Rescue Dogs are your Biggest Advocate - A conversation with Zach Skow

The Woof Life Show - A Podcast for Dog Lovers

Welcome to The Woof Life Show - a podcast created for dog lovers, by dog lovers! Hosted by Lauren Farricker.

In this episode, Lauren chats with Zach Skow. Zach has one of the most interesting stories in dog rescue. Zach was a previous abuser of both drugs and alcohol for years. His body began to fail and he found himself in full-blown liver failure; he was told by doctors that he had to remain sober for 6 months in order to qualify for a transplant. The mutts of his life provided the life-changing catalyst that caused Zach to want to get sober. While at his lowest point his pups looked at him with all of the admiration in the world.

His body healed and as Zach focused on getting sober he began to take his pups for long walks and hikes, they also began to add more to their pack and Marley’s Mutts was born. Marley named after his incredible Rottweiler who was the pup that everyone looked up to and people loved.

Marley’s Mutts is a very successful dog rescue that has helped re-home many pups and give them lives that otherwise would never have been possible. Zach also founded the Positive Change Program which is a program for inmates where they are paired with dogs that are saved from kill shelters. The inmates become dog trainers and work one-on-one with these pups that they can get their canine certification certificate and are then are ready to be put up for adoption and go to a forever home.

Zach has an incredible ability of seeing the beauty in forgotten pups and people that so frequently get overlooked. His life is now so vastly different now, him and his wife have a daughter and they regularly open their home to pups who need to be believed in. Enjoy this interview with Zach Skow.

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