Driving the Puppy Bus: A New Chapter with Mo – Part 2 - 3-Part Series

Welcome to Dog Friendly part 2 of my interview with Mo Thompson from Mo Mountain Mutts in Alaska. In this episode, Mo shares her daily routine running a busy dog care business in the Last Frontier. She talks about how her passion for dogs and her creative approach like running her own puppy bus help her manage everything from pack walks and training to making sure every dog feels safe and loved.

Mo also opens up about the challenges of working in remote Alaska, where community support and teamwork are everything. She’s honest about her social media efforts, how she handles both feedback and criticism, and her unwavering commitment to doing what’s best for the dogs and their owners.

If you love dogs, small business stories, or enjoy tales of resilience and innovation, this episode is for you. Stay tuned for the final part of our series, where Mo shares her exciting plans for the future of Mo Mountain Mutts and her vision for pet care in Alaska!

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Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:00

Good morning, dog lovers. Welcome to Dog Friendly, the podcast where we celebrate the joy of dogs and the adventures we share with them. I'm your host, Brandon Bennett from Alpine Howell. Each week, I take you to dog-friendly locations to chat with passionate dog owners about their furry companions and the unforgettable experiences they've had together. We'll also hear from experts who share valuable insights on training, health, and making the most out of our time with our canine pals, all while enjoying the great outdoors. So whether you're a seasoned pup parent or just a dog lover, grab your leash, maybe a libation, and join us as we enjoy the world of dogs and incredible adventures that await. Let's dive into today's episode. Here we are, part two with Mo Thompson and her big old bus party of dogs, living life in Alaska. This is a great episode. She gets into a little bit about the bus, you know, how that came about and how she does her daily work, a little bit of social media and, you know, how that affects her day to day and their business. Pretty cool stuff. She also talks about a little bit of the hardships of being on social media and what people are saying about what she's visually putting out there content-wise. I got to tell you, she's a kind human. She's doing what's right for the dogs and their owners. And it's amazing how people can take things out of context when you're just being a human. Back in the day, people didn't see this stuff out there. It was probably happening. There were things that were happening that were no good. And now with the world that we live in, It kind of stinks. But she put it into perspective. She doesn't shy away. She does her. And we got to take that because we are all in this together. And we're doing what we love. She loves dogs. She loves what she's doing for her clients and the dogs, her family. So good job, Mo. Take her away.

SPEAKER_00 2:31

So now... our business is I run two groups and then he runs the old and the little. We just recently created this new group and it's teeny tinies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Oh, you've got to send photos. You've got to send some photos. They're so small. And so I had a meet and greet with like this one dog and you could hold it in like one hand. And I actually had to tell her like, I don't think it's a good idea. Like, She was kind of worried about me putting a collar on. And I'm like, you know, if you're worried about a collar, I don't think your dog should go because what if it gets like rolled by a bigger dog? I just, they're all mixed in like the little dogs with the big dogs. There wasn't that much size difference. It was like younger and older dogs. That was really the space there. And so even the teeny tinies can't go with the super seniors because there's like they get kind of like shaky and wobbly and like, what if they step on the seven town dog, you know, one of the oldest seniors. So they have their own special group now. And so that's what we run now. Morning crew is like puppies and adult dogs and adult dogs who were like really well-mannered. They're like the best dogs. You want puppies around? Like they have, they're, they're nice. They don't overcorrect, but they'll hold the dog accountable. They're like who you want to socialize your young dog with. And then second crew is like an overflow of that. plus some socially selective dogs. Dogs who maybe don't want strangers interacting with them. It's just a little bit more managed, and then there's some really easygoing dogs in there to mix it up to. And then old and little, there's Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and teeny, tiny Tuesday, Thursday in the same slot. And seniors and little dogs just aren't as high energy to have Monday through Friday. All

SPEAKER_01 4:15

right. And so I think we're inching toward this puppy bus then. You had... One van, minivan, and then bigger van.

