Episode 8 of The Dogs Were Good (again) Podcast! This week Matt goes over the early history of the WeRateDogs rating system, and then interviews Joanne George to talk about the first ever 15/10 dog, Smiley the Blind Therapy Dog. A great conversation you don't want to miss.
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dogs-were-good-again/id1800125192
Intro song by @HoveyBenjamin
Chapters
00:00 | Intro
00:32 | Our Special Guest Ohtani!
03:59 | The History Of We Rate Dogs
07:10 | Our First Ever 15/10 Dog - Smiley
07:54 | Smiley's Human - Joanne George
08:14 | How Smiley Came Into Her Life
11:22 | Smiley Becomes A Therapy Dog
23:45 | Smiley Builds An Online Community
29:00 | Smiley Helping Children
32:40 | Leaning On The Community After Losing Smiley
36:19 | Smiley's Bronze Statue
37:16 | Smiley's Reading Program
40:19 | Joanne's Pups Today
44:44 | Why Do We Love Dogs
Adopt Ohtani!
https://www.wagsandwalks.org/available-dogs-la/p/ohtani
Adopt Sloane from Episode 7!
https://www.angelcitypits.org/available-dogs#sl_embed&page=shelterluv_wrap_1673999443430%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FACPB-A-6781
Adopt Carrot From Episode 6!
https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/44282791-van-nuys-california-chihuahua-mix
Adopt Tortilla from Episode 5!
https://scgrrescue.org/pet/tortilla/
Adopt Joey from Episode 4!
Pending Adoption! :)
Adopt Curry from Episode 3!
Pending Adoption! :)
Adopt Hannah Banana from Episode 1!
https://www.realgood.dog/adopt#sl_embed&page=shelterluv_wrap_1735772816%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FRGR-A-155
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