Duo Dogcast

In this episode, we visit with Duo Dogs Assistance Dog Trainer + Education Specialist Tony Alaimo, to talk about dog behaviors. Although this subject is vast, we talk about counter conditioning, imprinting and windows of opportunity relative to age with behaviors. Tony also discusses how he recognizes traits of dogs that are in our Assistance Dog Program.Thank you to Ryan Sigmund for editing this podcast.

This week we are joined by Kristen and Gary Burger. Kristen shares her journey on becoming a Duo Touch Therapy Team with her dog Winston; as well as her work on the front lines of Touch Therapy. Gary shares his attempt to become a Touch Therapy Team with their dog Sadie and together, their love of dogs. We are proud to have the Burgers on the Duo Team as volunteers, supporters and friends. The Burgers will also serve as our 2025 Fetching Affair Gala Chairs. To learn more about our gala, click HERE. Thank you Kristen and Gary!To support Duo, click HERE.Finally, a very special thank you to the multi-talented Jim Twickler for his editing of this podcast.

This week we meet with Touch Therapy and Obedience trainer Jim Twickler. Jim shares his journey to becoming a dog trainer, how he acquired his personal dog Taz and the challenges he faced with his rescue dog. We plan to have Jim on our podcast on a regular basis to share tips, tricks and pitfalls of dog training.

A very special thank you to Margot Monser for being the very first recorded Duo Dogcast. We recorded this episode in early 2024. We hope you enjoy hearing Margot share her journey to learning about Duo Touch Therapy to becoming an all star Duo Dogs volunteer. Margot's volunteer time with Duo is multi-faceted. She and her dog Regis are a current Duo Touch Therapy Team who visit Siteman Cancer Center, Epworth Children & Family Services, Evelyn's House, Mercy Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital as well as many one off visits around the St. Louis area. Additionally Margot is a volunteer puppy raiser, a puppy sitter, and kennel enrichment volunteer. Duo Dogs is grateful to count Margot and her husband Ed among our many friends in the St. Louis region. Enjoy!

In this episode, we meet with Nancy Herzog, Duo Dogs longest serving volunteer. Herzog shares her passion for dogs and how she found her way to volunteering with Support Dogs (now Duo Dogs) as a Duo Dogs Touch Therapy Team.

CEO Dawn Van Houten and Chief Development Officer share their vision of what we would like to accomplish with the Duo Dogcast.