The Woof Life Show - A Podcast for Dog Lovers

Things are about to get a little spooky in LA! In this episode of The Woof Life Show, Lauren Farricker chats with Tom Pricone of The HIT Living Foundation and Charlie Nunn and Raymond Janis of the celebrity pet photography team of Charlie Nunn Photography.  Saturday, October 12th 5:00 - 9:00 PM RSVP by emailing [email protected] please include how many humans/pups will be attending. @hitlivingfoundation and @charlienunnphotography have teamed up again and this time we’re throwing a very boo-tastic Halloween fundraiser for all you ghouls and goblins. The event will include a celebrity MC, a live raffle, games, drinks, food, music, and some very hair-raising surprises! AND of course, we will have vendors, doggie trick-or-treating, and a costume contest for dogs and the humans! We will send out an email before the event with the address, parking info, etc. A $20 suggested donation will be taken at the door with 100% of the proceeds from the event benefiting @hitlivingfoundation 👻 🎃  If you live in LA, this is the party that you don't want to miss.  Learn more about the HIT Living Foundation:  HONESTY, INTEGRITY and TRUST are the three main pillars of our mission at The HIT Living Foundation. We strive to live by these ethos in our foundation practices and personal lives. The HIT Living Foundation has come to fruition based on the willingness to act on our compassion for others by doing so with open hearts and objective minds. HIT Living is a lifestyle choice, one that can be made by each and every one of us through mindfulness of our decisions and time. Through the HIT Living Foundation, a 501(c)3 non profit, we are going to focus our energies in areas where we think the world needs it most: animal and human welfare, providing financial and physical assistance during times of crisis, and most importantly, implementing every day small acts of kindness. “Be the change you wish to see in the world,” said one of the wisest of us all, Mahatma Gandhi, and that’s exactly the kind of living HIT Living is about.

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with James who is the Dog Dad to Faith the Surfing Pitbull. You can follow their adventures on social media @faithsurfs.   James shares the unexpected way that Faith entered his life and all of the adventures that came out of that chance meeting. They’ve traveled around the country surfing and Faith’s talent has garnered her countless surfing trophies and national media attention.   She is an advocate for the Pitbull breed and exudes confidence, positivity, and talent - she is a surfing dog :)   Enjoy this incredible interview!   Please rate, share and subscribe to The Woof Life Show!

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Dr. John Sessa the Executive Director of The Vanderpump Dog Foundation. John works directly with Ken and Lisa Vanderpump to run the organization that rescues and rehabilitates dogs.   John works directly to manage the operations of the rescue both domestically and internationally. John chats about the transformational moment that changed his life when Lisa became aware of what was happening in Yulin China with the dog meat festival and they have worked tirelessly to end the sale of dog meat and rescue those dogs.   John has such an interesting background and we chat about everything from Bravo, the drama this past season of Real Housewives, some new restaurant concepts that I’m going to pitch Lisa on and how they’ve been able to help save over 1,100 dogs since opening Vanderpump Dogs. To support Vanderpump Dogs on their efforts in Yulin sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-of-yulin-mr-wei-tao-the-barbaric-yulin-dog-meat-festival-must-come-to-an-end-once-and-for-all   To Donate to support The Vanderpump Dog Foundation here: https://vanderpumpdogs.networkforgood.com/projects/55673-yulin-initiatives To adopt a pup through Vanderpump Dogs check out their site: https://www.vanderpumpdogs.org/adopt-a-dog   Enjoy this incredible interview with Dr. John Sessa! Pour yourself some rosé and let's rescue dogs, the Vanderpump way!   Please rate, share and subscribe to The Woof Life Show!

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Logan Mikhly the Co-Founder of Boris & Horton.  Boris & Horton is the first dog-friendly cafe in New York located in the East Village.   First off, I chat with Logan about the difference between a dog cafe and a dog-friendly cafe. There is a difference and we want to ensure that we set expectations accordingly. There are no dogs living at the cafe similar to the Asian concept/execution of dog or cat cafes that you've seen on the internet. It is a BYOD or a Bring your own Dog establishment.   Mikhly started the business with her Dad to serve a need that there had to be alternatives to get a cup of coffee with your dog. They wanted to create a business that they wanted to use.    Many events take place at Boris & Horton including adoption events with partners like Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue and Foster Dogs NYC, breed meetups, trivia nights, ice cream socials and so much more.   If you are in New York City, you should visit:  195 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009   Please rate, share and subscribe to The Woof Life Show!

