In this episode, I sit down with my little sister, Heather, a sea lion trainer and founder of Seadog Animal Training in Houston. We dive into her journey from working with sea lions to launching her own full-service training and boarding business. Along the way we talk about what it's like to share a career path as sisters, how we support each other through tough cases and the realities of animal care, and why Heather is so passionate about helping both pets and their people. If you are in Houston, check out Seadog Animal Training for all of your pet behavior, training, and boarding needs.

I recently returned from a field course to the Okavango Delta in Botswana as a study abroad course through Arizona State University. After 30 years post high school graduation I was set to finally take my last undergraduate class and make it to Africa. With more than 25 years in the animal field, this was going to be the ultimate way to complete my degree. But Botswana and this course changed everything.

After much consideration as to who I should first interview for the podcast it occurred to me that the perfect guests were currently leaving their fishing lures and muddy clothes all over my house. We currently have a pet snake at large somewhere in my home. We've all decided he'll show up eventually...but that is the crux of our existence. Tune in and meet my feral children.