Inside the World of Riley Keough: How Her Pets Bring Joy and Inspiration
In this episode of "Ask the Vets" with Dr. Jeff, host Dr. Jeff Werber is joined by the talented Riley Keough, granddaughter of music icon Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley. Together, they discuss everything from Riley's love for dogs, her experiences in the film industry, her special connection to her family, and even her favorite foods. Grab your favorite snack and get ready to hear some fascinating stories from Riley, and gain some valuable tips from the vet himself, Dr. Jeff. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this engaging and heartwarming conversation!
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"We wanted him to walk down the aisle with the rings. We were thinking maybe that we would tie, like, a little pillow to his back and have him walk down the aisle and bring the rings down the aisle."
— Riley Keough
BIO:
Actress and model Danielle Riley Keough was born in Santa Monica, California to musicians Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough. She is the eldest grandchild of legendary singer Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley. Keough started modeling as a teenager. She first appeared on a runway for Dolce & Gabbana. She has also appeared on the cover of "Vogue" with her mother and grandmother.
Keough began her acting career in 2010 when she won the role of Marie Currie in The Runaways (2010). Other roles followed in The Good Doctor (2011), Jack & Diane (2012), and Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike (2012).
She has been married to Ben Smith-Petersen since February 4, 2015. They have one child.
Once upon a time in the bustling world of film and television, there thrived an actress named Riley Keough. Riley, a diligent and respectful artist, made waves not only for her talent but also for her commitment to authenticity when portraying real-life figures on screen.
Riley's journey was marked by two significant projects that stood out, testament to her philosophy concerning the portrayal of true stories. The directors she worked with shared a similar respect for the truth, prizing the integrity of the real people whose lives they were dramatizing. They sought the input of these individuals, ensuring their comfort and agreement with the narrative, even inviting their participation in shaping the script.
Riley didn't just aim to mimic mannerisms; she sought deeper truths, portraying the emotional states and reactions that made these people truly human. The key to Riley's success lay in preparation. Before she stepped foot on set, and certainly long before she found herself in the midst of a scene, Riley engaged in in-depth conversations with the people she was set to embody.
These interactions weren't fleeting. Riley invested her time to understand, to imbibe their essence, and to infuse her performances with a soulful honesty that resonated with audiences and pleased the very people she portrayed. Thus, Riley Keough became known not just for the characters she played, but for the heart and respect she brought to the storytelling process, immortalizing real lives with fidelity and grace on the silver screen.
Transcript:
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:00:16]:
Good morning, good afternoon. Wherever the case may be, wherever you happen to be, you are here live with Dr. Jeff, where we're here to host the next 30 minutes here on Pet Life Radio's Ask the Vets with Dr. Jeff. We're here for you. We're here for your pets. We're here to talk.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:00:27]:
Anything you want to talk about pets. And that's what we do on our Sunday mornings, isn't it? And it's free. Advice is free. If you have any questions, if you have anything you need to talk about, now's the time to ask. Now to call in. We have a very special guest here with us today, and I wanted to certainly introduce. So this is my good friend, and her name is Riley Keough. And Riley is not just any Riley besides fact, except for, of course, my granddaughter, who is also a Riley.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:00:55]:
But Riley has some interesting lineage. Riley happens to be the granddaughter of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley. Priscilla, by the way, years and years, which was so funny when I met Riley for the first time, I said, oh, my God. I used to take care of Priscilla's dogs 25, 30 years ago. And really, really, what a small world. And Riley is Lisa Marie's daughter. And Riley, welcome and thanks for joining us here with your two great dogs.
Riley Keough [00:01:21]:
Thanks for having us.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:01:23]:
So let's introduce. So this is tucked under your right arm is grubs. And grubs is Harley. Now, first of all, you have to see, Grubbs is a Frenchie. As we all know. I am a frenchie nut. I have two, my son has one. And we're a big frenchie loving family.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:01:41]:
Harley is very interesting. Let's, first of all, before we talk about specifics about your dogs and your relationship with your dogs. And you, of course, we all want to know about you. But tell me about Harley. She is really a unique dog.
