Pawareness Podcast
85 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsOur mission is to bring awareness to all of the foster and rescue animals, big and small, that need our help.
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Pawareness Podcast # 35 | Fear-Free Animal Trainer | Brett Reynolds
June 24, 2021 03:08 - 22 minutes - 25.8 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Brett Reynolds, Head Dog Trainer at The Dog Stop, a dog care facility offering daycare, boarding, grooming, training, and a retail store. Brett talks about the training services they provide and how the animal training industry, as well as training strategies and techniques, have changed over time. Brett explains common training mistakes dog owners make, why you might want to enroll your dog in an enrichment program rather than daycare, ...
Pawareness Podcast # 34 | How to Rescue and Help Community Cats | Johnson County Community Cats
June 16, 2021 06:11 - 19 minutes - 22.5 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Regan Lambert, Director of Johnson County Community Cats, the only cat specific rescue and Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program located in Johnson County, Indiana and is 100% volunteer run and donation funded. Regan highlights the importance of community outreach and education, in addition to TNR programs, in fighting cat overpopulation, as well as the biggest challenges her organization is facing as part of the animal welfare community in I...
Pawareness Podcast # 33 | Providing a Safe Environment for Special Needs Cats | Safe Haven Pet Sanctary
June 11, 2021 05:34 - 17 minutes - 20.5 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Elizabeth Feldhausen, Social Media Strategist and Co-Owner of Pawffee Shop Cat Café, as well as CEO and Owner of Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary, a no-kill rescue in Wisconsin for cats that have special needs and physical and psychological disabilities. Elizabeth shares insight into the biggest challenges Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary as a new, highly specialized animal rescue organization, what it’s like to take care of cats with special needs and ...
Pawareness Podcast #32 | How a Photography Business Raises Awareness for TNR | Dundalk Community Cats
June 03, 2021 09:19 - 20 minutes - 23.2 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Stephanie Reitler, Founder of Dundalk Community Cats, which is an organization based in Maryland that integrates professional photography with raising awareness about Trap, Neuter, and Return (TNR) programs. Stephanie shares her story of discovering the powerful benefits of TNR and why she decided to create Dundalk Community Cats. She tells her biggest success story, how she’s navigating the challenges of doing TNR, and what the TNR proc...
Pawareness Podcast # 31 | The Animal Welfare Bill with Senator Stephanie Hansen of Delaware
May 26, 2021 16:08 - 32 minutes - 36.8 MBThis week, we are releasing a special episode where we host a panel discussion with Senator Stephanie Hansen of Delaware and Courtney Bellew, the founder of the Special Needs Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation (SNARR) Northeast Rescue. In this episode, Senator Hansen provides details on how she came up with Bill 139 which will prevent abuses for household dogs and rescues in Delaware. It will protect dogs from being left outside for a long period of time during extreme weather and tethering f...
Pawareness Podcast # 30 | Mental Health in Veterinary Practice | Traveling Dogtor
May 18, 2021 23:30 - 21 minutes - 12.1 MBIn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Shelby Baden, the Executive Director and Founder of the Traveling Dogtor blog. Through her blog, Shelby raises awareness about mental health for healthcare and veterinary students and professionals. She shares how she started Traveling Dogtor as a blog that would give tips to vet students while she was in vet school. But it later evolved into a more promising venture where she explored the relevant topics on mental health. This is partly ...
Pawareness Podcast # 29 | How One Dog Inspired a Succesful Rescue | SNARR Northeast Rescue
May 12, 2021 06:30 - 20 minutes - 23.9 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Courtney Bellew, Founder of SNARR Northeast Rescue (Special Needs Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation), a New York-based organization that doesn’t turn away animals with severe medical problems or high costs of care. Courtney talks about the biggest challenges and limitations animal rescues face, the positive impact of social media on animal welfare and rescue, as well as the heart-warming adoption story of a paralyzed pooch. Plus, she shares...
Pawareness Podcast # 28 | Should We Trust Herbal Medicines to Treat Sick Pets? | Healthy Paws Herbal Labs
May 05, 2021 03:34 - 17 minutes - 19.6 MBIn this episode, we welcome Michael Habicht, co-owner of the Healthy Paws Herbal Labs. This growing company uses traditional herbs to treat common ailments among pets. Michael explains how their formulas help build a pet’s immune system to avoid allergies, treat their pain, and keep them healthy. Their products are available on their official website. Currently, Michael hosts Clubhouse sessions where he engages informative conversations with pet nutritionists, dog trainers, and pet owners ar...
