This week we're joined by Ed Bracher, Chief Executive of Dogs For Good, the Charity that helps people overcome isolation, build confidence, and live more independent lives with their dogs trained as a perfect match.

Talking about new figures from the Charity’s Creating Possibilities Impact Report, it revealed after accessing the Charity’s services 93% felt more confident leaving the house, 89% became more independent when getting out and about and 92% reported an improvement in their mood.

The charity’s research also suggests that for every one person directly supported, a further six people benefit through wider family and community relationships, highlighting how dogs can create opportunities for greater social interaction and connection.

Find out more at their website dogsforgood.org or follow on Instagram

For more about Zooomy and Naturaw, including A Dog's Life discounts you can use, go to the 'Anna Recommends' page at annawebb.co.uk

Music and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions

Cover art by Jaijo

Cover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff Pawtraits

We’re joined by Andrew Hale, certified canine behaviourist and emotional wellbeing expert at Pet Remedy.  We’re chatting about why the company has teamed up with Companion Animal Wellness to launch a new service called Ask the Professional, designed to guide dog and cat owners to accredited trainers and behaviour experts. Helping to guide them with affordable access to experienced, qualified behaviour professionals offering humane, welfare-centred guidance. It's intended to provide clarity and early support helping families understand what their pets are communicating before difficulties escalate. The aim is to counter the concerning increase in misinformation and a worrying trend to use force and punishment methods to train and rehabilitate, rather than a kinder force free and positively orientated approach.

Find out more about Andrew here and Pet Remedy here

For more about Zooomy and Naturaw, including A Dog's Life discounts you can use, go to the 'Anna Recommends' page at annawebb.co.uk

Music and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions

Cover art by Jaijo

Cover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff Pawtraits

We’re talking about the resurgence of the High Street, as promoting independent shops that play a role in community, not least your local ’pet shop’  where dogs, as part of the family, play a major role in community spirit! Explaining why helping steer owners away from the large ‘out of town’ superstores back to the high street,  we’re  joined by Naturaw’s co-founder, Chris Broadbent and Amelia Black who owns The Tetbury Pet Shop. We discuss why customers often prefer to choose carefully selected brands and spend time in store, feeling connected to the products they’re buying. Amelia has taken the radical step to stand out by only stocking one dog food brand as she is confident Naturaw is the best choice, not just for her own dog. She is passionate about stocking brands that are not available to buy in superstores, and offering an in-store experience, flying the flag as a community led pet shop on Tetbury’s historic market town high street.

Find out more about the Tetbury Pet Store on their website or Instagram

For more about Zooomy and Naturaw, including A Dog's Life discounts you can use, go to the 'Anna Recommends' page at annawebb.co.uk

Music and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions

Cover art by Jaijo

Cover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff Pawtraits

We’re joined by Photographer and Author, Jonathan Posner, talking about his book - The Whole World and his Dog, which is not quite a photo book. Not just a memoir. And certainly more than a dog book.

The Whole World and His Dog is a deeply personal and lyrical exploration of memory, place, and love – captured during a thousand days of walks with Daisy, Jonathan’s Cavachon, across one of London’s most celebrated green spaces, Hampstead Heath. The book is dedicated to Daisy. 

Order your copy here or follow on Instagram @and_his_dog

For more about Zooomy and Naturaw, including A Dog's Life discounts you can use, go to the 'Anna Recommends' page at annawebb.co.uk

Music and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions

Cover art by Jaijo

Cover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff Pawtraits

We’re joined by Animal Communicator and Psychic, Mary Mack.  We chat about how Mary began to realise she had a gift, she can hear animals. Tapping into an age old communication skill called Telepathy, Mary explains how she realised she had this ability whilst working for the animal rescue organisation, Merazonia Wildlife Reserve, in the Ecuadorian Amazon rain forest. We chat about how Telepathy is about intention, and reference Dr Rupert Sheldrake and his book, Dogs that Know when their Owners are Coming Home.  We talk about how Mary believes in the power of the  'third eye’ , and on some remarkable client cases. 

