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 About Pawprint Pawprint (or Paw Print) is a weekly podcast dedicated to animal rescue, adoption, and the heroes who make it happen. Volunteer, walk, adopt, or foster a dog, cat, rabbit, or other wonderful pet through your local shelter, humane society, SPCA, pound, and animal control. Stop abuse, and help increase animal protection, welfare, and rights.  http://thisispawprint.com http://animalrescuepodcast.com Don’t miss any new episodes. Sign up for our email list. If you want to join our animal rescue community and receive two free bonus dog-training resources from Irith Bloom, positive reinforcement dog trainer, go to http://thisispawprint.com/ask. Irith can be found at http://www.thesophisticateddog.com/ About Pawprint’s Music All of Pawprint's music is composed by Luke Gartner-Brereton. Luke is based in Brisbane, Australia, and he composes a wide variety of songs and musical loops http://info.vanillagroovemedia.com http://vanillagroovestudios.com http://soundcloud.com/luke-gartnerbrereton