The simple idea behind the show is how the selfless act of caring for a dog transforms who we are as people.
This responsibility often awakens in us a greater understanding that all people, all creatures, are connected as one.
It helps us learn to love ourselves, connect with one another, and treat all living beings with empathy and respect.
Dr. Kwane Stewart was struggling with the disheartening veterinarian work he was doing until he found a new way to help people and their dogs to be happy, healthy, and maintain a crucial relationship through his work in the streets with the unhoused.
Read MoreDoug Mader clashed with his father over his choice to be a veterinarian. But when his father had one in his life, they finally connected and formed a bond.
Read MoreWhile dogs have come to know humans very well in their years of domestication, humans are still only beginning to understand their dogs. How much richer can our bond be if we were tapped into our dog’s emotions as they are with us?
Read MoreAs a veterinary oncologist for several decades, Dr. Renée Alsaraff often treated her canine patients with cancer. But when she herself was later diagnosed with "the c-word" (as she prefers to call it), everything changed. Thankfully, her own dog Newtie was by her side to help her make it through.
Read MorePilley Bianchi is the Founder and Executive Producer of The Chaser Initiative, dedicated to educating young students about the power of 'play' and through dogs specifically. Her father, Dr. John Pilley, is best known for training Chaser the border collie to be "the smartest dog in the world."
Read MoreDog expert and trainer Grisha Stewart talks about how the way that we interact with our dogs reflects back our own behavior back to us in revealing ways.
Read MoreAlexis Devine has worked with her sheepadoodle, Bunny, to be able to “speak” with buttons that play pre-recorded words and phrases. Through their enhanced communication, Alexis has learned lessons about how we as humans can be better about how we express ourselves to each other and listening with a more compassionate and accepting ear.
Read MoreSylvia Heisel is an award-winning fashion designer and current co-founder of DogPark Production, a company she started with her husband Scott Taylor in an effort to revitalize the dog park for both dogs and their humans with a more engaging design. Sylvia talks about the ways they are implementing their ideas to create new experiences.
Read MoreAfter learning about dog sensitivity and how his own actions were being reflected through his first dog, Cooper, Michael Burke decided to gain a better understanding of dog behavior and psychology. He became certified in the field and trained with Cesar Milan and today helps clients around the world to communicate with their dogs better, helping the relationship for both sides.
Read MoreKnown as “The Dogfather of Harlem" in New York City, Brian Taylor has been running his dog business – the Harlem Doggie Day Spa – for almost a decade. Initially from West Africa, he came over to America when he was 13 years old and found his way to New York City after college. With his business, he’s been very involved in his neighborhood to help bring people together, make the Harlem dog community stronger, and offer the services that people may need. And while keeping the business going during the pandemic has been tough, he’s been finding his way through it and is now about to embark on The Pup Pandemic Relief Tour across the country to help dogs in need of grooming.
Read MoreTeena Patel is the Founder and CEO of the University of Doglando, a dog training and behavior company based in Orlando, Florida. After originally being raised in Kenya, Teena came to the United States in her teenage life. While she was interested in working with animals from a young age, she discovered the idea of dog training and found her passion in that field. Incorporating her experiences from Kenya into her practice, Teena has aimed for Doglando to be a place where dogs can be in an open environment and to have them live in the most natural and enriching way possible.
Read MoreElisabeth 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 works with have taken #1 priority and brought more fulfillment to Elisabeth’s life as a result.
Read MoreAJ Albrecht is a Legislative Attorney at the Best Friends Animal Society - merging her background 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 around.
Read MoreStacy Alldredge is an expert dog trainer, based in New York City, who specializes in dog behavior and other challenges that regularly confront urban dogs and their guardians. She is the CEO of Who's Walking Who Dog Training And Behavior and has successfully trained thousands of dogs and their guardians for the past 25 years.
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