SPEAKER_00 4:24

Yeah. So the big dog van, I was in the middle of the road driving on my route and I'm like turning left and my right tire fell off. What? And it's the middle of winter and I'm like, oh my God, what the heck? So I texted some clients, you know, can you come grab your dog? In this, you know, small town, it was like a couple of friends were like, oh, I could bring my neighbor's dog home. And I'm like, let me just confirm that's okay. And they're like, yeah, yeah.

UNKNOWN 4:49

So,

SPEAKER_00 4:49

Everybody's like helping bring the dogs home. And then I like posted on this community page, like in search of large van, like a tour bus or a mini bus or like a tour van. Cause there's really big vans in town. Cause people do a lot of tours. And so I was like looking for something like maybe off season, if somebody trying to get rid of one or whatever. And somebody messaged somebody and was like, Hey, I think there's this bus sitting in the airplane hanger. That's not being used. And then the guy was like, yeah, I just need to get rid of it actually. And he sold it to me for$5,000. It's like really nice, but like, or I could not turn that down. And then he's like, Oh, actually the battery is dead. I'll take a hundred dollars off. You're gonna have to buy a battery.

SPEAKER_02 5:35

Oh

SPEAKER_00 5:35

man. It's like really, really cool guy. It's Hamilton. He owns like a bunch of construction stuff. So, um, just like how this town networks, um, There's like a bus garage, and I used to pick up dogs there. Those guys came over, helped me get my van out of the middle of the street. They towed it, helped me fix it, and helped me connect with the bus. And so for a bit, we were using the van as a backup, but we just got rid of it actually like a couple weeks ago because it sat for too long. It sucks in this town that there's not like a mechanic. All it needed was a fuel pump, and since it sat for two years, it's like, I guess it just has to go.

SPEAKER_01 6:14

Yeah, bummer.

SPEAKER_00 6:16

Yeah, so both white vans we had, they're both, we don't have either of those. We just have the bus. And so my bus actually broke down two weeks ago. And so when that happens, now we're just kind of like out of commission, which does suck not having a backup vehicle. But what can you do? So yeah, my bus broke down recently and I had to run all the dogs home on foot. My husband just stayed here to watch them. And I would run in, grab two and run off, grab them off. How far away? Luckily, the person that works all the way down at the dock drove to my house to grab his dog instead. I just texted him. I was like, I'm going to do your dog last because it's so far. I was like, it's going to be a while before he gets dropped off. And he luckily was able in between his tours to come grab his dog. So this bus, people are helpful. I probably could have asked one of his friends too, you know?

SPEAKER_01 7:07

Yeah. Everybody knows everybody. I, I, like I said, I grew up in that, you know, everyone, there's five last names where I grew up. It's, that's so wonderful that you have that community.

SPEAKER_00 7:17

It's great. People are like, do you want to like franchise or come do this here? And I'm like, it wouldn't be the same. It's like, it's just such a special little Segway thing, you know?

SPEAKER_01 7:25

Good for you. That's, you know, I, uh, interestingly enough, I recently interviewed a guy here in Colorado. He's called the Uber dog. I don't know if you've heard of him and he's, you know, viral and he does YouTube where he brings his dog Bowie and puts them in the front seat of his, uh, I think it's Yukon Denali. I think he upgraded, uh, our suburban anyway. Uh, and he goes around and he Ubers in Boulder, Colorado and people are just like, lifted from like a day or whatever and they just see this dog and they just light up. So there's something about that in the cars. It's just so amazing.

SPEAKER_00 8:02

Okay, so he brings his dog to like see people?

SPEAKER_01 8:06

To Uber. He Ubers in town and his dog is in

SPEAKER_00 8:11

the... Oh, he just

SPEAKER_01 8:12

has his dog? Yeah, and his dog is in the front seat next to him and everybody who gets in are just like blown away. It is so magical. Like what... just having his dog in the front seat is...

