Welcome to Pawtastic Friends: The Paw Talk. In this podcast, host Tom Fox will visit with Michael and Melissa Novelli, co-founders of Pawtastic Friends, as well as those who work with them at Pawtastic Friends. Michael and Melissa are dedicated to helping shelter and rescue dogs in the Las Vegas area become more adaptable, through enrichment training and activities such as yoga and aquatics training, as well as obedience and agility. This podcast is sure to tug on your heartstrings; just listen to how sweet this one dog is!
Tune in now to hear more from Michael and Melissa Novelli as they discuss their passion for helping pups in need. Get ready for an exciting episode of Pawtastic Friends: The Paw Talk!
In this episode, we feature Pita, Nora and Lexus.
Michael and Melissa Novelli discuss the training progress of two dogs, Pita and Nora, both from the Nevada SPCA, highlighting their behavior and training improvements at the Pawtastic Friends Training Center. They also share the success story of Lexus, the 673rd dog to find a furever home through the program. The episode covers the unique annual block party fundraiser and an upcoming Foster Initiative Project aimed at educating the community on fostering homeless animals. The hosts emphasize the importance of building trust, confidence, and obedience in dogs to prepare them for adoption.
Quotes:
“Her profile picture, she has one ear up and one ear down. It’s great. It’s just great. I was like, how can you not adopt this dog?” – Mike Novelli
“They’re building skills that are going to prepare them for their forever home.” – Melissa Novelli
“What’s great about this program, too, Tom, is a lot of times people will go to a shelter and they might adopt a dog. They don’t really know much about it. And sometimes the shelter staff might not know that much about it, but when they come here, we can give them all that information.” – Melissa Novelli
“At the end of the day tomorrow, fostering saves lives and it’s free.” – Melissa Novelli”
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