Riley Keough [00:01:52]:
So, Harley, well, you should see her first. She's so excited to be on the couch right now because she's never allowed on the couch. But okay, here she is.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:02:03]:
Now, we should ask our viewers to try to guess. I mean, she is about the size of a Frenchie, but if you look at that head and you look at her eyes, she is, as you were telling me, she is a full english bulldog. Oh, my God. And her siblings, you said her littermates are totally english.
Riley Keough [00:02:20]:
They're totally english. They're full size. They look like normal english bulldogs. And she's actually a bit smaller than grubs, my Frenchie.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:02:30]:
Yeah.
Riley Keough [00:02:32]:
Her paws are big. She's a bit special.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:02:37]:
And she's absolutely adorable. But as we all know, and I know because I deal with this a lot with my own frenchies and with my patients, they are noisy breathers. There's no way around it. They make a lot of noise. Harley is unique, as Harley's breathing is worse than any French I've ever heard. And I think what they did is they took in her dwarfism. She is like a full size English that is smooshed down. So everything about her is normal size except her body.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:03:02]:
So it's like, sucked in. And look at that head. It looks like her brain.
Riley Keough [00:03:06]:
Her head's big, and her paws are.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:03:08]:
Quite big, too, right? But she's got that funny, funny gait. But I'm telling you, I honestly never thought that she would be around as long as she did. We had some doubts early on whether or not she would make it, whether we'd have to put her to sleep. And look at her now. It's just amazing. So, anyway, as we're talking, we have some guest listeners that have joined us. So, Mark, I don't have names, but the guy sitting with the black hat on. Talk to us.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:03:38]:
What's your name? Hi.
Anthony Rey [00:03:39]:
How's it going? I'm Anthony Rey.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:03:41]:
So you have any specific questions you want to ask, Riley? Because I have a bunch of questions. But you know what? I'm hoping that many of you will have the questions that I was going to ask that question, so go for it.
Anthony Rey [00:03:51]:
Hopefully I don't steal any of your questions away. Riley, first of all, it's like an absolute honor to meet you. I've been a fan of yours for quite a while. The first movie I saw you in was the runaways, and you were so cool in that movie. You were, like, one of my favorite characters. My question I wanted to ask you, when you're acting, do you find it harder to portray somebody who was actually there, like you did in the Runaways, as opposed to just a character that was written that's off the cusp, like Mad Max, like that kind of stuff? Do you find it a little harder to get into character when the person actually exists?
Riley Keough [00:04:24]:
Yeah. Well, I find it more stressful because I have to make the person, especially if the person is alive. The two people that I've played were alive and on set, so you feel a pressure to make them happy, and you kind of have to stick to. It's stressful. It's more stressful playing somebody that's real, because when it's not real, you can just make up everything.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:04:53]:
Let me just chime in real fast. So you said they're there. They're kind of watching the filming. Do they ever would stand up and say, wait a second, that's not how I would have said it, or, that's not me. How do directors react to that when the real person is there who knows more than the director about them? You know what I mean?
Riley Keough [00:05:09]:
I mean, the two projects that I've worked on, the directors were very respectful of the real people and wanted to know if the real person wasn't happy with something or had a different opinion on how something would have gone down or then the director would change it. And actually, both times, they were kind of involved in the script writing and all that kind of thing. So it's not so much that they would tell me, don't do that. It's not mannerisms and stuff, but it's more like reactions to things and emotional states and that kind of thing. But luckily, with both of the projects that I did where I played real people, I got to talk to the people for a long time before. And so I kind of knew what was going on before I got into it, as opposed to being there in the middle of the scene.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:05:56]:
Like, that's great. If anyone else, any listeners out there want to join us and talk live to Riley Keough, you can join us. Just go on to pet life radio. You can either. We'll just go to the box. If you go to assavets with Dr. Jeff under shows. And there's a big box kind of encircled in red, and it says, join us here just by clicking this link so you can click and join us here live at pet Life radio.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:06:18]:
Talk to Riley. Any other questions before we move on? Oh, there's grubs. Grubbs is great. Absolutely great. All right, so next up, I see another two, a couple waiting. Any other questions before we let you go or you want to stay on them? Please stay on in case anything else comes to mind that you want to talk about or ask Riley, just chime on in. This is not a one on one. This is a million on a million, like, in a big room, and we're all talking to each other, and you just kind of break in.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:06:43]:
We like that, too. Who's there? I see another group. A couple. Hi. Your mic, it looks like it's turned off. Is that on or off? All right, while you guys are bringing that, Riley, I had some questions for you. So, growing up now, you never got to know Elvis, correct?
