About Follow Me: I'm a D.O.G! Podcast

Episode #18: Reiki You, Reiki Me

Episode #20: Dog Training with Integrity and Fairness with Chrissy Messick

Episode #19: From Puppies to Leader Dogs with Mark Woloweic

What is Reiki and can it actually help your dog?

Annie Baker Atwood of Red Boots Reiki talks to us about how we can channel energy to our dogs and how it can help us every day.

Episode #19: From Puppies to Leader Dogs with Mark Woloweic

Episode #20: Dog Training with Integrity and Fairness with Chrissy Messick

Episode #19: From Puppies to Leader Dogs with Mark Woloweic

Mark Woloweic shares with us the joys and challenges of being a Puppy Raiser and Birthing Support Staff through the Leader Dogs for the Blind programs in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

Episode #20: Dog Training with Integrity and Fairness with Chrissy Messick

Episode #21: Small Dogs, Big Love with Artist and Author Colette Stroffolino

Have I taught my dogs to peak around the kitchen island?

Is it a behavior chain I've created?

Is it always me?

Let's learn from Chrissy Messick, owner of The Nature of Animals in Lafayette, Colorado, and host of the podcast The Dogs of Our Lives.

Chrissy talks to The Dog Pod about how to be with our dogs and be curious about them, and how to be fair and less judgmental with our dogs and ourselves.

Episode #21: Small Dogs, Big Love with Artist and Author Colette Stroffolino

Episode #22: Every Breath He Takes: Atticus and Our Experiences with Laryngeal Paralysis

Episode #21: Small Dogs, Big Love with Artist and Author Colette Stroffolino

Los Angeles, CA Mural Artist Colette Stroffolino joins The Dog Pod to share her insights about being a first time dog owner and what loving a dog, and being loved by a dog, has taught her.

Colette learned and loved so much from her first dog Lucie, she wrote a book about her:

"Small Dog, Big Adventures: Meet Lucie - My First Pet Ever!"

Episode #22: Every Breath He Takes: Atticus and Our Experiences with Laryngeal Paralysis

Your dog can live with Laryngeal Paralysis, and it can be challenging for humans to know what they can do and what they can't do.

In this episode, I share some of my experiences, some of my regrets, and some of our challenges.

* There are a few sentences about euthanization and facing loss, but there are a lot of sentences of information, hope and support. *

Episode #23: You've Got More Questions: Crates, Cars, and Canine DNA

Episode #22: Every Breath He Takes: Atticus and Our Experiences with Laryngeal Paralysis

More listener questions!

This time, they're about crates, car safety, and doggy DNA tests.

Episode #24: These Are A Few of My Favorite Things: Gift Ideas for Dogs and for the People who LOVE Them

So many ideas for gifts for your dog, any dog, and anyone who loves a dog.
So many links are shared in the episode notes, and so many photos can be found on the pod's Instagram and Facebook!

Episode #25: Goals, Goalposts, and 2025

Episode #24: These Are A Few of My Favorite Things: Gift Ideas for Dogs and for the People who LOVE Them

You are a Member of The Pack and I have set some goals for 2025 I want you to know about.

Episode #26: The Top 5 Episodes of 2024

Episode #24: These Are A Few of My Favorite Things: Gift Ideas for Dogs and for the People who LOVE Them

Episode #26: The Top 5 Episodes of 2024

We count down the Top 5 Episodes according to listens and comments.

It's been a joyful year of turning this baby podcast into something sweet.

The plan is to continue the fun into 2025!

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM EVERY EPISODE SO FAr (Episodes 10-17)

Episode #10: Mirror Mirror At My Feet

Episode #13: More Than a Memory: Death and Discomfort with Jamie Kramer and Josh Hart

Episode #11: You've Got Questions? I've Got Experiences and Opinions

Jenny Bremer, Life & Leadership Coach, and I talk about how dogs are our mirrors and guides and companions through life; how they continually teach us about ourselves, and how we learn about them when we observe and listen.

Episode #11: You've Got Questions? I've Got Experiences and Opinions

Episode #13: More Than a Memory: Death and Discomfort with Jamie Kramer and Josh Hart

Episode #11: You've Got Questions? I've Got Experiences and Opinions

You all have some questions!

