Dogs - dingoes to puppaccinos Inner West Icons: the other side of Sydney

Inner west Sydney is one of the doggiest places in the Australia.
Even our most famous resident, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, meets world leaders with First Dog Toto.
This episode is about the stories and history of dogs in the inner west.
Hear about...
the original dog, dingoesdogs in the Frontier Wars of Sydneyhunting dogs of the early colonySydney's most valuable dog of the 19th century, the Kangaroo Doghow Australia's policy of poisoning dogs started herethe world's first dog-friendly cafeLeichhardt Dog Training Club, run by volunteersthe three dogs of Newtown, andwho is Maggie of Maggie's Rescue?
Guests
Guy Hull: breed historian, dog behaviourist and author, including The Dogs That Made Australia (2018).
Stephen Gapps: public historian specialising in the Frontier Wars and author, including The Sydney Wars 1788-1817 and Gudyarra - the First Wiradyuri War (Bathurst War) 1822-4.
Richard Byrnes: artist and art teacher
Michael Lloyd Jones: co-owner of Cafe Bones, Leichhardt Sydney
Lisa Wright: founder of Maggie's Rescue, Marrickville Sydney
Production
Jane Curtis: writer, researcher and producer
John Jacobs: sound
Bernie Hobbs: presenter
Dylan Tonkin: artwork
Thanks
Big thanks to everyone at the GreenWay who was interviewed about their dog in GreenWay Edge arts festival 2021.
This podcast is mostly a labour of love. We’re very grateful for Inner West Council’s Community History and Heritage grant, and to Inner West Council’s Living Arts, which supported Jane to be a ‘producer in residence’ at the Greenway Edge arts festival.