Maria Milito

Maria Milito

Maria Milito Is On Air Every Day To Rock The Airwaves! Don't Forget To Check Out Maria's Podcast 'Maria's Mutts And Stuff' On iHeartRadio.Full Bio

Five-Dog Epiphany--A Memoir by Marianne Leone

A Horse Named Sky: A Voice For Wild Horses and Their Plight

Maria chats with author Rosanne Parry about her latest book A Horse Named Sky. Sky is a young wild horse who gets captured for the Pony Express; his mission is to return back home to his family.
Rosanne talks about the extensive research she did for this book. A Horse Named Sky is educational for all ages!

Tender Paws: Parenting and Dog Raising Are The Same!!

Maria chats with award-winning writer and journalist Wendy Lyons Sunshine about her book
Tender Paws: How Science-Based Parenting Can Transform Our Relationship With Dogs.
The title says it all!  Patience and caring; positive reinforcement; making the dog feel safe--all the things you would do raising a child are applied to raising a pup!!
Give a listen and learn.

Creature Comfort Pet Therapy Helps Many With A Variety Of Pets!

**Maria chats with Creature Comfort Pet Therapy's Executive Director Mary Beth Cooney and Board President/Volunteer Janice Tierney (who volunteers with her pup Mulligan!) about all that they do--
they visit people in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabs, schools and more with a variety of pets:
Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and even mini-horses! 
Learn more at CCPETHERAPY.ORG

**Please be patient listening to this interview as there were many technical problems which I realized after. I salvaged what I could...thank you for your patience and as always, thanks for listening!**

The Wild Animal Sanctuary: Saving Animals For 44 Years!

Last month I saw a piece on 60 Minutes about The Wild Animal Sanctuary in CO where the Executive Director Pat Craig and his wife Monica saved hundreds of animals from a zoo in Puerto Rico.
I was fascinated and in awe and had to know more about them!

Here's my chat with PR Director Austin Hill on this amazing sanctuary.
They save animals from all over the world. 
Please give a listen and learn more. Visit wildanimalsanctuary.org.

Daisy's Near CATastrophe: Based On a True Story!

Maria chats with author Debra Westgate-Silva about her book Daisy's Near CATastrophe, a tale about the friendship between a cat and a dog...and based on a true story! When Daisy goes missing...we follow her as she searches for her dog sibling Bear. Although the book is written for children, adults will enjoy it as well--I did! I also learned about K9Pet Trackers--have you ever heard of them?
Give a listen and then enjoy Daisy's Near CATastrophe!

Petco Love Lost Reunites Pets With Their Owners

Maria chats with Petco Love's President Susanne Kogut about all they do:  Working with local shelters; saving pets' lives; supporting organizations; and reuniting lost pets with their owners! 

Petco Love Lost is the largest national lost-and-found pet database...and it's FREE!!
Did you know nearly 10 million pets go missing each year?!! :(

Learn more and Upload a photo of your pet!! petcolovelost.org.

New ShelterMe TV Episodes And The Mustangs Documentary

Maria chats with award-winning filmmaker and returning guest Steven Latham about the new season of ShelterMe TV, 9 new episodes that celebrate the bond between us and our pets. Steven also has an upcoming documentary that will air on PBS The Mustangs: America's Wild Horses (Executive Producer Robert Redford with a Bruce Springsteen song too!)
Give a listen and learn! Also checkout ShelterMe's Facebook page.

North Shore Animal League America Celebrates 80 Years!

Maria chats with Joanne Yohannan, North Shore Animal League America's SVP of Shelter Operations.
North Shore is the world's largest and longest running no-kill shelter! Celebrating 80 years of operation, they've saved more than 1.1 million animals! Joanne and Maria discuss many parts of their mission, including the Celebration of Rescue Gala this Friday June 14th in NYC that Maria is hosting.

Learn more at animalleague.org.

Jennifer S. Holland's DOGSMART: Dogs Are Even Smarter Than You Think!

Maria chats with author Jennifer S. Holland about her latest book DOGSMART:  Life Changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence. We all know how smart dogs are, but Jennifer digs into just how intelligent and instinctive they really are! From sniffing out an approaching seizure to sniffing out an orca's health through its poop (Yes you read correctly!!)  DOGSMART is a fascinating and informative read.