a life of dogs by A Life of Dogs

Find out what happens when a man from a small Italian town travels thousands of miles to take part in the Iditarod.

Succeeding in a race like the Iditarod comes down to preparation. But what happens when you're faced with a situation you can't prepare for?

Matthew Failor is an experienced musher, having competed in multiple Iditarod events. Yet even the most experienced competitors can be faced with unique challenges...

Imagine you’re an athlete competing to be at the pinnacle of your sport. Perhaps you’re a swimmer, a sprinter, a pitcher, or a quarterback.  You dedicate yourself to honing your craft. You learn the skills you’ll need to succeed. You spend time mentoring underneath one of the legends of your sport. You work hard –...

Which factor determines the success of a world-class team of athletes? Is it an insatiable desire to succeed? Is it the benefits of a comprehensive training program? Perhaps it’s a truly unbreakable level of trust in one another? Or maybe it is an unrelenting focus on the physical and mental wellbeing of the team? The...

Cast your mind back to March 2020 for a moment. Across the world, only one topic is dominating the news cycle. The threat of a pandemic is looming larger with each passing day. A deadly virus – with the potential to drastically alter our long-held, cherished routines – is getting closer. Yet in one corner...

This episode explores how specially trained conservation detection dogs are being used across the globe to help save some of the worlds most iconic animals.

Zero/Zero: How a Blind Hiker and His Guide Dogs Tackle America’s Toughest Trails. This is the inspirational story of Trevor Thomas and his two guide dogs, Tenille and Lulu. Stop and think for a second – how many steps do you take each day? You may have heard of the ‘10,000 step’ goal, a good...

Zero/Zero: How a Blind Hiker and His Guide Dogs Tackle America’s Toughest Trails. This is the inspirational story of Trevor Thomas and his two guide dogs, Tenille and Lulu. Stop and think for a second – how many steps do you take each day? You may have heard of the ‘10,000 step’ goal, a good...

This is the story of Trevor Thomas, the only blind professional long distance hiker in the world.  After going blind, Trevor learned to hike and later acquired a guide dog to help him navigate some of the most demanding trails the United States has to offer.

Our first episode of Season 2 explores the Ryders Alley Trencherfed Society (R.A.T.S.).  RATS is a group of volunteers that roam the streets of NYC hunting rats with the help of terriers.

Yabucoa is a small town located in the southeastern part of the island of Puerto Rico.  Yabucoa was known to be a place on the island where unwanted dogs were discarded.  As such, a fairly remote beach with beautiful white sand and towering palm trees became known as “Dead Dog Beach”.  For years this beach...

Yabucoa is a small town located in the southeastern part of the island of Puerto Rico.  Yabucoa was known to be a place on the island where unwanted dogs were discarded.  As such, a fairly remote beach with beautiful white sand and towering palm trees became known as “Dead Dog Beach”.  For years this beach was populated with unwanted dogs, many of them mothers with litters of puppies.  Rescuers and others visited the beach daily to check on the dogs, feed them and give them water.  In September, 2017, Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 4 storm, struck Puerto Rico. As a result, dead dog beach was changed forever.

When people are missing, often dog teams are called in to locate them.  At times, Human Remains Detection dogs or cadaver dogs are utilized to recover the deceased body of a missing individual.  These dog teams are often used by law enforcement to successfully prosecute cases and to provide evidence that would otherwise be overlooked. ...

Dogs have been officially serving as soldiers in the United States military since World War I. Known as (MWDs) or military working dogs they are trained for a variety of highly specialized tasks and actively contribute to U.S. combat operations. There are about 2,500 war dogs in service today, with about 700 serving at any given time overseas Military working dogs are versatile, highly mobile and have been proven to save the lives of US soldiers in combat.

Africa is known to be the home to the world’s most magnificent wildlife. Endangered animals are slaughtered so that a single body part, like tusks, pelt, or bones, can be sold illegally for massive amounts of money. For example, Rhinoceros horn is so valuable and sought after that it sells for nearly $30,000 a pound....

Africa is known to be the home to the world’s most magnificent wildlife. Endangered animals are slaughtered so that a single body part, like tusks, pelt, or bones, can be sold illegally for massive amounts of money. For example, Rhinoceros horn is so valuable and sought after that it sells for nearly $30,000 a pound. Pangolins, the most trafficked animal in the world, sell for $1000 in parts of Asia.  Deterring this illegal poaching is a massive undertaking and one group is training dog teams to combat poachers in the bush

This is the story of a man, Brian Edwards, who got a dog from his friend and the two began a journey of working together to help create a safer environment for people.  They both did the work because they loved it and as a result, became famous by accident.