the 100th episode of the Wear Wag Repeat podcast, I’m answering questions about the pet industry, dog blogging and telling a story about one of my own dogs.

I’m kicking off Pet Dental Health Awareness Month by talking with Gail Beregovich and her son Andres of Jax & Cali. Gail and Andres walk me through coming up with the idea for paw wipes, lessons they learned trying to sell their product door to door at pet shops around the country, and the importance of listening to feedback from industry professionals. 

Jen Costello, the creator of the popular award-winning dog blog My Brown Newfies, joins me today to share her blog and content strategies, why she believes it's important to engage with your community, and why she's happy sticking to her niche. She also shares fun (and embarrassing) stories about her dogs, including the backstory for her recent viral Tiktok video.

In this episode, I’m talking to Johnna Devereaux, a clinical pet nutritionist and small business owner of Fetch RI and board member to pet product startup Bow Wow Labs. She shares her best tip for making your dog's meal healthier, how her rescue dogs inspired her to get into pet nutrition, and how her indoor dog playroom has become a great space for dog owners in the community.

On this episode, I’m finally interviewing someone in the pet talent industry! Paula Stewart of Urban Paws UK joins me today to share some great stories about dogs and cats on film sets, what it takes to make it as a dog model, how to work with celebrities, and more!

In this episode, I’m talking with Marika Meeks, the founder of IncredibullStella. Marika is always up to something new and today you’ll get to hear about her new book, a partnership with Papa John’s Pizza, a pilot for a TV show and a screenplay that she’s writing! One of my biggest takeaways from our conversation is about timing. Marika talks about re-pitching great ideas a year or two later… what might have been a flop a few years back could be a huge hit now.

Happy New Year! I’m revisiting another episode from the Wear Wag Repeat archives today to help ring in the new year. For this episode, I’m looking back at my conversation with Dr. Judy Morgan of Naturally Healthy Pets. On Episode 62: Using Food Therapy To Help Your Dog Live a Healthier Life, we discussed what type of food we feed our pets.

Instead of interviewing a guest for my Christmas episode this year, I'm going to revisit one of my favorite Wear Wag Repeat episodes, Episode 25: Creating an Online Shop! When that episode originally aired, the Wear Wag Repeat shop had just opened. A year and a half and a lot of growth later, I thought it would be fun to listen to my past advice and to see how it all still applies today!

On this episode, I’m talking with Theresa Piasta, the founder of the Puppy Mama community and the author of a new book sourced from real dog mom stories alongside advice from trainers, groomers and vets. We talk about the importance of creating a community around dogs and the nitty gritty details that it took to create this new book. We also touch on Theresa’s plans for her next book that will include advice on how to take your dog to more places so you rarely have to leave them behind.

On this episode, I interview Terran Bayer, a professional pet photographer and the owner of Westway Studio. We talk about how she makes clients feel extra special through Limited Edition studio sessions around the holidays and how she partners with a local rescue to create a fundraising calendar that generates over $6,000 for pets in need each year. We also discuss her work as a commercial pet photographer and how she brings emotion into product images.

On this episode, I’m talking with two friends who started their own online doggy boutique with a twist. The Gift Spawt is designed so that you can send special birthday, holiday or thinking of you gifts to your Instagram dog friends anywhere in the world. They’re sharing their best advice for working with a friend and tips on growing an engaged Instagram community - spoiler alert, being authentic is super important for both!

In this episode, I’m talking with Mary Sue of UNLEASHEDlife about how to find your purpose in life. Mary explains how her rescue dog Finley taught her to be present and live in the moment. Now she’s sharing that mindset with other purpose-driven dog lovin’ ladies. She’s inspiring others to have fun, be kind, take care of themselves and be joyful members of their communities. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

In this episode, I’m talking to one of the pet blogging OGs! Carol Bryant has been blogging about dogs, specifically her Cocker Spaniels, for about a dozen years. In this interview, we talk about what makes pet blogging so special and how to make a career of it. Carol partnered with another pet blogging superstar, Maggie Marton of Oh My Dog! Blog, to co-author a book all about pet blogging for love and money. That’s right! It can be a passion project and also profitable. Today, Carol tells us how!

Joining us today is Julie Krauss, the co-founder of HuggleHounds. Each year HuggleHounds re-designs their holiday collections, and Julie shares with us what that process is like from starting the designs a year and a half in advance to the final delivery which includes inspecting every single toy to make sure they meet their safety standards. It’s no surprise that HuggleHounds is also a dog friendly workplace, so listen to hear what it’s like to have 7 dogs in the office.

In this episode, I’m talking to Kristen Kidd, a social worker turned photographer who has combined those two passions into a new coffee table book called The Woman’s Best Friend Project. In this conversation, she shares a few of the stories from the book that really stand out in her mind and we talk about how she captures the emotional bond between women and their dogs (or other loved ones) in photos. She also shares some of her advice for standing grounded while managing a busy business.