Dog Save The People
172 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsHow caring for dogs transforms who we are as a person and changes our lives for good. Interview series hosted by John Bartlett, fashion designer and animal activist.
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Re-issue: Closer Look w/ Margot Guralnick
January 09, 2024 09:21 - 17 minutes - 20.1 MBMOST POPULAR 2023 EPISODE (Re-issue): We are bringing our interview with Margot Guralnick – the Architecture and Interiors Editor at Remodelista and Creator of Dog Walk Diary – as the most popular episode of the show last year. As we all learn from our dogs about how to slow down and appreciate nature, like our Dog Walk Meditation series, Margot started realizing that everything around her could make for beautiful collages. She started to make them and now has an amazing collection ...
Looking Back w/ 2023 Guests
December 28, 2023 09:21 - 6 minutes - 9.66 MBTo finish the year, this episode highlights 2023 guests who joined us on Dog Save The People. This year the conversations centered around companionship, acceptance, creativity, therapy, family, health, grief, home, and more. For more information about the episode, guests, and featured social media or links: dogsavethepeople.com/episodes/2023-recap
Tiny Tim Christmas w/ John Bartlett
December 19, 2023 09:21 - 8 minutes - 11.6 MBAs a farewell story from our host John Bartlett, we are resurfacing a special story from him right in time for the holidays. John has had many dogs in his life, but the most special and important relationship he had was with Tiny Tim, a three-legged pit bull rescue who lost a leg on Christmas Eve one year. But with John, Tiny Tim found his forever home. They would galavant around New York City and it enriched John’s life in many ways. Tiny Tim also inspired John to create a foundati...
Announcement: New Chapter Ahead
December 18, 2023 09:21 - 2 minutes - 3.72 MBLongtime show host John Bartlett is stepping down after five years on the Dog Save The People podcast. With a new job position at Parsons School of Design, he will often be traveling internationally and have more obligations that necessitate his time. We're happy to see him take this new career step. It's been a privilege for us to have John leading conversations on the show for all these years, speaking to over 150 guests. In this announcement, John shares his appreciation for the ...
Bonus: Dog Walk Meditation | Stress Relief Body Scan
October 27, 2023 14:00 - 9 minutes - 13 MBThis bonus episode features a sample meditation episode, Stress Relief Body Scan, from the new season of our Dog Walk Meditation series. This specific visualization meditation is designed to release tension throughout the body while on a dog walk, or sitting with a dog next to you. This guided body scan will slowly, from head to toe, recognize where you may be holding stress and imagine releasing tightness with each exhale. By allowing the body to decompress mindfully, you will be l...
Bonus: Dog Walk Meditation | Pure Love
October 06, 2023 21:14 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBThis bonus episode features a sample meditation episode, Pure Love, from the new season of our Dog Walk Meditation series. This specific visualization meditation is designed to bring you closer to the natural world that surrounds you, wherever you are. This practice will also help you to connect and reflect on your relationship with your dog in a deeply spiritual way. Afterward, you may feel the pure love from your mutual bond and immense gratitude for having a dog in your life. Do...
Bonus: Dog Walk Meditation | Embrace Joy
September 22, 2023 13:58 - 6 minutes - 9.35 MBThis bonus episode features a sample meditation episode, Embrace Joy, from the new season of our Dog Walk Meditation series. This specific walking meditation has been designed to help you gain a stronger appreciation for your dog and the natural world on your walks together. It will also direct you to notice a dog’s exuberance, and this happiness may extend into our hearts and minds. The reward from this meditation will be a feeling of joy that allows you to be more present with oth...
Bonus: Dog Walk Meditation | Sharing This Moment
September 08, 2023 19:21 - 8 minutes - 11.6 MBThis bonus episode features a sample meditation episode, Sharing This Moment, from the new season of our Dog Walk Meditation series. This specific walking meditation has been designed to focus on breathing, ease your mind, relax your body, and bring attention to your dog. The reward will be a calming feeling that strengthens your connection together. Learn how to take your thoughts away from the distractions of everyday life and instead ground yourself in the present moment with you...