Follow Mary on Instagram

For more about Zooomy and Naturaw, including A Dog's Life discounts you can use, go to the 'Anna Recommends' page at annawebb.co.uk

Music and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions

Cover art by Jaijo

Cover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff Pawtraits

We’re joined by Isobel Hunt, co-founder of CAM4Animals, the not for profit organisation that highlights the benefits of an integrated approach to pets’ healthcare. We chat about how Isobel embraced the ‘CAM’ approach with her Jack Russell Terrier named Jack who sadly passed away aged 18 last year.  We discuss raw food feeding as fueling natural health along with how Isobel’s conventional Vet Practice, Crieff Vets, were happy to collaborate with Dr Sue Armstrong's Consultancy, Isobel’s holistic vet also based in Scotland. And this episode is a tribute to Jack, Isobel's Jack Russel!

Find out more at cam4animals.co.uk

For more about Zooomy and Naturaw, including A Dog's Life discounts you can use, go to the 'Anna Recommends' page at annawebb.co.uk

Music and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions

Cover art by Jaijo

Cover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff Pawtraits

We’re joined by Kailey Mills talking about her Hearing Dog, called Buster, a stunning black Cocker Spaniel who has literally transformed her life. After Kailey became deaf, she felt that her dreams of working in engineering were over as everyday tasks were a challenge. After the long wait to receive her Hearing Dog from the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, Kailey’s life turned around. As a deaf and dyslexic mother of three who once believed engineering was "not for people like her" she talks about the assistance dog helping her thrive in a career she never thought would be possible. Kailey, an EICA Design Engineer at Stantec, spent years as a stay-at-home mum before returning to education in 2019. She went on to graduate with a First-Class Honours degree in Electrical and Automation Engineering and is now working towards Chartered Engineer status. Alongside her throughout that journey has been her assistance dog, Buster, who helps her navigate both home and work life.

For more information go to hearingdogs.org.uk or follow on Instagram

For more about Zooomy and Naturaw, including A Dog's Life discounts you can use, go to the 'Anna Recommends' page at annawebb.co.uk

Music and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions

Cover art by Jaijo

Cover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff Pawtraits

Pet abandonment has reached record highs, and this week we're joined by Linda Cantle, Director of Operations of Woodgreen, explaining why pet rescue shouldn't start at the point of relinquishment. We talk about the Charity’s hard hitting campaign that revealed why a third of Brits have given up a pet, but nearly three quarters didn't want to!

The charity offers help with behaviour and veterinary costs, and helps pet parents in their homes people in their homes. All to provide necessary support to people struggling.

Their teams aim to keep pets and their people together taking the pressure of re-homing centres already bursting at the seams.

Visit the website Woodgreen.org.uk or follow on Instagram

For more about Zooomy and Naturaw, including A Dog's Life discounts you can use, go to the 'Anna Recommends' page at annawebb.co.uk

Music and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions

Cover art by Jaijo

Cover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff Pawtraits

This week we're joined by ex-RAF pilot, Jamie Everett, about his new venture, Vicuna Air, which allows pet parents to travel with their pets in the cabin of the private plane. Catering for dogs and cats of all sizes, Vicuna Air travels directly to New York, London, Los Angeles, and San Francisco plus a host of indirect destinations.

Book your flight here and follow them on Instagram

For more about Zooomy and Naturaw, including A Dog's Life discounts you can use, go to the 'Anna Recommends' page at annawebb.co.uk

Music and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions

Cover art by Jaijo

Cover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff Pawtraits

We’re joined by Emma Leeke, the UK Commercial Director at Antinol UK. We chat about the Green Lipped Mussel oil capsules, and why I am a fan of the product as a source broad-spectrum source of Omega-3. We chat about the brand’s success at this year’s Crufts, and why the top canine sports dogs across Agility and Flyball choose to take Antinol. Make no mistake it's not just for these canine athletes, all dogs and cats can benefit from Antinol.

Visit Antinol here or follow on Instagram

For more about Antinol and Naturaw, including A Dog's Life discounts you can use, go to the 'Anna Recommends' page at annawebb.co.uk

Music and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions

Cover art by Jaijo

Cover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff Pawtraits