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Each episode explores the world of dog care and companionship. Dog Words is presented by Rosie Fund, a charitable foundation with the mission to provide humans with the resources and education they need to give senior and harder-to-adopt dogs a better life. “We save each other.” is the motto of Rosie Fund which simply means, “The more we do for dogs, the more they do for us, and they already do a lot.”

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0602: Author Shelley Fraser Mickle

February 12, 2025 • Season 6 • Episode 2

Award-winning author Shelley Fraser Mickle delights us with stories of her dog Buddy from the wonderful book Itching To Love: The Story of a Dog. Its release date is March 11 but you can pre-order at shelleymickle.com.

Don’t forget to support Rosie Fund by registering your dog for the 2025 Pooch Playoffs. Even if you don’t enter this year’s competition, you can still participate by voting for contestants and spreading the word. If you are in the greater Kansas City and Lawrence area, register your dog or dogs at Bigfootpetphotography.com/poochplayoffs2025.

From the Dog Words archives:

0505: Dog Trainer Alex Peacock

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.

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Philip Hatterman

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