Bonus: Introducing Season 2 of Dog Walk Meditation
September 07, 2023 20:58 - 3 minutes - 4.8 MBWe're back from our summer break to officially announce the launch of Season 2 of the Dog Walk Meditation podcast. This trailer preview features an introduction from former guest Annette McGivney, an award-winning nature journalist and lifelong meditator. The show features short guided meditations specially designed for personal time spent with dogs, such as on daily walks together, which may strengthen your mutual connection and improve mental well-being. The goal of the show is to...
Announcement: Summer Break '23
June 30, 2023 10:02 - 1 minute - 2.13 MBWe'll be taking a brief pause from posting new interviews during July and August. Over the Dog Days of Summer, you can follow along with us on Instagram where we'll be highlighting the beautiful work of artists that feature dogs at instagram.com/dogsavethepeople. One thing that we'll be working on, which we're happy to now announce, is that we're in production on Season 2 of our spin-off Dog Walk Meditation podcast. We will also be sharing select episode previews in the Dog Save T...
Caring Lifeline w/ Kwane Stewart
June 27, 2023 13:48 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBDr. Kwane Stewart is a veterinarian whose work started in hospitals and shelters but later took to the streets. For over a decade, Kwane has been helping the dogs of the unhoused – going up to people on the street and offering his medical help. Now, he and his brother Ian Stewart run the Project Street Vet nonprofit with the mission of providing medical care to the pets of people experiencing homelessness. His new book, What It Takes to Save a Life: A Veterinarian's Quest for Healin...
A Step at a Time w/ Antonia Bruce
June 13, 2023 13:47 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBAntonia Bruce is a UK-based artist who has worked across many mediums over the years, including drawing and painting. When she was faced with having to stay off her feet for a while due to a medical issue, two special dogs came into her life. Hal and Isla were a pair of fox hounds, who were not easy to train. But as Antonia started to slowly walk again as the puppies were learning to, they kept ramping up activity together – eventually both reaching normal levels. In addition to mot...
Enduring Relationship w/ Richard Mercer
May 30, 2023 13:56 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBRichard Mercer facilitates a pet loss support group for the Humane Society of Boulder Valley, where he helps those working through their grief. Through his time working with those struggling to process and move forward, Richard has learned how to guide people along their journey. He realizes and stresses that everyone heals differently, and on varying timelines. Certain practices, however, can typically be beneficial for most – such as looking at how we frame the memories of our dog...
Closer Look w/ Margot Guralnick
May 16, 2023 19:44 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBMargot Guralnick works as the Architecture and Interiors Editor at Remodelista for her day job, but she also discovered a personal artistic outlet through Enrique, her dog. As they would go for their walks in the neighborhood of The Bronx, and being forced to go at a slower pace due to constant sniffing, Margot started to see her surroundings in a new way and find little pieces of nature she thought were beautiful. When getting home, she would transform these into artistic collages ...
Sense of Home w/ Elli Frank
May 02, 2023 10:01 - 27 minutes - 37.1 MBElli Frank is the Founder of Mr. Bones & Co, a nonprofit named in honor of her late dog, which focuses on helping out with more difficult dog rescue situations and in quality over quantity. A former guest on the show a few years ago, Elli recently set out on the first leg of the Tin Can Kennel Tour, where she listed her farm upstate for sale, got an airstream, and traveled across the U.S. with her own dogs. Along the way, they would stop at different rescue shelters for Elli to lear...
Missing Link w/ Doug Mader
April 18, 2023 14:37 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MBDoug Mader is a triple board-certified veterinary specialist and has been a working vet for over 30 years. In his new book, The Vet at Noah's Ark, Doug writes about a year in his life in the 90's, living and working in inner city Los Angeles during the time of the Rodney King riots. Throughout his career, Doug’s work has impacted not only his relationships with animals, but with people as well – including his father, whose world was turned upside down when he got his own dog. For m...