SPEAKER_00 8:25

Oh, I get it. Okay. So there's this, it's called Ocean Wrap Tours. It's actually the guy who fixed our bus. We made a post about it with Casper, his dog. And his dog is siblings with some of the dogs I've worked with, like Stella rides the bus. So back when I worked at Westmark Hotel, I always look in the restaurants and they have like a restaurant in the hotel. They would do these like Perks where they want you in the beginning of the season to go on the tour so that you can talk about them and sell them to the people eating. So it's kind of a win-win, right? They're like, we'll take the employees out in the beginning of the season before things get busy. Then you'll like the ocean raft and then you'll talk about it. So when the tourists are sitting down, they're like, what do you recommend? You're like, I love going on the ocean raft tour, right? Yeah. So I got to do that through Westmark, my work. They sent a group of us and the guy had his dog on the tour and I loved it. The dog was in the car for the way out. He got on the boat and I'm like, I want on the boat with the dog. So I get it. I would be thrilled if there was a dog in my Uber too.

SPEAKER_01 9:31

Yeah. So, you know, with you and this whole bus thing, I mean, it's, it's gotta be just magical. I mean, I see the photos on Instagram. You know, Instagram, and I'm just like, this is special. I mean... It

SPEAKER_00 9:46

is.

SPEAKER_01 9:47

It really is. How did you, like, think of the idea? I mean, you did the van, but they're buckled in. Like, where did that come from?

SPEAKER_00 9:56

From a silly video of me pretending I was, like, a flight attendant.

SPEAKER_02 10:04

That's how we got a lot of the videos. Oh, that's

SPEAKER_00 10:06

so good. Okay, so the seatbelts, they came in because in my van, I used to open up the back door and just, like, toss in, like, four, five, six dogs in the back. And then there would be, like, three in the middle. And I used to buckle in or tether down dogs sometimes because they get up in other dogs' business. And so the socially selective dogs don't want that. So if you have a young dog without good boundaries bothering a dog who really likes their space, you're going to hear, right off the bat.

SPEAKER_02 10:37

And

SPEAKER_00 10:38

so that's always been a problem in the vehicle. Not like a problem, but it's always something you have to be really mindful of. So the first time I discovered that was one of my regulars. I was bringing in a new dog and she's always been cool with dogs outside, but she got more comfortable in my vehicle. So she started guarding it and then she was resourced starting my vehicle and didn't want the dog to get in it because she didn't know the dog that well. So then it's like, all right, This isn't going to work. You know, now we just need to like pack walk through here. So I would do the thing where I would drive around with the dogs that could ride together, get the dog that can't, and then start walking from their house. Just park my car there, you know, until they're like comfortable. So it's always like something different depending on who's here and who has what problems and how can we manage this? It's always been that. And so the bus is like, wow, this solves all my problems. Everybody has their own seat. They're all buckled in. Nope. There's a licky puppy corner in the back. I have four seats in the very, very back. I took out a whole row in front of them. So that way the dog couldn't even lean over the seat in the front. Like they're all back there by themselves. So the dogs who want to like make out, they go back there. And that's where the dogs who love pack walks, but just don't want to be bothered by the puppies in the seat. They just want to ride calmly. And so they sit right behind me. So now I'm just like very organized, like seating, especially when I like have new dogs. Now they have like, there's a space in the car that they can just sit by themselves and kind of just watch and observe. It's great. You know, it just keeps them safer. And I had to like get a bunch of harnesses. That was like the whole thing with the bus. The bus added so much extra space. like gears, like I needed harnesses and all these different sizes so that I have one that fits everybody. And back in the day, I would do this thing where I would walk the group, drop them off, pick up the next one, walk them, drop them off, pick up the next one. Now, I pick up a group, my husband drops me off. And while I'm walking that group, he picks up the next one. And he

SPEAKER_02 12:46

pulls up,

SPEAKER_00 12:47

first crew gets on and second crew gets off. And then because the middle group, there's not enough time and we don't like the little tiny dogs with the big energetic dogs. So then we just drop off second crew together, eat lunch on the bus, and then we pick up the teeny tinies. And then one of us goes home. If it's teeny tinies, I do it. If it's old and little, my husband does it. So then one of us takes our toddler home usually. He's getting a little bit more stamina, but when he was a baby, he couldn't do all three pack walks. So there's just always like a juggle of, What do we have? What's everybody's needs? Everything's always being like modified. I feel like my, every year it tweaks a little bit, trying to make it safer, trying to make it more organized, just trying to like meet the dog's needs, you know? So it's just very flexible.

