Birgitte Philippides-Delaney is a beauty expert and non-profit founder who has worked with big names like Beyoncé, Anna Wintour, Mick Jagger, Natalie Portman, Jerry Seinfeld, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and more. But after finding professional success, she still felt like something was missing. After wanting a dog since she was young, she finally got her first dog in her 30s and it brought her a sense of fulfillment that she had never experienced before. Now, while her two dogs she had...
Oct 22, 2019•27 min•Ep. 38
After being raised in India and coming to the United States for college, eventually making it her new home, Sonali has learned a thing or two about traveling. But when she got her current dog, a rescue named Ella, there were issues with separation anxiety. So she started taking Ella with her and her husband on trips. Sonali realized how hard it was to just plan around traveling with a dog. The idea was then born to start Petminded Travel, a resource for people to use to know what cities to go to...
Oct 15, 2019•28 min•Ep. 37
Joey Teixeira has a family of dogs with his partner, one of those being popular social media star Mervin The Chihuahua. He is the Director of Philanthropy at the ASPCA and has worked with a variety of dog and animal companies over the years, gaining professional experience that has expanded his outlook on the dog-human relationship and the different ways we can all co-exist with our dogs. FEATURED LINKS Mervin The Chihuahua on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mervinthechihuahua Mervin The C...
Oct 08, 2019•20 min•Ep. 36
Prairie Conlon is a mental health therapist who specializes in bringing animals (particularly dogs) into her practice, a love and connection which comes from growing up on a cattle farm in Kansas with plenty of animals around. She has also been a military wife, whose own dogs have given her a sense of stability, comfort, and a common bond with her family over the years – even throughout difficult and uncertain times. FEATURED LINKS Prairie Conlon’s Website - https://journeyswithprairie.com Prair...
Oct 01, 2019•23 min•Ep. 35
Yorkies may be be small dogs, but they can have big impacts. Ivy Higa’s own “Brooklyn aka Mr. Aloha” is prime example. After going through a tough time and breakup, Ivy got Brooklyn – but little did she know how things would change. Through the eyes she looked at him, Ivy began to look inside herself. She realized how she wasn’t treating herself and her value with enough respect, and that the way she felt Brooklyn needed to be treated (with love and respect) was the way she deserved to be treate...
Sep 24, 2019•15 min•Ep. 34
Nina May is the creator of Wunderdog Magazine, a new publication celebrating the rescue community. She has had experience through her own rescue dogs, Pippa and Goldie, who have been guiding lights to help her through personal struggles with mental health and finding her path towards fulfillment. Now, she wants to help share stories from around the world from the community and how impactful these dogs are. FEATURED LINKS Wunderdog Magazine website - https://wunderdogmagazine.com Buy Issue 1, whi...
Sep 17, 2019•23 min•Ep. 33
Jason Kraus holds a Master’s Degree in Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security. He worked as a government contractor, conducting background investigations, as well as investigating financial crimes for Ernst & Young. But while he may have been the most unlikely person to have written a children’s book about a rescue dog, that’s exactly what he has done. Now, he’s on a mission to educate kids and schools about the rescue world through his story with his dog, Gibson aka Bubbins. FEATURED LINKS...
Sep 10, 2019•22 min•Ep. 32
Tedi Sarah initially fostered her dog, Pani, who came from Iran and is in a wheelchair. But despite Pani’s partially limited physical abilities, she has more energy than most dogs and her positive attitude and daily thrust for life has inspired Tedi to overcome whatever comes her way - and do it with Pani by her side, who she has now adopted as her own rescue dog. FEATURED LINKS Tedi Sarah website - https://www.tedisarah.com Teid Sarah on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tedisarah/ Book - “...
Sep 03, 2019•30 min•Ep. 31
Elisabeth Weiss is a dog trainer who runs her own company “Dog Relations NYC” where she offers in-house consulting, training programs, online coaching, physical therapy, and more. She is perhaps best known for teaching dogs how to play music - a technique she even used with Lou Reed’s dog, who was her first client. Originally, Elisabeth was a violinist, and she has brought that background into her dog training, too. And now, while music still is part of her life, her own dogs and the ones she wo...
Aug 20, 2019•25 min•Ep. 30
Linda Rodin is known for her amazing style and her stature within the fashion scene, someone who you can recognize right away. After being so career-focused within fashion, Linda is still active within the industry but has found a different and more meaningful path with her life alongside her miniature poodle named Winky - or, as she calls him, Winks. The two have been together for about a decade now and have matching stylish grey hair and magnetic looks. Linda has even led the charge on startin...