Part of This World w/ Dr. Sharon Holland
April 04, 2023 10:01 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBDr. Sharon Holland is a Professor in American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she teaches a class on animal studies. She has written several books, with her work exploring areas of race, feminist, and queer theory. Her journey alongside animals during her life, and living with dogs at home, has informed her intimate perspective around animal studies. Through gaining true connection with all the species on our wonderful planet, Sharon believes we can...
Wonderful Reminder w/ Rob Grabow
March 21, 2023 14:57 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MBWith his new movie, The Year of the Dog, filmmaker and actor Rob Grabow explores how hard the cycle of addiction can be to break. However, like the main character who Rob plays in the film, having a dog by your side can be an important relationship that has helped many people to stay accountable in their journey to sobriety. For more information about the episode, guest, and featured social media or links: www.dogsavethepeople.com/episodes/rob-grabow - If you liked this episode, t...
Family Acceptance w/ Kimo Pokini
March 07, 2023 11:01 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MBAfter struggling with opening up to his parents about his sexuality, Kimo Pokini adopted his dog Jazz as an adult and found a new understanding about family and acceptance. Kimo is also the Co-Founder and Director of Development for Ruff Haven Crisis Sheltering, which focuses on pet retention and keeping dogs with their people as much as possible to remain a family. For more information about the episode, guest, and featured social media or links: www.dogsavethepeople.com/episodes/...
Unifying Presence w/ Dr. Jessica Maricevic
February 21, 2023 11:01 - 16 minutes - 23.1 MBDr. Jessica Maricevic is the founder of Empathic Paws, an organization to help spread awareness and advocate for more therapy dogs to be brought into educational envrionments, with a focus on high schools in particular. As a teacher and a mother, and someone who has conducted studies on the topic, Jessica has a special understanding of how important social-emotional learning is for kids that age. Not only do these dogs not provide a distraction, they instead actually enhance the lea...
Go The Distance w/ Tom Turcich
February 07, 2023 11:01 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBTom Turcich is the 10th person to walk around the world, and he is the first to do it with a dog by his side. When he was only a few months into his journey, he adopted Savannah, a puppy at the time. It took some training, but soon enough she was walking the 24 miles a day with Tom at her side. They would go on to spend the next seven years together, going across 37 countries and making everlasting memories and a forever bond. It's an accomplishment and adventure to see the world as...
Best Part of Us w/ Susan Scheifley
January 24, 2023 11:01 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBSusan Scheifley is a dog and empathy coach who helps people strengthen their relationship with their dog through her consulting company - Canine Connections with Heart. She is a certified HeartMath trainer, has practiced meditation for 15 years, studied alongside dog trainers, and has taken care of and rehomed hundreds of dogs. For more information about the episode, guest, and featured social media or links: www.dogsavethepeople.com/episodes/susan-scheifley - If you liked this ...
Re-Issue: Selfless Protector w/ Meredith May
January 10, 2023 11:01 - 13 minutes - 19 MBMOST POPULAR 2022 EPISODE (Re-issue): Meredith May is a book author and former longtime journalist at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she was shortlisted for Pulitzer Prize. Her latest book, Loving Edie, details her experience and lessons learned from an extremely anxious and sensitive canine companion who taught her how to slow down, become selfless, and find a maternal spirit. For more information about the episode, guest, and featured social media or links: www.dogsavethepeo...
Looking Back w/ 2022 Guests
December 27, 2022 11:01 - 12 minutes - 17.1 MBTo wrap up the year, this episode features highlights from 2022 guests that we had the pleasure of having conversations with on Dog Save The People. As we faced a transitional year of moving back to “normal” life, one thing that has only deepened over this time is the strong sense of connection that we have with our dogs. For more information about the episode, guests, and featured social media or links: www.dogsavethepeople.com/episodes/2022-recap - If you liked this episode, then...
Royal Treatment w/ Sheryl Dunleavy
December 13, 2022 11:01 - 14 minutes - 20.6 MBSheryl Dunleavy is the Founder of The Ann Parke Collection, an antique business focused mainly on dogs. The lineage of the items, particularly some like Staffordshire ceramic dogs, dates back all the way to the mid-1800s and can be traced to Queen Victoria. Prior to her reign, dogs had just been looked at as working animals. But Victoria, whose main childhood companion was a King Charles Spaniel named Dash, modeled a kinder, loving acceptance of her dog to society. When she became Q...
