Leading the Pack The Show-Safe podcast

About Leading the Pack The Show-Safe podcast

Leading the Pack: The SHOW-SAFE Podcast explores the people and values shaping a safer, more ethical future in the sport of dogs. Through conversations with different members of our community, we promote Integrity, Respect, Safety, Advocacy, and Collaboration—ensuring fairness and protection for all participants. Subscribe and tune in each month! Join the conversation @show_safe

Publisher

Show Safe

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Apr 2025

Latest episode

10 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Season 2 Episode 3 More Than a Ribbon: The Strength of the Show Community

   Send us Fan Mail What makes a show community truly thrive? Join SHOW-SAFE and host Sandy Weaver as she sits down with Matthew G. Stroud, author of More Than a Ribbon, to discuss the power of relationships, personal responsibility, and perspective in shaping a positive show culture. Drawing from relatable experiences and lessons learned along the way, Matthew shares how extending grace to ourselves and others can deepen our connections, increase our enjoyment of the sport, and remind us ...

2. 

   27 Apr 2026

   Being SHOW-SAFE

   Send us Fan Mail Sandy Weaver sits down with our own SHOW-SAFE Executive Director, Diane Moore, for a discussion about what it means to Be SHOW-SAFE, and how we each can build a safer and stronger dog sports community. Support the show

3. 

   10 Feb 2026

   Season 2 Episode 1: From the Past to the Future

   Send a text What does quiet passion, a teacher's heart, and determination sound like? It sounds very much like the current Vice President of Sports Services, Mari-Beth O'Neill. Listen as she shares her history, her love of dogs, her leadership initiatives, and her vision for the sport of dogs and how we all can make it even better. Support the show

4. 

   10 Dec 2025

   S1 E4: Three Junior Champions, One Journey (Part 2)

   Lydia Frey, Octavia Stensen, and Angela Lloyd, three Westminster Best Junior winners, share their experiences and insights in a can't-miss interview.

5. 

   9 Dec 2025

   S1 E3: Three Junior Champions, One Journey (Part 1)

   Lydia Frey, Octavia Stensen, and Angela Lloyd, three Westminster Best Junior winners, share their experiences and insights on their journey to success in this interview.

6. 

   17 Sept 2025

   Your Own Community with Anna Gracie!

   Anna Gracie discusses growing up showing dogs, finding your community within the sport, and supporting others in an interview with Lydia Frey and Octavia Stensen.

7. 

   12 Aug 2025

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8. 

   15 Apr 2025

   Episode #1 Carissa Shimpeno and Jason Hoke: Raised by the Sport of Dogs

   Send us a text In the first episode of Leading the Pack, our host, Michael Hill, sits down with founding Show-Safe members: Carissa Shimpeno and Jason Hoke. Together, they reflect on their early days in the sport of dogs—sharing how impactful moments at dog shows shaped not just their careers, but their values, work ethic, and lives beyond the ring. Support the show

Who has been a guest on Leading the Pack The Show-Safe podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lydia Frey
• Octavia Stensen
• Angela Lloyd
• Anna Gracie

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 13 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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