Working Like Dogs - Service Dogs and Working Dogs - Pet Life Radio Original

Karin TarQwyn and her working dog team (www.k9pi.com) are recognized as America’s number one Pet Private Investigators. Karin talks with Marcie and Whistle about how she trains her tracking dogs to locate and recover lost animals (www.howtofindalostdog.com). Did you know about PetAmberAlert.com? Karin and her dogs are nothing short of remarkable! No wonder their valiant work has been featured on A...

Marcie and Whistle welcome Karole Schaufele and Franz Freibert to the show to pay special tribute to Morgan, Marcie’s Paws With A Cause retired assistance dog, who passed away on March 12, 2011. Karole shares her personal experiences as Morgan’s puppyraiser and Franz candidly discusses both living with and observing Morgan as a service dog. You won’t want to miss their heartfelt and personal accou...

Beth Finke (www.bethfinke.com), NPR commentator, author, teacher and journalist talks with Marcie and Whistle about her adventures in life with her guide dogs, Pandora, Hanni and her current guide dog, Harper. You’ll love Beth’s whimsical attitude toward living with a disability and how her guide dogs have enabled her to live life to the fullest with joy, humor and gusto! Beth talks about her late...

Judy Fridono and Surfing Dog Sensation Ricochet (www. surfdogricochet.com) stop by to talk with Marcie and Whistle about the extraordinary philanthropic work they are doing to help people and causes in need. Learn all about Ricochet’s viral youtube video that has been viewed by over 3.3 million people and how she turned disappointment into pure bliss. Ricochet sends a clear message - everyone and...

Tune in as Megan Parker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Working Dogs for Conservation, talks to Marcie and Whistle about how she works side-by-side with some amazing canine scientists! These shelter-rescued dogs are changing the world and saving our planet as they work beside their human biologist partners to detect rare species and endangered plants. Their canine conservation work spreads f...

Karen Pryor, founder and leading proponent of clicker training and an internationally recognized animal behavioral biologist, visits with Marcie and Whistle about her new book, Reaching the Animal Mind, and her vast experience working with animals through positive methods and conditioning. Karen shares her wealth of knowledge as well as practical tips and information about how you and your dog can...

This assistance dog expert has been the Chief Executive Officer of the U.S.’s largest service dog organization, Canine Companions for Independence for over twenty years. Corey Hudson also serves as Secretary of Assistance Dogs International and as President of ADI, North America. ADI is a coalition of not-for-profit organizations that train and place assistance dogs which promotes standards of exc...

Dr. Marty Becker, "America’s Veterinarian" and the popular vet for "Good Morning America" and "The Dr. Oz Show," dropped by to visit with Marcie and Whistle about his latest book, "Your Dog: The Owner’s Manual." In this just-published book, best-selling author Dr. Marty reveals surprising information and practical tips that can help you solve your working dog-care problems while saving money. He a...

Greg Stokes, supervisor of the Canine Training Section for the United States Secret Service James J. Rowley Training Center, joins Marcie and Whistle to talk about the elite service that over 100 canines are currently providing to protect the President and Vice-President of the United States. Learn about these canines and how they work day-to-day beside their Secret Service handlers at the White H...

Park Ranger Karen Fortier, author of Sled Dogs of Denali National Park and former kennel manager at Denali for 10 years, drops by to give Marcie and Whistle an insider’s view into the working life of the Denali National Park sled dogs. Karen talks about how these fascinating Alaskan Huskies work beside park personnel to provide critical transportation in the back-country, assist park researchers,...

Two Plus Four Equals One: Celebrating the Partnership of People with Disabilities and Their Assistance Dogs is a delightful anthology of over 100 true stories and poems. Author, editor, and guide dog recipient, Kathy Nimmer, along with contributing author and diabetic alert service dog recipient, Dena Feller, visit with Marcie and Whistle about this inspirational book. They share their insights ab...

Hawaii Representative Corinne Ching visits with Marcie and Whistle about her efforts to formally designate the second week of August as National Assistance Dog Week in Hawaii. Follow House Bill 1596 at www.hawaii.gov/lrb/par. And don’t be shy, Representative Ching needs your support for this assistance dog specific legislation. She encourages everyone to email her at repching@capitol.hawaii.gov an...

Megan Talbert, Executive Director of Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled (www.monkeyhelpers.org), stopped by to give Marcie and Whistle the scoop about how she and her staff train and place capuchin monkeys with individuals with disabilities. Helping Hands is a national nonprofit organization based in Boston that serves quadriplegics and other people with severe spinal cord injuries or...

