Best Service Animals Podcasts (2024)

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 190 How Many Dogs Work for the United States (U.S.) Government? 24:31

7M ago24:31

24:31

Steve Morris from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) visits with Marcie and Fenway about his office’s recent report focusing on the working conditions of Uncle Sam’s working dogs. Dozens of federal agencies employ working dogs to fulfill their missions, including Homeland Security and the Department of State. Dogs are deployed throughout th…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 189 Extending the Lifespan of Our Dogs 27:46

9M ago27:46

27:46

Marcie and Fenway welcome Dr. Brennen McKenzie to the show to learn about his groundbreaking research with Loyal for Dogs on medical treatments that will potentially expand the lifespan of large breed dogs. The concept of doubling dogs’ current lifespan is no longer science fiction. It is becoming a scientific fact! Dr. McKenzie talks about the hor…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 188 A Dog’s Devotion: True Adventures of a K9 Search and Rescue Team 30:57

2y ago30:57

30:57

Suzanne Elshult, K9 search and rescue professional volunteer, and her K9 Keb stop by to visit with Marcie and Fenway about their many intense search and rescue missions, adventures and new book, A Dog’s Devotion: True Adventures of a K9 Search and Rescue Team. Suzanne discusses the active crime scenes, wilderness, avalanches, mudslides, and other d…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 187 Rescued by Ruby 35:42

2+ y ago35:42

35:42

Executive Producers SQuire Rushnell and Louise Duart Rushnell stopped by to talk with Marcie and Fenway about their upcoming Netflix feature movie, Rescued by Ruby which tells the remarkable TRUE STORY of a shelter dog that was saved from being put down, made history by becoming the first shelter dog to earn a spot on the Rhode Island State Police …

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 186 Transforming Trauma 35:36

3y ago35:36

35:36

Dr. Philip Tedeschi, Director Emeritus and Founder of the University of Denver’s Institute for Human-Animal Connection and co-author of the new book Transforming Trauma Resilience and Healing Through Our Connections with Animals, visits with Marcie and Fenway and discusses the power of animal-assisted interventions. Dr. Tedeschi describes the pione…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 185 Facility Dogs – Supporting Children 31:58

3+ y ago31:58

31:58

Dr. David Crenshaw, Clinical Director of the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie, stops by to talk with Marcie and Lovey about the many ways highly-trained facility dogs are supporting children and youth who have experienced trauma. Dr. Crenshaw shares his experiences and how it all began with a canine named Rosey. Rosey, trained by Educated Canines As…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 184 Pure Love! 31:00

3+ y ago31:00

31:00

Carol-Ann Doyle, Paws With a Cause service dog handler, visits with Marcie and Lovey about the joys and realities of being partnered with a service dog. Carol-Ann shares personal stories and experiences about all of her service dogs – Cal, Breeze, and Winnie – and how each of these self-less canines contributes to her quality of life. EPISODE NOTES…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 183 Pet Partners and National Therapy Animal Day 32:45

3+ y ago32:45

32:45

Ashley Drew, National Director, Special Events, at Pet Partners drops by to talk with Marcie and Lovey about the fun of becoming a registered Pet Partner volunteer team in the United States or in 15 countries around the world! She announces lots of exciting opportunities for you to join in on the celebration of this year’s National Therapy Animal D…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 182 K-9 Officers’ and Memorial Hermann Life Flight® 31:18

3+ y ago31:18

31:18

George Tarver III and Rudy Cabrera stop by to visit with Marcie and Lovey about Houston’s Memorial Hermann Life Flight®’s new K9-Casualty Care Course (K9-CCC) and Transportation Service. This innovative Life Flight program is the first air ambulance service in the United States to provide training, treatment and transportation for injured K9 office…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 181 Guiding Eyes for the Blind 37:46

3+ y ago37:46

37:46

What a pleasure to visit with Andrea Martine, a Guide Dog Mobility Instructor from Guiding Eye’s for the Blind based in Yorktown Heights, New York, about the innovative ways they are training canines to support people who are blind and deaf/blind. Andrea’s enthusiasm for her work is infectious as she shares how Guiding Eye’s gets to know each perso…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 180 4 Paws for Ability! 30:05

4y ago30:05

30:05

Karen Shirk, Founder of 4 Paws for Ability and Ericha Flateau, proud mom of Austin and his 4 Paws for Ability dog, Paris, visit with Marcie and Lovey about 4 Paws for Ability--a leading service dog organization. Karen shares her own personal challenges that led her to creating 4 Paws, an organization that specializes in placing dogs with children w…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 179 Legendary Dog Show Broadcaster David Frei 34:46

4y ago34:46

34:46

David Frei, the expert analyst on NBC’s National Dog Show broadcast every year on Thanksgiving, stops in to chat with Marcie and Lovey about the 2020 show and the upcoming National Dog Show Therapy Dog Symposium at Rowan University. David has been an advocate for service dogs and therapy dogs for decades. His experiences and heartwarming stories ar…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 178 Making the Connection – The Clothier Way 42:36

4y ago42:36

42:36

International renowned trainer and New York Times best-selling author, Suzanne Clothier visits with Marcie and Lovey about what we can learn from our dogs and how we can better communicate with them. She talks about how to deeply connect with our canine partners through her Relationship Centered Training™ approach. She offers sage advice for people…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 177 Cutest Working Canine 31:06

4y ago31:06

31:06

Kajla, a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) explosive detection canine who works at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii, and her handler, Penny, along with Lorie Dankers, TSA Spokesperson, joined Marcie and Lovey to talk about Kajla being crowned TSA’s Cutest Canine. Not only is she cute, but Kajla ranked first in t…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 176 Caesar the No Drama Llama 35:44