Pawareness Podcast # 27 | The Purr & Pour Cat Cafe - Patricia Devine-Harms
April 28, 2021 06:30 - 21 minutes - 24 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Patricia Devine-Harms, Founder of The Purr & Pour Cat Café in Georgetown, South Carolina. Patricia is here to talk about how cat cafés work, as well as the efficacy of cat cafes, not only in the US, but around the world. She details how cats are brought to cat cafés, what the adoption process is like, and what the future holds for The Purr & Pour Cat Café. “Cat cafés are free-roaming cats in sort of a living room environment. You get to ...
Pawareness Podcast # 26 | Canine Intervention with Jas Leverette
April 21, 2021 17:11 - 22 minutes - 25.2 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Jas Leverette, an Oakland dog trainer and host of the Netflix original series, Canine Intervention. Jas is also the Founder of Cali K9, or California K9 Solutions, which specializes in socialization and behavior modification. Jas shares about his experience starring in Canine Intervention and leading an animal training organization, then gives insight into his five pillar dog training system and why it can work for any dog. He highlights...
Pawareness Podcast # 25 | The Dog Stop - Jane Marcus
April 14, 2021 03:30 - 18 minutes - 21.7 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Jane Marcus, Regional Manager of The Dog Stop, a dog care facility offering daycare, boarding, grooming, training, and a retail store. Jane describes how The Dog Stop runs as a business centered around animal welfare, as well as the specific services The Dog Stop provides and how their daycare experience is uniquely tailored to each dog. “The important thing for us is that each dog’s individual experience is customized to their specific ...
Pawareness Podcast # 24 | Ark Valley Humane Society - Amber van Leuken
April 07, 2021 05:58 - 37 minutes - 43 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Amber van Leuken, Executive Director of Ark Valley Humane Society in Colorado. Amber speaks with us about how Ark Valley Humane Society has addressed animal overpopulation, how they support the animals and pet owners in their community with pet retention programs, and the importance of creating partnerships between rescue organizations and members of the community. Ark Valley Humane Society is truly an astounding organization doing incre...
Pawareness Podcast # 23 | Zach Skow and the Pawsitive Change Program
April 05, 2021 17:26 - 36 minutes - 41.9 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Zach Skow, Founder of Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue and the Pawsitive Change Prison Program. Zach has an extremely inspiring story to tell you about how dogs and rescues saved his life. He talks about the Pawsitive Change Prison Program, which is an intensive program that works with incarcerated individuals to rehabilitate people and pets through vulnerability, making a significant impact on those released and reintegrated into society. Then,...
Pawareness Podcast # 22 | Companion Animal Alliance of Baton Rouge - Emily Jackson
March 31, 2021 09:46 - 26 minutes - 30.4 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Emily Jackson, the Philanthropy Director of Companion Animal Alliance in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Emily shares with us how CAA is able to maintain a high save rate (86%), despite never turning animals away, along with the impacts of pivoting to a foster-centric model and implementing a wide array of enrichment activities within the shelter. Emily talks about their goal of improving sustainability in their growth and retaining of volunteer...
Pawareness Podcast # 21 | Treat With Compassion - Alex Mormando
March 26, 2021 12:19 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Alex Mormando, Owner and Certified Professional Dog Trainer at TREAT With Compassion. Alex’s specialty is working with dogs who have behavioral issues, such as fear aggression, reactivity, or separation anxiety, along with helping dogs adjust to a new home after getting adopted. She talks about the proper way to train dogs with fear aggression, as well as how covid-19 has impacted animal shelters, behavioral issues in pets, and the traini...
Pawareness Podcast Episode 20 | Brooke Howell (The Love Pit)
March 16, 2021 02:51 - 26 minutes - 30.7 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Brooke Howell, the PR Communications Coordinator for The Love Pit, a 501c3 foster-based rescue in Dallas, TX that’s on a mission to ‘Save the Pit Bull’ through rescue, rehabilitation, training, education, and advocacy. Brooke shares many of the disheartening misconceptions and myths around bully breeds, then details the aspects of The Love Pit that differentiates them from other rescues. She describes how the adoption and fostering proces...
Pawareness Podcast Episode 19 | Tracy Lystra Saving Huey
March 02, 2021 18:30 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Tracy Lystra, Founder of the Saving Huey Foundation, a non-profit organization located in Southern California that rescues abused and neglected animals, provides them with medical care and rehabilitation, finds them homes, and develops educations programs to increase public awareness of animal abuse. Tracy speaks on what it takes to make all of this happen, what their strict adoption process looks like and why it’s so strict, and what is ...
