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Join host Michele Forto as she discusses the Memorial Day holiday and tips and tricks for our K9 buddies.  Read More: Memorial Day Dogs Support Our Work: Donate Today

Join hosts Robert Forto and Toni Reitter as they discuss the recent appeal and reversal of the Rule 37 action against the mushers in the 2022 Iditarod.  Read More: Rule 37 Appeal Support our work: Donate Now

Learn five things that puppy owners should never dog. Here is a hint? Never let your pup go untrained!  Read More: 5 Things Puppy Owners Should Never Do Support our work: Donate Now

Join hosts Robert Forto and Toni Reitter as they weigh in on the recent news about the Yukon Quest sled dog race on Dog Works Radio.  To Read More: Yukon Quest Special Report Support our Works: Donate Now 

For years pet owners have gone by the rule that if you multiply your dog's age by 7, you will get their true age — so if your dog is 8 years old, their physiological age is likely closer to 56. Science is here to say that equation isn't quite right. A new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, which was recently published   in the Cell Systems journal ,...

Join host Robert Forto as he introduces the new host of the Mushing Radio podcast on Dog Works Radio, Toni Reitter.  We ask Toni ten questions to learn a bit about her and her passion for the Iditarod and mushing.  Read More: Who are you Toni Reitter? Support our Work: Donate Now  

Do dogs really smile? What is a submissive grin? How can you tell if a dog is happy or sad? Read More: Can Dogs Really Smile? Support Our Work: Donate Here

Robert sits down with long-distance musher and recent Kobuk 440 champion, Hugh Heff to talk about the sport, the Iditarod, traveling to Sweden, and the passing of his friend, Hobo Jim.  To Support Our Work: Donate Now 

Join hosts Robert Forto and Kourosh Partow as they welcome dog driver, Eddie Duque of Alaska to the Dog Works Radio Show 

On today's episode, we talk about 5 Ways to Help Your Dog Go Green on Earth Day. There are several ways that you and your dog can help the environment.  Read More: 5 Ways to Help Your Dog Go Green  Support Our Work: Donate Now

Did you know that sled dogs have many jobs in the summer from running on glaciers, being guests on cruise ships, doing presentations, and just being like Snoopy?  Read: What do sled dogs do in the summer? Support our work: Donate Here  

Join hosts Robert Forto and Kourosh Partow as they welcome dog driver Ron Hayden from Ohio, USA to the podcast on Dog Works Radio 

Egg hunts are memorable springtime traditions but have you ever done one for your dog? An egg hunt is a great way to test your dog's sense of smell and scent game skills.  Read more: Create a springtime egg hunt that your dog will love Support our work: Donate now

Join hosts Robert Forto and Kourosh Partow as they welcome Rondy and Iditarod finsher Matt Paveglio to the Dog Driver Show on Dog Works Radio 

Did you know that the American Kennel Club lists the average life expectancy of about 10 to 12 years? This number can go up or down for a variety of factors including health, genetics, diet, and environmental factors. Smaller dogs like toy breeds tend to live longer while giant breeds like the Great Dane and Deerhound live much shorter lives, sometimes less than eight years. Any way around it they...

Today we turn the tables and Robert interviews KP about how he got started in the sport, his dogs, what it takes to be a top dog driver and much more.

On this episode, we provide some post-Iditraod updates, thoughts on the search for Leon, rules changes, Dallas' announcement, and the Kobuk 440.  To read more: Mushing Radio Updates Support our work: Donate Now

A new study indicates that dogs have the ability to grieve, and express negative emotions in reaction to the death of other dogs they have lived with. The study, which was published in the journal   Scientific Reports   on Thursday, states that dogs who lived with a companion dog that died "changed both in terms of activities ('playing', 'sleeping', and 'eating') and emotions (fearfulness), which...

Join hosts Robert Forto and Kourosh Partow as they welcome musher Jason Dunlap to the dog driver podcast on Dog Works Radio

In a  study  titled "Canine Sense of Quantity" published in  Biology Letters earlier this month, researchers from Atlanta's Emory University found that a dog's brain processes numbers in a similar way to the human mind. Read more:  Dogs Can Naturally Count and Process Numbers Like Humans, New Study Finds Support our work: Donate Now 

Join host Robert Forto and Kourosh Partow as they welcome Ray Cook of Canada to the Dog Driver podcast on @dogworksradio

Join hosts Robert Forto and Toni Reitter as they wrap up their Iditarod coverage with a special segment on the dogs and more! #uglydogs #mushertwitter

Join hosts Robert Forto and Toni Reitter as they talk about Trackers and Rescues and a lot more on this episode of the Iditarod podcast on Dog Works Radio.

Join hosts Robert Forto and Toni Reitter as they talk about the Red Lantern Award and much more on the Iditarod podcast on Dog Works Radio.

Join hosts Robert Forto and Toni Reitter as they talk about Fancy Sweaters on this episode of the Iditarod podcast on Dog Works Radio