Leading the Pack: The SHOW-SAFE podcast

Leading the Pack: The SHOW-SAFE podcast

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Leading the Pack: The SHOW-SAFE podcast episodes

  • Season 2 Episode 3 More Than a Ribbon: The Strength of the Show Community

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     What makes a show community truly thrive? Join SHOW-SAFE and host Sandy Weaver as she sits down with Matthew G. Stroud, author of More Than a Ribbon, to discuss the power of relationships, personal responsibility, and perspective in shaping a positive show culture. Drawing from relatable experiences and lessons learned along the way, Matthew shares how extending grace to ourselves and others can deepen our connections, increase our enjoyment of the sport, and remind us that the show community is about so much more than the ribbons we earn.


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    37 min
  • Season 2 Episode 2 Being SHOW-SAFE

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    Sandy Weaver sits down with our own SHOW-SAFE Executive Director, Diane Moore, for a discussion about what it means to Be SHOW-SAFE, and how we each can build a safer and stronger dog sports community.

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    31 min
  • Season 2 Episode 1: From the Past to the Future

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    What does quiet passion, a teacher's heart, and determination sound like? It sounds very much like the current Vice President of Sports Services, Mari-Beth O'Neill. Listen as she shares her history, her love of dogs, her leadership initiatives, and her vision for the sport of dogs and how we all can make it even better.


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    30 min
  • S1 E2 Creating Your Own Community with Anna Gracie

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    Leading The Pack - the podcast by Show-Safe talks to Bearded Collie breeder, dog fancier, and Manager of Sponsorships at the Westminster Kennel Club - Anna Gracie! On today’s podcast, we talk about growing up in the sport, finding your community, and the importance of supporting others. Hosted by Lydia Frey and Octavia Stensen.

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    44 min
  • S1 E1 Carissa Shimpeno and Jason Hoke: Raised by the Sport of Dogs

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    In the first episode of Leading the Pack, our host, Michael Hill, sits down with founding Show-Safe members: Carissa Shimpeno and Jason Hoke.
    Together, they reflect on their early days in the sport of dogs—sharing how impactful moments at dog shows shaped not just their careers, but their values, work ethic, and lives beyond the ring.

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    1 hr 3 min

About Leading the Pack: The SHOW-SAFE podcast

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Leading the Pack: The SHOW-SAFE Podcast explores the people and values shaping a safer, more ethical future in the sport of dogs. Through conversations with different members of our community, we…