Checking in this week from my favorite city that I've never been to is Mike McInnes, guitarist for the Pittsburgh based pop-punk rockers Old Neon. Mike tells us all about his 10 year old Golden Retriever Jade who turned him from a reluctant dog owner to a dedicated dog dad. Great talk about the transformative powers of a canine companion. Old Neon …

Zooming in from the Great White North is outlaw country/ contemporary hard rocker Cory Marks who introduces us to his beautiful 9 yr old Karelian Bear dog Teslin who he rescued as a puppy from the dangers of the Yukon where he was playing a show. We get to know more about this unique Finnish breed, his childhood dog Emma and how well Teslin behaves…

Hinder drummer, songwriter and producer Cody Hanson joins us to celebrate his dogs Dempsey, an 8 year old Boxer/Boston Terrier mix, and Bonneville, a 2-3 year old white Swiss Shepherd. We also pay our respects to his past beloved dogs Gracie Lou, Wayne Bernice and Collie. Another great conversation with an attentive dog dad. Hinder's highly-anticip…

Through a generous introduction from a previous guest we are happy to welcome Dan & Shay drummer Andrew Cook to the show. Andrew grew up with Newfoundlands but found himself downsizing as an adult with his two current dogs Boogie, a 6 year old chihuahua mix, and Butters, a 6 year old Pomeranian/Chihuahua/Dachshund mix. Andrew is not only a friend o…

This week's guest Sam Palladio's Instagram profile reads, "British actor and musician... most importantly dad to River the Whippet" so we're happy to catch him in his hometown of Cornwall, England to hear all about his well-documented 8 year old pup. We catch up on River's recent health scares and dive into his adventures on film sets, music studio…

What started as a comment on one of our Instagram reels resulted in discovering another dog loving artist that had a very interesting story to share. Happy to bring you our conversation with Istanbul bred DJ and producer ELIF who navigated months of red tape to bring her Istanbul born Jack Russel terrier Bambam to live with her in Barcelona. Great …

This week's guest has poured a lot of passion and creativity into dog advocacy. Happy to welcome to the show Janet Weiss, the heralded drummer behind Sleater-Kinney, Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, The Shins and her long time band Quasi. Janet introduces us to her 7 year old Heeler Dizzy and pays respects to her "equal" Mac and her anxious girl Isob…

For the second time this week we're welcoming a valued ally to the show who helps us with booking guests. This time around it's Amy Sciarretto, the founder of Atom Splitter PR who’s provided press campaigns for such acts as Falling in Reverse, Sleep Token and Alice Cooper. Amy takes us through the life and times of her past and present English Bull…

This week we're honoring a couple of wonderful individuals who have not only helped bring guests to the show but are bonafide dog moms in their own right. First up we welcome Sue Marcus who is the Vice President of Publicity for The Syndicate, an award winning entertainment marketing agencyand counts the likes of Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, Joh…

This week we're joined by Luke Lalonde and Mitch DeRosier of the ever-evolving band Born Ruffians. Luke shares the incredible story of how he and wife rescued two Pariah dogs, Putty, a 5 year-old female, and Ru, a 3 year-old female, from India and Mitch takes us back 10 years to when he adopted his golden-doodle Charlie (sound familiar?) who has si…

This week's episode features Bryan Giles of Red Fang who are best known as Portland’s loudest, beer-soaked institution—riff lords, viral video trailblazers, and all-around heavy music legends. Bryan brings us his often humorous take on his 10-ish year old rescue "attention hound" Boon, his previous dog Fender and his early childhood dachshund Fritz…

When an artist has over 8000 posts on Instagram and a good amount of them feature his dogs then you know you've found the right guest. So it's a pleasure to share this interview with Mike Doughty of Soul Coughing, Ghost of Vroom and volumes of solo work. Mike introduces us to his 8 year old Chihuahua Lunchy and his recent addition Eustace, who's 3 …

Well known Rocker Dog Dad Rufus Taylor of The Darkness joins the show to give our inquiring minds all we need to know about his Instagram famous 4 year old Boston Terrier Don. We cover "The Don's" embodiment of the Rock-n-Roll Party Cowboy lifestyle, the "train with love" philosophy his grandmother instilled in him and getting recognized in public …