SPEAKER_01 13:35

That's a pretty amazing. And what does the business model, you know, I'm going to ask this in the semi professional way of, but you seem to have a pretty good handle on this. What is the, the business model of what you do in, in, from a more specific part of that, the social media aspect and what you're doing as the business of dogs, because you have a following on, obviously, I mean, again, I'm seeing on Instagram, but like what, what, What are you juggling?

SPEAKER_00 14:07

We have two million on TikTok. Holy

SPEAKER_01 14:10

cow. I haven't even got on TikTok yet. And I have a dog clothing company. I'm going to send you guys some stuff for your pups too. So you got to get... I'll email you after this and everything so I can get you guys some gear up there because it'll be perfect for the cold weather. My mom hand crochets hats and then matching scarves for your dog. It is... unbelievably magical oh it's

SPEAKER_00 14:30

well we like to make silly fashion show videos every once in a while we only ever do that in the winter because summer is just too crazy there is like all the seasonal dogs come and just because they're not regulars they have to get kind of like acclimated it's just it's too much to make media so there's definitely times where we're not as media active and we are way more active in the winter just because it's just local dogs A lot of people leave town for a month or so, so dogs are kind of like on and off. And so the packs are smaller. We do a lot more dog sitting, so it kind of balances out. But we just have more media presence in the winter.

SPEAKER_01 15:07

Yeah, so getting back to my question, though, what does your business look like in the sense of, you know, the following on social and then the day-to-day? You know, is there any, like, how can you explain that to the people that are listening?

UNKNOWN 15:23

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 15:24

Um, I'm not trying to answer that. I'm not sure what you

SPEAKER_01 15:28

mean. You have the business every day and then you have the, what, what, what's, I guess I maybe I'll boil it down into like, what does the social media add to on the level of what you're doing for your passion?

SPEAKER_00 15:42

Oh, so how I started doing social media, even in the first place was I used to have only like six dogs and I never had to write anything down. I could just remember the schedule off the top of my head. And once I got around like nine to 12, I started writing things on like my server papers and just dabbing it in the front of my like car, like with them, just like cook it in the heater. It's like a little thing. Perfect. And I was like a list. And then one time I forgot Frank, I'll never forget it. I, cause he was like, he was the only dog that alternated. Everybody else was either like Monday through Friday or they would pick Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or Tuesday, Thursday. There was never like a mixture of groups. But one day he went in the morning and the other day he went in the afternoon. And one of those times I forgot him. And I was like, I can't remember this off the top of my head. So I started like tweaking that. And the media was, I would text everybody individually a pump date. Like if there was any behavior issues or a picture of where they went, who they were with. Like everybody would get like some kind of like, hey, I came by. This is what we did. Because it used to change a lot. Like sometimes I played fetch just so they would kind of know what kind of exercise they got.

SPEAKER_02 16:54

Sure.

SPEAKER_00 16:55

And once they got 12 people or 12 dogs, people, people do, it became more talking to people than it did walking dogs. And it got kind of like excessive. So I made, um, Instagram and I started posting pack walk pictures instead of texting individual people. So I told all my clients, if you want to see the pictures, um, I'm going to post them here. And if you want to watch the dog on their walk, I'm going to post the story. So I would record their walk and put it on my story. I still do that. And so I started the media because it got too, like it's too time consuming to text every single person, like what we were doing and what they were up to and how they were and who they played with and who their friends are.

SPEAKER_01 17:38

Makes total sense. A hundred percent.

