In this episode, Web speaks with Chris Madson, who has an MS in wildlife ecology from the University of Wisconsin. He has been editor of Kansas Wildlife and Wyoming Wildlife. A freelance writer and photographer, he is published in Audubon, Outdoor Life, National Wildlife, Nature Conservancy Magazine, High Country News, DU, Wing and Shot, Pheasants Forever, and Sporting Classics, to name some of the many publications that carry his work regularly. He lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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In this episode, Web speaks with Dave Allen, a professional wildlife photographer, falconer, and dog lover who divides his time between Sierra Vista, Arizona, and Montana.

Dave talks about growing up where the culture regarding dogs was that they lived separately in outdoor quarters and were considered tools for hunting. As an adult, meeting and hunting with Web transformed his view of dogs who now live in the house with him and his wife and are an important part of the family.

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In this episode, Web speaks with Shannon Walton, a professional outdoor guide for 15 years, and the former Executive Director of the Redside Foundation which provides mental health services for professional outdoor guides in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.

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In this episode, Web speaks to his niece, Sophie Campbell, about her adventures as an active-duty Navy Officer nurse in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and how she came to find Abu Doggi, her beloved canine companion.

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In this episode, Web speaks with a long-time friend and dog lover, Mike Merry, who shares a story about a terrifying encounter he and his dog, Gizmo, had with a herd of javelinas when they were out bird hunting near Oracle, Arizona.

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In this episode, Web speaks with Christine Taylor, who, with her husband Rick, owned Setters West Kennels which bred and sold Ryman setters from 1995-2022. She speaks about the characteristics of the Ryman setters and her experiences with dog breeding and running the Pheasant Tales Bed & Bistro in Montana.

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In this episode, Web speaks with a longtime friend, Rob Breeding, about English setters, dog training and fly fishing. Rob is a lifelong journalist and journalism professor, who currently teaches at the University of Nebraska in Kearney, NE.

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In this episode, Web returns to Patagonia, AZ, to speak with Kelly Kirby, owner of LunaRita Outfitters. They engage in a discussion regarding dog training techniques they are developing to help dogs in both aversion training and bird dog training.

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Valarie Candelaria is a Community Dog Trainer in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. She started out as a dog owner with a loved but difficult dog, an aggressive 85-lb American Pitbull Terrier that she worried would need to have euthanized. Searching for solutions, she got a puppy and went to training classes with him. She would then come home and apply the same lessons to her 85-lb Pitbull who responded so well that he eventually overcame his behavioral issues and became a well-trained member of her family.

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In this episode, Web and his wife, Nicole, talk about Sonoran Desert Toads (Bufo Alvarius) and how to keep your dogs safe from them. Sonoran Desert Toads, also known as Colorado River Toads, are found from Central Arizona to southwestern New Mexico and Sinaloa, Mexico. They stay underground, buried in dirt and sand, until the seasonal Monsoon rains.

Learn more: https://freerangedogs.com/ep-21-dangerous-sonoran-desert-toads-and-dogs-in-tucson-arizona/