156: Lorrie Shaw, Professional Pet Sitting: Nico the Cat & 14,000 Years with Dogs

Lorrie Shaw is our talented co-host today. She runs Professional Pet Sitting in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area and writes her blog, Animals Unfolded.

Professional Pet Sitting

https://www.lorrieshaw.com/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/ppslorrie/

Animals Unfolded

https://lorrieshaw.blogspot.com/

Resources

Lorrie Shaw’s story about Nico the Cat and the importance of ritual

https://lorrieshaw.blogspot.com/2018/02/rituals-as-storytelling-can-help-grief.html

Article about bonds between humans and dogs going back 14,000 years

https://phys.org/news/2018-02-emotional-bond-humans-dogs-dates.html

Grieve Well in Ann Arbor, Michigan

http://grievewell.com/

Nancy and Harold have been busy with lots of cats and dogs, including Sugar the Dog. Stay up to date on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/thisispawprint/

Here are some important announcements from our fellow animal podcasters!

Stacy LeBaron, host of the Community Cats Podcast, just completed her 2018 Online Cat Conference. You can still register to receive recordings of the live sessions! https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/online-cat-conference-2018/ If you have any questions, contact Stacy at [email protected] Soledad Robledo has been a listener of the Pawprint Animal Rescue Podcast, and made the huge decision to launch her own animal podcast in Chile!! She hopes to launch in March 2018, and her show will be called “Corazon Animal.” https://thecompassionfatiguepodcast.com/rescue-me-retreat/ Jennifer Blough, host of the Compassion Fatigue Podcast, is hosting a retreat on the beautiful Lake Michigan coast. Called the “Rescue Me Retreat,” it is scheduled for the end of June 2018

Thank you Lorrie!!

About Nancy and Harold Rhee

We have been married over 20 years, fostered over 60 dogs in the past four years, and we love animal rescue and the amazing people who dedicate their lives. And of course, the dogs and cats!

If you want to learn more about Nancy and Harold, go to our About Us page at http://thisispawprint.com/about or listen to our introductory podcast episode, "Fifty Puppies and a Podcast." http://thisispawprint.com/000

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