Bruce & Hobbes

This month, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by Wendell Morse, Vice President, All American Dachshund Rescue. All American Dachshund Rescue is a Tennessee-based 501(C)(3) rescue group, whose mission is to protect the welfare of dachshunds, promote their humane treatment, and well-being. Wendell and his organization have seen it all - from the lows of the cruelty, abuse & neglect, to the soaring highs of placing an animal in a loving home, with a forever family. Wendell has done it all – including...

This week, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Jamie & Jonny (Toschi) & Nibbles - Inspirational Youth, (his Mom) & his “best buddy” Nibbles In the Spring of 2013, Jonny & his family met “Daisy,” a female Rouen duckling. An instant friendship was created, and he took her almost everywhere. For the most part, where Jonny went, Daisy went too. When Daisy was about 4 weeks old, she started having seizures, and the family thought Daisy wouldn’t live. Jonny was heartbroken, but eventually, she recovered...

This week, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Amanda Rutter - DVM, Emergency Medical Director - Burlington Emergency & Veterinary Specialists No matter how hard people try to protect the animals in their lives, accidents & emergencies happen. While those situations are frightening, it’s a fact that being prepared, and having a plan, can save an animal’s life. How does one prepare, and what type of plan should a pet parent have? Bruce & Hobbes reached out to an expert in veterinary medicine, to...

This week, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Kristine Steiner - Executive Director, Because You Care, Inc. “Because You Care,” Inc. is a volunteer-driven, non-profit, no-kill animal rescue group founded in 1981, in northwestern Pennsylvania. Their incoming cats & dogs initially reside in foster homes with volunteer families. There, the animals receive any needed vet care, including vaccinations, testing, & spaying or neutering, as well as socialization. Once they are deemed healthy, and ready...

This week, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Siobhan Brenda Johnson, Co-Founder, Vice-President - GetALong Dachshund Rescue. GetALong Dachshund Rescue (GADR) is a Dachshund rescue helping animals in over 20 states. The organization steps up for senior dachshunds, and those with severe medical needs. GADR also rescues young dachshunds. GADR’s main purpose is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home dachshunds in forever homes, where they can live their lives in safe, loving environments. GADR even...

This week, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Matthew LaValley - Owner, Wag-On-Inn, LLC. - PET GROOMING Grooming is a big part of a companion animals’ overall well-being, but finding the RIGHT groomer for your animals takes some looking into. The are many factors that go into selecting THE RIGHT groomer, and many reasons a pet parent may, or may not, select someone. Widely regarded as an expert on dog grooming, Matt joins the boys to discuss some of the factors, and answer some common questions...

This week, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by Denise Gareau - Founder, Eskies Online. Eskies Online is a 501(c)(3) Multi-breed rescue group that serves unwanted American Eskimos and other dogs in need. Their group of volunteer foster homes spans the Northeast, and their adoption territory extends from Maine to eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and parts of northern Maryland. Over the Christmas Holiday, Denise, and her organization, were involved with the dramatic rescue of Zoey Jean, a dachshund...

This week, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Edwin Ortiz - Executive Director, Save US Pets Foundation Save U.S. Pets Foundation, Inc. is an independent, all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to ensuring no pet is denied lifesaving veterinary treatment because of its owner’s inability to pay. The Foundation supports eligible grant requests for financial access to medical treatment of pets as submitted by participating veterinarians. Just ten years ago, over 100,000 pets were...

This week, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Colleen Gordon - Founder, Healing for Pets, Pet Communicator, Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki Master Colleen Gordon is the founder of Healing for Pets, a talented Pet Communicator, licensed Massage Therapist and Usui-trained, Reiki Master. She has been performing hands-on therapy on people, and pets, since 1998. Her greatest joy is helping to heal, and balance, the mind, body and spirit. Since childhood, Colleen has been fascinated with alternative...

This week, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by Terry Lin - Entrepreneur, Rescue Volunteer, Founder - Forever Home Blankets Terry Lin left a lucrative investment banking career to work on a project that had meaning and purpose. After volunteering as a foster home with an animal rescue in Vietnam, Terry decided it was time to make a bigger impact. The result was his new company, Forever Home Blankets. Terry knew that due to overpopulation, many dogs are forced to sleep outdoors in the cold, when they...

