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Sharon Ward Keeble wrote My Rescue Pet Rescued Me, and Dave Wardell founded the Thine Blue Paw Foundation.

Hear their stories in Episode 239 of DogCast Radio.

Sharon Ward Keeble

Sharon and her beloved rescue dog Beau.

Episode 239 - The Thin Blue Paw Foundation and My Rescue Pet Rescued Me

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Released Sat August 7, 2021
Length: 1:12:33
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Police dogs allow us to live our lives smoothly and safely - but for many of them, there is no financial support in retirement, so Gemma and Dave Wardell and Kieran Stanbridge founded The Thin Blue Paw Foundation to provide the support they need. It's often said that rescue dogs rescue their owner right back, and writer and journalist Sharon Ward Keeble has witnessed the power of that love firsthand, as well as in writing her book, My Rescue Pet Rescued Me.

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