Working Dog Photography Podcast

Meet Debi, Cindy and Beth, three amazing women who serve their community with their working dogs, sometimes separately and sometimes together. Debi is a powerhouse and owns several working dog businesses, including Mussel Dogs and Dogs with Jobs. Cindy is a dynamo with her working dogs as she serves her local schools with her Interquest dogs. Beth is a force of nature who trains and works Mussel D...

Meet Jess, a medical detection dog who serves Jeremiah in more ways than one. Jeremiah talks about: his bond with Jess and why that bond is so important; how Jess helps him through his day; what her favorite item of clothing is why Jeremiah put Jess in a hot dog costume and some special content that you'll only hear about on this podcast episode! Follow Jeremiah and Jess on Instagram , TikTok...

In this episode, we meet Tracy, Ember's human. Ember, who is PNW Dog of the Year, is a hospice therapy dog as well as a volunteer for Pile of Puppies. Included in Ember's PNW Dog of the Year prize package, was the opportunity for her dog charity of choice to receive a $500 donation. Ember and Tracy chose Pile of Puppies. In this episode, we also meet Jennifer, the founder of Pile of Puppie...

In this episode, we meet Andrea & Triton. Triton is Andrea's medial alert & assistance dog, whom she is training herself. In this episode learn why Andrea opted to train Triton on her own versus using an organization. Also, you will learn why it was good that I did not panic when Triton crawled into Andrea's lap in the middle of recording this episode! Did you know there are only 2...

Kyoko Johnson is the founder of Conservation Dogs of Hawaii. In this episode she talks about her work, her dogs and motivation behind the work that she does.  "Here in the 21st century, we now face a challenge to all life on our  planet Earth. Loss of biodiversity is accelerating worldwide, weakening  ecosystems that all communities rely on. In the Hawaiian archipelago,  the ra...

In the episode of The Working Dog Collective Pawdcast, I chat with Rebecca Gibson, owner of Flyaway Geese. Rebecca chats with me about her business, her dogs and her passion for the work that she loves to do.  Rebecca has created an amazing niche for herself in the world of working dogs, but training border collies to scatter geese in areas where their presence may pose a danger to either the...

Henry is the only hedgehog detection K9 in the UK! Henry is able to detect hedgehogs that are completely hidden from view in tall vegetation. Neither a spotlight or a thermal imagining camera can out detect Henry's nose. When tested against a thermal imaging camera, Henry found 100% off the hedgehogs that the camera found. He is unstoppable and impressive.  Henry uses his nose to find hedgeho...

Therapy Dog Casper is in the business of building a community. No matter where he goes, Casper makes friends. His partner, Rachel, started to notice how Casper makes people smile when the pandemic had us all locked down. Just being in his presence makes people smile. Rachel and Casper love to serve their community and have volunteered their time with Fueling The Fearless and Pet Partners, but it's...

Heath Smith, lead instructor for Rogue Detection Teams, explains what Rogue Dogs are, how they are trained and how valuable they are to conservation efforts. From sniffing out scat, to viruses to invasive plant species, these super sniffer dogs are the "k9 scamps" of the world. You know, the dogs with so much energy and drive that they do don't well in a home. They need a job, and Rogue Detection...

Christie Eppler chats with me about life after losing her beloved therapy dog Luke Skywalker, who passed away in January. Christie talks about how she is navigating her grief and how her current dog Mossy is finding his place in the world of working dogs.  "When I was asked about Luke's breed, I would say he was a lab and  whatever dog you grew up with. In some ways he looks like a lab,...

Coming March 11th. "When I was asked about Luke's breed, I would say he was a lab and whatever dog you grew up with. In some ways he looks like a lab, but he had these magical, fluffy ears." It took 15 different breeds to create the magic that was Luke Skywalker. Christie shares with us the that magic that was Luke Skywalker and how she is living her life to honor the work that he loved now that h...

Christian, and his K9 partner Saul, tell us about how they helped over 40 sea turtle during the recent "cold stun" event along the shoreline of Texas. Christian is the President and primary handler for K9s4Conservation. Saul is a dual purpose German Shepherd who was rescued from the Idaho Domestic Animal Welfare Group. (I love it when working dogs are adopted from rescues & shelters!)  If...

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In the next episode of The Working Dog Collective Podcast, we visit with Donna and her therapy dog, Blue.

The origin story of why Holly formed The Working Dog Collective and the pawdcast. 

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