I Am Human. This Is My Dog.

02/13/2024

The I Am Human. This Is My Dog. podcast is 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.

Season 1 is separated into two parts...

PART 1: The state of pit bull dogs in the immediate aftermath of the Michael Vick dogfighting case.

PART 2: The rise and fall of dog trainer and pit bull advocate - Steffen Baldwin.

Available wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about the "I AM HUMAN. THIS IS MY DOG" podcast and listen to already released episodes, go here: https://riverfirefilms.com/podcast/

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01/18/2024

Episode 5 - "An Advocate Is Born", of the "I Am Human. This Is My Dog." podcast was released last weekend after a lengthy six month absence.

While episode 6 is being edited, let's take a look at Episode 4 titled "The Cost Of Political Wars", as I am forced to slightly jump ahead to the spring of 2009 when I met a former marine named Leonard Shelton - 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 passing on May 15, 2023, I decided to honor that friendship by releasing the full interview I conducted with Leonard:
https://riverfirefilms.com/2023/06/02/the-cost-of-political-wars-season-1-episode-4/

Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. For a full list of platforms, go to:
https://riverfirefilms.com/podcast/

And, don't forget to subscribe - It's FREE!

01/17/2024

Episode 5 - "An Advocate Is Born", of the "I Am Human. This Is My Dog." podcast was released last weekend after a lengthy six month absence.

While episode 6 is being edited, let's take a look at Episode 3 titled "The Fight Against Dogfighting", as I turn my attention back to the topic of dogfighting due to several high profile dogfighting busts in the direct aftermath of the Michael Vick case:
https://riverfirefilms.com/2023/04/04/the-fight-against-dogfighting-season-1-episode-3/

Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. For a full list of platforms, go to:
https://riverfirefilms.com/podcast/

And, don't forget to subscribe - It's FREE!

01/16/2024

Episode 5 - "An Advocate Is Born", of the "I Am Human. This Is My Dog." podcast was released last weekend after a lengthy six month absence.

While episode 6 is being edited, let's take a look at Episode 2 titled "There Are No Accidents", as I turn my attention to breed specific legislation and the fight against Lakewood's (OH) proposed pit bull ban, which threw a wrench in my plan to adopt Preston:
https://riverfirefilms.com/2023/03/04/there-are-no-accidents-season-1-episode-2/

Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. For a full list of platforms, go to:
https://riverfirefilms.com/podcast/

And, don't forget to subscribe - It's FREE!

01/15/2024

Episode 5 - "An Advocate Is Born", of the "I Am Human. This Is My Dog." podcast was released last weekend after a lengthy six month absence.

While episode 6 is being edited, let's take a look at our prior episodes, beginning with Episode 1 titled "The Prelude", as I recount my time as an aspiring filmmaker, whose directorial documentary debut was intended on exploring dogfighting in the immediate aftermath of the 2007 Michael Vick case, but took a detour after meeting a dog named Preston:
https://riverfirefilms.com/2023/02/09/iahtimd-s01-e01-theprelude/

Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. For a full list of platforms, go to:
https://riverfirefilms.com/podcast/

And, don't forget to subscribe - It's FREE!

01/14/2024

Long 6 month delay, but Episode 5 of the "I Am Human. This Is My Dog." podcast officially released two nights ago.

This episode is titled - "An Advocate Is Born", where I uncover two invaluable lessons that forced me to not only ask the questions I know, but also begin to question what I previously thought I knew to be true:
https://riverfirefilms.com/2024/01/13/an-advocate-is-born-season-1-episode-5/

Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. For a full list of platforms, go to:
https://riverfirefilms.com/podcast/

And, don't forget to subscribe - It's FREE!

05/16/2023

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...