Pawprint | animal rescue podcast for dog, cat, and other animal lovers
Pawprint | animal rescue podcast for dog, cat, and other animal lovers
Nancy and Harold Rhee
105: Amy Sutherland, Author, Rescuing Penny Jane + What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, & Marriage
30 minutes Posted Mar 5, 2017 at 6:19 pm.
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We are giving away ONE signed copy of Rescuing Penny Jane by Amy Sutherland. It’s a very meaningful book for the rescue dog hero in your life.

To qualify to win, write us a review on iTunes, Stitcher, or both. Deadline is end of day (midnight Pacific Time) on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Winner to be announced in an upcoming episode.

Amy Sutherland lives in the Boston area and is the bestselling author of four books. Three of them are about animals - Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched; What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage; and her latest, Rescuing Penny Jane.

Amy’s popular Modern Love column in The New York Times, which led to her book What Shamu Taught Me..., became the paper’s most emailed story of 2006.

Amy Sutherland shares her home with her husband Scott, and two dogs, Penny Jane and Walter Joe.

About Rescuing Penny Jane

Drawing on her work at a shelter, her experiences living with two rescue dogs of her own, and years of research, bestselling author and Boston Globe columnist Amy Sutherland takes us on an unforgettable journey into the special world of rescue and shelter dogs—and the growing number of dedicated people who are deeply invested in saving these precious lives.

Amy’s Website

Amy’s 2006 New York Times article, “What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage.”

 

Some of the organizations and people mentioned in the interview

Muttville Senior Dog Rescue (San Francisco)

Animal Humane Society (Golden Valley, near Minneapolis)

San Francisco SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)

Downtown Dog Rescue (Los Angeles)

Patricia McConnell

Karen Pryor, author of Don’t Shoot The Dog

Thanks to Amy Sutherland. Additional thanks to Leslie Cohen and Harper Collins Publishers.

 

About Nancy and Harold Rhee

We have been married over 20 years, fostered over 60 dogs in the past four years, and we love animal rescue and the amazing people who dedicate their lives. And of course, the dogs and cats!

If you want to learn more about Nancy and Harold, go to our About Us page at http://thisispawprint.com/about or listen to our introductory podcast episode, "Fifty Puppies and a Podcast." http://thisispawprint.com/000

About Pawprint

Pawprint (or Paw Print) is a weekly podcast dedicated to animal rescue, adoption, and the heroes who make it happen. Volunteer, walk, adopt, or foster a dog, cat, rabbit, or other wonderful pet through your local shelter, humane society, SPCA, pound, and animal control. Stop abuse, and help increase animal protection, welfare, and rights.  http://thisispawprint.com http://animalrescuepodcast.com

 

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About Pawprint’s Music

All of Pawprint's music is composed by Luke Gartner-Brereton. Luke is based in Australia, and he composes a wide variety of songs and musical loops http://vanillagroovestudios.com http://soundcloud.com/luke-gartnerbrereton