Dog Edition

They say in Tinsel Town you should never work with dogs or children. Today's guests disagree. Larissa Wohl, Hallmark Channel Animal Rescue Expert Larissa Wohl may have the best job in show business: every morning she gets upstaged by adorable adoptable dogs on the Hallmark Channel morning show Home & Family. A lifetime animal rescuer, this upbeat journalist has a lot to share about the joys and challenges of fostering dogs on and off live television. Wendy Mitchell, Author of Citizen Canine: Dogs in the Movies As a film industry insider and journalist, Wendy Mitchell has a unique perspective on the business. As a self-admitted dog obsessive, she finds herself watching movies "for the dogs." Those two viewpoints meet in her book about dogs on the silver screen, where she reveals everything canine about the movie industry. You won't believe what she has dug up! Chapters: 01:39 Listener Line Answer to "What's the one invention you wish existed for your dog." 03:43 Larissa Wohl gives us a glimpse into her on and off camera life 08:11 Larissa talks about her book club 10:09 Behind the Scenes story from Larissa Wohl 12:15 Jim's Favorite Dog Movie 14:40 Author Wendy Mitchell talks Hollywood Hounds 15:45 The secret behind the terrifying car scene in the 1983 Stephen King movie, Cujo 16:34 Revelations about the most famous canine character, Lassie 17:57 Charlie Chaplin's onscreen dog, Mut, and his broken heart 18:47 Toto Tales About Larissa Wohl Larissa Wohl is a true pioneer in the pet rescue space. Through her on and off camera efforts, she's helped thousands of animals find their forever homes. Currently Larissa can be seen every day as the host of Hallmark Channel's "Adoption Ever After" initiative for the network’s morning show Home & Family. As part of the initiative, Larissa showcases two adoptable animals a day and provides weekly segments to help pet parents with various issues such as pet safety, rescue animal education and enriching your pet’s life. Larissa Wohl Book Club: https://www.larissawohl.com/book-club Hallmark Channel Adoption Ever After: https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/adoption-ever-after About Wendy Mitchell Wendy Mitchell is a contributing editor for film business magazine Screen International. She has been a staff writer and editor at Entertainment Weekly, IndieWire and Rolling Stone and has written for The Guardian, Variety, Time Out New York, the New York Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, Glamour and Billboard. She consults for film festivals including San Sebastian, Rotterdam and Goteborg. Wendy Mitchell: https://www.filmwendy.com/writing Watch James meditate with Amber on CNN: CNN on dog meditation with James Jacobson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fly with us to America's Mountain West, where two of its most interesting denizens live. Loki the Wolf Dog: An Instagram SuperStar Loki the Wolf Dog has over 2 million social media followers, and after you "listen" to our audio postcard of his Instagram feed you will understand why. Escape with Loki and his dad, Kelly Lund, as they canoe across an alpine lake, set their dreams alight in a campfire, and chase jackrabbits. Adventures abound! But as so often happens, so does heartbreak when Loki's "little brother" Bailey, who belongs to Kelly's girlfriend Ally, gets hit with the number one killer of dogs: cancer.   Dr. Peter Rork's Heart Is As Big As Wyoming: Dog Is My CoPilot In our second segment we take off in a plane called The Big Dog. It's a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan packed from floor to ceiling, fore to aft, with dozens of lucky rescue dogs. What are they doing? Flying to their forever homes on the other side of the western mountain ranges. Who's flying them? Dr. Peter Rork, the retired orthopedic surgeon who founded the nonprofit Dog Is My CoPilot.    00:50 – Introducing Kelly Lund and His Wolf Dog, Loki  02:07 – Join Loki on His Adeventures with this Audio Postcard  04:35 – Hear the Story Behind Kelly and Loki's Instagram Success  08:05 – From a Love of the Outdoors to a Brotherly Love  12:26 – Take Flight With Dr. Peter Rork on a Rescue Transport Mission  19:41 – Find Out What We Have Planned for Next Week!  About Loki the Wolf Dog  Loki the Wolf Dog is one of the most famous dogs on Instagram. His feed is chock-a-block with outdoor adventures with Kelly Lund, and his girlfriend Ally. The photos and videos they create are journal entries in a life well lived. Whether running through meadows or across beaches, snowboarding or driving 10,000 miles to Alaska, Loki and Kelly inspire us to get out, explore the world, and make memories with our own dogs. Must-follow for gorgeous images.  