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Re-issue: Mirrors of Life w/ Ben Moon

MOST POPULAR 2024 EPISODE (Re-issue): We are re-issuing our interview with Ben Moon – surfer, climber, photographer, and outdoors enthusiast – as the most popular episode

Looking Back w/ 2024 Guests

To close out the year, our annual recap episode highlights excerpts of 2024 guests who joined us on Dog Save The People. This year the conversations centered around compa

Positive Consistency w/ Zazie Todd, PhD

Human-animal behavior research and education has grown significantly over the past decade. One person who has stayed on top of these developments has been Zazie Todd, PhD

Art Imitates Dogs w/ Pamela Hornik

Pamela Hornik is an art collector based out of the Bay Area. She is a Founding member of the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (ICA SF), Board member of Stanfor

Running Free w/ Lisa Jhung

Lisa Jhung is a freelancer outdoors writer, author, and editor. She writes a regular column about outdoor adventure gear for Outside Magazine and has also written extensi

Heaven for Dogs w/ Tom Turcich

 Tom Turcich is an adventure photographer and author. In his new memoir, The World Walk, he writes about being one of 10 people to ever walk around the globe. His dog and

Ahead of the Class w/ Vanessa Woods

Vanessa Woods is the Director of Duke University’s Puppy Kindergarten program, which studies what qualities are important in becoming a great service dog. The program is

Special Report: Turkey Stray Dog Dilemma | Pt. 2

PART TWO - One of the most hot-button discussions in Turkey is how street dogs impact everyday citizens. Most people in cities like Istanbul are used to it, with a long t

Special Report: Turkey Stray Dog Dilemma | Pt. 1

The Turkish Parliament passed new legislation this summer that aims to remove all stray dogs from the streets by 2028, as these dogs are labeled by the government dangero

Mirrors of Life w/ Ben Moon

Ben Moon is a photographer and filmmaker who has integrated his passion for the outdoors into his work, including as a longtime contributor to Patagonia with climbing and

Return to Joy w/ Marianne Leone

Marianne Leone is an actress, screenwriter, essayist, and author. She is well-known for her recurring role in The Sopranos. After her son, Jesse, had been diagnosed with

Brilliantly Adaptive w/ Jennifer Holland

Jennifer Holland is a longtime writer for National Geographic where she has covered animal behavior, evolutionary biology, natural history, and more. She is also a book a

Re-Issue: All Those Who Wander Aren't Lost w/ Elizabeth Lo

For centuries, stray dogs in Turkey have lived outside amongst their humans. These strays do not have individual guardians, but are rather taken care of by the community.

It's All On Us w/ Anastasia Stellato, PhD

Anastasia Stellato is the Principal Investigator at Texas Tech University’s Human-Animal Interaction Lab, where she studies animal welfare. After becoming more of a dog p

Majestic Transformation w/ Winnie Au

Winnie Au is a photographer who has worked on many dog-related projects over the years. Her most notable project to date is Cone of Shame, with its name taken from the st

Beyond Words w/ Alexis Devine

Alexis Devine has been determined over the past five years to grow the types of communication she has with her dogs. It started with her sheepadoodle, Bunny, who she trai

Bonus: Dog Parkology | Nature Re-Enchantment | Ep. 5

EPISODE 5 of our new DOG PARKOLOGY narrative series: We’ve become disconnected from the natural world around us. However, our dogs – and our dog parks – can help us recon

Bonus: Dog Parkology | Social Capital | Ep. 4

EPISODE 4 of our new DOG PARKOLOGY narrative series: Third places like dog parks can help us form ties and cohesion among neighbors. Developing this trust and dependabili

Bonus: Dog Parkology | Common Ground | Ep. 3

EPISODE 3 of our new DOG PARKOLOGY narrative series: Dog parks provide a chance for us to meet strangers we might not otherwise. Through our shared love for our dogs and

Bonus: Dog Parkology | Guided Play | Ep. 2

EPISODE 2 of our new DOG PARKOLOGY narrative series: Guided Play is a learning approach borrowed from child education that may be applied to dogs, too. It involves ongoin