I am happy to tell you what I know.

EPISODE #12: Being Smart, Being Kind, and Always Being with Dogs

Episode #13: More Than a Memory: Death and Discomfort with Jamie Kramer and Josh Hart

Susan M. Pacheco tells us about how each dog in her life has met her and her family's particular needs at particular times.

She also shares insights about how spending time with dogs, in any way you can, improves your life.

Episode #13: More Than a Memory: Death and Discomfort with Jamie Kramer and Josh Hart

Jamie Kramer, Josh Hart, and I address a topic that is uncomfortable for a lot of people.

We talk about some things to say, some things not to say, and some things you can do.

Episode #14: Spinning Plates with Danielle Doth, Owner of Elkhorn Dog Services

Danielle inspires us to have fun with dog training and explains how we can find a trainer that fits our dog's needs.

Episode #15: Find Me at Cherryland Humane Society

Episode #14: Spinning Plates with Danielle Doth, Owner of Elkhorn Dog Services

Naomi Pobuda, Communications and Marketing Manager for Cherryland Humane Society educates us about the misconceptions of rescue and about the unique supports provided by CHS to make every adoption successful.

Episode #16: What Do You Feed Your Dogs?

Episode #14: Spinning Plates with Danielle Doth, Owner of Elkhorn Dog Services

Episode #17: Tick Tick BOOM: Our Tick Abatement Protocol

I not only tell you what I feed my dogs, but how and why I've fed them what I've fed them throughout our lives together.

Episode #17: Tick Tick BOOM: Our Tick Abatement Protocol

Episode #14: Spinning Plates with Danielle Doth, Owner of Elkhorn Dog Services

Episode #17: Tick Tick BOOM: Our Tick Abatement Protocol

What I've done.

What I do.

What works for us in our efforts to remain Tick Free Forever!

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM EVERY EPISODE SO FAR (PILOT - EPISODE 9)

The Pilot Episode: Childhood Dogs

I talk to my sister about our first family dogs.

Episode #2: Who's a Dog Lover?

The Pilot Episode: Childhood Dogs

The CPT Years and what it's like to be "A Dog Person" or Someone Who Loves Dogs.

Episode #3: Surprised By A Dog

The Pilot Episode: Childhood Dogs

Episode #4: Veterinary Assistants Are Good People

Adopting Maggie was a thoughtful process. How she changed her family was unexpected.

Episode #4: Veterinary Assistants Are Good People

Vaccines, poop samples, puppies, blood, stitches, emergencies, slobber, death, and all kinds of dramas are parts of every veterinary assistant's every day.

Episode #5: What Are Your Socials?

Episode #4: Veterinary Assistants Are Good People

Episode #6: Sisters Left to Their Own Devices

Award Winning Communications EXPERT Ori Hoffer and I talk about all things social when it comes to dogs.
Social circles, social media, social batteries, and socializing, but surprisingly, Ice Cream Socials do not enter the chat.

Episode #6: Sisters Left to Their Own Devices

Episode #4: Veterinary Assistants Are Good People

Episode #6: Sisters Left to Their Own Devices

My Friend Since Before Birth was bitten by a dog as a child.
I wanted to be her support person/Therapy Dog through it all.

Episode #7: Fetching Dates and Making Matches with Lisa Ratner

Are dogs the best matchmakers out there?
Are people burned out by dating apps?

Is love for your dog a deal breaker?

Is your Dog Pod host too cautious?

Certified Matchmaker and Dating Coach Lisa Ratner can tell you.

Episode #8: But He's MY Dog

Episode #7: Fetching Dates and Making Matches with Lisa Ratner

The adoption story of my first dog as an adult.

This wasn't the topic I had planned for this week, but when things don't work out with humans, you can always count on a dog.

Episode #9: By A Nose

Episode #7: Fetching Dates and Making Matches with Lisa Ratner

Episode #9: By A Nose

Award Winning Scent Work and Nose Work competitor and judge, Lisa Meleski, tells us how to start in the sport, how to have fun with it, and why nose work is so exciting.