57: Vanessa Schott, Entrepreneur: From the Central Valley to Silicon Valley

Published: July 21, 2016, 6:42 a.m.

Vanessa Schott is an entrepreneur and artist who spends her time and resources in the Central Valley of California rescuing dogs with the aim to start her own rescue organization.  

In today’s inspiring interview, we discuss Vanessa’s journey up to this point, what inspired her to get more involved in animal rescue and welfare, and two terrific rescue stories - Mini, her Shiba Inu mix, and Bellatrix, a Doberman.

If you want to learn more about Vanessa and see a photo of her two dogs Mini and Sally, go to our show notes, at http://thisispawprint.com/57.

FMAS Friends of Madera Animal Shelter http://www.fmas.info

Dana Johnson’s Northern California Doberman Rescue http://norcaldobermanrescue.com

If you want the two free bonus dog-training resources from Irith Bloom, positive reinforcement dog trainer, go to http://thisispawprint.com/ask. Irith can be found at http://www.thesophisticateddog.com/

All of Pawprint's music is composed by Luke Gartner-Brereton. Luke is a musician based in Australia, and he composes a wide variety of songs and musical loops http://vanillagroovestudios.com http://soundcloud.com/luke-gartnerbrereton

If you want to learn more about Nancy and Harold, go to our About Us page at http://thisispawprint.com/about or listen to our introductory podcast episode, "Fifty Puppies and a Podcast." http://thisispawprint.com/000

Pawprint (or Paw Print) is a weekly podcast dedicated to animal rescue, adoption, and the heroes who make it happen. Volunteer, walk, adopt, or foster a dog, cat, rabbit, or other wonderful pet through your local shelter, humane society, SPCA, pound, and animal control. Stop abuse, and help increase animal protection, welfare, and rights.  http://thisispawprint.com http://animalrescuepodcast.com