4y ago35:44

35:44

Caesar, the celebrity No Drama Llama and his handler, Larry McCool, dropped by for a chat with Marcie and Lovey about the high profile work they’ve been doing at the recent protests in Portland, Oregon and other major gatherings. This 6-year-old Argentine grant champion show llama works tirelessly as a therapy llama and “llamactivist.” Listen in as…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 175 Guiding Emily 34:50

4+ y ago34:50

34:50

Best-selling author Barbara Hinske stopped by to visit with Marcie and Lovey about her newly released book, Guiding Emily. The first book in her new series about a woman who is blind, Emily Maine, and her guide dog, Garth. Barbara shares how a visit to the Foundation for Blind Children ignited her passion to raise awareness for people who are blind…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 174 Puppies Behind Bars 31:48

4+ y ago31:48

31:48

Puppies Behind Bars President and Founder Gloria Gilbert Stoga visits with Marcie and Lovey about their extraordinary program that provides service dogs for wounded veterans and first responders as well as explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. Based in the heart of New York City, Puppies Behind Bars works with carefully selected inmates …

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 173 Paws and Breathe! 39:38

4+ y ago39:38

39:38

Co-founder and leading service dog trainer Lu Picard from ECAD (Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities), and professor and medical health care expert Joanne Singleton, PhD, from Pace University stop in talk about their groundbreaking new programs, Paws and Breathe and Canines Assisting in Health. Lu and Joanne give Marcie and Lovey the inside…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 172 Dog is Love! 35:15

4+ y ago35:15

35:15

Just when you thought you couldn’t love your dog more, Clive D. L. Wynne, Ph.D., the founding director of the Canine Science Collaboratory at Arizona State University, talks with Marcie and Lovey about his new book, Dog is Love: Why and How Your Dog Loves You. Dr. Wynne shares fascinating insights about how dogs, especially working dogs, really car…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 171 No Ordinary Dog 33:32

4+ y ago33:32

33:32

Will Chesney, former United States Navy SEAL and dog handler, visits with Marcie and Lovey about his new book, No Ordinary Dog. Will talks candidly about his canine partner, Cairo, and the perilous work they did together as Navy SEALS. He also shares insights about their ultimate mission in 2011, Operation Neptune Spear, which resulted in the death…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 170 To Be Of Service 28:13

4+ y ago28:13

28:13

Academy Award nominee Josh Aronson stops by to visit with Marcie and Lovey about his new documentary, To Be Of Service Josh wrote, directed and produced this powerful film that explores the complex stories of veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the impeccably trained service dogs they're partnered with. This film reveals the mag…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 169 Pack Your Bags! 31:48

5y ago31:48

31:48

Marcie and Lovey welcome Christine (Chris) Goodier, travel writer and co-author of the new book, Traveling With Service Animals: By Air, Road, Rail, and Ship Across America, and her black Labrador, hearing dog Raylene, to the show. Chris shares practical tips and wisdom to prepare you for traveling confidently with your assistance dog. She and her …

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 168 Service Dog Support 31:26

5y ago31:26

31:26

Staci Woodruff, Staff Vice President of Medicare Product Management and Operations for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, and her Great Dane mobility service dog, Merle, join Marcie and Lovey to talk about the new Anthem Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits. These groundbreaking benefits will provide service dog support to eligible Medicare Advanta…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 167 Mobility Dogs 32:46

5y ago32:46

32:46

Gail Harbott and her assistance dog, Coda, talk with Marcie and Lovey about Gail's exciting new position as Client Ambassador for Mobility Dogs Her enthusiasm is contagious as she talks about the wonderful work she and Mobility Dogs are doing to transform the lives of people with disabilities in New Zealand. Gail also shares some of the inspiring t…

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 166 Tails of Valor 15:39

5+ y ago15:39

15:39

Emmy Award-nominated Kel Mitchell, host of the CBS Dream Team’s Tail of Valor stops by to visit with Marcie and Lovey about Tails of Valor. Kel talks about his experiences on the show with working dogs and working animals. He also discusses some of the many projects he has in the works such as his starring role as Double G on Nickelodeon’s series G…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Service Animals Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Working Like Dogs - Service Dogs and Working Dogs - Pets & Animals on Pet Life Radio (PetLifeRadio.com)

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 190 How Many Dogs Work for the United States (U.S.) Government? 24:31

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 189 Extending the Lifespan of Our Dogs 27:46

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 188 A Dog’s Devotion: True Adventures of a K9 Search and Rescue Team 30:57

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 187 Rescued by Ruby 35:42

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 186 Transforming Trauma 35:36

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 185 Facility Dogs – Supporting Children 31:58

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 184 Pure Love! 31:00

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 183 Pet Partners and National Therapy Animal Day 32:45

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 182 K-9 Officers’ and Memorial Hermann Life Flight® 31:18

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 181 Guiding Eyes for the Blind 37:46

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 180 4 Paws for Ability! 30:05

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 179 Legendary Dog Show Broadcaster David Frei 34:46

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 178 Making the Connection – The Clothier Way 42:36

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 177 Cutest Working Canine 31:06

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 176 Caesar the No Drama Llama 35:44

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 175 Guiding Emily 34:50

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 174 Puppies Behind Bars 31:48

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 173 Paws and Breathe! 39:38

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 172 Dog is Love! 35:15

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 171 No Ordinary Dog 33:32

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 170 To Be Of Service 28:13

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 169 Pack Your Bags! 31:48

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 168 Service Dog Support 31:26

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 167 Mobility Dogs 32:46

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Working Like Dogs - Episode 166 Tails of Valor 15:39

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