Since 2011, I’ve had the privledge of being featured on TV, radio, podcasts, in print and online magazines, and in books many times over the years.
I’ve been quoted as an expert on the topic of hiking and camping with small dogs, the Dachshund breed, and turning a blog into a small business, and the environmental impact of owning a dog.
To request and interview or my contribution to your work, please contact me at Jessica(at)pettalkmedia(dot) com.
Below, are some of my most significant contributions.
Expert Interviews and Features
Radio
Monthly Radio Segment: The Dog Buzz – approximately May 2013 to December 2014
The Dog Buzz was a Q&A segment on the KIRO Radio 97.9 FM show – It’s Raining Cats and Dogs with Shawn Stewart that aired weekly from approximately 2013 to 2015.
I was a featured expert on the show for a over a year and a half.
Book Contributions
Downward Sizing Dog: A Reformed Big Dog Snob Defends the Small Dog Life by Karen Lina Izzo, 2023
Part memoir, part scientific and anecdotal proof, Karen takes you on her journey in Downward Sizing Dog from being a big dog snob to discovering the best kept secret in canine companionships: small dogs provide us joyful and profound connections, enriching our relationships with dogs, with humans, and with life itself.
I provided an audio interview about Dachshunds, and about the stereotype that small dogs aren’t “real dogs”, which was repurposed into an essay and included in the book.
The Essential Guide to Hiking with Dogs: Trail-Tested Tips and Expert Advice for Canine Adventures by Jen Sotolongo, 2021
In the Essential Guide to Hiking with Dogs, Jen helps people and their four-legged friends be ready for anything the wilderness by sharing tips for both seasoned and new hikers about trail etiquette, leave no trace (environmental) ethics, important gear and packing guides, and essential commands you should train on the trail.
I contributed a section for her book specifically about hiking with small dogs and the unique things that must be considered when your rugged trail companion is pint-sized.
Podcast Interviews
The Outdoor Minimal Podcast: Hiking with Small Dogs (Episode 34)
People are used to seeing large or medium-sized dogs when out hiking, but dogs of all sizes enjoy hiking and playing outside. In this video interview, I share my best tips for taking small dogs on outdoor adventures.
How This Dog Mom Makes $5-$10k a Month Through Her Blog – Wear Wag Repeat Podcast, 2021
The Wear Wag Repeat podcast features conversations with women in the pet industry about business and dogs.
In this interview, I speak with Tori about how I turned a hobby blog about my dogs into a little “blogging empire” that provides an income exceeding what I made at my last mid-level corporate job.
This is a follow up to a previous interview about how to optimize your pet content to get more people to your website.
Interview: Dog Waste and the Environment – National Park Paws, 2018
Before becoming a professional blogger, I worked in the environmental field for 10 years. A self-dubbed “dog poop queen”, I studied the impact pet waste has on the environment and all of the potential ways to manage this waste.
In this interview, I discuss how dog poop left on the trail impact the environment and the proper, and best way to dispose of it while you’re hiking.
Humarian Health Podcast – Pet Blogger Interview, 2018
In this interview, I join Dr. B. to talk about miniature Dachshunds, why it’s unwise to make assumptions about the physical capabilities of a dog based on its size, hiking with small dogs, precautions to take when hiking with dogs.
Television and Radio Interviews
Adventurewiener Club in Seattle Proves Size Doesn’t Matter – King 5 Evening Magazine, 2018
In this segment, I was interviewed about why I started the club. My favorite sound bite is: “The misconception with a lot of people is that the size of the dog equates to their athletic ability or endurance, but that’s not true,” said Jessica Williams, Founder of Adventurewiener Club.
Online and Print Newspapers and Magazines
Feature: Hot dog! Wiener dogs strut their stuff at Gateway Park – Kitsap Daily News, 2022
The February meetup in Silverdale, WA for the active Dachshund Club – The Adventureweiner Club – we founded was featured featured in print and online.
AKC Family Dog Magazine – May/June 2013
Expert Interview: Small Dogs, Big Adventures – Preparing Your Pint-Sized Dog for the Great Outdoors p.32