Your Family Dog Podcast

YFD 98: What Is It Like To Be A Breeder? An Interview With Judy Gladson of Victory Retrievers

In our second episode with Judy Gladson of Victory Retrievers, Colleen Pelar and Julie Fudge Smith talk with her about how she became a breeder, as well as the highs and lows of breeding pure-bred dogs.
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YFD 97: Puppies from a Breeder's Perspective: An Interview with Judy Gladson of Victory Retrievers

Judy Gladson, owner of Victory Retrievers and breeder of multipurpose Flat Coated Retrievers joins Colleen Pelar and Julie Fudge Smith to discuss puppies and puppy development from a breeder's perspective.
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YFD 96: How To Be An Awesome Adopter!

In part 2 of the series with Johanna Humbert, Executive Director of the Michiana Humane Society in Michigan City, Indiana, Colleen Pelar and Julie Fudge Smith talk about what shelters look for in adopters and what you can do to ensure that the adoption process works for you.
 
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YFD 95: How to Choose an Animal Shelter

Johanna Humbert,  Executive Director of the Michiana Humane Society in Michigan City, Indiana, joins Colleen Pelar and Julie Fudge Smith in a two part series on animal shelters. In this first episode, we discuss what you need to know and what to look for when choosing a shelter.
 
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YFD 94: Lessons from Zuzu

This week Colleen Pelar and Julie Fudge Smith talk about the many lessons that Julie's dog, Zuzu, has taught her, from coffee, to medications, to how to appreciate the quirkiness of a life spent in the company of dogs.
 
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YFD 93: Another Look At Resiliency

This week Colleen Pelar and Julie Fudge Smith continue their discussion of resiliency by looking at caregiver fatigue and how that can relate to the family dog owner, the owner of a special needs dog, an elderly dog, or anyone who has challenges when caring for their pet. 
 

YFD 92: Building Resiliency In Your Family Dog

We all know that resiliency is a good thing, but what is it exactly? Colleen Pelar is now focusing her work on helping pet professionals build resiliency and she and Julie Fudge Smith talk about what it is, how to encourage resiliency in our canine buddies, and how that improves the quality of their lives as well as ours.
 
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YFD 91: Canine First Aid: What You Need to Know!

Do you know what the three basic vital signs are and how to take them? What's a quick and easy way to make a sling? This and so much more is covered this week when Michelle Sevigny of Dogsafe Canine First Aid, joins Colleen Pelar and Julie Fudge Smith to discuss what you need to know about first aid for your dog.
 
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YFD 90: Professional Pet Sitting: What You Need To Know To Choose The Right Sitter For Your Pet.

Professional pet sitter Doug Harris joins Julie Fudge Smith and Colleen Pelar to discuss pet-sitting and why you might want to consider hiring a trained professional to care for your dog, cat, bunny, fish or whatever pet you may have. Learn what you should look for in a sitter and why it makes a difference.
 
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YFD 89: What Does Your Dog Really Know?

How well does your dog know the cues you give him? What does sit mean to your dog? Will he sit whenever and wherever you ask him to? In this episode Colleen Pelar and Julie Fudge Smith discuss how to evaluate what your dog actually knows and look at whether or not your dog is being stubborn when he doesn't do what you ask.
 
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