Constantly Curious w/ Ed Yong
November 29, 2022 11:01 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBPulitzer Prize-winning science journalist and book author Ed Yong's latest book, An Immense World, looks at the different ways animals experience the world from a sensory level. While Ed was in the midst of writing about this topic, a canine companion came into his life (for the first time ever), and gave him new insights into his work. Raising his corgi, named Typo, allowed him to reflect daily about what his own dog might be feeling, and leaned into these thoughts with curiosity...
Bonus: Dog Walk Meditation | Feeling Gratitude
November 24, 2022 11:01 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MBThis bonus episode features a sample meditation episode, Feeling Gratitude, from a new spinoff series – Dog Walk Meditation – brought to you by the team at Dog Save The People. This walking meditation is a way to feel a deeper and more present sense of appreciation for your dog, your life, and recognizing what you have – not what you don’t. This seasonal series will feature short meditations specially designed for personal time spent with dogs, such as on a walk together, which ...
Live For The Day w/ Dr. Renée Alsaraff
November 15, 2022 11:01 - 11 minutes - 16.3 MBAs a veterinary oncologist for several decades, Dr. Renée Alsaraff often treated her canine patients with cancer. But when she herself was later diagnosed with "the c-word" (as she prefers to call it), everything changed. She was forced to confront the same difficult process she was helping patients through, and this time she had her own dog at her side to help persevere. This journey inspired her new book – Sit, Stay, Heal – reflecting on the lessons she's learned in her practice a...
Bonus: Dog Walk Meditation | Leaving Negativity
November 10, 2022 19:55 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MBThis bonus episode features a sample meditation episode, Leaving Negativity, from a new spinoff series – Dog Walk Meditation – brought to you by the team at Dog Save The People. This walking meditation is designed to help us release the negativity in our lives, to open up to a wider spectrum of compassion and forgiveness. While humans may have a hard time letting go of grudges or negative thoughts, we can take a lesson from our dogs to more assuredly move forward. Dogs don’t linge...
Life's Shepherds w/ Jenna Blum
November 01, 2022 10:01 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBAuthor Jenna Blum went through a series of life chapters and milestones with her senior dog, Woodrow, including later losing her mother. In her memoir, Woodrow on the Bench, Jenna tells the story of how they found community in Boston at their local park by just posting up on a special bench in Woodrow’s final days. The connections to neighbors, strangers, friends, and family through the bench is something that Jenna will never forget – and she has Woodrow to thank. For more informa...
Bonus: Dog Walk Meditation | Past Dog Tribute
October 27, 2022 21:26 - 8 minutes - 11 MBThis bonus episode features a sample meditation episode, Past Dog Tribute, from a new spinoff series – Dog Walk Meditation – brought to you by the team at Dog Save The People. This visualization meditation will honor the dogs that have been in your life and embracing their unique nature with a dedicated moment of love. Every dog that comes into our lives is a gift. Past dogs should not be forgotten, but celebrated, and by remembering them, we move beyond grief. This seasonal se...
Follow The Trail w/ Cat Warren
October 18, 2022 10:01 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBCat Warren is a New York Times bestselling author of What the Dog Knows, which tells the story of learning to work with her young German Shepherd as a cadaver dog to find the missing and dead. Currently, Cat is working on historic human remains projects where she collaborates with archeologists, public historians, and community activists on locating historical burial grounds, such as those connected to the history of Native Americans and African-Americans in the United States. For ...
Bonus: Introducing Dog Walk Meditation
October 13, 2022 22:37 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MBThis bonus episode features an introduction to the Dog Walk Meditation podcast, a new spinoff series from the team at Dog Save The People. This episode features a sample meditation episode, Calming Connection. This seasonal series will feature short meditations specially designed for personal time spent with dogs, such as on a walk together, which may strengthen your mutual connection and improve mental well-being. The goal of the show is to release the mind from distractions, red...
