In this episode, we visit with Crissy Smith, Chief Canine Officer of Duo Dogs. Crissy shares what traits and qualities make for a good assistance dog. Additionally, she shares her insights on training and what she had learned over the last decade + of training dogs for this special role.

In this epidsode, I visit with Jason Frei, Duo Dog's current board president. Jason currently works at Edward Jones. Jason is the founder of SolutionForge LLC. Previously a he served as a Boeing senior executive, where he held various roles in Program Management, Ethics, and Supply Chain across the global defense business. He also served as President of Boeing's 5,000-strong Veterans Engagement Team.

Jason is an Eisenhower Fellow with expertise in veterans support and transition, having studied these topics in Israel and Australia. He is a United States Marine Corps artillery officer and combat veteran. Jason holds a mechanical engineering degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA in strategy and finance from the University of Notre Dame. Enjoy getting to know Jason in this episode.

In this episode, I visited with guests at our 2025 Fetching Affair Gala at the Chase Park Plaza on March 15th. This gala is our main fundraising event of the year and Duo is incredibly grateful to our gala chairs, Gary and Kristen Burger. With the Burgers help and the help of our gala committee and our community, the gala was a tremendous success. As always, a very special thank you to Ryan Sigmund, our Duo Dogcast editor. As you will hear, this episode was recorded in a very busy, very loud environment and Ryan was able to make it sound great. Thank you!