This week, Surane shares some fun facts he learned reading the article Man's Best Friend: 7 Interesting Facts About Dogs, as written by Ben Stern in Greenwich Time's Lifestyle blog. 

Today Maria is chatting with Adam Vosding.  Adam, aka 'The Traveling Food Dude' is on a journey to eat his way around the world with his best friend Holland by his side.

Adam's websites: 

www.linktr.ee/HollandThePup

www.linktr.ee/TravelingFoodDude

This week, Surane's best friend Jesse O'Neill dials into Dog Stories from Atlanta. Growing up on the East Coast, Jesse's ride or die was Smokey, a pup known round the neighborhood for being a homie, and even scaring off a bear - seriously. Jesse and Smokey were twin flames in pretty much every way, and their wild stories prove it. We also take a moment to pay tribute to The Dog himself, rapper DMX, who passed away this past week. Rest in peace, X.

Jesse's Leave-A-Dog-A-Bone recommendation: Watch Turner and Hooch!

Today we're just joking around - Maria tells a few dog stories to make you smile

This week, since it's Easter, Surane digs up the dirt on dogs...and chocolate. If ya wanna know how bad chocolate really is for your pup, and what to do in case of a chocolate emergency (!!) this episode's for you. Warning: If your dog gets into those chocolate eggs, call your nearest pet hospital immediately!

This week, Surane and Maria run down the list of Maria's faaaavourite canine literature. Maria has a bit of a dog book addiction (she can't see one without picking em up!) so if you need some reading recommendations, here they are...

Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz, Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean, 1010 Reasons to Love Dogs by Miele & Tiegreen, The Dogist by Elias Wiess Friedman, Merle’s Door by Ted Karasote, Flawed Dogs by Berkeley Breathed, and The New York Dog by Rachel Hale McKenna.

This week, Surane's best friend Evelyn drops in on the paw'dcast. Evelyn is a long, long-time dog lover and also happens to be Marly's Godmom! Besides telling the beautiful stories of how she fell in love with all the dogs she's ever loved, as a special treat, Surane and Evelyn finally find out Marly's ancestry results! You'll never guess what he's made of. 

Evelyn's Leave-A-Dog-A-Bone references:

- Watch Benji!

- Use Embark to discover your dog's ancestry

Maria chats with Vasileios Barlos.  Vasileios is a celebrity dog groomer based in Notting Hill & Chelsea in London. He has been a best friend to animals and especially dogs all his life. He was a contestant on BBC One's Pooch Perfect Season 1 - a grooming competition reality show searching for England's top groomer

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This week, Surane and Maria turn the mic on each other and talk about their own pups, and tell the story of how Dog Stories was born. 

Leave-A-Dog-A-Bone:

• Read Merle’s Door

On the one-year anniversary of Kobe & Gigi Bryant's memorial (2/24), Surane hosts his friend Sam Liverman, and Sam's 6-month-old French bulldog puppy "Kobe" (named after the late L.A. Laker great). Sam shares his observations on dog park etiquette, and his high standards of pet care. Surane and Sam discuss the recent spike in "pup-ularity" for naming dogs Kobe.

Sam's Leave-a-Dog-a-Bone references:

- Visit the West Hollywood Dog Park

- Use Healthy Mouth Dental Care Additive to keep your pup's mouth so fresh and so clean!