Pawareness Podcast Episode 18 | International Dog Rescue
February 23, 2021 18:30 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Laura Sinclair, Volunteer Fundraiser for the International Dog Rescue, a non-profit organization based in the UK and Romania that helps dogs abroad, working with public and kill shelters to rescue dogs out and relocate them to better living conditions. Laura details how the former dictatorship in Romania has negatively impacted animal welfare in the country, how Romanian kill shelters operate, and what their rescue process looks like. She...
Pawareness Podcast Episode 17 | Dr. Zarah Hedge (San Diego Humane Society)
February 18, 2021 05:46 - 26 minutes - 24 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Dr. Zarah Hedge, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Shelter Medicine for San Diego Humane Society. Dr. Hedge shares a bit about her role in the Humane Society, how she got to where she is today, and the big goals she has for San Diego Human Society. She also describes a few of the programs and initiatives their running, the difference between shelter medicine and general practice, and the obstacles in animal welfare she’s seeing ...
Pawareness Podcast Episode 16 │Community Cats - Stacy Lebaron
February 10, 2021 05:12 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBIn this episode, we welcome back Community Cats Podcast Founder and Primary Host Stacy Lebaron. Stacy has been our guest in the 6th episode of this podcast in 2020 where she provided details about the history of her podcast, what her organization is doing to save cats in communities, and the events they handle to support cat owners and animal shelters. We are glad to have Stacy back in this episode where she unveiled the plans that Community Cats Podcast has for this year, including webinar...
Pawareness Podcast #15 │Essential Oils for Pets - Dr. Janet Roark
February 04, 2021 12:12 - 25 minutes - 23 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Dr. Janet Roark, a veterinarian and the proud owner of Hill Country Mobile Veterinary Service in Austin, Texas. Dr. Roark specializes in using essential oils with animals and she’s here to share her story of how she started integrating essential oils into her veterinary practice after suffering from ice pick headaches and depression in vet school. She also speaks on the importance of diet in the health and wellbeing of pets and her candi...
Pawareness Podcast Episode 14 │ Recycled Toys For Rescue Animals
January 27, 2021 15:42 - 13 minutes - 15.5 MBAre you wondering how you can help grassroots animal welfare organizations while in lockdown? Look no further! On this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Paris Miller, Founder and Executive Director of Project Canis, whose mission is to help animals in shelters by giving them toys made from recycled materials. This college student-run organization is already making a huge impact in Florida’s animal shelters and they’ve only been up and running for one year! The best part is, it ...
Pawareness Podcast # 13 │ The Animal Pad & TAPACT - Christy Lambert
December 02, 2020 12:30 - 25 minutes - 29 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Christy Lambert, Director of Tap Act at The Animal Pad, a Dog Rescue Organization based in San Diego, CA. Tap Act is the advocacy and activism wing of The Animal Pad which is working tirelessly to shut down the puppy vending industry in Mexico. Christy offers incredible insights into what it’s like to rescue dogs from Mexico compared to the US, including the differences in medical care and the quarantines that the dogs require, as well a...
Pawareness Podcast # 12 │ Dr. Crocker Pet Vet
November 19, 2020 04:49 - 29 minutes - 33.4 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, I welcome Dr. Tannetje Crocker, a Pet Vet based in Texas that works with animals of all sorts. Join us as we discuss what it means to properly medicate pets, a few reasons why a pet owner may not be able to medicate their own animal, along with solutions for this troubling issue. Dr. Crocker details how she copes with the emotions and heaviness that comes with being a veterinarian, including having a support system and a consistent gratitude practic...
Pawareness Podcast # 11 │ Kris McCauley - About The Founder
November 10, 2020 02:14 - 4 minutes - 4.66 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, I’m doing something different. I’d like to tell you a bit about myself and why this podcast was created. To start it off, I’m just your average, passionate, animal-loving entrepreneur. Having grown up with a bunch of pets, my love and respect for animals started young. Fast forward to 2020, I’ve been running a few different businesses and was introduced to fostering and rescuing dogs. I didn’t seek it out, but when I started fostering, I quickly saw...
Pawareness Podcast # 10 │ Kate Côté - Pawlytics - Lizz Whitacre
October 22, 2020 04:37 - 17 minutes - 20.3 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, I welcome Lizz Whitacre, Founder and CEO of Pawlytics, a management software company for animal rescues and animal shelters. Pawlytics gives these organizations an easy to use, central database to store all their records, so they can stay organized and operate efficiently. Join us as we discuss the inspiration behind Pawlytics, the impacts the pandemic has had on them, and the goals Lizz is currently working towards, including flexibility of and gro...
