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The Ultimate Story of a Man & His Dog

#1012A: Brock Alston's first novel “Jetson’s Journey” is a humdinger — a gripping emotional tale of a man whose life unravels and crashes — but Jetson, the dear empa

Are Dogs Inherently a Danger to Society?

#1012B: Melina Jacques promotes some unusual and controversial ideas about the danger to people and the burden that dogs are to society in her book “What it Really Means

75 Dog Breeds That Changed the World

#1011A: Tamsin Pickeral's book "The Invention of the Dog: 75 Breeds That Changed the World" gives a new perspective on how modern dog breeds resulted from a brief bu

How She Survived Living With Freddie

#1011B: Anna Heyward's memoir “Living With Freddie” describes in the most compassionate, kind, and patient terms what it's like to live with a dog with desperat

Where does RAWZ send 100% of their profits?

#1010A: One of the many service dog organizations to which RAWZ gives monetary support for training and placing service dogs is Patriot Service Dogs. Tracie was absolutel

Meet the Doctor for Hurricane, the Famous Secret Service Dog

#1010B: Dr. Matt Brunke in Gaithersburg MD — who is board certified in veterinary sports medicine and in pain medicine — is rehab specialist for sports athletes, working

Giving a Dog Time and Space to Reveal Himself

#1009A: Dog trainer Laurel Saville has unique ideas about how we need to respect and honor what our dogs experience of life actually is, not how we want it to be. Her boo

The Woman Who Never Met an Animal She Wouldn't Rescue

#1009B: Michelle Lerner's memoir "A Series of Opinionated Animals" is a funny and touching testament to the limitless patience and generosity of one woman — and her

The Butterfly Season — a Quixotic Danish Explorer

#1008B: Lea Korsgaard — an award-winning journalist and author, cofounder and editor in chief of the digital Danish newspaper, Zetland —  talks about her wonderfully baff

What Your Open Palm Can Mean to a Dog

#1008A: Sindhoor Pangal is a canine behavior consultant with a Master's in Anthrozoology from the University of Exeter. She researches India's free-living dogs

Are Scientists Looking at Animal Cognition the "Right" Way?

#1007A: Philosophy professor Mike Dacey's book “Seven Challenges for the Science of Animal Minds” examines the way some of the greatest "animal observers" may be mis

Home Cooking is Great — But Only If You Balance the Ingredients

#1007B: Dr. Tracy Lord has her own holistic practice veterinary clinic that supports owners who want to lean into home-cooked diets as part of illness prevention and mana

Veterinary Experts Deployed for National Disasters

#1006A: Dr. Deb Zoran Texas A&M director of VET (Veterinary Emergency Team) which she also teaches to 4th year veterinary students — also serves on the FEMA Incident Supp

Poems To Make Your Heart Sing (some with dogs!)

#1006B: K.T. Landon's “Abide” poetry collection won the 2025 Richard Snyder Prize and hearing her read from this collection of wonderfully, powerfully accessible poe

Robo Stars Again in the Newest Timber Creek K-9 Mystery

#1005A: Margaret Mizushima's “Fighting Edge,” her 11th Timber Creek K-9 mystery, has Robo, the detection/apprehension dog, who is the star of the series, at the cent

Please Do NOT Get a Frenchie!

#1005B: Mariclare Carey-Jones made the film “Pierre’s Tale” as a cautionary story of the terrible physical ailments the breed has as they have become so popular, hoping t

Giants of the Valley — 16 Irish Wolfhounds (and Counting!)

#1004A: Nick Trumble talks about his delightful film "Giants of the Valley," premiering in the 11th Annual NY Dog Film Festival, about a fabulously eccentric English fami

The NYC Animal Care Centers Have Come a Long Way

#1004B: Katy Hansen of the NY ACC (the beneficiary of the NYC premiere of the NY Cat Film Festival Sept 26th) talks about all the great shelters the city has built (or is

Older Pets Get Their Day at SeniorPetCon!

#1003A: Dr. Monica Tarantino, founder of the Senior Dog Veterinary Society, is putting on a day of virtual education and support to empower the parents of senior dogs and

Guardian Angels for Dogs Discarded in the Vegas Desert

#1003B: Filmmaker Francesco Valentinuzzi talks from Italy about why he made the documentary “Dumped,” to celebrate the unusual group of dog rescuers who save discarded an