Loki the Wolf Dog: https://www.lokithewolfdog.com/  Loki on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loki/  Dog Cancer Answers: https://dogcanceranswers.com   About Dr. Peter Rork and Dog Is My CoPilot  Dog Is My CoPilot, the non-profit Dr. Peter Rork founded in 2012, has rescued more than 16,000 at risk animals. This organization flies animals from shelters that use euthanasia to shelters that don't, so they can eventually find their forever homes. Dog Is My CoPilot works collaboratively with city shelters, local animal welfare organizations and individuals in fifteen Western states to coordinate transports. They provide life-saving air services at no cost to the shelters and adoption centers with whom they partner. Want to get involved? Dr. Rork asks you donate to your local shelter, foster a dog, and give to his nonprofit if you have something left over.   Dog Is My CoPilot: https://dogcopilot.org/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The pandemic has pushed some people to learn skills they might not have otherwise learned – dog grooming, for instance. When shelter in place orders around the world took effect, dog owners rose to the occasion. Our long haired dogs needed to be trimmed! The results were mixed. Author and award winning television producer, Shelley Ross, chronicled some of the pandemic cuts we gave our dogs in a charming book titled Scruffy: Our loyal pandemic pooches and the good, the bad, and the crazy haircuts we gave them. Proceeds from the book help fund Covid-19 treatment research from The Cure Alliance. In this segment, Shelley also teaches us what Floof is, an internet trend that's sure to raise some eyebrows. In our final segment, discover what a positive Piglet Mindset is and how it's helping children and adults all over learn core values like acceptance, inclusion, empathy, and kindness regardless of looks, abilities, and disabilities. Piglet is a blind, deaf, and very tiny, pink puppy who keeps up with the six other dogs in his family, despite his challenges. Dr. Melissa Shapiro shares Piglet's amazing adoption story and teaches us what's behind Piglet's positive attitude. Chapters: 1:52 Pamela Lorence Attempts to Home Groom Her Dog Pepper 3:04 Kat, a Dog Groomer from Groomingdales in Burlingame, CA Shares Her Experience About How the Pandemic Shelter in Place Orders Impacted Her Business and Her Clients. 3:51 Shelley Ross, Award Winning Executive Television Producer and Author of Scruffy: Our loyal pandemic pooches and the good, the bad, and the crazy haircuts we gave them Joins the Conversation. 4:40 Pamela Goes to the Dog Park to Speak with Dog Owners About Their Home Grooming Experiences. 5:50 James Jacobson and Shelley Ross Describe What Floof is. 7:17 Pamela, James, And Shelley tell the Story of Evie the Dog. 11:00 Welcome Back! James and Pamela Introduce Dr. Melissa Shapiro Who Shares Her Story of Piglet – The Blind, Deaf, and Pink Puppy with a Very Important Job. 16:30 James Introduces the Europeans, A Story About a Journey Through the Heart of Europe from Sweden to Southern France—All Thru the Eyes, Nose and Ears of a Dog. This Piece is the First Winner of Our 101 Dog Stories Contest. Resources: Scruffy: Our loyal pandemic pooches and the good, the bad, and the crazy haircuts we gave them - https://www.thecurealliance.org/scruffy/ Piglet, the deaf, blind, pink puppy - https://www.pigletmindset.org/ Go Groomer YouTube Clip -: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- MyqqUvSwds&t=103s  The Long Leash Shelley Ross Episode - https://shows.dogpodcastnetwork.com/show/the-long-leash-with-james-jacobson/floof-dog-haircuts-during-a-pandemic-the-long-leash/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this, our inDOGural episode of Dog Edition, we chase some fascinating tales of presidential pups. Co-hosts James Jacobson and Pamela Lorence dig into how dogs can impact a president's image and what we can expect from the newest four-legged inhabitants of the White House, Major and Champ. With interviews from historians, a marketing expert, and dog lovers, this episode will have you taking another loop around the block to hear it all! So, leash up your pup and join the pack at Dog Edition.  Show Links: Pets at the White House with Jennifer Pickens | The Long Leash American Presidents and Their Dogs with Andrew Hager | The Long Leash Dogs sell tacos and trucks. Can they sell a President? | The Long Leash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices