Free Range Dogs

In this episode, Web speaks with Dave Allen, a professional wildlife photographer, falconer, and dog lover who divides his time between Sierra Vista, Arizona, and Montana. 

Dave talks about growing up where the culture regarding dogs was that they lived separately in outdoor quarters and were considered tools for hunting.  As an adult, meeting and hunting with Web transformed his view of dogs who now live ...

Valarie Candelaria is a Community Dog Trainer in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.  She started out as a dog owner with a loved but difficult dog, an aggressive 85-lb American Pitbull Terrier that she worried would need to have euthanized.  Searching for solutions, she got a puppy and went to training classes with him. She would then come home and apply the same lessons to her 85-lb Pitbull who responded so well that he eventually overcam...

In this episode, Web and his wife, Nicole, talk about Sonoran Desert Toads (Bufo Alvarius) and how to keep your dogs safe from them. Sonoran Desert Toads, also known as Colorado River Toads, are found from Central Arizona to southwestern New Mexico and Sinaloa, Mexico. They stay underground, buried in dirt and sand, until the seasonal Monsoon rains.

Learn more: https://freerangedogs.com/ep-21-dangerous-sonoran-desert-toads-and-dog...

In this episode, Web speaks with Don Lietzau, a friend and fellow dog lover and dog trainer. Don has recently moved to the Southwest after many years in Alaska. In this conversation, they speak about dangerous encounters between dogs and wildlife and preventive measures that can be taken to mitigate harm to dogs.

Learn more: https://freerangedogs.com/ep-20-how-to-protect-your-dog-from-porcupines-and-other-dangers-in-alaska-and-ari...

In this episode, Web talks with Kent and Michelle Rischard about their two Brittany spaniels, Millie and Reba, and an ordeal they experienced involving their dogs and a baby rattlesnake in their backyard.

One evening they let their dogs out in the backyard, as usual, when a commotion occurred and they ran back into the house. Millie was violently ill, vomiting, and they immediately thought she had encounte...

In this episode, Web talks with Colorado resident, Pete Loebach, about his experience hiking with his Vizsla/Pointer mix, Adobo.  Adobo is a graduate of a Snake Safe rattlesnake aversion training done by Web in Salt Lake City, UT in 2015. At the time of the original training, Adobo had demonstrated an obvious reaction to avoiding a rattlesnake at the end of the session.

Learn more: https://freerangedogs.com/ep-16-the-lasting-impac...

In this episode, Web talks with his friend, Ken Sullins, who is a Veterinarian, Board Certified Surgeon, and the Chair of Veterinary Medicine at Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ.  He has been a veterinarian for just about 50 years and has a broad range of experiences with animals. Ken discusses his journey of moving to Arizona from Virginia and acquiring two German Wirehaired Pointer puppies, two years apart, from an Arizona b...

In this episode, Web has a conversation with a friend, John Lovell, who is soon bringing home a dog he and his wife, Mary Beth, have chosen from the Southwest Oasis Labrador Rescue. They first saw short films of Scout, a 2-year-old Lab, playing energetically in a backyard pool and fountain. This was followed up by a home visit where they were able to meet him in person. They are excited about having a water-loving dog to join them ...

In this episode, Web speaks to Benz, the owner, and creator of That Dane Bar: Bark Park & Brews in Lake Havasu City, AZ.  Benz explains that this endeavor originally started as a joke that went a little too far.  Her facility is centered around an indoor dog park that includes a bar for humans (beer and wine).

Learn more: https://freerangedogs.com/ep-11-that-da...