Professor Mark Rowlands isn't a well known touring or recording musician. He's more of a rock star in the field of Philosophy. Mark is the chair of the philosophy department at the University of Miami and leading figure in the morality of animals who just released his latest book The Word of Dog: What Our Canine Companions Can Teach Us About Living…

Ohio bred singer-songwriter Michael Marcagi joins the show to introduce us to his 8 year old Great Pyrenees Captain whose ears are the first to hear his songs before they go on to get streamed hundreds of millions of times across the globe. Great talk with a well-informed artist who was raised by a mother who worked at an animal shelter. Michael's …

If the movie world has 6° of separation from Kevin Bacon then the music world would have 3° of separation from legendary bassist Leland Sklar. Leland has appeared on over 2000 albums and has played and/or toured with a who's who in music including James Taylor, Jackson Browne and Phil Collins to name only a few. And if you seek out Leland on social…

Very happy to bring Grammy winning guitarist for Velvet Revolver and Emmy nominated composer for TV and Film Dave Kushner to the show and hear more about his 3 year old Chocolate LabMochi and her love of swimming pools, sleep walking habits and being a daddy's dog. Fun talk with a great storyteller. Dave is currently offering a Guitar Master Class …

Love it when a guest brings infectious enthusiasm when talking about their dog so it was an absolute pleasure to have singer-songwriterJenny Owen Youngs come on the show and discuss her rambunctious 5 year oldBoston Terrier Frank. We have a lot of fun while covering how Frank adjusted to sharing his home with a newborn, overcoming his mistrust of t…

Drumming phenom Brooke Colucci welcomes us into her world to see, meet and hear about her dogs Jinjer, a 3 year old Dachshund, and Frank, a 5 year old Boston Terrier. And if you're talking dogs with Brooke then you can't pass up the chance to celebrate her late great English Bulldog Angus. These three dogs couldn't be any less similar so it was a p…

If we were to subtitle this episode it would earn the moniker "The Party Poms and the Adventure Pugs". That's because this week's guest, Killswitch Engage bassist Mike D'Antonio, has a Pug era and a Pom era. Currently living in the Pomeranian era with a 3 year old named Sprocket and a 9 year old named Maverick, we also touch upon the bygone pug era…

It's always great to find an artist who you know will be perfect for this show and our guest this week, Ben Wells of Black Stone Cherry, is just that. Not only is Ben a dog dad to three wonderful beagles - Henry (13), Hank (8) and Sunny Pearl (2) - but he also just released a children's book titled Good Girl Sunny Pearl which he wrote, illustrated …

"Scuzzy guitars galore" has been used to describe the trio helmed by this week's guest although the band's name leans more towards the low end of the drum kit. It's Mississippi bred John Barrett of Bass Drum of Death who joins the show to introduce us to his 3.5 year old rescue Egg whose DNA test revealed primarily a Beagle and Husky mix while also…

We're ringing in the new year with a great new episode featuring Halestorm drummer Arejay Hale and his wife Emily who give us the backstory to rescuing their 13 year old nap loving Schnauzer mix Oreo. We address Arejay passing the Oreo "sniff test", becoming one of those "obnoxious dog dads", Oreo's recent health scare and much, much more. Halestor…

Happy Holidays dog people. Among the hustle and bustle we're happy to bring you a great conversation with Mike Knowlton the multi-instrumentalists from the innovative post-punk project Unlettered who is not only a dog dad to a senior English Cocker Spaniel and ex-show dog Jack but was also a fosterer for over 40 dogs when he resided in New Jersey. …

Thrilled to have influential hardcore/punk rock legend Greg Hetson from the Circle Jerks, Bad Religion and Redd Kross on the show to talk about his 12 year old Basset Hound rescue Squishy. We hear all about Squishy's ninja like agility, iron stomach and how Green Day's Tre Cool's dad facilitated Greg's first dog adoption. Circle Jerks will be playi…