Aug 06, 2019•23 min•Ep. 29
Courtney Burns works as the Middle School Director of Guidance, and 7th and 8th grade Counselor, at Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School in Las Vegas. After the school went through a traumatic experience at the time of the One October Las Vegas shooting, as well as other struggles, Courtney worked to bring in Esther - a comfort or therapy dog who has since helped the school, both the students and faculty, get through tough times and into a happier daily flow. And instead of the school ...
Jul 23, 2019•28 min•Ep. 28
Isaac Mizrahi is a fashion designer, author, and entertainer who’s best known for his work in the fashion world with his own brands. While he had a dog at a young age, it was really the first dog he got as an adult that made a significant impact on him. That dog was Harry, his hairy soulmate, who turned into his constant companion and rock. He even met his husband, Arnold, while on a walk with Harry in New York City - where the two are now based with their dogs of Dean and Kitty. Recently, Isaac...
Jul 09, 2019•24 min•Ep. 27
Chrissy Beckles is the Founder and President of The Sato Project, which helps rescue abused and abandoned dogs from Puerto Rico. It all started when her husband was working there over a decade ago and she saw all the stray dogs. While most people would feel bad but not have the initiative to take action, Chrissy became more and more involved – especially after getting her own rescue, Boom Boom – and started The Sato Project. Eventually, she quit her job and took on saving Puerto Rico’s stray dog...
Jun 25, 2019•14 min•Ep. 26
AJ Albrecht is a Legislative Attorney at the Best Friends Animal Society. She took her background in the field and merged it with her passion for dogs, animals, and rescue to find this new vocation. She also has dogs of her own including Mama Julep, who she does therapy work with at schools and hospitals, as well as Beau, who she co-founded the Positive Pittie Pack Walk to help bring a group environment to dog walking for Beau and other dogs who do better together. www.dogsavethepeople.com/episo...
Jun 18, 2019•16 min•Ep. 25
Pearson Marx was going through a tough time when her husband was very sick. She registered her dog, Cleo, as a therapy dog, and they started going to the hospital together. Cleo not only gave her strength to go and make it through ok, but also provided a beacon of light and support both for her and everyone in the hospital. Pearson also started a rescue organization called Morgan’s Place , where she has rescued hundreds of dogs over the years. www.dogsavethepeople.com www.instagram.com/dogsaveth...
Jun 11, 2019•19 min•Ep. 24
Samantha Cheirif wanted to be the next Tina Fey and was determined to chase down her dreams after graduating from school. Over time, however, she felt something missing and not right with her life. After helping take care of the dog of her boss, at the time, she realized she could handle the responsibility of having a dog. Not too long after, Samantha and her partner decided to begin fostering and Samantha found a passion in this avenue. Eventually, that fostering also turned into adopting some ...
Jun 04, 2019•26 min•Ep. 23
Dorie Herman is well-known for her Instagram page " The Kardoggians " – a humorous dog pun on "The Kardashians." She's always found a companionship and connection to dogs, from when she was a child to now being an adult. After college, she got a dog named Chloe who ended up making a big impact on her. Since then, Dorie has gotten more and more involved in the rescue world, serving on the board of Foster Dogs Inc and Susie’s Senior Dogs as a big advocate for senior dogs. Currently, her home is fi...
May 28, 2019•16 min•Ep. 22
Melody Monroe is a hip hop and soul musician based in Atlanta, Georgia. Around a year ago, she felt the urge to get a dog. It would the first of her adult life. She went out and ended up eventually finding Mimi, a mixed breed with a bright personality who has united Melody with her neighbors, provides constant companionship, has taught her patience, and many other valuable lessons. Not to mention, Mimi’s always smiling and that leads Melody finding it hard to be sad around her, even on her rough...
May 21, 2019•26 min•Ep. 21
FREEDOM RIDE is a new series of minisodes on Dog Save The People that focuses on guests telling their own inspiring, rescue-based tales. In this first episode, Susan Weidel talks about how she adopted Little Red, one of the dogs rescued from former NFL Quarterback Michael Vick’s notorious dog fighting operation. Susan gave Little Red a new life but it took time, patience and love. Little Red found a new home with Susan in Wyoming and New Mexico with a welcoming pack of dogs and she was able to l...
May 14, 2019•10 min•Ep. 20
Rebecca Ascher-Walsh is a freelance writer who has written several dog books that have been published by National Geographic. She has two dogs of her own, Joe and Buddy, and lives in New York City with her family. Her two kids now love the dogs, too, and their older dog (Buddy) has acted like a nanny to the children. The dogs have also helped to connect her with other people she may not have met otherwise, including during her morning routine around other dog walkers in Central Park. Additionall...