Pawareness Podcast # 9 │ Kate Côté - Fur Love Comfort Cats
October 16, 2020 01:33 - 43 minutes - 49.9 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, I welcome Kate Côté, Founder of Fur Love Comfort Cats. Kate has been doing pet therapy for over 20 years and she is here to speak on how Fur Love works with cats to offer comfort to people with cognitive issues and people experiencing grief regarding lost pets. Kate details what a Fur Love visit consists of, the impacts of these visits on both herself and her clients, as well as the obstacles, rules, and regulations she faces, especially as a result...
Pawareness Podcast # 8 │ Kim The Cat Detective - Lost Cat Finder
October 07, 2020 11:30 - 40 minutes - 46.1 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Kim the Cat Detective, whose focus has been on finding lost cats for the last 8 years. She also coaches people from a distance on finding their cats and has even found cats in 17 countries! Kim offers insight into the difference between finding lost dogs and finding lost cats and the biggest mistakes people make when trying to find their cat, touching on the problems with leaving your litter box out to try and attract them. She speaks on ...
Pawareness Podcast # 7 │ Trap King Humane Cat Solutions
September 30, 2020 08:30 - 16 minutes - 18.5 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, I welcome Sterling, Founder of TrapKing Humane Cat Solutions and creator of tabbydates.com. He speaks on how he walked away from one passion to live in a van and pursue his passion of helping cats. He offers advice for people who may want to take their passion their full-time job, shares about the advantages that living in a van gives to his work, how he gets people together to create change, and how he knows where to go to trap strays. Sterling ta...
Pawareness Podcast # 6 │ Community Cats Podcast
September 29, 2020 04:00 - 17 minutes - 19.7 MBFor the website it has operation paws for homes instead of the community cats podcast website On this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, I welcome Stacy LeBaron, Founder of The Community Cats Podcast. Stacy and I discuss the evolution of her podcast and how she’s expanded into many different areas of activism, including blogging, virtual conferencing, webinars, and even a grant program. She details how to identify stray cats and gives recommendations for what to do if you encounter a stray ...
Taking a Global Stance To Animal Population - Operation Paws For Homes │Pawareness Podcast Ep #5
September 16, 2020 03:45 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, I welcome Joanne Lustre with Operation Paws for Homes. Joanne is here to talk about her organization and what sparked her and her co-founders to start it. She discusses the impact of covid-19 on fostering and adoption, the common problem she sees with new fosters, and the #1 issue in the foster and rescue community. Spoiler: It’s the lack of spay and neuter in rural areas! Tune in to learn how you can help integrate education in communities where i...
How To Build a Strong Relationship With Your Dog with Redemption Dog Education│ Pawareness Podcast Episode #4
September 09, 2020 04:33 - 17 minutes - 20 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Ri Taylor of Redemption Dog Education, to talk about her experience as a dog trainer, the relationship between a dog and its owner, and the biggest issues she sees in dogs and their owners. She details how covid-19 has influenced an expansion in her clientele and offers great advice for people who want to turn a passion into a business. Ri explains how your dogs can pick up on and feed off your energy, as well as the importance of having...
Pawareness Episode 3 - Wolf Trap Rescue a
September 02, 2020 10:59 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBTackling Dog Overpopulation One Puppy At a Time │Wolf Trap Rescue & Dr. Amber Burton On this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Dr. Amber Burton, veterinarian and founder and executive director of Wolf Trap Rescue, to talk about many of her impact moments in the field and the sad realities of large rescue shelters. She describes why she piloted Wolf Trap Rescue and how she turned it into a huge success, noting an ethical dilemma she experienced and issues Virginia specifically ha...
Pawareness Episode 2 - Rescue & Foster Awareness │ Mary Tan & Animal Humane Society
August 26, 2020 16:57 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Mary Tan, Public Relations Manager with Animal Human Society in Minnesota, to talk about the organization, as well as other animal welfare organizations and their common practices. She shares her candid thoughts on the phrase “no kill” that many animal welfare groups use and why Animal Human Society doesn’t use that phrase. Mary describes what practices they must implement in order to accept every animal into their care (Yes, you read tha...
Pawareness Podcast Episode 1- Wethedogs & Rachel Richter
August 18, 2020 03:20 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBOn this episode of the Pawareness Podcast, we welcome Rachel Richter, leader of the We The Dogs NYC team, to talk about the 501c3 organization and how they use social media to stay connected with their supporters, publicize their events and ongoing efforts, and instill a sense of community among dog owners and animal lovers. She details some of the fun events that they organize and what she loves most about them, as well as how their events have changed since the onset of covid-19. Rachel to...