The Pet Friendly Podcast

Now with 2 Great Shows!

Meet MARIA VASQUEZ, the proud parent of a Boxer/Boston Terrier mix named Ollie. Maria hosts Pet Friendly Nation where she looks at the growing pet friendly trend in the US.

Meet DUGGER, the Chief Dog Officer of his own pet friendly solutions business. In Legends Unleashed!, Dugger and his crew leverage the power of AI to talk with some of the most famous dogs in history!

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SHOWS & LATEST EPISODES

Pet Friendly Nation

EPISODE #1

Maria profiles our first Pet Friendly destination – Cincinnati, Ohio. 

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We are currently seeking Guests who have Pet Travel stories to volunteer to be a part of this episode.

EPISODE #2

Maria profiles our next Pet Friendly destination – Chicago, Illinois.

We are currently seeking Guests who have Pet Travel stories to volunteer to be a part of this episode.

EPISODE #3

Maria profiles our third Pet Friendly destination –Nashville, Tennessee. 

We are currently seeking Guests who have Pet Travel stories to volunteer to be a part of this episode.

Host: Maria Vasquez

PET FRIENDLY NATION is hosted by Maria Vasquez. Maria lives and works in Champaign, IL and is active in her community and in local and state politics.

Legends Unleashed

WHO IS THE ORIGINAL FIDO?

Why do we all know “Rover”? • Did Lincoln have an emotional support dog? • Why is there a statue of Balto (not Togo) in Central Park? • What is the story of the first dog in space?

Hosts: Dugger & Marcie

In LEGENDS UNLEASHED!, AI-animated Dugger & Marcie from Marketing get answers, literally right from the horse's mouth. Exec producer: pet tolerant Kevin Barlow

About our Special Series

For our special series Legends Unleashed!, Dugger and show producer Stanley are scheduling interviews with famous animals at our Studio D in Nashville. The list of famous dogs scheduled to appear – is impressive. At the moment, Dugger has a strict “no cats allowed” policy – he notes: “that would just really be a mess”. 

FAMOUS DOGS

TELLING THEIR STORIES TO DUGGER!

All through the magic of AI technology and a few stupid human tricks. As Dugger says: “… it’s a Dugger Dinners technological miracle!”

FIDO LINCOLN - 1865

A famous photo of Lincoln's dog Fido.

ROVER TO THE RESCUE - 1905

One of early cinema's biggest stars.

HERO DOGS OF 9/11 - 2001

Dogs to the rescue!

WHAT OUR LISTENERS ARE SAYING

TOGO
TOGO
@TheRealIditarodHero
“I cannot wait to sit down with Dugger and talk about all of my accolades. When's my turn?”
MILLIE
MILLIE
@MostFamousPrezDog
“I really enjoyed hearing Fido's life story - I would like to put that into a book. Can your AI tech do that?”
LASSIE
LASSIE
@FirstDogMovieStar
“Oh my Dog! That Rover episode was about all that I could handle. My floppy ears were burning, for sure!"
About THE PAWCAST

Dugger is an opinionated Shih Tzu-Bichon Frise mix who has become the face of his own national pet friendly solutions brand – Dugger Dinners.  Through the power of AI, the Dugger Creative Team has found a way to give a real voice to Dugger and some of the most famous dogs in history. Dugger sits down with his guests on a monthly basis to record his podcast. 

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