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June 1, 2023 52 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 fourth episode of the inaugural season, I am forced to slightly jump ahead to the spring of 2009 when I met a former marine named Leonard Shelton, who was the first person I heard that was given a citation by Lakewood Animal Control for walking an unregistered and unmuzzled "pit bull" dog within city limits shortly after the ban was in effect. 

Due to his recent passing on May 15, 2023, I am releasing the full interview I conducted with Leonard Shelton to honor him, as well as the friendship that developed between he and I.

For more information about this and future episodes, visit: ⁠riverfirefilms.com/podcast⁠ 


CREDITS: 

Produced by: ⁠River Fire Films, LLC⁠ 

Hosted by: Jeff Theman 

Introduction Voiceover by: ⁠Nat Lauzon⁠ 

Introduction Music: “Crimson Fly” by ⁠Huma-Huma⁠


MUSIC CREDITS:

"⁠Harbor⁠" by ⁠Kai Engel⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠released under CC-by 4.0⁠⁠⁠ 

"⁠⁠Oneiri⁠⁠" by ⁠⁠Kai Engel⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠released under CC-by 4.0⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

"Cinematic Atmostphere Score 2" by Musictown

"⁠⁠Cinematic Documentary Piano⁠⁠" by The Mountain/Dmitrii Kolesnikov

"This Documentary" by The Mountain/Dmitrii Kolesnikov

"Soft Ambient" by Alex MakeMusic/Oleksandr Savochka

"The Documentaries" by The Mountain/Dmitrii Kolesnikov

"Wind Troubles the Water" by Lexin_Music

"This Documentary Piano Ambient" by The Mountain/Dmitrii Kolesnikov

"The Cradle of Your Soul" by Lemon Music Studio

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