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Episode 231 - Good Dog and Doggie Language

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Released Sat April 3, 2021
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Kate Leaver celebrates the good dogs, talking about her own adorable dog, Shih Tzu Bert, and her book Good Dog. Lili Chin gives an insight into dog body language, and the journey her dog Boogie, a Boston Terrier, took her on to write and draw Doggie Language. Plus Julie and Jenny discuss dog news stories in the DogCast Radio News.

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Doggie Language

Lili's dog Boogie inspired her to write Doggie Language, which gives a marvelous insight into dog body language.

Lili Chin

Lili draws wonderful illustrations of dog body language.

Lili and Boogie

Boogie took Lili on a journey to understand dog body language.

Kate Leaver and Bert

Bert helps Kate when she has depression.

Kate and Bert

Kate with Bert.

Protect your pets from chocolate this Easter

Easter is right around the corner and for those who are home and stocked up with chocolate goodies, Blue Cross pet charity is asking for pet owners to remember the dangers of chocolate and raisins after seeing numerous pets affected in its animal hospitals every year.

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Romie

Five-month-old puppy called Romie was rushed into the vet with suspected chocolate consumption.

Sunshine

At Christmas, Sunshine ate an entire chocolate advent calendar.

Local dog trainer comes to the rescue in search for missing dog.

On Friday 26th March 2021, local Dog Trainer, Rachel Rodgers (age 31) was attending some professional development training with Conservation K9 consultancy at Erddig National Trust, in nearby Wrexham with her dog Rico (6-year-old rescued Kokoni X from Portugal).
The course was going well, then during one of Rico’s trials to find some missing scent (truffle oil) all of the course attendees could hear the panicked cries of “HENRY” “HENRY”.

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