Welcome to The Woof Life Show - a podcast created for dog lovers, by dog lovers! Hosted by Lauren Farricker creator of Woof Republic the Community Site for Modern Dog Owners. In this episode, Lauren chats with Dan Schachner, the Puppy Bowl Ref and an advocate for rescue. You can follow him on social media: @danschachner. Dan is a talented man who is a producer at Animal Planet, the referee of The Puppy Bowl, the referee of The Dog Bowl, trivia master and rescue advocate. Tune in to watch...

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Henry Friedman. Henry is a part of Team Dogist and has one of the most incredible adoption stories that we’ve heard in a long time. For Henry a chance encounter mixed with fate allowed him to adopt an incredibly special pup who was born in a bush in Puerto Rico. This puppy along with his mother and siblings were rescued by The Sato Project and he was transported to the US. Henry found in Finn a...

Woof Life Show got to catch up with the women behind an incredible non-profit called Pearls for Pups. Jenna, Paige and Bekki are a mother and daughters trio who wanted to take their passion and desire to support and help rescue pups so they created Pearls for Pups!! They want to encourage you to adopt an F'ing dog!! :)

A Conversation with two very powerful women: J.J. Rawlinson, DVM who is the Senior Manager, Community Partnerships and Welfare Initiatives and Misty Espinoza Marketing and Communications Manager who both work at the Wallis Annenberg Petspace. We discuss the realities of rescuing a dog and celebrating Adopt a Senior Pet month.

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Kelly Pratt Kreidich who is one of the photographers and co-creators of Dancers and Dogs. They've spent the past couple of years traveling around the US meeting with some of the most professional ballet and dance companies and pairing them with dogs to create some extraordinary photos! 

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Niels Skou who is a major puppy lover and the creator of Puppies Make Me Happy. Skou shares the story of how a funny shirt, a dream to create hearing aids for deaf dogs and puppies created the perfect storm that dared him to dream to create Puppies Make Me Happy.  Puppies Make Me Happy sells a clothing and accessory line that makes you smile and gives back to rescue pups in need. They feature...

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Dianne Scott  who is a pitbull dog mom and a breed advocate. She’s also the Content Creator behind Tale of Two Pitties @aTaleOf2Pitties and the web series @mayorroo. Dianne is an actress, advocate, stepmother, writer and someone who just plain makes us laugh. When she adopted a pitbull named Hurley her life was forever changed. She went from someone who was afraid of pitbulls and under the...

In this BONUS EPISODE of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Dayna Hilton who is a dog mom and the Executive Director at Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation. Molly is the ambassador for the IMAX movie centered around pups doing incredible work titled, Superpower Dogs. Molly and Dayna have been able to meet children and travel around the nation educating on their mission of educating on fire safety.

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Dayna Hilton who is a dog mom and the Executive Director at Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation. Molly the Fire Safety Dog doesn’t leave her duties in the firehouse. Molly and her human companion, Dayna, have taken Molly’s skills into schools all across the world, educating kids and parents about the essentials of fire safety.   Molly is the ambassador for the IMAX movie centered around pups doing...

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Michelle Sathe who is a dog mom and the Public Relations Manager of Best Friends Animal Society. We talk about the realities and the state of the union for rescue animals in the US. In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Michelle Sathe who is a dog mom and the Public Relations Manager of Best Friends Animal Society. We talk about the realities...

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Elizabeth “Beth” Bellanti who is the Program Manager of Vodka for Dog People on behalf of Tito’s Vodka.    If you're looking for a vodka label that also supports dog welfare, look no further than Tito’s. Tito’s has created Vodka for Dog People, which is their organization that supports dog rescue, animal welfare organizations, and veterinary clinics across America.  Looking out for dogs, in...

  In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker has a conversation with Matt Beisner of  Zen Dog in LA and the star of Nat Geo Wild’s Dog Impossible Show   Note to my listeners, I am obsessed with Dog Impossible and I am so excited to chat with Matt to learn more about the show.   Beisner, owner of THE ZEN DOG http://www.thezendog.com, a cutting-edge dog facility in downtown Los Angeles, believes there are no bad dogs and knows every dog is capable of...

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Lori Wells who is the dog mom and handler of Piglet who won the 2019 Search & Rescue Hero Dog.   But there’s another “Piglet” in town: an eight-year-old Catahoula Leopard Dog. This Piglet, a veteran search and rescue dog, is trained and certified to help families in arduous times. Nothing could have prepared Piglet and handler Lori Wells for the inconceivable conditions on a recent deployment....

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Dawn Rudolph who is the dog mom and handler of Leader Dog Lady who won the 2019 Hero Guide Dog Award.   Dawn Rudolph is legally blind and Leader Dog Lady is her guide dog. Dawn shares with The Woof Life show how much her world has changed so much since Lady came into her life. Leader Dogs are the eyes to support their handler and are trained like a Secret Service Agent to put their own life in...

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Caroline Zuendel who is the dog mom and handler of Sergeant Yeager who won the 2019 Military Hero Dog Award.    Sergeant Yeager honorably performed combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Improvised Explosive Detection Dog with the United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Yeager has been credited with detecting the locations of dozens of explosive devices. During his three combat tours, Sgt. Yeager...

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Anna Barbosa who is the dog mom and handler of Gus who won the Shelter Hero Dog Award. The Woof Life also got the honor of interviewing Anna who rescued and helped Gus who was discovered as a homeless dog on the streets of Houston who had suffered abuse at the hands of humans.   Gus was seen by a rescuer on the road with a head so swollen that he looked like a seal as opposed to a dog. Someone had...

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Tara Murillo who is the dog mom and handler of Alice who won the Service Hero Dog Award. The Woof Life also got the honor of interviewing Sheriff’s Deputy John Forlenza who is the handler to Dax the Hero dog winner of the Law Enforcement/ Arson category.      Tara Murillo and her family were victims of senseless gun violence which changed their life in an instant. In 2015, Antonio was a normal,...

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Lydia Crochet who is the handler and dog mom to Jeanie to 3-Legged Therapy Dog who won The 2019 Therapy Hero Dog Award at the Hero Dog Awards.    Jeanie is a rescue that was found with a crippled leg running with a pack of dogs in Louisiana. She had a crippled leg which a vet quickly determined needed to be amputated. She was put up for adoption while she was healing and recovering from surgery. ...

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Tina Kim who is the Dog Mom and Momager (watch out Kris Jenner) to Winston the White Corgi. You can follow their adventures on social media @winstonthewhitecorgi   Tina shares about their lives and what it is like to be the Mom of one of the most influential dogs in the world. Winston is the epitome of sass, humor, positivity and giving you any excuse to smile. We had to ask about the perks of...

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Emily Giambalvo, who is a writer at The Washington Post. She recently published an incredibly important article highlighting the impact that Michael Vick's dogs so many years later. The exposure of that dogfighting ring at the helm of such a public figure changed everyone's lives but most importantly, the pups' lives. These Pitbulls were victims of one of the most if not the most public dogfighting...

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...

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...

  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...

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...