Cherrie Mahon's guest appearances

Cherrie Mahon

School For The Dogs Podcast - Dog Training & Animal Behavior with Annie Grossman 

Jonathan Safran Foer

Daniel Schulof

Cesar Millan

Jimmy Stewart

Katie Sturino

Carly Strife

Ken MacLeod

Shelley Goldberg

Marc Bekoff

Ken Ramirez

Spencer Williams

Adam Davis

Lisa Lippman

Dan Gallagher

Terra Newell

OwlTail

This episode is a second conversation with Cherrie Mahon, with whom Annie spoke last year (Episode 45: Let's talk about dog breeding with Cherrie Mahon). During quarantine Cherrie, like many breeders, has been inundated with applications. She and Annie discuss how breeders are dealing with the deluge, and think about what this boom might mean in the future for both puppy mills and shelters. Annie also answers a question from a listener whose puppy is jumping up when she tries to prepare food at the kitchen counter.    Episode 45: Let's talk about dog breeding with Cherrie Mahon  Treat and Train - remote controlled treat dispenser and training tool --- Partial Transcript: Annie: If you are listening to this, at least if you’re listening to this around now, I’m recording this in late summer 2020. I am going to guess you fall into at least one of the following three categories, perhaps all three.  You have either recently gotten a puppy, you’ve thought about getting a puppy, or you know someone who has gotten a puppy, or is thinking about getting a puppy.  Okay, I guess that’s four categories. And I think that’s because puppies are the opposite of death, destruction, pandemics.  They can certainly cure depression.  And a good time to get a puppy is when you are going to be spending a lot of time home. I actually got my dog when I left a desk job. I spent exactly one year as a reporter at the New York Post, and I actually wrote their wedding section. I don’t know if they still have a wedding section. I wrote some other things there too, but that was my main gig. And I actually got fired. Well, it was kind of like a, I quit / You’re fired situation.  But the issue at hand wasn’t the quality or content of my work. It was that I was instant messaging too much. That’s how old I am.  I remember at the time thinking, “One day, this is going to seem hilarious, I have a feeling.” I wasn’t even sending, like, sexy instant messages or anything. I wasn’t talking to my boyfriend. I was either talking to other reporters who worked at other places, I think, or I was talking to my mom. And I certainly wasn’t the only one instant messaging, but I guess they needed some kind of scapegoat and wanted to crack down on this practice.  And Cole Allen, who was the editor in chief there at the time called me into his office.  And it was pretty terrifying. I remember, he had a print out like an inch high of my instant messages. And now here we are 15 years later, and basically all we all do is instant message. The president who’s instant messaging 200 times a day, also to other journalists, and my mom. Anyway, I’m telling the story only because after I left, after my ignominious departure from what was actually probably a very good job in right wing tabloid journalism, I started working from home. I was living in a ground floor apartment and in Brooklyn at the time.  It had a little garden outside, kind of the perfect place for a dog. So I was sort of thinking a little bit about getting a dog, but then what really made it happen was a guy I had dated for a few years, a boyfriend, I was like madly in love with him. He broke up with me and I was completely devastated. So I was sort of thinking a little bit about getting a dog, but then what really made it happen was a guy I had dated for a few years, a boyfriend, I was like madly in love with him. He broke up with me and I was completely devastated... Full Transcript available at SchoolfortheDogs.com/podcasts  ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dogs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dogs/support