SPEAKER_00 17:41

Yeah. Once I had 12 dogs, it was just like two months. And then that just became part of my thing because it's part of my distraction training. We're going to pull over. We're going to do a group sit-stay. Well, if you're all sitting here, I'll shoot. I may as well take a picture. And then it was like, I'm also a hairstylist, so I've always used pictures for a portfolio. You know, like a tattoo artist, hairstylist. We all take pictures to show what we're good at. And so I use my pack walks kind of to show who I'm working with. And you see that dog who was like... not doing good with other dogs. Now they're not wearing a muzzle and they're vibing and they're doing this and they're doing that. It like shows, you know, what kind of work you're doing and how, how they're progressing. So that was all just for clients. And like my family back home in Michigan, like my parents, like my YouTube channel was like for my parents, like here, watch what I'm doing. Like, look at the steel I saw. Um, and when my husband joined me and he became the camera holder, then we started going viral. Like, us two together is what made better video. And, like, I knew that this was a thing because I used to hire a friend to hold my camera when I would do training videos. Because if you talk to a phone, it's not very personal. And, like, if somebody is holding the camera, I talk to you like you're a real person because I'm, like, talking to my friend or my husband. So it comes off way more personable if a human is holding the camera. Yeah. And so that's kind of where the viral bit took off. And then I had to like come up with this like media contract release for my owners to sign because it was like, oh, like there's this whole thing now. Monetization is not the same as it used to be. You don't get paid for views. I feel like people think we're making like a bunch of money off media or whatever, but the internet doesn't pay like it used to. Plus, we never went for YouTube, which is the one that pays for views. We were on TikTok, which like just gives you some pennies in there. But what's been really cool is the connections I've made with other dog trainers, the connections I make with other dog people, and then dogs like the fans send the dogs treats because they want to see them eat certain stuff. And so instead of me taking a piece of beef liver and putting it in a bag of kibble and shaking it around and using that for food work, because beef liver is expensive. And in the beginning, I was not, I'm not able to just like buy buckets and buckets of like high value, you know, stuff. I'm like, these dogs are eating good because the internet loves them. And they send toys. And so I send the dogs home with gifts. And if we get too many treats, then I just give them to the dog owners, you know? And so these dogs are just getting... snacks on snacks on snacks, like the good stuff, you know?

SPEAKER_02 20:29

That's so great.

SPEAKER_00 20:30

And people were asking, you know, like, how can we help you? Or I would love to help you. And I'm like, I'm going to add poop bags to a wishlist. I'm like, if you guys want to send me poop bags like that, it would be amazing. And so we get some fans who send us poop bags randomly.

SPEAKER_01 20:43

I like you talking about that aspect of it because people wonder, you know, they see the blue check mark and all that stuff. They're like, oh, they're just making tons of money and all that stuff. And it's right. And again, I talk.

SPEAKER_00 20:56

I'm such a ding dong. I could have monetized myself years ago, but I never tried. I just, I never made media for the intent of being a content creator. Yeah. I never, that was never the goal. Like, so I just never tried to get monetized. And so I could have for Instagram a long time ago. I should have. I could be doing the thing where I make you pay a subscription to watch my stories. And there's so many things where it's just like, I can't believe you give all that information away for free. He's like, you could charge for that. I'm like, I know, but.

SPEAKER_01 21:29

You're Midwest nice. Again, I'm bringing that around. I'm the same freaking broken person.