On A Mission w/ Topher Brophy
October 04, 2022 10:01 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBTopher Brophy is an artist and author who is best known for elaborate photos of him and his dog, Rosenberg, who bear a striking resemblance. We had Topher on the podcast in the past, discussing how Rosenberg made a significant impact on his life. Now, Tohper's written a book, Dog Dad, about the strong bonds that we have with dogs and the lessons we can learn from them. From being more selfless and more accepting of others to how they give us gifts of innocence and play that we somet...
Feral Harmony w/ Annette McGivney
September 20, 2022 15:04 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBAnnette McGivney is a writer, educator, and speaker with a special connection to dogs and the outdoors. While going through a difficult childhood, Annette found an escape from the pressures around her by roaming the woods with a dog by her side. Now, as an adult, she's found this still proven to be an effective outlet for working through her trauma by hiking together with her dog and letting the natural world help to heal her spirit and heart. For more information about the episode...
Dog Support System w/ Rachel Herman
September 06, 2022 14:03 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBRachel Herman founded the PAWS NY nonprofit in 2008 to help provide crucial everyday pet care services to New York City residents in need. The non-profit organization recognizes the importance for dogs to stay with their loving pet parents, keeping animals out of shelters. This is done by supporting vulnerable groups dealing with obstacles such as health issues or financial hardships with dog walking, veterinary care, and food. This way, their clients stay happy together with their ...
Announcement: Summer Break
June 28, 2022 14:35 - 2 minutes - 3.33 MBWe'll be taking a brief pause from posting new episodes during July and August – but don’t worry, we will be back with new, interesting guest episodes this Fall. During our summer break, we will be working on some new show concepts to spin-off from Dog Save The People with the goal of premiering this new content in September. We are providing an exclusive sneak peek on new content development to all our friends who have donated to support the show in the past, and will seek their...
Joyful Rescue w/ Lynne Cox
June 07, 2022 10:01 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBLynne Cox is an open-water swimmer who has broken many records and been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. In her new book, Tales of Al, Lynne looks at the incredible role of water rescue dogs – particularly in Europe, where she studied their training in Italy – and a Newfoundland named Al specifically. These water rescue dogs are trained to swim and act as lifeguards along with their human guardians. Larger water rescue dogs may carry up to 6 people back to sh...
Walk It Out w/ Scott Sternberg
May 24, 2022 10:01 - 18 minutes - 25 MBFashion designer Scott Sternberg is best known for his successful brand Band of Outsiders, which he founded and ran for over a decade. While he had success in that space, he felt he needed more in his personal life. Enter Zod, aka General Zod, who helped him to find a better work/life balance, get outside and slow down on their walks, and even connect with the neighbors in his community (Scott deems Zod to be the "Mayor of Silver Lake"). For more information about the episode, gues...
Rock Solid w/ Kristin Ann Jones
May 10, 2022 10:01 - 14 minutes - 19.8 MBKristin Ann Jones was going through a rough stretch – she was forced to retire early from a job she loved, she lost her mother, and her daughter developed health issues. But when the world was feeling overwhelming and she just wanted to avoid everything and everybody, her dog Archer was able to get her outside of her head and into the beautiful nature around them in the Pacific Northwest. He also got her to focus her attention on others, spending many hours as a therapy team togethe...
Mindful Presence w/ Paola Hernández
April 26, 2022 21:48 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBPaola Hernández is a fashion designer based in New York, born and raised in Mexico City. Growing up, she did have dogs, but they were viewed separately from the main family. However, when she met her now-husband and saw the close bond that he shared with his dog, Dusty, her perspective started to shift. Through her own dog, Pancho, she has come to truly understand how much the presence of dogs in our lives can impact us creatively, maternally, and as a collective family. For more i...
Selfless Protector w/ Meredith May
April 11, 2022 10:01 - 12 minutes - 17.3 MBMeredith May is a book author and former longtime journalist at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she was shortlisted for Pulitzer Prize. Her latest book, Loving Edie, details her experience and lessons learned from an extremely anxious and sensitive canine companion who taught her how to slow down, become selfless, and find a maternal spirit. For more information about the episode, guest, and featured social media or links: www.dogsavethepeople.com/episodes/meredith-may If you...