Veteran military dog handler, Larry Chilcoat, talks with Marcie and Whistle about the ongoing efforts to build a Military Working Dogs National Monument (www.jbmf.us). Larry speaks eloquently about the hard work that has gone into designing and funding this national monument that will honor the heroic past and present United States military dog handlers and their incredible working dogs. Learn how...

Amie and Matt Chapman and their Guide Dogs for the Blind puppy in training, Ricki, stop by to talk with Marcie and Whistle about their groundbreaking video blog, Growing Up Guide Pup. Through this video diary, they are documenting the highlights of raising their current Guide Dog puppy, Ricki with viewers worldwide tuning in. The series covers Ricki’s training and development into a Guide Dog for...

Comic strip creator, Tom Batiuk, stops by to visit with Marcie and Whistle about his career as a nationally syndicated comic strip writer and the creator of Funky Winkerbean. He also talks in depth about his character Wally, an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, who returns home with post traumatic stress disorder. Through the coaxing of his girlfriend, Rachel, Wally embarks on a journey to receive a s...

Garth Stein, best-selling author and documentary filmmaker, talks with Marcie and Whistle about his New York Times best-selling book, "The Art of Racing in the Rain," which will soon also be a major motion picture. Stein shares how he discovered the magical spirit that we know as Enzo, the dog who is the main character. Stein describes Enzo as -- nearly a human soul trapped in a dog’s body," and t...

Lindsey Stanek, Executive Director of Paws and Stripes, gives us the behind-the-scenes scoop about how she and husband and Iraq veteran, Jim Stanek, along with his assistance dog, Sarge, became unknowing guests on "Oprah’s Ultimate Favorite Things Show!" Of course it was a well-deserved honor, considering the work Lindsey, and her husband do at Paws and Stripes, a unique organization that works wi...

Carol Weisner, Darcy Weisner, and Brian McGill stop by to visit with Marcie and Whistle about their gorgeous Victory Ranch in Mora, New Mexico, the largest alpaca ranch in the Southwest United States. Carol, Darcy, and Brian talk about the magnificent Great Pyrenees working dogs who heroically work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to watch over the alpacas and protect them from coyotes and other pred...

Have you heard of the Pepsi Refresh (http://www.refresheverything.com/helpthedisabledandtheirdogs) competition? Toni Eames and Joan Froling, from the International Association for Assistance Dog Partners (www.iaadp.org), talk with Marcie and Whistle about the Pepsi Refresh program and IAADP’s opportunity to win funding to support veterinary costs for assistance dog teams and other worthwhile IAADP...

David Dayan Fisher, star of Hollywood hits such as National Treasure with Nicolas Cage, NCIS, Medium and 24, joins Marcie and Whistle to talk about his beloved dogs, Burton and Monkey. David talks passionately about how his dogs changed his life and helped him to gain a new perspective. He chats about his new book, Puppy School, and how proceeds from the book are directly benefiting rescue dog org...

Lisa Panish, mom to 7-year-old twin boys, Chase and Connor, talks to Marcie and Whistle about her family’s incredible journey to Canine Assistants where they were united with service dogs, Oakley and Nadia. Lisa talks about their unique experience and the incredible impact these dogs have had on Chase and Connor, their school, and their entire family and community. Can you imagine being a mom to t...

Tonja Peterson-Wendt and her service dog, Luka, stop by to visit with Marcie and Whistle in celebration of their winning the 2010 National Assistance Dog Event Contest! Tonja and Luka share their personal story and how they engaged Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and other policy makers, service dog organizations, service dog advocates and service dog recipients to come together to take the nation...

The Founder and CEO of Canine Assistants and author of the best-selling book, Through a Dog’s Eyes, Jennifer Arnold, and Canine Assistants’ Trainer, Chris Casatelli, join Marcie and Whistle to share their philosophy about how to successfully train service dogs. They also discuss the PBS documentary, Through a Dog’s Eyes sponsored by Milk Bone, and the incredible work they are doing every day to pl...

Entertainer and Guide Dog Partner, Tom Sullivan and his German Shepherd guide dog, Edison, stop by to chat with Marcie and Whistle about their experiences as a working guide dog team. Tom is full of funny stories and true wisdom that he openly shares with Marcie and Whistle about his experience throughout the years as a popular entertainer, a man who was born blind, and an active member of a guide...