This week we are back with an all new episode feauring a great, candid and emotional conversation with Adam Roth of Grizfolk who joined us to talk about his 8 year old German/Australian Shepherd mix Penny Muffins who he rescued from euthanasia and went on to inspire a gotcha day song and video that went viral with over 1.5 million views. Grizfolk r…

This is an encore episode featuring Alicia Bognanno of Bully who came on the show back in August of 2023 to celebrate the life of her Husky, German Shepherd, Chow and Pit Bull mix Mezzie whose loss influenced much of the writing of her critically acclaimed LP Lucky For You. We also learn all about her Chihuahua, Rat terrier, Poodle mix Papa who was…

This is an encore episode featuring Tegan Quin of Tegan and Sara that originally ran on 3/24/23. Tegan joined us to talk about her then 2.5 year old Border Collie-German Shepherd mix Georgia who was a challenging dog at first but with some training, patience and love became an integral part of her life and family. Tegan and Sara just released a new…

This is an encore episode featuring our conversation with 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Peter Frampton. Peter came on the show back in February of this year when he was merely a Hall of Fame nominee and gave us his first in-depth interview about his service dog Bigsby, a 3 year old black golden doodle who was trained to assist him as he …

We are happy to welcome Erin Barth-Dwyer of the band Overheard to the show. Erin introduces us to her beautiful 75 lb mixed-breed girl Garbo who came into her life in 2018 shortly after beating Hodgkin Lymphoma. Garbo provides emotional support, humor and has completely transformed Erin into "one of those crazy pet parents". Overheard just released…

In a band full of dog guys, this week's guest Chris Guglielmo of Bayside says he's the most obsessive of his bandmates when it comes to hanging with studio and venue dogs. Chris joins the show to tell us all about Enzo, a 3 year old Irish Wolfhound look-a-like who doesn't have an ounce of the breed in his DNA (he's a Pit, GSD, Belgian Malonois, Rot…

This episode we have a fun, informative and profound conversation with Baroness guitarist Gina Gleason. Gina joined our Zoom call from her home in Philadelphia to introduce us to her black and white pit bull Rachel who is part personal trainer, security guard and therapist. Baroness just set off on a European tour co-headlining with Graveyard with …

Bermuda born and bred singer-songwriter Heather Nova visits the show from her island home to tell us about her terrier mutt Jack White, who helps keep her connected to nature, and reminisce about her past dogs Friday and Christmas. Heather just released her new single Hey Poseidon on October 1st and will be embarking on a European tour in March 202…

Pug alert! Couldn't be happier to have the opportunity to talk with Devon Allman about his 5 year old pug Franklin who came into his life when he was forced to take a rare four month break to recover from a health issue. Devon's first solo album in 8 years Miami Moon is out now and he'll be playing 10 European dates starting on November 6th. For mo…

Atlas Genius is an Australian band consisting of the three Jeffery brothers - Keith, Steven and Michael - who gained international attention with hits like Trojans, Elegant Strangers and more recently with Animals. Vocalist/guitarist Keith Jeffery joined us to talk about his two current dogs, 4 year old Rosie, a Golden Lab, and 1.5 year old Henry, …

We're back again with another artist who fronts a ferociously aggressive thrash metal/hardcore band but has dogs that don't fall in line with the band's brand of expression. This time around it's Rick Jimenez of the band Extinction A.D. who introduces us to his two Cairn terriers Paco (4 years) and Griffin (8 years). Extinction A.D.'s new album To …

The incomparable drummer, singer and lyricist for the Grammy winning band Mastodon, Brann Dailor zooms into the show from a tour stop in Calgary to familiarize us with his 1.5 year old boxer Beefcake and his beloved previous dogs Chloe and Thriller. We talk dog butt art, raising puppies, how dogs lift your self esteem and more. Brann and Mastodon w…

This week we enjoy talking to another music industry insider and welcome Uli Salazar to the podcast. Uli is the Director of Marketing and Artist Relations at Ludwig Drums and gives us the scoop on his adventure ready 1.5 year old German Shepherd/Beagle mix Data and pay respect to his previous dogs Primrose and Six. Uli chose to give a shout out to …

