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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Doggy Dan Podcast Show about?
The Doggy Dan Podcast Show is dog trainer Doggy Dan's podcast about dog behavior and the relationships between people and their animals. One Good Story Project recommends it for its episode with the founders of the sanctuary in our film Can Wolfdogs Help Veterans Heal?
Who hosts The Doggy Dan Podcast Show?
Doggy Dan hosts The Doggy Dan Podcast Show. His own site, TheOnlineDogTrainer.com, describes him as its founder and the creator of the Dog Calming Code.
Which Doggy Dan episode features the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center?
The episode named Wolves and Warriors, Combat Vets and Rescued Wolves Healing Each Other features the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center. Its guests are Dr. Lorin Lindner, a clinical psychologist, and Matt Simmons, a decorated US Navy Petty Officer and the center's director of operations, according to the episode page on TheOnlineDogTrainer.com.
How are veterans and wolves paired at Lockwood Animal Rescue Center?
The animals select their caregivers at the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center, so a wolf chooses its veteran. The center is not open to the public and runs as a place of healing, according to the episode page on TheOnlineDogTrainer.com. Veterans there have also set out for months into harsh conditions to protect wild wolves from poaching.