Podcast
The Doggy Dan Podcast Show
TL;DR
A dog-training podcast whose Wolves and Warriors episode has the founders of the film's sanctuary explaining how veteran-and-wolf pairing actually works.
Quick Facts
- Host
- Doggy Dan
- Episode
- Wolves and Warriors: Combat Vets and Rescued Wolves Healing Each Other
- Guests
- Dr. Lorin Lindner and Matt Simmons
The Doggy Dan Podcast Show is the podcast of dog trainer Doggy Dan, covering dog behavior and the relationships between people and their animals. The episode "Wolves and Warriors: Combat Vets and Rescued Wolves Healing Each Other" brings on Dr. Lorin Lindner and Matt Simmons of the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center to talk through how veterans and rescued wolves are paired by mutual selection, what trauma looks like in both, and why the sanctuary runs on a closed-door, trauma-informed model.
Why OGSP Recommends It
The episode "Wolves and Warriors: Combat Vets and Rescued Wolves Healing Each Other" is Lorin Lindner and Matt Simmons walking through exactly what our film shows. They cover how the pairing of veterans and rescued wolves works day to day, and why trust is the whole mechanism.
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Key Takeaways
- Veterans and wolves choose each other. Pairings at the sanctuary are based on mutual selection, not assignment.
- The episode digs into what separates wolves from dogs behaviorally, and why wolfdogs end up needing sanctuary.