This episode is a second conversation with Cherrie Mahon, with whom Annie spoke last year (Episode 45: Let's talk about dog breeding with Cherrie Mahon). During quarantine Cherrie, like many breeders, has been inundated with applications. She and Annie discuss how breeders are dealing with the deluge, and think about what this boom might mean in the future for both puppy mills and shelters. Annie also answers a question from a listener whose puppy is jumping up when she tries to prepare food at the kitchen counter.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/dogs/episodes/Lets-talk-about-dog-breeding-with-Cherrie-Mahon-of-River-Valley-Doodles-e3ackn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 45: Let's talk about dog breeding with Cherrie Mahon </a> <a href="https://storeforthedogs.com/products/treat-train" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Treat and Train</a> - remote controlled treat dispenser and training tool --- Partial Transcript: Annie: If you are listening to this, at least if you’re listening to this around now, I’m recording this in late summer 2020. I am going to guess you fall into at least one of the following three categories, perhaps all three.  You have either recently gotten a puppy, you’ve thought about getting a puppy, or you know someone who has gotten a puppy, or is thinking about getting a puppy.  Okay, I guess that’s four categories. And I think that’s because puppies are the opposite of death, destruction, pandemics.  They can certainly cure depression.  And a good time to get a puppy is when you are going to be spending a lot of time home. I actually got my dog when I left a desk job. I spent exactly one year as a reporter at the New York Post, and I actually wrote their wedding section. I don’t know if they still have a wedding section. I wrote some other things there too, but that was my main gig. And I actually got fired. Well, it was kind of like a, I quit / You’re fired situation.  But the issue at hand wasn’t the quality or content of my work. It was that I was instant messaging too much. That’s how old I am.  I remember at the time thinking, “One day, this is going to seem hilarious, I have a feeling.” I wasn’t even sending, like, sexy instant messages or anything. I wasn’t talking to my boyfriend. I was either talking to other reporters who worked at other places, I think, or I was talking to my mom. And I certainly wasn’t the only one instant messaging, but I guess they needed some kind of scapegoat and wanted to crack down on this practice.  And Cole Allen, who was the editor in chief there at the time called me into his office.  And it was pretty terrifying. I remember, he had a print out like an inch high of my instant messages. And now here we are 15 years later, and basically all we all do is instant message. The president who’s instant messaging 200 times a day, also to other journalists, and my mom. Anyway, I’m telling the story only because after I left, after my ignominious departure from what was actually probably a very good job in right wing tabloid journalism, I started working from home. I was living in a ground floor apartment and in Brooklyn at the time.  It had a little garden outside, kind of the perfect place for a dog. So I was sort of thinking a little bit about getting a dog, but then what really made it happen was a guy I had dated for a few years, a boyfriend, I was like madly in love with him. He broke up with me and I was completely devastated. So I was sort of thinking a little bit about getting a dog, but then what really made it happen was a guy I had dated for a few years, a boyfriend, I was like madly in love with him. He broke up with me and I was completely devastated... Full Transcript available at <a href="https://www.schoolforthedogs.com/podcasts/episode-75-the-pandemic-puppy-boom-a-discussion-with-breeder-cherrie-mahon-of-river-valley-doodles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SchoolfortheDogs.com/podcasts</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dogs/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dogs/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dogs/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dogs/support</a>

The Pandemic Puppy Boom: A discussion with breeder Cherrie Mahon of River Valley Doodles

A few years ago, after years of volunteering at rescue organizations and owning both shelter pups and purebred dogs, Cherrie Mahon, a professor of business in Rochester, New York, did something that'd change her life forever: She got a Goldendoodle.  Cherrie fell in love with the breed, and pitched an idea to her mother, a school bus driver who was looking for a retirement career: Maybe they could start a family business breeding doodles? In the years since, Cherrie, her mother, her sisters and a few cousins have  been in the business of bringing fluffy dreams to life for hundreds of happy families. But there are plenty of moments that haven't been so... golden. Cherrie and Annie have an honest discussion about the way people acquire dogs, the science of good breeding, and the emotional rollercoaster of rearing puppies.  NOTES RVD Online: RiverValleyDoodles.com - @RiverValleyDoodles Breeding resources referenced by Cherrie:  MistyTrails' content can be found here - Puppy Intensive Care - On wolves and poodles - If you really want to geek out on dog genetics, this slide show is for you. Gets into poodles/wolves around the 4th minute - Also see Chapter 13 of Man and Wolf: Advances, Issues, and Problems in Captive Wolf Research - On Goldendoodles and "back crosses"  Some of School For The Dogs' students from River Valley Doodles: @neptune - @ollie_bear_doodle - @freyadood - @joeyandbeau - @juliettethedoodle Woof Shout Out: Learn more about Gary, aka Garebear, an adorable and adoptable young Frenchie who currently being fostered in the East Village, at http://instagram.com/buckysfostercrew --- Partial Transcript:  Hello humans. Thank you for listening. I am here with my seven week old baby, Magnolia. Again, I've tried to figure out times where I could podcast where she is not going to interrupt with adorable baby noises, but I've decided to just go with it. And so, I now have a little grunting cooing, occasional co-host who might just be the youngest podcast host out there. Also, perhaps the only nonverbal one. If you're enjoying School for the Dogs’ podcast, please do subscribe on iTunes while you're there. Leave a review and give us a five star rating. It's a good way to let other people know that this is something worth listening to. And if you're on Instagram tag us in your stories or in your feed, send a DM. We love to hear from you.  Full Transcript available at SchoolfortheDogs.com/Podcasts/  ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dogs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dogs/support