SPEAKER_00 21:36

I'm like, I like to talk about it. I don't tell people about it. Like my DMs on Instagram are like so personal. There's so many people that DM me on Instagram a lot. They watch my stories and talk back and forth to me. And there's some people I've been talking to for years. Like I've never met them, but we have like a back and forth DM. Like they, you know, talk about the dogs and stuff or ask questions. And I'm just bound to educate people on dog body language. And I know there's a lot of stuff out there and it can be so confusing about like what applies to me or what applies to that. And I just like to be kind of like real about it. And there was this whole thing about people freaking out about me using like certain tools because there's like, you know, dog drama controversy about e-collars and this and that. And I'm like, hey, I'm not telling you you should do it. I'm just showing you what I do. And if something that I do applies for something you would like, you could, you know, copycat. That's fine. But I'm never making like, you should do this with your dog kind of stuff. I'm just showing you what I do. And if you want to take a tip out of there, take it. If it's not for you, it's not for you. Whatever. Scroll on. So I've had some people really, really freak out about e-collars. And they assume that I'm like... This one really blew my mind. One time I posted this picture of a lineup. All the dogs were lined up in a sit-stay looking all cute. And somebody was like, well, no wonder they're there. They're being shocked into place.

SPEAKER_02 23:10

Oh, man.

SPEAKER_00 23:10

And I was like, whoa. I'm like, I've actually never used an e-collar for sit-stay. But wild that you assume that. Like, I've never. These dogs will sit and stay just fine for a snack. You know? And there's a big misunderstanding in some tools. And so sometimes I give a little bit of education and then sometimes I'm like, wow. I really only care what the dog owners think.

SPEAKER_01 23:35

Yeah, that's important because, and I know that too. I mean, e-collars, they have this old thought in their brain that people are using e-collars as shock collars. That was the original way that it

SPEAKER_00 23:50

was. You're correct. right out there you

SPEAKER_01 23:54

know yeah

SPEAKER_00 23:55

but it's and it was and it was for the working dog it is so it's people forget that there's like working dogs and there's pet dogs and they're different and their drive is different and their sensitivity is different you know

SPEAKER_01 24:07

yeah

SPEAKER_00 24:07

and so many dogs are just so different

SPEAKER_01 24:11

and they're making so much you know the improvements on these you know They're tools and you don't have to use them. My day job is I'm a general contractor and I use different tools than other people, but I still get the job done, you know, and people have to, you know, do their own education and not jump to that conclusion. I'm with you. I appreciate that, you know, you're smart. expressing in the way for the owner and what you do from the outside, looking in, if someone's judging you, it's like, no, no, no, I'm doing this for the, what the owner wants and is important to them. And,

SPEAKER_00 24:48

you know, and you can stage stuff with media. Like I could go around and take all their e-collars off and take a picture, but I don't, I don't care. I'm like going to show it how it is. So recently I made this, this post, I took a picture of, this dog who is leaving town. Her owner's very favorite. She's not online. She doesn't watch anything. So I take pictures and I send them to her personally. Sometimes she loves to see her German shepherd wrestling with like the scary faces. That's her favorite when her dog is showing up. So I took as many as I could and I got the best ones. Like she's that scary dog face. And I posted them and was like, so her owner was like, I think I'm leaving on Monday, but it might be Tuesday. I don't know yet. And so I made a post and I said, this might be my last walk with Mina. Might see her Monday. Might not. Hashtag safe travels. People freaked out. They thought that she was on a dog fight and then I kicked her off pack walk. And I'm like, that's wild. Could you imagine there's a dog fight and I'm just taking pictures of it and then I just posted it online? Yeah,

SPEAKER_01 25:47

come on.

SPEAKER_00 25:48

Right? Could you imagine that? No. Also, it's like, I'm sorry you didn't read hashtag safe travels. That's not my fault. And so it got really emotional. It got really crazy. People were like, DMing me, commenting, like, then you need to take a break from social media if you can't get your captions right. And if you can't, you know, just whatever. And I'm like, dude. And then I'm like, you know, sometimes I just point and shoot and post. Like, that's just how it goes. I guess business model. If I were to do all of my media at the end of work, I would never post it. I have to do it right there. I never rewatch my stories. I don't go back and edit them at all. I just point, shoot, post. I don't even rewatch it before I post. It is what it is. It's live. I go live on TikTok all the time. And once I stepped on a dog's leash to keep him from lunging and somebody reported me for animal abuse and I got like, there's a whole, a ban. I got a shadow ban on TikTok for animal abuse. And then somebody, so my phone is mounted behind my head. So I can't see it while I'm driving. It's just behind me. I'm not reading comments. I'm not reading anything. Somebody reported me for dangerous driving. They thought that I was like on my phone while working, like in driving. It's like, it's mounted to the wall. Nobody's even touching it. And then one time I was, the bus is parked. The dog's in their seat. I have my baby in its baby carrier. Like I'm wearing my baby, like in a, like an ergo baby. I'm wearing him and I'm walking around and I'm passing out treats. And somebody is like, I can't believe you're driving your bus, wearing your baby and love. I'm like, yeah, yeah. I'm totally just, I'm driving on auto. I have cruise control on with my baby on passing out snacks. Like this isn't a real airplane. This is a joke guys.