Riley Keough [00:06:58]:
Correct.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:06:58]:
So what was it like growing up with such a famous, world renowned grandfather and then you even never even had the pleasure to meet.
Riley Keough [00:07:08]:
The thing is, it was normal to me because it was all that I kind of knew. I didn't realize it was like a weird thing until I was older and people started being like, oh, is that weird? Because I didn't know any different. So I was used to it and I was used to it being a big deal and I was used to people asking about it, know, a young age, like very little in school, that kind of thing. So I didn't really know what it was like to not be in that situation, honestly.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:07:38]:
You grew up in here? In LA? Did you grow up here?
Riley Keough [00:07:40]:
I grew up in LA.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:07:41]:
You did?
Riley Keough [00:07:42]:
Yeah.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:07:42]:
And how close you get to see Priscilla often?
Riley Keough [00:07:45]:
I do. She travels a lot and I travel. It's not as often I would like, but we do get to see each other at least once a month.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:07:55]:
Well, you have to. Please give her my regards. This is so funny, going way back. How about now? Your mom lives here as well, right?
Riley Keough [00:08:03]:
Yeah, my mom lives here, my dad lives here, my sisters, my brother, my grandmother, everybody lives here.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:08:10]:
Oh, that's nice. That's nice. Now, I know your mom is a pet lover. Did you grow up with pets as well, or is this something as an adult? You started becoming a pet lover?
Riley Keough [00:08:20]:
No, I grew up with pets when I was young. We had a lot of property. We had a few acres and a lot of yard, so we had always had at least like five dogs. And we had a lot of english bulldogs.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:08:33]:
I did do okay.
Riley Keough [00:08:35]:
We had english bulldogs and my mom had like a Pomeranian that she was obsessed with. And we had a little mini poodle at one point. We had all kinds of dogs, but the bulldogs was like a consistent thing growing up. So we always had english bulldogs. And I think that that's where my love for bulldogs probably.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:08:56]:
Right, right. Well, yeah, they're amazing dogs. My son, who has the French, he also has an. Oh, yeah, mo. His name is mo. He spends a lot of time here at the house because they only live four blocks away from this. Mo is a rescue that supposedly was nine when they rescued. And my son thought, you know what? He wanted a playmate for his frenchie and why not just bring another dog home and save a life? Well, it turns out that was over three years ago and there's no way.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:09:26]:
He's twelve now, so he must have been way younger.
Riley Keough [00:09:31]:
How can you tell how old dogs are?
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:09:33]:
Yeah. No, not at all. So again, it helps a lot. The two things we look at most are eyes and the mouth, you look at eyes, if you look into a regular dog's pupil, all right, that it's black, the pupil is usually black when they hit, usually around seven ish, depending on the dog and the individual. But around at seven, you start seeing a little haziness. That's called lenticular sclerosis. And you can start seeing, it's almost like a white haze instead of a black pupil. And that usually advances with age.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:10:03]:
If a dog were to live, technically it's called a pre cataractive state, which means if that same dog lived to 30, it would probably end up as a cataract at some point. But as we know, dogs don't live to 30, but it's a common way. The second way is the teeth and the gums. You look at where, you look at how much tartar, you look at the gum disease and all that can give us an idea as well. And of course in dogs that Gray, like my old Labrador who lift a 16 and a half, which is unbelievable. Oh, by the time he was like eleven or twelve, he started getting gray, had way more gray than I have anyway. And so, yeah, those are the different ways we can check it out and.
Riley Keough [00:10:41]:
See what is a life like. Another maybe dumb question, but what is the life expectancy of like what is the longest dogs can live?
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:10:49]:
Well, I just had to put a dog to sleep. What is interesting, it was a fairly, it wasn't a large breed, but it was a full medium breed. He was an osseocross 20. Oh my God. So rare, it's unbelievable. And then I am taking care of a little Chihuahua now and she comes in, I see her very often. Him. The owner is a woman, but the dog is a male, name is Prince and he is now over.
