Heidi Huebner

Founder/Host, I Love Wine and Dogs Podcast

Since Heidi was born, she has always loved animals. After retiring from the stage as a dancer and actress, Heidi has been creating humane education programs, therapy dog programs and placing dogs in homes for the last 20 plus years. In 2013 she created and is the Director of the PUP Program (Pets Unstressing Passengers) for Los Angeles World Airports. To date she has assisted 91 airports nationwide and in Canada to start similar programs and continues to consult new clients wanting to start a program.

She graduated with a BA in Communications from Chapman University, in Orange, CA, with a PR emphasis. Previously, she was the Executive Director of the non-profit organization Kids N Pets, where she created human education programs for schools as well as reading rooms and animal afternoons, which is pet therapy for senior assisted living facilities.

Heidi consults for TV and Film productions to ensure working dogs and certain specific dog breeds of all kinds are accurately portrayed. She also places ESA/comfort dogs with individuals or family members with varying degrees of anxiety to help them engage in social situations and live life more freely.

From her travels around the world as a professional performer, to the many experiences she’s had visiting vineyards around the USA, Heidi has developed a love for sharing great wines. It was a natural step for her to create her podcast, @iLoveWineAndDogs, to bring together her passions of wine, animals and introducing the world to great people who are making a difference in their local communities. Heidi lives with her Husband and 2 dogs in California, which she enjoys very much.