SPEAKER_02 27:35

So

SPEAKER_00 27:38

yeah, it's been, so I'm a psychology major. Right. And I'm just like mega into the, like just people watching. Sometimes I post things and I just like watch what happens.

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Sure. Definitely. Yeah. And so, wow, that, that's so crazy. But yeah, Thanks again, Mo. Part two, that's a wrap. Just remember everybody, you know, you don't always know the other side of things. Again, I'm no expert in the dog world. I'm just interviewing lovely people about what they're doing and their love for dogs. Clearly, if you've been listening and if you follow Mo, she's doing a good thing. And those dogs are getting treated really well. So go get them. And I hope everybody enjoyed this episode. We got part three coming next week. This was a great episode. Part three, you know, talk a little bit about some fun, uplifting pieces of treat cheeses, things of that nature. So, you know, check her out. Got all the show notes. Mo Mutz. I'm sorry, Mo Mountain Mutz. It's early, but thanks again, Mo. Speaking of e-collar, she's talked a little bit about that. That is what I am reviewing today. And I have an e-collar. I use it with my pity mix. It works wonderfully. Again, the stigma behind it is, it's out there. And I was a little apprehensive at first. But I went to ecollar.com, very educational, good resources, and I also used it with a trainer. So I've gotten to learn how to use it properly with my dog. It's not this shock therapy like we all have in our minds back in the day, but ecollar.com, I can't tell you how much they get into different types, from pet and yard e-calls and accessories. I love it. It works wonders with my pity. And I'm also reading a book. They're talking about the e-collars and they talk about the precise use of them. And I got to tell you, I just started this book. We'll bring it into the picture next week as I get through it. But it talks exactly... It talks as you should use it in the proper manner for the dog's reaction and how to know if it's uncomfortable, how to know if it's a piece that they're just, it's different for them, so it might be a scratch. And I'll tell you, when I used it for my pinion the first time, had the dials low and worked, the dial low even was good. He's a tough, tough pup. And I used it out on our walks, training him and now that I'm listening to this book and having forgot a little bit of the training because it has been a few years it just reminded me of all those pieces so it's it's good it's a good tool as I mentioned I'm a general contractor we use different tools and you use it properly it works wonders so check out ecollar.com it gives a variety of them again mine's a little bit older The ET300, good ergonomic feel in the hand. It's got the boost piece of it. If you all look into that, you'll understand what the boost means. And it's fantastic. And again, I hardly use it with him. Putting it on, he understands that he's got to look. He looks back at me. So it's a good tool. And check out ecollar.com to get more familiar with the different pieces they have out there. And again, as we talked about in her, at the end of our episode, Don't jump to conclusions and, you know, be a good human because we want to be a good human to our good dogs. And that's what it's all about here. So just, you don't know what's on the other side. Again, I'm standing by the collar. It works. And again, e-collar, not shop collar. Just remember that. So, all right. Remember, pet them dogs. Until next week. Peace. Today's episode was written and produced by me, Brandon Bennett, the owner of Alpine Howl. To get the latest gear, handcrafted scarves for your dog, and a matching hat for their humans, check out alpinehowell.com. It's summertime, so dogs look great in their bandanas and a matching ball cap for you. Again, check them out at alpinehowell.com. Remember, everybody, pet them dogs.