Riley Keough [00:11:17]:
No.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:11:18]:
Yeah, it's crazy. But that's really rare. It's like my old frenchie now is approaching 14 and if you.
Riley Keough [00:11:25]:
14 almost.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:11:27]:
I know, it's amazing, right? If you look at frenchies they say twelve to 14. So it's like at some point, look, we know he's not in great shape, my old little. But I delivered him c section almost 14 years ago. Yeah. So I was the first human hands to touch it and sadly, I'll probably be the last human hands to touch. But he's, look, you got to look at the, when you have these dogs that get really old, you kind of have to look at the good side that, yes, it's sad. It's never going to be easy, but that's the joy they bring us. And the best gift we can give to them is not have them suffer at the end.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:12:02]:
We just have to look at the good side. Oh, we see our couple is back. Hey, guys.
Riley Keough [00:12:07]:
Yes.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:12:08]:
Hello. There you are.
Rudy V [00:12:10]:
Sorry about that.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:12:12]:
Oh, good. So anyway, talk to us, and if you have any questions for Riley, you got her right here in front of you. Oh, thanks.
Rudy V [00:12:18]:
Well, we have a couple, but that's my wife, Debbie. My name is Rudy, Riley.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:12:22]:
Thank you.
Rudy V [00:12:23]:
We're big fans, but as always, ladies first. So we're going to let her go first.
Riley Keough [00:12:26]:
Yes.
Debbie [00:12:27]:
As always, ladies first.
Riley Keough [00:12:28]:
Hi, Riley.
Debbie [00:12:29]:
I'm so excited to talk to you. I'm a very big fan of not only you, but your entire family. So I have a ton of questions.
Riley Keough [00:12:36]:
But I'm going to keep it to two.
Debbie [00:12:38]:
The first one is just, if you have a favorite grandpa song, I'm curious what that would be of yours.
Riley Keough [00:12:44]:
Oh, wow. That's a really hard question. Sorry. I really like how great thou art. And I really like suspicious ones.
Rudy V [00:12:55]:
Oh, yeah.
Debbie [00:12:56]:
That's, I think, my favorite.
Riley Keough [00:12:58]:
Yeah. So those are probably my two beautiful songs.
Debbie [00:13:03]:
Are you able to sing like your grandpa?
Riley Keough [00:13:05]:
Not at all. I'm not, like, completely tone deaf, but definitely not comparable in any way.
Debbie [00:13:16]:
I see. And then my second question is kind of a simple, more simple question. Curious what color your new fall pocketbook is? You seem like a fashionista.
Riley Keough [00:13:30]:
What color is it? I think it's tan. Tan.
Debbie [00:13:34]:
That's a great color for the fall.
Riley Keough [00:13:36]:
Yeah.
Debbie [00:13:37]:
Okay, your turn.
Rudy V [00:13:38]:
Thanks, Riley.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:13:39]:
Okay.
Debbie [00:13:39]:
Thank you.
Rudy V [00:13:40]:
Thanks again for having us. And needless to say, grandpa, pretty awesome guy. But my question was, we read a story about grubbs where he was supposed to be the ring bearer or something at the rehearsal, and apparently he was acting up and he was stripped of his duties. So, out of curiosity, what was he actually doing?
Riley Keough [00:14:05]:
He doesn't listen to anybody. I don't know whose fault that is. But we wanted him to walk down the aisle, right? We wanted him to walk down the aisle with the rings. We were thinking maybe that we would tie, like, a little pillow to his back and have him walk down the aisle and bring the rings down the aisle. So we did, like, a little rehearsal with him, and we started, and honestly, there was only, like, two ways to go. One way was down the aisle, and the other way was out of the venue. And I was like, okay. So we held him, and we're like, okay, go down the aisle, walk to the other side.
