Jan McHugh Smith of the San Francisco SPCA joins us to talk about how to keep your pet safe during the holidays. Plus, Taffy the underwear-eating pooch and William Wegman and his Weimaraners.

Katherine C. Greer is curator of a touring exhibition about America's changing attitude towards pets from the 17th century to the modern day. She tells us all about it in this week's episode.

This week, our interview with famed photographer and lover of dogs Elliott Erwitt. Plus, dog news from China and India.

Costumes abound in this post-Halloween episode, as we interview dogs in capes and devil horns at a 7X7 Magazine event at Wag Hotel in San Francisco. We then go straight to the source to talk to Carla Reiss, founder of Meow-Wear.

This week, we're pleased to feature an interview with Ed Sayres, president of the ASPCA. In the news, vets in London are calling for a blood bank for dogs, and we get an update on the situation in Southern California.