Working Like Dogs - Service Dogs and Working Dogs - Pet Life Radio Original

Since 1995, Assistance Dog of the West’s assistance dogs have helped clients to overcome physical mobility challenges caused by disease, stroke or traumatic accident. Assistance Dogs of the West’s Executive Director, Carolyn Clark Beedle, stops in to talk with Marcie and Whistle about Assistance Dogs of the West’s award winning educational and vocational programs that enable them to provide highly trained assistance dogs to people with disabilities. You’ll be amazed at the innovative ways they are engaging youth as young as eight years old to train these assistance dogs!

More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Saddle Up with Assistance Dogs of the West! with Marcie Davis

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Wayne Tuttle and his guide dog, Cosmo, drop by for another visit with Marcie and Whistle to discuss some exciting new things they have going on this year. Wayne shares the latest news and products on his service dog supply web sites www.thepottydoghouse.com and www.servicedoghouse.com. Marcie and Wayne also talk about some of the recent information regarding public access and service dog legislation in both the United States and Canada. Listen in and catch up with Wayne and Cosmo and Marcie and Whistle!

More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - What’s New With The Tuttles? with Marcie Davis

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Have you experienced the agony of retiring a service dog or do you have a service dog that one day you will have to retire? Or, are you just interested in how in the world someone retires their service dog? If so, then listen in as Marcie discusses her experiences and lessons learned when she had to retire her service dogs, Ramona and Morgan. Hear how she transitioned to her successor dogs and ways that she bridged these remarkable relationships.

More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - The Realities of Retiring a Service Dog with Marcie Davis

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Retired police K9 handler, Jeff Schettler, stops in to visit with Marcie and Whistle about his new book, Red Dog Rising. Jeff talks about his experiences with his beloved police dog, Ronin. From a homeless teen to a decorated police dog handler, Jeff talks candidly about his personal experiences and how Ronin changed his life. Jeff discusses subjects from the successful cases they solved together to the tragedies that ultimately ended their careers as law enforcement officers.

More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Red Dog Rising with Marcie Davis

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Join Marcie and Whistle as they visit with Officer John Doskocz and his K9 Partner, Iozo. Officer Doskocz and his German Shepherd canine partner, Iozo, are law enforcement officers with the Cheektowaga Police Department located outside Buffalo, New York. Officer Doskocz talks with us about how he and Iozo became a K9 law enforcement unit, the kinds of crimes they are trained to respond to, and their proudest achievement as a K9 team!

More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - K9 Officer On Duty with Marcie Davis

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Have you ever wondered what a psychiatric service dog really does? Join Marcie and Whistle as Joan Esnayra, Ph.D. , President and Founder of the Psychiatric Service Dog Society and her psychiatric service dog, Kenji, stop by to talk about psychiatric service dogs. Learn the difference between traditional service dogs and psychiatric service dogs including how they are trained and what they do to assist their human partners living with mental illness.

More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - What are Psychiatric Service Dogs? with Marcie Davis

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Join Marcie and Whistle as veterinarian Dr. T. Murt Byrne stops by to talk about your working dog’s health and wellness. Dr. Byrne shares his practical advice on some of the most common things our working dogs will experience throughout their working life spans such as what to do if your dog is vomiting or experiencing bloat to weight management and regular wellness screenings. Dr. Byrne will dispel some common myths and give us the 411 on good veterinarian care for our working animals.

More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - The Doctor Is In with Marcie Davis

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Join Marcie and Whistle as Marcie continues her candid discussion about Assistance Dogs including the commands and tasks they are trained to perform. Marcie talks about how Whistle continues to provide her with independence and mobility that she had thought, as a woman with a long-term disability, was truly unobtainable. But all that changed when she received her first service dog, Ramona. Listen in as she shares her story.

More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Assistance Dogs! Part 2 with Marcie Davis

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Do you really know what an assistance dog can do for its human partner? Where did the idea of an assistance dog came from? And when did people starting using assistance dogs for independence and public access? Join Marcie and Whistle as Marcie candidly shares her experiences and lessons learned as a member of a service dog team.

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Did you know that there are dogs that actually carry badges and serve as official correctional officers inside America’s prisons? These dogs are considered to be correctional officers just like their human partners! Correctional Officer and Master Trainer, Anthony Ramon stops by to visit with Marcie and Whistle about his work as the leader of a K-9 correctional team and a Master Trainer for the New Mexico Department of Corrections. From identifying chemical agents in bombs to detecting hidden cell phones, Master Trainer Ramon talks about his experiences as a trainer and a dog handler. Master Trainer Ramon has seen it all and he shares with Marcie and Whistle all of the ways his canine patrols help to keep people safe both inside and outside of the prison walls.

More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - K-9 Correctional Officers with Marcie Davis

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