This week, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Dave Dewey - Lacey’s Fund, Past President, Vermont Police Canine Association Police dogs of the Vermont Police Canine Association come in all shapes & sizes, but the one thing they have in common is their unselfish service to citizens. Some find drugs, some protect their handler. Others help locate missing or lost people, while some track fugitives. These dogs work as hard as they can, for as long as they can. They work in all sorts of weather, on...

This week, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Prince Lorenzo Borghese - Co-Founder, Animal Aid USA Prince Lorenzo Borghese might be most recognized as the “Bachelor” from ABC’s reality show (The Bachelor, 2006) but this “real life” prince spends his time saving homeless dogs! Since his “Bachelor” days, Lorenzo’s been busy saving abandoned dogs. Each month, Lorenzo and dozens of volunteers drive to Georgia and rescue hundreds of dogs from the streets & high-kill shelters. Lorenzo and his team...

This week, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Lora Dunn - Interim Director and Staff Attorney, Criminal Justice Program, Animal Legal Defense Fund Since 1979, The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s (ALDF) mission has been to protect the lives & advance the interests of animals through the legal system. Lora joins America’s “Two Best Buddies” to talk about her organization, its mission, and life-saving work, helping protect animals. During her visit, Lora talks about: The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s...

This week, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Joanne Bourbeau - Northeastern Regional Director, Humane Society of the United States Joanne joins the boys to discuss the Humane Society’s work protecting animals from cruelty, abuse & neglect. Among our topics: -The role social media plays in raising awareness of animal abuse. -The legislative work HSUS does to help animals. -Protecting animals in states where agriculture is a big part of the economy. -Why penalties for hurting animals aren’t move...

On this week's podcast, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Sandra L. Waugh, VMD, MS - Veterinarian, Co-Founder, Windsor Veterinary & Dental Services Did you know companion animals with poor dental health usually live shorter lives? Your companion animal’s dental health is an important part of his or her overall health, and on this week’s podcast, the boys get you the 411 on how to make sure your animals get the dental care they need! For over 82 years, Dr. Sandy and her husband have been helping...

On this week's podcast, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Annie Hart - Founder, Rescue From The Hart For years, Annie Hart and her husband James, have been passionate advocates for animals and heavily involved in animal rescue. They’ve dedicated their lives to saving abandoned & abused animals from the streets and local shelters around Los Angeles, and ultimately finding them forever homes. The result of their work is “Rescue From The Hart,” a ground-breaking, dog rescue group working with local...

On this week's podcast, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Willow Sullivan - Founder, Willow’s Wings Animal Rescue & Sanctuary For years, Willow Sullivan has been an angel for animals. She’s opened her heart, and home, to all types of abused, abandoned & neglected animals. Dogs, cats, horses, donkeys, chickens, ducks, pigs, turtles, birds, rabbits and even fish, have found a safe haven at Willow’s Wings Animal Rescue & Sanctuary. One of those special animals is “Scooter,” rescued from Thailand,...

On this week's podcast, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Fleur Dawes - Communications Director, In Defense of Animals For over 33 years, In Defense of Animals (IDA) has made the world better for animals. An international animal protection organization located in San Rafael, California, IDA is dedicated to protecting animals’ rights, welfare, & habitats through education, outreach, and rescue facilities in India, Africa & rural Mississippi. During her visit with Bruce & Hobbes, Fleur discusses...

On this week's podcast, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Melanie Hunt, DVM, Medical Director- Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, Tinton Falls, New Jersey No one who shares their lives with animals, or cares for them, wants to have a medical emergency. No matter how hard we try to protect the animals we love, accidents and emergencies happen. While those situations can scare the daylights out of you, it’s a fact that being prepared, and having a plan for certain emergencies, can make all the...

On this week's podcast, Bruce & Hobbes are joined by: Crystal Kennedy, Co-Founder, Ferret Rescue of Maine Dogs & cats aren’t the only animals who need forever homes. There are many other companion animals who need to find good homes too, and that includes ferrets. That’s where the folks at Ferret Rescue of Maine come in. Ferret Rescue of Maine (FROM) is a 501c3 state-licensed, non-profit rescue and no-kill shelter dedicated to serving the needs of the domestic ferret throughout the state,...