Riley Keough [00:14:44]:
And he just sat there. And then he started running the other way and going in between the chairs and we're like, oh, God. And it wasn't his strong suit. So we were like, okay, we're not going to be able to do this because we could have had someone walking down with a leash, I think, but it's not as impressive. So he just stayed in the hotel.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:15:08]:
As we all know, dogs do what they want to do, not necessarily what we want them to do. Anyway, don't go away. We have to take our quick break. When we come back, we have more of Riley Keough. Stick by. If you have another question, you can certainly ask it then. So join us in a few minutes when we get back from these short message. Once again, if you want to reach us, you can 877-385-5882 but better yet, join us here live.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:15:30]:
Ask the vets with Dr. Jeff under shows and click on and join us here live. We'll be back after these short messages. Let's talk pets let's talk pets on pet Life radio. Petlife radio, petliferadio.com, you. And welcome back. You're here live with Dr.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:16:43]:
Jeff Werber and our very special guest, Riley Keough, with grubs sitting on her lap right now. What an adorable, amazing Frenchie. So, Riley, new things on the horizon. I see you're doing a lot of stuff. In fact, real quick. So you have a brother, Ben. You have a husband, Ben. How did you and Ben meet?
Riley Keough [00:17:01]:
We met doing Mad Max. He was a stuntman on the movie. We met while we were filming, but we didn't start dating until a year later when we shoots in Australia. And I went to Australia to do the reshoots. And I decided that I wanted to stay in Australia for a while because I didn't think I was ever going to go back there. Well, little did I know. And so I was know I'll stay here for a few months and explore the country because I'll never be back here again. And so I stayed and I saw him and I knew him, but I didn't know him very well.
Riley Keough [00:17:40]:
And I got his number because I was just trying to find people to hang out with. And I didn't know anybody. I had two of my friends there, but I was trying to find more things to do. And I talked to him on set and he was like, oh, maybe I can teach you to surf while you're here. And I was like, okay, cool, that sounds good. And so I just started hanging out and going to the beach and just like, going around Sydney and, yeah, I really wasn't expecting to get into a relationship while I was there. So it was kind of a surprise. But we really just got along.
Riley Keough [00:18:13]:
And I wanted to hang out with him every day while I was there. And then after that, we kind of just never separated. By the end of my trip in Australia, we were kind of sort of dating. And then I told him to. Then he came to visit my family for Christmas. And then he kind of moved to LA after that.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:18:34]:
I'm sure you like to twist his arm to have him move.
Riley Keough [00:18:37]:
Yeah.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:18:40]:
So tell me, what's next on the horizon for Riley Keough, as far as projects? What are you working?
Riley Keough [00:18:46]:
A. I've got a production company that we're doing a lot of films right now that we're sort of in development on. And I think that we'll be ready to shoot our first film next year. Maybe two of them, actually, which is really exciting. And then as far as acting goes, I'm about to do a film with this woman, this incredible female director named Janixa. Bravo. I start that next week. Actually, I'll be doing that until mid December.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:19:16]:
Great. And when you shoot now, you say it could be out next mid December. So a year from now?
Riley Keough [00:19:21]:
Yeah, I would say that usually it's about a year later.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:19:25]:
A year later. Good. And now, when you have your own production company, are you going to try to have yourself as one of the actors in the films that you produce?
Riley Keough [00:19:35]:
Interesting questions sometimes. It depends. I'm trying to not sort of exclusively only do things for me. I want to do things for myself. Because the cool thing about it is you can find your own films and things like that. Ben's feeding drugs, so you can find whatever story you want, really make your own films. So that's really exciting. But I also am really interested in giving sort of other people opportunities and supporting younger filmmakers and other people's stories that I think are interesting.
Riley Keough [00:20:18]:
That's something I'm really excited about. So there are some projects we're doing that I'm in, and there's some projects we're doing that I'm not in. And all of them are good.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:20:25]:
I would hope so. I can imagine. Before we start asking a little more questions about your pets, any other questions from our guests as. Raise your hands, because I can't hear you. I can see you. Go ahead. Good. Hold on.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:20:36]:
Let me click on you. Sure, go ahead. What do you got?
Rudy V [00:20:38]:
Okay, I have one more, Riley, and it's a quick one. Did you inherit grandpa's love for peanut butter and banana sandwiches?
Riley Keough [00:20:46]:
I definitely did.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:20:48]:
You did?
Riley Keough [00:20:49]:
For sure. But I don't know anybody who doesn't like feel like, I don't know. I don't know anyone that doesn't like peanut butter, but I like peanut butter, banana and honey.