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Saige Hooker the Mom of Harrison Ford and Babs Fry a Pet Recovery Specialist.   You are visiting relatives and head for a day out and leave your pup with your relatives. You receive a call 15 minutes later that your pup aptly named Harrison Ford has run off. You get back to the home a new and unfamiliar place and start frantically screaming and your pup is nowhere in sight.   What would you do?  This is the situation that Saige found herself in. She lives in LA with Harry and her boyfriend and while visiting her extended family her rescue pup ran off. She made a frantic plea to social media and was quickly given the name of a superhero named Babs Fry.   Babs is a Pet Recovery Specialist who lives in San Diego herself.    The story of this lost pup is a saga but through this story, you will learn as a dog owner that all of your instincts are incorrect when it comes to recovering a lost dog.  Babs teaches us what to do if you lose your own pup or if you encounter a lost dog.  You would be shocked at how wrong the approach most people take is.   Please rate, share and subscribe to The Woof Life Show!

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Maureen Harrington the Mom of Ivy the Frenchie @ivy.the.frenchie.    Ivy is a bundle of joy Frenchie whose life changed on her 3rd birthday. She was diagnosed with IVDD which caused her two back legs to become paralyzed. Ivy’s life changed quickly but as she got home and recovered Maureen noticed that Ivy wanted independence and still had a lot of fight left in her.   She began pulling herself on her two front feet to the water bowl and that evolved into getting around more and more. Her parents decided to convert her to a low-rider and get her a wheelchair to aid in her mobility. With the help of Edie’s Wheels, they created a custom wheelchair for Ivy which allowed her increased mobility, independence and speed.   She loves to run around and play with her friends. Her parents adopted a sister for her named Rosie who looks after her and is her companion.  Maureen and her husband Chris realized as they were watching their pup come to life and embrace her new life as a special needs dog determined that they wanted to tell Ivy’s story in a big way. They wanted to write a book about Ivy and they would teach children that it is ok to be different.   They published Ivy the Determined Dog and go to schools and read to children with Ivy to show them that diversity is cool and interesting and isn’t scary!  You can buy their book off this site https://www.ivysbook.com/ or on Amazon!   Ivy, we admire your tenacity, grit, and determination. Your story shows the resilient nature of dogs and with an incredible owner who doesn’t view you as damaged all you can do is thrive!!   Please rate, share and subscribe to The Woof Life Show!

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats withAmy who owns Halsey the Hound @halsey_the_hound.   We do our first What’s My Mutt DNA reveal where Amy the owner of Halsey has to come to terms with her pup’s Embark DNA test results. Amy was so skeptical when she received the results so they were run twice with the same results. Embark even offered for her to chat with one of their scientists to go over all of the breeds with her. Halsey was rescued in Minnesota after being transported as a rescue. Amy saw a photo and it was love at first sight!   The DNA results for Halsey who is a 45 pound dog who is uber adventurous and climbs trees was interesting to say the least!!! Please rate, share and subscribe to The Woof Life Show!

