The Story of My Pet Julie Marty-Pearson

In this episode, I welcome my guest Melissa Brunson, Executive Director of Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue. She has her doctorate in organizational leadership and has been a member of the rescue community for 2 years. She has 3 children and 1 fur baby, a rescue pittie named Zoey. Her and her partner both work in the nonprofit world and love to use their talents to impact our communities. To learn more about Melissa and the work she is doing with Marley’s Mutts, you can follow her on social using the links below.
https://www.facebook.com/MelissaBrunson
https://www.instagram.com/dr.mel.b/
 Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to saving the lives of Kern County’s shelter animals. Marley’s Mutts programs include Pawsitive Change, Miracle Mutts and Mutt Movers. Marley’s mission is making a pawsitive and lasting impact on communities by rehabilitating souls and creating second chances using the power of the human/animal bond. With shelters overcrowded, euthanasia is often the only solution the county has to control the population. Lost and abandoned dogs need all of us to save them from death. To learn more about Marley’s Mutts and all of their programs, check out the links below.
 https://www.marleysmutts.org
https://www.instagram.com/marleysmutts/
https://www.facebook.com/MarleysMuttsDogRescue
 Pawsitive Change 
https://www.instagram.com/pawsitivechangeprogram/
https://www.facebook.com/pawsitivechangeprogram
Miracle Mutts
 https://www.instagram.com/miracle_mutts/
https://www.facebook.com/miraclemuttsofmarleysmutts
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Animal lovers, tune in to the latest episode of The Story of My Pet podcast to hear from our special guest, Amanda Sue Creasey! Amanda is a speculative fiction author, high school English teacher, outdoor writer, and dog-walking enthusiast, who has lived with animals since she was born. Hear about her journey, from the pug Bundle to her two rescue dogs, Nacho and Soda, and the heartwarming story of how they found her.
 To learn more about Amanda, check out her website and Instagram account links below.
 www.AmandaSueCreasey.com
https://www.instagram.com/amanda_sue_creasey
The organization we discussed during this episode was Richmond SPCA in Richmond, VA. Learn more about them at the links below.
 https://www.richmondspca.org
https://Instagram.com/RichmondSPCA/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RichmondSPCA
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In the newest episode of The Story of My Pet Podcast you'll meet my guest Joyce A. Miller. Joyce adopted six racing greyhounds over the past twenty years and danced with several of them. Miller lives in the Church Hill section of Richmond, Virginia with her husband and her latest retired racing greyhound. Before she started writing, Miller worked for over 30 years as a mechanical designer at a nuclear physics laboratory. When she is not writing, Miller can be found dog-training, drinking wine, painting, practicing yoga, traveling with her French physicist friends, tap dancing, or volunteering with her greyhound adoption group, not necessarily in that order. 
You can learn more about Joyce and follow her on social at the links below.
www.joyceamiller.com
https://www.facebook.com/joyce.miller.1804
https://instagram.com/joyceamillerwriter/

The Organizations we discussed in the episode include the James River Greyhounds and their sister facility Greyt Love Retirement are Richmond, VA-based organizations dedicated to finding forever homes for retired racing greyhounds and helping them to transition into those homes.  You can follow them at the links below.
https://www.jamesrivergreyhounds.org/
https://www.greytloveretirement.org/
https://www.facebook.com/JamesRiverGreyhounds
https://www.facebook.com/GreytLoveRetirement
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Welcome to another episode of the Story of My Pet podcast! Today, I've been joined by Molly Kelsey from Auckland, New Zealand. Molly is an avid foster and former vet nurse who has worked with animals for over 10 years in companion animal practice and volunteering in both New Zealand and overseas. Last year, she completed her postgrad studies in feline behavior and now runs her own cat behavior consulting business. Molly lives with her partner and their rats, and in her free time, she enjoys listening to true crime podcasts, and doing embroidery. She has a lot of experience in the animal industry, and she'll be sharing her story with us today.
Molly’s work as the Cat Counsellor centers around teaching owners to understand their cats better and help them thrive in their environment. Molly started fostering animals when she was 17 and worked in the veterinary field for three years before taking a break due to illness. She decided to become a cat behaviorist after seeing a lot of cats suffer mentally and their owners not understanding why, as well as the lack of qualified people to help in this area.
You can contact Molly and follow her on social media via the links below.
Website: https://www.thecatcounsellor.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecatcounsellor
Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecatcounsellor/
Molly also discussed an animal rescue organization she supports, Raining Rabbits Rescue in Auckland, New Zealand. 
https://www.facebook.com/Raining-Rabbits-Rescue-NZ-109457784876223/
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In this episode, I talk about important ways to keep our pets involved and happy during the holidays. I also talk about how pets shouldn’t be gifts but rather important members of your family and lifelong commitments to care for.
I also discuss the huge need for adoption and fostering during this time. My local animal shelter is Kern County Animal Services, located in Bakersfield, CA. To learn more about them and the services they provide, click the links below.
https://www.kerncountyanimalservices.org
https://www.facebook.com/KernCountyAnimalServices/
https://www.instagram.com/kern_county_animal_services/
Contact Julie:
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Emma Davis is the CEO and founder of Mikko's Choice, an animal rescuer and advocate, and an equestrian. She has a lifelong love of animals, and her first soul dog, a wolf hybrid named Mo and mustang Mikko have been the catalysts for her passion and advocacy.
Emma has had a lifelong love of animals, which was kickstarted by her first rescue, a wolf hybrid named Mo. After initially meeting a wild mustang at the ranch she worked on, she fell off another horse and broke her back and had to leave the ranch all together. After she healed, she found the same wild horse she had rescued prior to her injury, now on Craigslist after bouncing from home to home and was in bad physical and mental shape. Emma adopted him and named him Mikko. She worked with trainers and eventually took over his training herself, and after two years of hard work, Mikko got to the point where he could go on trail rides and help other troubled horses. Emma learned from Mikko that any animal can overcome its trauma and issues with love and patience. He also inspired her to start the cbd company Mikko’s Choice, which produces cbd products for horses and other animals.
Learn more about Emma and her company, Mikko’s Choice at the links below.
www.mikkoschoice.com
https://www.facebook.com/Mikkoschoice
https://instagram.com/mikkos_choice
Organizations
https://instagram.com/allseatedinabarn
https://instagram.com/returntofreedom
https://instgram.com/apurposefulrescue
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Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Don’t be a Bully! Pit Bulls are Amazing Dogs
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Support the podcast by purchasing limited edition adopt logo merchandise:
https://www.bonfire.com/the-story-of-my-pet-podcast/
Check out the podcast website: https://linktr.ee/thestoryofmypet
Contact the host, Julie Marty-Pearson:
Email: julie@thestoryofmypetpodcast.com
Follow and DM me and the podcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestoryofmypetpodcast
Join The Story of My Pet Free Support Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestoryofmypet
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