Gizmo Goes West
In mid-February, our friend and old neighbor Kohl shared with us that he has found himself down on his luck, and was planning to move back out west and try to check into a community called Camp Hope in Las Cruces, New Mexico. We had...
Dwoggie Twalk
Jon, James, Rebecca and Doug talk about their loving and living with dogs, and we manage to fit in a little bit of cat talk while we're at it. [spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=43370756" width="100%" height="200px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] ...
Dogs in Christmas Movies
Join us as we chat with Rebecca and James about Christmas movies that involve dogs but are not explicitly ABOUT dogs! [spreaker type=player resource="episode_id=42652484" width="100%" height="200px" theme="light" playlist="false" playlist-continuous="false" autoplay="false" live-autoplay="false" chapters-image="true" episode-image-position="right" hide-logo="false" hide-likes="false" hide-comments="false" hide-sharing="false" hide-download="true"] ...
Meeting Truffles in the Park
In this segment, Doug talks about finding Truffles in Prospect Park and the heartwarming efforts of a couple of other passers-by to help comfort her until he could bring her home, where she lived with his family for 15 years until passing away earlier this...
A Little About Beckett
Doug and Jon chat about their dogs in two brief podcast segments. In this one, Jon talks a little about what it was like to meet and get to know Beckett through his now-wife, and shares a few stories about his adjustment to living with...
A Thanksgiving Message
Dear Friends, This is a Thanksgiving post. If you read the whole thing, it's going to involve a sad story, but I truly do feel thankful while I post today… for good friends, good family, good fortune, and a good community. If you're not interested in...
Her Dog Rescued Her. Then Strangers Rescued Him.
From the hometown of the Beckett Foundation comes a very touching story that stems from a scary incident with a relieving ending: Sinclair Larson was struck by an SUV while walking her dog across a crosswalk in Chapel Hill NC on Nov 8, 2020. As...
The Beckett Foundation
And we're off! The Beckett Foundation was started in October 2020 by a small group of dog-lovers who wanted to save shelter dog lives while enriching the lives of seniors in our communities. The vision? Make it more logistically feasible for our older neighbors to...