Debbie [00:21:02]:
Delicious.
Rudy V [00:21:03]:
Do you have one more Debbie?
Riley Keough [00:21:04]:
Yeah.
Debbie [00:21:05]:
Curious, did you just start acting as well as you do or did you take acting lessons or how did you become such a wonderful actress?
Riley Keough [00:21:15]:
Thank you. I did do lessons, I did a little bit of theater classes when I was a teenager and younger, even younger than that, like 1213 kind of, and then when I was older, maybe 1718 ish, I did more serious classes in LA, but it wasn't like I didn't have any serious training. I had a little bit and I think honestly the best practice for me is filming things and filming movies and learning new things and I do have people I work with now on different projects. I'll find different people depending on what the role is. So yeah, I did a little bit, but nothing crazy, like I didn't go to Juilliard or anything.
Debbie [00:21:59]:
So then you always knew you wanted to be an actress?
Riley Keough [00:22:02]:
Yeah, I actually wanted to be a director when I was really young and I would make home videos, make horror movies with my friends and I wasn't in them, I just directed them. I didn't want to be in, but I think that in hindsight I was just shy and I really did want to be acting in them, but I was nervous. I was just always saying I want to direct, I don't want to be in the movies. I think that I just got more confident as I got older.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:22:33]:
I have a question about it because I was thinking about that. That's a great question I was going to ask as well about was this something you wanted to do ever since you were little? And I always wonder like you went to high school here, which high school?
Riley Keough [00:22:43]:
I actually home schooled.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:22:45]:
You did home school? Because I was going to wonder when you have a celebrity and they become something that they maybe didn't even talk about when they were in high school and they go back for a reunion, a do they even go to the reunions? And it's like with me, I want to be a veteran since I was five. So there was no surprise to anybody that I became a veterinarian because that's all I ever talked about. So when you come back and you have a certain celebrity status and back in high school you were just in high school, what would it be like for your friends or would you even go back to a reunion at this point?
Riley Keough [00:23:18]:
For sure, I would. You know what's funny is that I've still am friends with a lot of the people that I was friends with in school. So most of my friends have stayed my friends through school until now. So they've kind of been with me through my career and all that. The great thing about having friends for a long time like that, from when you're a kid, is that they're genuinely like, they're proud of you, but they're not impressed.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:23:48]:
Right.
Riley Keough [00:23:49]:
So they're just like, oh, yeah, cool, whatever. Which is a really nice thing to have.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:23:55]:
Right?
Riley Keough [00:23:56]:
Because sometimes when you make friends, once you're successful, I think that you kind of maybe question like, oh, are people hanging out with me? Because I think that the fact that I do have friends from my childhood and going to school and that kind of thing is something that's very valuable and special to me.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:24:18]:
Right. That's great. And any more, are you guys going to stay with two dogs or are you going to think there? Or any cats?
Riley Keough [00:24:26]:
If it was my choice. Actually, both of our choices, we have.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:24:30]:
Like a hundred of them.
Riley Keough [00:24:32]:
Harley is a lot of work. Yeah, I know she's not easy, but in a funny way she's easier than drugs in terms of like, she's good, she's well behaved, she listens. We have to go kick him off. And he never listens. He just is on his own wavelength. He doesn't want any sort of authority in his life. He's like a teenager. But.
Riley Keough [00:24:56]:
So she's really good. And right now she's sitting by her dog bowl with waiting to eat and she'll just sit there and just wait pleasantly. And Greg is just a bit of a nightmare. But she's really hard in terms of other things, which, you know, there's always something like a couple of days ago, she's having a hard time keeping food. Yeah, we definitely want more dogs for sure. But I think right now with Harley, we're trying to get her to a place to figure out she's kind of our priority.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:25:30]:
Right, right. All right. So anyway, any other, if there's anything. Last questions. We are out of time. At least Mark is going to yell at me for going over our lot of time here. But anyway, I just want to thank Riley. Riley, thanks for joining us.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:25:46]:
You are welcome back anytime, especially after you get some of these projects. Just kind of let us know what's going on. And thanks our listeners for joining us here live on pet Life radio, having an opportunity to talk to Riley and we will be here next week, I'm going to try to do this. I have quite a few clients that I think you'd be very interested to meet out there. And we will let you know in advance so you can sort of plan accordingly to be available on our Sunday mornings at nine out here in the west, noon out in the east. And if you Riley, what is your instagram? I'm sure people are going to want to know that.
