The simple idea behind the show is how the selfless act of caring for a dog transforms who we are as people.
This responsibility often awakens in us a greater understanding that all people, all creatures, are connected as one.
It helps us learn to love ourselves, connect with one another, and treat all living beings with empathy and respect.
Dr. Sharon Holland is a Professor who teaches a course in animal studies at UNC Chapel Hill, where her lifelong journey with dogs and other animals have informed her intimate and unique perspective. Through a queer, black, and feminist lens, Sharon explores how the way we connect to the other species on our planet can help us better connect to our own humanity.
Read MoreEllen Furlong specializes in the study of canine cognition, including a focus on dogs’ sense of smell. With her background in helping found Yale University’s Canine Cognition Center and now an Associate Professor of Psychology at Illinois Wesleyan University, including directing their Dog Cognition Lab, Ellen has an extensive history in studying our canine companions.
Read MorePhilip Tedeschi co-founded the first program to offer specialization in human-animal interactions alongside a graduate-level social science degree. In studying those relationships, he's become an expert on the dog-human relationship in particular – and how crucial they are to each stage of our lives, especially with a child's social development.
Read MoreDr. Clive Wynne is the Founding Director & Principal Investigator of Arizona State University’s Canine Science Collaboratory, as well as a Professor of Psychology at the university. In the Fall of 2019, Clive released a book entitled “Dog Is Love: Why and How Your Dog Loves You” that looked at how affection is the very essence of dogs, backed by scientific evidence. He had help in writing the book from his own dog, Xephos, who helped him form a greater understanding of the human to dog relationship.
Read MoreMichael Suttles is a data scientist who focuses on researching statistics, numbers, and information about dogs. He started an organization called Save All The Pets with the idea of using this data to help save dogs by using that information to apply a smarter approach to the rescue world. Not to mention, trying to overall gain a better understanding of the dogs around us in general.
Read MoreLynn Heatherton is the creator of a website called Dogsized and the owner of a Havanese named Kobi. She started Dogsized in 2007 as a way to share what she was learning as a new dog owner, and to have it serve as a resource for others in the same boat. And while Lynn has learned a lot about being a dog owner, what she’s learned most from her dog is to make sure you live in the moment since it can be so hard to forget sometimes but dogs always are able to do so.
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