A few years ago, after years of volunteering at rescue organizations and owning both shelter pups and purebred dogs, Cherrie Mahon, a professor of business in Rochester, New York, did something that'd change her life forever: She got a Goldendoodle.  Cherrie fell in love with the breed, and pitched an idea to her mother, a school bus driver who was looking for a retirement career: Maybe they could start a family business breeding doodles? In the years since, Cherrie, her mother, her sisters and a few cousins have  been in the business of bringing fluffy dreams to life for hundreds of happy families. But there are plenty of moments that haven't been so... golden. Cherrie and Annie have an honest discussion about the way people acquire dogs, the science of good breeding, and the emotional rollercoaster of rearing puppies.  NOTES RVD Online: <a href="http://RiverValleyDoodles.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RiverValleyDoodles.com</a> - <a href="http://Instagram.com/RiverValleyDoodles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@RiverValleyDoodles</a> Breeding resources referenced by Cherrie:  <a href="http://yumapoms.com/how-to-save-a-premature-puppy.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MistyTrails' content can be found here</a> - <a href="https://amzn.to/2H1f39L" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Puppy Intensive Care</a> - <a href="http://dogpsychology.dog-articles.net/articles/Comparison-Study-Between-Wolves-and-Poodles.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On wolves and poodles</a> - If you really want to geek out on dog genetics, <a href="https://slideplayer.com/slide/8777095/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this slide show is for you</a>. Gets into poodles/wolves around the 4th minute - Also see Chapter 13 of <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Man_and_Wolf.html?id=VL8rMP4Wk18C&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Man and Wolf: Advances, Issues, and Problems in Captive Wolf Research</a> - On <a href="https://goldendoodles.com/faqs/generations.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goldendoodles and "back crosses"</a> Some of School For The Dogs' students from River Valley Doodles: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/neptunethedoodle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@neptune</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ollie_bear_doodle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ollie_bear_doodle</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/freyadood" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@freyadood</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joeyandbeau" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@joeyandbeau</a> - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/juliettethedoodle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@juliettethedoodle</a> Woof Shout Out: Learn more about Gary, aka Garebear, an adorable and adoptable young Frenchie who currently being fostered in the East Village, at <a href="http://instagram.com/buckysfostercrew" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/buckysfostercrew</a> --- Partial Transcript: Hello humans. Thank you for listening. I am here with my seven week old baby, Magnolia. Again, I've tried to figure out times where I could podcast where she is not going to interrupt with adorable baby noises, but I've decided to just go with it. And so, I now have a little grunting cooing, occasional co-host who might just be the youngest podcast host out there. Also, perhaps the only nonverbal one. If you're enjoying School for the Dogs’ podcast, please do subscribe on iTunes while you're there. Leave a review and give us a five star rating. It's a good way to let other people know that this is something worth listening to. And if you're on Instagram tag us in your stories or in your feed, send a DM. We love to hear from you. <a href="https://www.schoolforthedogs.com/podcasts/lets-talk-about-dog-breeding-with-cherrie-mahon-of-river-valley-doodles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Full Transcript available at SchoolfortheDogs.com/Podcasts/</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dogs/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dogs/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dogs/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dogs/support</a>

Let's talk about dog breeding with Cherrie Mahon of River Valley Doodles