Anna's Blog
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A Dog's Life with Anna Webb joined by Chris Broadbent
In an uncanny small world, it turns out that Chris' son, Will, is OJ's producer who had booked Anna as a guest. In this episode Anna and Chris catch up post Crufts, chatting about how Chris’s world has gone to the dogs - in a good way of course! Having been high flying in the world of corporate advertising, he crashed out of the industry, questioning what life should be about.
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A Dog's Life with Anna Webb joined by Jacqui Law Co-founder of Dogs4Wildlife
This week, Jacqui Law from the not for profit organisation Dogs4Wildlife joins Anna on a DOG'S LIFE to chat about training anti-poaching dogs deployed in game reserves in Africa. Jacqui explains how the team particularly Jacqui and her partner Darren Priddle channeled their talent for training specialist dogs for the police and security in the UK, into anti-poaching dogs deployed in African Game Reserves. -
A DOG'S LIFE with Anna Webb, chatting to Broadcasting legend, Jenni Murray
The Broadcasting legend Jenni Murray, famous for Woman’s Hour, joins Anna to chat about the dogs in her life. From Taffy her first, a Corgi mix, her Mini Schnauzers and to Butch the first of her Chihuahuas, playing a significant role in Jenni’s life, not least for being her steadfast companion as Jenni battled cancer.Through this journey Jenni and Butch became inseparable, with his funny quirks revealing how dogs most certainly have emotional intelligence, intuition , and a sense of humour. Jenni’s book My Boy Butch is a tribute to this little dog, as well as defining some of her darkest times. We chat about new animal legislation and sentience, whether dogs should be vegan, and why dogs are a social network without technology.The role of women and dogs and vice versa. What dogs teach us. And why dogs remain a constant in times of change. We chat about Jenni's new podcast Now I’m Grown Up, highlighting how we can adapt and develop news skills sets, and why life is just better with a dog.
