Episode 8 of The Dogs Were Good (again) Podcast! This week Matt goes over the early history of the We Rate Dogs rating system, and then interviews Joanne George to talk about the first ever 15/10 dog, Smiley the Blind Therapy Dog. A great conversation you don't want to miss. New episodes every Thursday! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7lPbxJLWGtCYrgLE2EZw5b?si=b468d66fac414f46 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dogs-were-good-again/id1800125192 Intro song by @HoveyBenjamin Chapters 00:00 | Intro 00:32 | Our Special Guest Ohtani! 03:59 | The History Of We Rate Dogs 07:10 | Our First Ever 15/10 Dog - Smiley 07:54 | Smiley's Human - Joanne George 08:14 | How Smiley Came Into Her Life 11:22 | Smiley Becomes A Therapy Dog 23:45 | Smiley Builds An Online Community 29:00 | Smiley Helping Children 32:40 | Leaning On The Community After Losing Smiley 36:19 | Smiley's Bronze Statue 37:16 | Smiley's Reading Program 40:19 | Joanne's Pups Today 44:44 | Why Do We Love Dogs Adopt Ohtani! https://www.wagsandwalks.org/available-dogs-la/p/ohtani Adopt Sloane from Episode 7! https://www.angelcitypits.org/available-dogs#sl_embed&page=shelterluv_wrap_1673999443430%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FACPB-A-6781 Adopt Carrot from Episode 6! https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/44282791-van-nuys-california-chihuahua-mix Adopt Tortilla from Episode 5! https://scgrrescue.org/pet/tortilla/ Adopt Joey from Episode 4! Pending Adoption! :) Adopt Curry from Episode 3! Pending Adoption! :) Adopt Hannah Banana from Episode 1! https://www.realgood.dog/adopt#sl_embed&page=shelterluv_wrap_1735772816%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FRGR-A-155 More from @dog_rates : Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weratedogs Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@weratedogs Twitter - https://twitter.com/dog_rates Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WeRateDogs Website - https://weratedogs.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices