I Am Human. This Is My Dog.

I Am Human. This Is My Dog.

Introducing the "I Am Human. This Is My Dog." podcast - the show devoted to putting the individual back into the dog, as well as their human, while also examining difficult, and oftentimes controversial, animal welfare-related topics that have been largely ignored, but are critical for real progress. For more information, visit: https://riverfirefilms.com/podcast/

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April 29, 2025 27 mins

In this ninth episode of the inaugural season, begins with an introduction to a six month puppy from the Cleveland City Kennel, who came to me as a foster dog and named Era. This became a symbolic name, because not only was this a new era in her life, but at about this time it started to become a new era for pit bull dogs in Ohio, too.

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In this eighth episode of the inaugural season, the pursuit to remove the inherently vicious designation for pit bulls in Ohio law continues. “On The Brink Of Change” shows the momentum starting to swing in favor of equality for all dogs, beginning with the official repeal in Toledo, which leads to more discussions about the legislation in other Ohio cities.

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In this seventh episode of the inaugural season, I reach out to individuals who have legislated against pit bull dogs while serving political office, including the two former Ohio state lawmakers responsible for authoring the pit bull law that passed in 1987.


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In this sixth episode of the inaugural season, I find myself in the right place, at the right time, noticing the beginning of an early trend in Ohio while researching pit bull laws in Ohio.


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January 12, 2024 19 mins

Introducing the “I Am Human. This Is My Dog.” podcast – the show devoted to putting the individual back into the dog, as well as their human, while also examining difficult, and oftentimes controversial, animal welfare related topics that have been largely ignored, but are critical for real progress.

In this fifth episode of the inaugural season, I uncover two invaluable lessons that force me to not only ask the questions I know, b...

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Introducing the “I Am Human. This Is My Dog.” podcast – the show devoted to putting the individual back into the dog, as well as their human, while also examining difficult, and oftentimes controversial, animal welfare related topics that have been largely ignored, but are critical for real progress.

In this fourth episode of the inaugural season, I am forced to slightly jump ahead to the spring of 2009 when I met a former marine n...

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Introducing the “I Am Human. This Is My Dog.” podcast – the show devoted to putting the individual back into the dog, as well as their human, while also examining difficult, and oftentimes controversial, animal welfare related topics that have been largely ignored, but are critical for real progress.

In this third episode of the inaugural season, I turn my attention back to the topic of dogfighting in the direct aftermath of the Mi...

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Introducing the “I Am Human. This Is My Dog.” podcast – the show devoted to putting the individual back into the dog, as well as their human, while also examining difficult, and oftentimes controversial, animal welfare related topics that have been largely ignored, but are critical for real progress.

In this second episode of the inaugural season, I turn my attention to breed specific legislation and the fight against Lakewood, Ohi...

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February 8, 2023 37 mins

Introducing the “I Am Human. This Is My Dog.” podcast – the show devoted to putting the individual back into the dog, as well as their human, while also examining difficult, and oftentimes controversial, animal welfare related topics that have been largely ignored, but are critical for real progress.

In this inaugural season, I recount my time as an aspiring filmmaker, whose directorial debut documentary film was intended on examin...

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December 3, 2021 2 mins

Introducing the inaugural season of the "I Am Human. This Is My Dog." podcast - the show devoted to putting the individual back into the dog, as well as their human, while also examining difficult, oftentimes controversial, animal welfare related topics that have been largely ignored, but are critical for real progress.  

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