Welcome to The Woof Life Show - a podcast created for dog lovers, by dog lovers! Hosted by Lauren Farricker. In this episode, Lauren continues her chat with Sophie Gamand. You know Sophie for being a viral sensation with her incredible artwork and photography. She is an advocate for rescue dogs most especially for bully breeds.  Did you know that pitbulls are the breed that is most likely be euthanized when they end up at an animal shelter? Sophie is the author of Wet Dog and Pitbull Flower Power. Her work is widely shared on social media @sophiegamand. Her new Pitbull Flower Power coffee table book is one of the best dog books that I’ve ever seen because it features her incredible work as well as the stories of these pups and these shelters who care for these pups. Sophie shares her background, her early work in photography, about her family and she shares about how her move to New York challenged her creatively which was the genesis for both her Wet Dog project and Pitbull Flower Power. Sophie was afraid initially of pitbulls so when she challenged herself to work with rescue dogs in shelters she challenged herself to work with the bully breeds. She conceived of a new artistic venture where she would create flower crowns to put on these pitfalls and take portraits of the pups to help support in their adoption.  Sophie has captured these photos and travels to shelters all over. Her craft and ability to work with these rescues highlights the realities of dog rescue. This also includes traveling to Puerto Rico that was an overwhelming amount of dogs up for rescue. Sophie even ended up adopting her pup MacLovin from a rescue in Puerto Rico on some pretty horrific circumstances. We’ve split the conversation with Sophie into two episodes. She is such an incredible advocate of both rescue and advancing the perception of pitbulls. Enjoy this conversation with Sophie. Please rate, share and subscribe to The Woof Life Show!

Welcome to The Woof Life Show - a podcast created for dog lovers, by dog lovers! Hosted by Lauren Farricker. In this episode, Lauren chats with Sophie Gamand. You know Sophie for being a viral sensation with her incredible artwork and photography. She is an advocate for rescue dogs most especially for bully breeds.  Did you know that pitbulls are the breed that is most likely be euthanized when they end up at an animal shelter? Sophie is the author of Wet Dog and Pitbull Flower Power. Her work is widely shared on social media @sophiegamand. Her new Pitbull Flower Power coffee table book is one of the best dog books that I’ve ever seen because it features her incredible work as well as the stories of these pups and these shelters who care for these pups. Sophie shares her background, her early work in photography, about her family and she shares about how her move to New York challenged her creatively which was the genesis for both her Wet Dog project and Pitbull Flower Power. Sophie was afraid initially of pitbulls so when she challenged herself to work with rescue dogs in shelters she challenged herself to work with the bully breeds. She conceived of a new artistic venture where she would create flower crowns to put on these pitfalls and take portraits of the pups to help support in their adoption.  Sophie has captured these photos and travels to shelters all over. Her craft and ability to work with these rescues highlights the realities of dog rescue. This also includes traveling to Puerto Rico that was an overwhelming amount of dogs up for rescue. Sophie even ended up adopting her pup MacLovin from a rescue in Puerto Rico on some pretty horrific circumstances. We’ve split the conversation with Sophie into two episodes. She is such an incredible advocate of both rescue and advancing the perception of pitbulls. Enjoy this conversation with Sophie. Please rate, share and subscribe to The Woof Life Show!

Welcome to The Woof Life Show - a podcast created for dog lovers, by dog lovers! Hosted by Lauren Farricker.   In this episode, Lauren chats with Zach Skow. Zach has one of the most interesting stories in dog rescue. Zach was a previous abuser of both drugs and alcohol for years. His body began to fail and he found himself in full-blown liver failure; he was told by doctors that he had to remain sober for 6 months in order to qualify for a transplant. The mutts of his life provided the life-changing catalyst that caused Zach to want to get sober. While at his lowest point his pups looked at him with all of the admiration in the world.   His body healed and as Zach focused on getting sober he began to take his pups for long walks and hikes, they also began to add more to their pack and Marley’s Mutts was born. Marley named after his incredible Rottweiler who was the pup that everyone looked up to and people loved.   Marley’s Mutts is a very successful dog rescue that has helped re-home many pups and give them lives that otherwise would never have been possible. Zach also founded the Positive Change Program which is a program for inmates where they are paired with dogs that are saved from kill shelters. The inmates become dog trainers and work one-on-one with these pups that they can get their canine certification certificate and are then are ready to be put up for adoption and go to a forever home.   Zach has an incredible ability of seeing the beauty in forgotten pups and people that so frequently get overlooked. His life is now so vastly different now, him and his wife have a daughter and they regularly open their home to pups who need to be believed in.  Enjoy this interview with Zach Skow.   Please rate, share and subscribe to The Woof Life Show!