Riley Keough [00:26:25]:
It's at Riley Keough. My name is Riley Keough.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:26:29]:
Okay. At Riley Keough. Mine is at Dr. Jeff Werber. We'd love to have you follow us anyway. And if you ever want to get a hold of, if there's any specific thing that you could not join us here live and wanted to ask if you can always get a hold of me here at Dr. Jeff. Dr.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:26:46]:
Jeff@petliferadio.com I will pass it on to Riley. And otherwise, we will see you here next week, same time on Petlife radio. Once again, thanks for joining us. And Riley, thanks for being my guest. And say hi to Ben and thank you. And also, of course, Riley and grubs. I mean, Harley and Grubs. All right.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:27:08]:
Have a good week, everybody.
Riley Keough [00:27:09]:
Bye.
Dr. Jeff Werber [00:27:10]:
Bye, guys. Bye.
Timestamped overview:
00:00 Free pet advice with special guest Riley Keough.
05:09 Respectful directors involved real people in scripts.
07:08 Grew accustomed to unusual circumstances from childhood.
10:03 Ways to determine dog's health and aging.
14:05 Dog struggles to walk down wedding aisle.
17:40 Unexpected relationship sparked while hanging around Sydney.
22:45 Celebrity status and high school reunions dilemma.
25:46 You're welcome back anytime. Thanks for joining.
27:08 Wishing everyone a good week ahead.
Key topics and bullets:
Primary Topic: Introduction
- Dr. Jeff Werber introduces the podcast and welcomes listeners to "Ask the Vets with Dr. Jeff" on Pet Life Radio
- Invites listeners to call in with pet-related questions
- Introduces the special guest, Riley Keough, and her dogs
Primary Topic: Riley Keough and Her Dogs
- Dr. Jeff introduces Riley Keough as the granddaughter of Elvis Presley and Lisa Marie's daughter
- Riley discusses her dogs - Grubs, a Frenchie, and Harley, a unique mix of Frenchie and English Bulldog
- Talks about the challenges and unique qualities of Harley's physical features
- Riley describes her relationship with her dogs and her love for bulldogs
Primary Topic: Audience Interaction
- Anthony Rey, a guest listener, asks Riley about her experience portraying real people in movies
- Riley talks about her experience playing real people in movies and the involvement of real individuals in the filmmaking process
- Dr. Jeff encourages live audience interaction and invites more questions for Riley
Primary Topic: Riley Keough's Life and Family
- Riley shares her experience growing up as Elvis Presley's granddaughter and her close relationship with Priscilla Presley
- Discusses her childhood in LA and her family's love for pets
- Shares her upbringing around pets, including having English Bulldogs, Pomeranians, and poodles
Primary Topic: Pet Care and Longevity
- Dr. Jeff and Riley discuss the life expectancy of dogs and factors to consider in determining a dog's age
- Dr. Jeff shares insights on assessing a dog's age using factors such as eyes, teeth, and fur color
- Audience members engage and ask questions about Riley's dog's behaviors and preferences
Primary Topic: Riley Keough's Career and Future Projects
- Riley talks about her upcoming projects and involvement in film production
- Discusses future plans with her production company and her roles as both an actress and a potential director
- Riley shares insights on her journey into acting, including her early aspirations and experiences with acting lessons
Primary Topic: Personal Stories and Anecdotes
- Audience members ask light-hearted questions, such as Riley's favorite song by her grandpa
- Riley shares personal preferences including favorite Elvis Presley songs and food choices
- Engages in a casual discussion about her personal life, including her relationship with her husband, Ben
Primary Topic: Conclusion and Social Media Interactions
- Dr. Jeff thanks Riley and the audience for the engaging discussion
- Encourages the audience to follow Riley on social media and promotes future episodes of the podcast
- Farewells and signs off while inviting the audience to join the show next time and engage with future guests or topics