Dr. Cliff Redford spends his days caring for companion pets at his clinic in Toronto and his off-hours rescuing animals across the globe. Join us for an entertaining and educational discussion of his travels.

Dr. Cliff Redford online:

DrCliff.ca

Facebook.com/WellingtonVeterinaryHospital

Instagram.com/wellingtonveterinary

YouTube.com/DrCliffWorldwideVet

Some other veterinarians who have visited Dog Words:

0401: Dr. Doug Mader discusses the amazing human-animal bond in his book The Vet at Noah’s Ark: Stories of Survival from an Inner-City Animal Hospital.

0414: Dr. Molly Ebinger discusses her first trip to the Femund Race in Norway.

0201: Dr. Vern Otte shares his tales as a volunteer veterinarian with the last great race—the Iditarod.

Sunflower Farm Creamery’s YouTube channel will mesmerize you with hours of goat videos like these:

Quadruplet goat babies in pajamas

Goats kids play with kittens

Support Rosie Fund by booking a session with BigfootPetPhotography.com.

Music for this episode is provided by alternative string duo, The Wires. Visit them at TheWires.info. Learn fiddle and cello-fiddle online — even if you've never played before — from Laurel Morgan Parks and Sascha Groshang at FiddleLife.com.

Make a donation at RosieFund.org or through our Facebook page. You can contribute by making a purchase from the store on our website or buying a t-shirt at Bonfire.com. Also check out our page on BarkYours, the online mall with gifts for people who love their dogs.

Rosie Fund online:
RosieFund.org
Facebook.com/rosiefund
Instagram.com/rosiefund
YouTube.com/rosiefund

2025 Pooch Playoff participant and benefactor Jane Crampton and I discuss our shared love of dogs and how dog ownership impacts house shopping.

If you’re looking for a realtor in the Kansas City area, you can find Jane at JaneSellsKC.com.

Support Rosie Fund by booking a session with BigfootPetPhotography.com.

Music for this episode is provided by alternative string duo, The Wires. Visit them at TheWires.info. Learn fiddle and cello-fiddle online — even if you've never played before — from Laurel Morgan Parks and Sascha Groshang at FiddleLife.com.

Make a donation at RosieFund.org or through our Facebook page. You can contribute by making a purchase from the store on our website or buying a t-shirt at Bonfire.com. Also check out our page on BarkYours, the online mall with gifts for people who love their dogs.

Rosie Fund online:
RosieFund.org
Facebook.com/rosiefund
Instagram.com/rosiefund
YouTube.com/rosiefund

Tricia Montgomery channeled grief and love into a passion that’s saving lives and giving dog owners the knowledge they need to give their beloved pets the best life possible. Visit the Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement at aplb.org to learn more about resources to help with one of life’s most challenging transitions and go to MoosesMarch.com to learn about the Moose approved badges for consumers and how you can partner as a vendor. Perhaps most importantly, you can access education, awareness, and early cancer detection tests for dogs. Tricia also mentions the National Canine Cancer Foundation is a dog charity that strives to eliminate cancer as a major health problem in dogs through education, outreach, and research. Learn more at WeAreTheCure.org.

I know we ask a lot from our Dog Words listeners: donate, volunteer, subscribe, share. Today, I’m making a special plea for you to share, not just all the great videos we post of these wonderful dogs, but this specific episode. Whatever podcast platform you’re using, there’s a button that allows you to pass along Tricia’s important message. Everyone needs to hear it. And I have one more favor to ask: share a second episode with that person, not just this one. Browse our archives for an episode that you think they would particularly enjoy. Our guest list includes fiction and non-fiction authors, entrepreneurs, researchers, veterinarians, animal welfare advocates, dear friends, and more. If you enjoy Dog Words, let others know.

Support Rosie Fund by booking a session with BigfootPetPhotography.com.

Music for this episode is provided by alternative string duo, The Wires. Visit them at TheWires.info. Learn fiddle and cello-fiddle online — even if you've never played before — from Laurel Morgan Parks and Sascha Groshang at FiddleLife.com.

Make a donation at RosieFund.org or through our Facebook page. You can contribute by making a purchase from the store on our website or buying a t-shirt at Bonfire.com. Also check out our page on BarkYours, the online mall with gifts for people who love their dogs.

Rosie Fund online:
RosieFund.org
Facebook.com/rosiefund
Instagram.com/rosiefund
YouTube.com/rosiefund

A 2025 Pooch Playoff sponsor and dog lover, Peggy Shroeder shares what she’s learned from dogs and how hers help her give back.

Kona videos on YouTube.com/RosieFund:

Will You Be This Dog’s Hero? Adopt Kona!

What You Get When You Adopt Kona the Dog

To learn more about Kona or to submit an adoption application, go to AlwaysAndFurever.org.

From the Dog Words archive:

0515: Melissa & Jon Hill with Tripawd Phillip

Support Rosie Fund by booking a session with BigfootPetPhotography.com.

Music for this episode is provided by alternative string duo, The Wires. Visit them at TheWires.info. Learn fiddle and cello-fiddle online — even if you've never played before — from Laurel Morgan Parks and Sascha Groshang at FiddleLife.com.

Make a donation at RosieFund.org or through our Facebook page. You can contribute by making a purchase from the store on our website or buying a t-shirt at Bonfire.com. Also check out our page on BarkYours, the online mall with gifts for people who love their dogs.

Rosie Fund online:
RosieFund.org
Facebook.com/rosiefund
Instagram.com/rosiefund
YouTube.com/rosiefund

Creator and designer Linda Brown brings Nicole Rilinger and Nic Bair from her team at Dub Dog Designs to discuss the company’s founding, growth, and spirit of giving.

