June 2010 podcast (please note that free gift was only offered in live podcast)
Susan Sims speaks with Vicki Rae Thorne of Earth Heart, Inc.
What is Earth Heart all about?  For 18 years, Earth Heart has developed natural products using pure essential oils and other plant-based ingredients; products that are easy to use; affordable; safe and effective for the whole family.   Earth Heart has also offered classes that promote the use of herbs and aromatherapy as an integral part of healthy living.
Now, the focus has shifted for aromatherapy use in dogs.  About …

Animal Radio is America’s most-listened-to pet talk. It airs on 90+ AM-FM Radio Stations and XM Satellite Radio. You can also hear Animal Radio® on ANY cell phone or land phone as well as online. Over 500,000 listeners celebrate the connection with their pets every week.
Tune in on Saturday, June 19 at noon E.T. and Sunday, June 20 at 5 p.m. E.T. to hear travel tips and destinations. Earth Heart offers a chance to win a free bottle of Canine Calm on both live shows.
As part of a summer survival plan for you …

Paige Ormond of Doggy Style entered the pet industry upon deciding it was where she really belonged. “I am a recovering lawyer,” Ormond admits, “I moved from the legal world into the pet industry because I really wanted to work in something I felt passionate about.  I’ve always been involved with animals – volunteering for shelters, etc. It just seemed like a natural transition for me.”
Doggy Style opened in June of 2006 after Ormond discovered Wicker Park in Chicago as the perfect neighborhood for her pet shop. “Wicker Park is …

June 5, 2010
Liz Varela originally entered the pet industry as an aviculturist, one who raises birds. She did this for twenty years before realizing that her area lacked a place to buy quality pet supplies and opening her own shop.
“We saw the need for good food, so we brought it in!” Varela remembers. Now Liz’s Pet Shop offers a wide variety of excellent pet products for dogs, cats and, of course, birds. The store focuses mainly on healthy foods such as raw meat diets, and even offers a variety of …

Feb. 2010: Meet Kathy Reiland, owner of Gypsy Glen K-9 Kastle, the woman who inspired the product with her request to manage nervous dogs in her kennel.
Kathy Reiland has worked with dogs for almost 50 years. She has trained dogs since she was sixteen years old, and worked for a dog research kennel while in college. She later operated a local dog club, worked with a narcotics dog while serving as a special deputy for McHenry County Sheriff’s Department, and became Director of Training for a search dog team that …