May 07, 2019•26 min•Ep. 19
Karla Crespo is an Empowerment Coach with her own company (The Grateful Heart Co) who has had two crucial dogs in her life, Lucky and Daisy, during times when she needed them to keep going. From being a mother to being an entrepreneur, her dogs have been by her side and she has grown with them. When she adopted her current dog, Daisy, they were both going through a transition and helped each other get through it during all the ups and downs.
Apr 30, 2019•28 min•Ep. 18
Mark Welsh is a copywriter and brand builder who made his way from New Zealand to New York City and accidentally fell into a life of dogs. At a time when Mark was looking for a change in his life and new creative inspiration, his first dog Sweetie showed up at his doorstep. But it was also not only Mark who’s heart Sweetie ended up capturing, as she became a darling of the fashion circuit. She became a fashion industry staple, going on to write her own Elle Magazine column and books (with the he...
Apr 23, 2019•25 min•Ep. 17
Courtney Pare adopted her dog, Rondo, from the humane society nine years ago, and it has truly been one of those “Who Saved Who” situations. Courtney has dealt with anxiety and depression for quite some time, and when Rondo was about four years old, she went through one of the darkest periods of my life. At this time, when she thought she had absolutely nothing to live for, Rondo was there, providing her not only with the purest, most unconditional love, but also a reminder that she couldn't lea...
Apr 16, 2019•32 min•Ep. 16
Cesar Fernandez-Chavez is best friends with his dog, Louboutina, who he has had for around seven years now. Cesar was finding peace after a breakup and his best friend got him a dog, whom Cesar fell in love with at first sight. They live in New York City and Louboutina has become somewhat of a canine celebrity around town. She is known as “The Hugging Dog” and gives her special dog hugs to friends and strangers alike around NYC. The hugs break up the rush of New York City and people always being...
Apr 09, 2019•40 min•Ep. 15
Zach Skow struggled with self-love and acceptance, leading him down a dark path of drug and alcohol abuse. He hit rock bottom and was diagnosed with end-stage liver disease. With only months left to live and six months of sobriety required to qualify for a transplant, it appeared to be a death sentence. But somehow he was able to find solace in his dogs, and pushed through. He got better, and afterwards started Marley’s Mutts – a non-profit rescue organization – and the Pawsitive Change program,...
Apr 02, 2019•32 min•Ep. 14
Carly Wilson was facing mental health struggles, even getting signed off work for that very reason, and was able to find solace by getting her dog, Luna, who has helped her work through those issues and become a true light in her life and the way she feels connected and active with the world around her. She lives in Kent, England, with her partner, which gives Luna the lurcher (who is a very unusual, and beautiful, looking dog) the ample room to get her energy out.
Mar 26, 2019•24 min•Ep. 13
Jo Ann Beard is a writer and professor at Sarah Lawrence College, as well as a Founder of the Best Bullies To The Rescue organization. The first dog she ever rescued, Rufo, was the hardest dog she’s ever had to find a home for – but he’s also the one that’s been the most rewarding. Jo Ann has also found a completely new community and group of connected people in her life through rescue. Always surrounded by dogs in her life, she finds her perspective of the world constantly shifting and growing ...
Mar 19, 2019•35 min•Ep. 12
Ken Foster is a dog book author and is the former Community Outreach Program for the Animal Care Centers (ACC) of New York City. His latest book, City of Dogs, is a look into how dogs live throughout the five boroughs and the unique relationships between dogs and their human counterparts within different neighborhoods – meeting with over 4,000 dogs. He also collaborated on it with a photographer who helped capture the dogs and people along the way. Ken has written several other books on dogs suc...
Mar 12, 2019•27 min•Ep. 11
Kelsey Straus lives in the Pacific Northwest with her corgi, Ava (just over a year old) and her golden, Aspen (just under a year old). Kelsey credits Ava for getting her into photography full force after she had just dabbled with it here and there throughout her life. Now she's started a side business with her photography and has also garnered an audience on Instagram for her images. She also is a yoga instructor and does wedding planning, too. You can find her on Instagram: @littlepnwpups...
Mar 05, 2019•21 min•Ep. 10
Susie Coston is the National Shelter Director at Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s largest and most effective farm animal rescue and protection organization. With more than two decades of experience working with farm animals, Susie is a leading authority on both their care and behavior, and she calls on both her expertise and her deep connections with these animals (often referred to as “the farm animal whisperer”) to advocate for compassion for animals everywhere. She has two dogs of her own who are...
Feb 26, 2019•28 min•Ep. 9