Dub Dog online:

DubDog.pet

Facebook.com/DubDogDesigns

Instagram.com/DubDogDesigns

Dub Dog was one of the generous sponsors of the 2025 Pooch Playoffs. Adoptable dog Kona—pictured in this episode’s thumbnail wearing her Dub Dog collar—represented our region and won the international round of voting. She is a worthy champion but she’s still looking for her forever home. Visit her page on the Always & Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary website and share her Rosie Fund YouTube video to help sweet Kona find her forever family.

Support Rosie Fund by booking a session with BigfootPetPhotography.com.

Music for this episode is provided by alternative string duo, The Wires. Visit them at TheWires.info. Learn fiddle and cello-fiddle online — even if you've never played before — from Laurel Morgan Parks and Sascha Groshang at FiddleLife.com.

Make a donation at RosieFund.org or through our Facebook page. You can contribute by making a purchase from the store on our website or buying a t-shirt at Bonfire.com. Also check out our page on BarkYours, the online mall with gifts for people who love their dogs.

Rosie Fund online:
RosieFund.org
Facebook.com/rosiefund
Instagram.com/rosiefund
YouTube.com/rosiefund

Writer, speaker, and memorial and wedding celebrant Patricia Eagle discusses her new book Dog Love Stories: The Canines Who Changed Me.

Patricia Eagle online:

www.patriciaeagle.com

Mercy Me: Reflections on Love and Life

https://www.facebook.com/patriciaeagleauthor

www.instagram.com/patricia.e.eagle/

Support Rosie Fund by booking a session with BigfootPetPhotography.com.

Music for this episode is provided by alternative string duo, The Wires. Visit them at TheWires.info. Learn fiddle and cello-fiddle online — even if you've never played before — from Laurel Morgan Parks and Sascha Groshang at FiddleLife.com.

Make a donation at RosieFund.org or through our Facebook page. You can contribute by making a purchase from the store on our website or buying a t-shirt at Bonfire.com. Also check out our page on BarkYours, the online mall with gifts for people who love their dogs.

Rosie Fund online:
RosieFund.org
Facebook.com/rosiefund
Instagram.com/rosiefund
YouTube.com/rosiefund

Jim Umlauf, entrepreneur and co-founder of 4knines, discusses the journey from consumer pain point to holding over 20 patents on car seat covers, cargo liners, and other accessories that protect your pet and your vehicle. Jim has generously shared the code DOGWORDS15 for our listeners to receive a discount when ordering from 4knines.com. Support an innovative company that gives back to the community by shopping on their website today. While you’re at it, buy something to donate to a local shelter or rescue group. I guarantee you they’ll appreciate the gift and put it to good use.

We’re excited to announce that Kona—the sweet and beautiful foster dog from Always & Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary—won the international round of the 2025 Pooch Playoffs. To learn more about Kona or to adopt, visit AlwaysAndFurever.org.

Everyone is invited to join us for a celebration of this year’s Pooch Playoffs at Bar K on Kansas City’s river front on Sunday, April 13 at 2 pm. If this is your first visit to Bar K, speed up your entry by completing the Guest Entry form under the Plan Your Visit tab at BarKDogBar.com. All human guests have free entry to Bar K. Without a membership, your first dog costs $16 on weekends and each additional dog is $5. If you don’t think your dog would enjoy the dog park environment, please come without them and enjoy food, beverages, and the infectious energy of dogs at play.

We’ll hand out prizes to our Final Four pups and crown the champion. Phillip won but graciously abdicated his crown for Kona to represent our region, a wonderful example of saving each other. Melissa and Jon Hill, Phillip’s adopters, shared his story on Dog Words last year.

0515: Melissa & Jon Hill with Tripawd Phillip

Support Rosie Fund by booking a session with BigfootPetPhotography.com.

Music for this episode is provided by alternative string duo, The Wires. Visit them at TheWires.info. Learn fiddle and cello-fiddle online — even if you've never played before — from Laurel Morgan Parks and Sascha Groshang at FiddleLife.com.

Make a donation at RosieFund.org or through our Facebook page. You can contribute by making a purchase from the store on our website or buying a t-shirt at Bonfire.com. Also check out our page on BarkYours, the online mall with gifts for people who love their dogs.

Rosie Fund online:
RosieFund.org
Facebook.com/rosiefund
Instagram.com/rosiefund
YouTube.com/rosiefund

Author Carol Foote introduces us to the book Trouble Dog: From Shelter Dog to Conservation Hero. Learn more about the book or order your copy at CarolAFoote.com. Find out how some of the high energy, intense dogs in shelters can become a detection dog at Rescues2theRescue.org and check out Working Dogs for Conservation wd4c.org.

From the Dog Words archives:

0314: Scent Detection Dogs with Julianne Ubigau

This year’s Pooch Playoffs is already a great success but you can help us do even better by visiting BigfootPetPhotography.com/PoochPlayoffs2025 to vote starting March 27. There are multiple rounds of voting as dogs advance through the brackets so keep checking in.

Music for this episode is provided by alternative string duo, The Wires. Visit them at TheWires.info. Learn fiddle and cello-fiddle online — even if you've never played before — from Laurel Morgan Parks and Sascha Groshang at FiddleLife.com.

Make a donation at RosieFund.org or through our Facebook page. You can contribute by making a purchase from the store on our website or buying a t-shirt at Bonfire.com. Also check out our page on BarkYours, the online mall with gifts for people who love their dogs.

Rosie Fund online:
RosieFund.org
Facebook.com/rosiefund
Instagram.com/rosiefund
YouTube.com/rosiefund