Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) #859A: US Navy Captain Risa Simon talks about why and how she created Leashes End, a home setting sanctuary for senior dogs and cats in Maryland (her “day job” is Deputy Senior Naval Intelligence Manager, Near East, assigned to the Office of Naval Intelligence). These podcasts are available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, Buzzsprout, and Amazon.
ABC Channel 7: How to Care for Your Senior Pet
WASHINGTON (7NEWS) — They make sure every senior or rescued pet has a safe space to call home.
Leashes End is a group that works specifically to care for pets in their waning years.
Interview: 19 December 2023
Montgomery Magazine: Cold Noses, Warm Hearts
Noses and eyes are trained toward this Rockville kitchen, where food is being prepared. Impatient diners pace or whine, with one perched on the counter overseeing the process. The rest wait attentively for their meal. This is dinnertime, and Risa Simon is feeding her brood: 16 small dogs and 12 cats on a fall day. On a recent spring Sunday, she was up to 17 dogs and 13 cats. Her house is their retirement home, their haven, their hospice.
STORY AND PHOTOS By Andrea F. Siegel
Defense Information School: Serving With a Purpose
Bethesda Magazine: Happy Endings!
NBC4’s Leon Harris Presents: Harris’ Heroes!
Washington Jewish Week: No Dog Left Behind!
CNS: U.S. Naval Intelligence Officer transforms home into pet sanctuary!
Dog Talk ® (and Kitties Too!): Another Interview with Tracie Hotchner
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (08-01-2021) #738: Featuring Ryan Yamka, Risa Simon, and Sharon Morris. Veterinary nutrition consultant Dr. Ryan Yamka explains why the presumably high mercury levels in pet foods (discussed last week with a researcher) are actually not a reliable measure, and he also explains why DNA testing of food is untrustworthy, as in the Subway tuna sandwich question of whether it is actually tuna; Risa Simon talks about her work in the Defense department of the U.S. Navy, along with her own senior dog and cat sanctuary Leashes End and the perpetual care agreement they have created for themselves and other old dog rescues; pet finder Sharon Morris, who can be found on the Missing Animal Response Network and specializes in cat and birds per an article in the Guardian, gives suggestions on how to find your lost kitty. (Hint: he has not gone very far from home!)
Dog Talk ® (and Kitties Too!): An Interview with Tracie Hotchner
A Sanctuary for Special Needs Senior Dogs & Cats
Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (08-31-2019) #638: Featuring Risa Simon, Rob Kugler, and John Torrens. Risa Simon [who is a Commander in the U.S. Navy] talks about having created a sanctuary for special needs senior dogs and cats in a home she bought for them in Rockville Maryland called Leashes End; Rob Kugler talks about the network of veterans nationwide who support each other in his book A DOG NAMED BEAUTIFUL: A MARINE, A DOG, AND A LONG ROAD TRIP HOME; John Torrens explains the finer points of how CBD is bioavailable for people and pets.