Indie-folk singer-songwriter Asia Chow says her two great passions are dogs and music so we couldn't have asked for a better guest to visit and introduce us to her rescue dog Aba who was found as a stray in the Bahamas before making her way to Los Angeles. Asia's third single, The Sleeping Dog, was released back in July and has a must-see accompany…

We're posting the video of some of our favorite episodes starting with the hard rocking couple Richie Kotzen and Julia Lage who visit the show to introduce us to their 2.5 year old brown Doberman Rusty who succeeds their two previous dobies Cheech and Zeus. Richie and Julia are terrific dog parents who give their dogs the love, space and patience t…

This week we welcome the self described "ramblin' soul" that is singer-songwriter Melissa Carper, the Austin, TX treasure who's been highly acclaimed by NPR, Rolling Stone, and No Depression. Melissa introduces us to her rescue dog Georgia Peach who is suspected to be about 10 years old and looks to be part Whippet and part Mountain Cur. We also ca…

I can't think of a better summer guest than Mark Bryan, the Grammy winning lead guitarist and founding member of Hootie and the Blowfish. Mark brings us up to speed on his 5 year old golden retriever siblings Riggins and Rosie and introduces us to his partner's two 2 year old toy poodle siblings Leo and Max who are all currently accompanying Mark o…

Great to have the opportunity to talk dogs with none other than drummer extraordinaire John Tempesta who rose to prominence playing with White Zombie, Testament, Helmet and has occupied the drum throne for The Cult since 2006. John gives us the scoop on Luna, his 6 year old German Shepherd, Siberian Husky, American Pit Bull mix and reminisces about…

It's always great to talk with a passionate rescue dog advocate like this week's guest Zeb Dekofsky of Tribal Seeds. Zeb was an active dog foster before he saved his 12 year old American Bully Koa minutes from euthanasia. His wife brought Benji, a 9 year old terrier mix, to the relationship and is also rescue. Tribal Seeds new album Ancient Blood i…

Since we're no stranger to dog loving drummers on this show it's only fitting to have a conversation with Late Night with Seth Meyers producer Eric Leiderman who spearheads the 8G Band sit-in that features a popular guest drummer each week. To top it off Eric is a bonafide mini-Schnauzer fan boy with a long family history with the breed and is the …

Grateful to have the opportunity to welcome indie stalwart Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave and her own prolific solo career to the podcast. Kristin raised three boys on the road and completed her family with many trusted canine companions along the way. Hear all about Zoey, Zoey II (Sheltie), Goose (Great Pyrenees), Crow (Weimaraner),…

Ears are bound to perk up when you hear this week's guest, Spencer Hazard from the band Full of Hell, come on the show to tell us about his 1.5 year old Brussels-Schnauzer mix Ernest and his 13 year old Brussels Petit Brabançon Kiwi. Though Spencer is sitting this tour out, Full of Hell will be heading to the land down under in August. For dates, i…

We're kicking off the start of our next hundred episodes by going across the pond to South Wales to talk with Mitch Bock of When We Were Wolves and Jaws of Life. Mitch is the owner and sole employee of Mitch's Muttz, a dog boarding and walking service he started in the Spring of 2023 and has been booked solid caring for the bestest boys and goodest…

We are thrilled to be celebrating our 100th episode of the Rocker Dog podcast. To usher in this special milestone is our guest Jaret Reddick of the Grammy nominated pop-punkers Bowling for Soup. Jaret introduces us to his colorful pack of dogs that consists of his Boxer Mastiff Milo, Hazel Mae an English Mastiff, and his "bougie dog" Sammy an Austr…

Zooming in from the left coast is Sade Sanchez of the intense and dreamy, psych-rock trio L.A. Witch. Sade introduces us to her 4 year old dog Puppet who is a female Pit Bull, Labrador, Boxer, German Shepherd mix. We also hear about Ronnie who is a male, 9 year old similarly mixed breed dog we see all over her social media. L.A. Witch is currently …