Have you ever wondered how you can help animals at an animal shelter? Have you ever wanted to visit one or hear about them from someone who works there? Today’s episode is going to provide you with the opportunity to do all those things and more! In this very episode, I’m going to tell you about all of the educational programs that we offer at Wayside Waifs. Most of these opportunities are for people currently in kindergarten and above, so adults are definitely included and encouraged to participate, with or without children!

Additional music credit to Zapsplat.com

A pet’s death is one of the most difficult parts of your life with them. Thankfully, there are wonderful people who can help pet parents navigate this chapter of a pet’s life. People like Emily Strongin, an animal end-of-life doula who provides support, encouragement, and education to the families of pets at the end of the pets’ lives. On this episode of Wayside Tails, I got to interview Emily about her work and about how we can remember our pets even after they've passed on.

On this episode of Wayside Tails, we get to explore empathy for creatures that are often misunderstood and underestimated: bugs! Our very special guest is Karen Verderame, Assistant Director for Outreach Education at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania! Karen shares her passion for bugs and discusses why and how we can show empathy and compassion to all creatures!

Listen in to learn about the amazing Gilligan, our longest-term dog here at Wayside Waifs animal shelter! Two of our dog trainers tell us all about Gilligan's history, wonderful personality, and preferences. Is he the right dog for you?

In this episode, the campers at Camp Wayside take over the podcast! Listen in to learn about our new teen camp, which we offered for the first time this year! Every summer, Wayside Waifs hosts five weeks of Camp Wayside for students going in to third through eighth grade. For the first time this summer we offered camp for ninth and tenth graders as well! For more information about Camp Wayside, follow the link here. For general information about Wayside Waifs animal shelter, click here!

On our twentieth episode, I get to talk to Molly, the Canine Public Training Coordinator at Wayside Waifs Animal Shelter, about preparing our furry family members for a newborn in the home!

The Family Paws resource that Molly mentions can be found here: https://www.familypaws.com/

Summer is almost here, so there's no better time to learn about keeping our pets cool! This episode features an interview with Dr. Andelson, one of Wayside's veterinarians. She shares tips for preventing heat stroke in pets, warning signs of overheating, and advice for when to seek medical attention.

We’ve received a lot of great questions recently from people of all ages and we answer them on this episode of Wayside Tails! If you have a question that you’d like us to answer on the podcast, please email me at [email protected].

Listen in as I talk with Jason, Wayside Waifs' Facilities Manager, about the important (and varied!) work his team does to keep the animal shelter safe and sound!

On this episode of Wayside Tails, we chat with Morgan about Wayside Waif's outreach programs and about how we can support the pets and people in our communities.