Re-issue: Drawing Inspiration w/ Maira Kalman
March 29, 2022 10:01 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MBAs we pass the two-year mark of the pandemic, we thought it would be good to bring back one of the guests we interviewed in our office before everything shut down. You may know her great illustrations that feature dogs, but it's her journey from a fear of dogs to a special connection that makes her work even more interesting. Maira Kalman is an Israeli-born American illustrator, writer, artist, and designer. She has written and illustrated eighteen children’s books and is a frequen...
Revealing Compassion w/ Elissa Altman
March 15, 2022 15:03 - 10 minutes - 14.4 MBElissa Altman is an author of memoirs, essays, and narrative stories – including winning a James Beard award for her food blog, Poor Man's Feast. Her latest book, Motherland, details her complicated relationship with her mom. But when Pete the dog became a mediator of sorts, he opened up a new empathic, caring side of her mom that Elissa had never been able to see before. For more information about the episode, guest, and featured social media or links: www.dogsavethepeople.com/ep...
Boundless Play w/ Pilley Bianchi
March 01, 2022 11:01 - 14 minutes - 20.2 MBDr. John Pilley taught his dog Chaser over 1,000 words to become "the smartest dog in the world." His daughter, Pilley Bianchi, saw the process unfold and took away many lessons – including how her dad taught Chaser through the lens of play. A lesson that is now part of the nonprofit she founded, The Chaser Initiative, which helps educate young students about how play can be beneficial to learn and how dogs can help us with that. For more information about the episode, guest, and fe...
Making The Difference w/ Robert Macpherson
February 15, 2022 11:01 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MBRobert Macpherson served in the U.S. Marines as an aid worker and career infantry officer – earning multiple awards of valor – with service in Vietnam, Iraq, and Somalia. Following that, he led humanitarian response missions worldwide for fifteen years at the humanitarian organization CARE. Returning back to everyday, regular life situations was not an easy transition. It took a while for Robert to realize he couldn't do this alone. And while he tried therapy and other methods of tr...
Unwavering Friend w/ Dr. Chris Blazina
February 01, 2022 21:34 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBDr. Chris Blazina is a licensed psychologist and author who specializes in male psychology. He came to recognize the importance of animal companions in the lives of men, especially dogs. While the term “Man’s Best Friend” has been around for centuries, we may not be fully aware how important dogs were to many well-known historic figures. In his new book, Dr. Blazina discovered that men such as Charles Darwin or Sigmond Freud had significant bonds with their dogs that brought them pe...
Inner Reflections w/ Grisha Stewart
January 18, 2022 11:01 - 13 minutes - 19 MBGrisha Stewart is a dog training expert, author, and online dog school facilitator based in Oregon, who specializes in dog reactivity and canine empowerment. She has been training dogs for two decades and counting, using empowerment and positive reinforcement to meet the needs of dogs. In 2010, she developed BAT (Behavior Adjustment Training) to find an efficient rehabilitation technique that would work with her own dog's fear issues and help gain confidence, social skills, and impr...
Re-issue: Pay It Back w/ George Hahn
January 04, 2022 11:01 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBAs our most popular episode of 2021, we are re-issuing our interview with George Hahn – a jack of many trades (social media consultant, writer, actor, and sartorialist). As a kid, he briefly had a dog who eventually went to live on a farm after a few years because George was not ready for the responsibility at that age. He vowed to one day adopt a dog as an adult. When he finally did, to make amends, the canine companionship grew to be more important to his life than he even expecte...
Looking Back w/ 2021 Guests
December 31, 2021 11:01 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MBTo cap off the year, we put together an episode with highlights from guests we’ve had the pleasure of meeting during 2021. While we are entering the second year of the pandemic, we found the bonds that we have with our dogs continue to provide us comfort, humor, and companionship during this crucial time. For more information about the episode, guests, and featured social media or links: www.dogsavethepeople.com/episodes/2021-recap