So You Want to Run a Dog Rescue? A Podcast

01/02/2026

We promised the highly anticipated SCIENCE SAYS episode with Dr. Melanie Uhde would drop in 2025.

And it almost did.
Uploaded at 12:00 AM. Missed it by one minute. Rescue happened. A strong effort was made. 😅

Still—what a way to start 2026.

This episode is 🔥. It cuts through the dogma, the weaponized “science,” and the shaming that’s hurting dogs and the people trying to help them. If you care about dogs, training, welfare, or rescue outcomes, you need to listen to this one.

Please share it far and wide. For the dogs ✊
🎧 Episode 3.7 is live.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1pC5HBG00YmcnHyRdb7Z1z?si=Pw8NdfvgR7COHkiN3xraCw

So You Want to Run a Dog Rescue · Episode

12/31/2025

When training ideology matters more than the dog in front of you 🐕 💀
We've seen it. A lot 👀
Moral superiority doesn't save dogs.
🎧 Episode 3.6 is live
👉 Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/32m5cGcq2Wx7M2WW3RTZFk?si=zWS73WPXSq2zydo8kU33_Q

12/29/2025

Recorded six weeks ago, Episode 3.6 is finally live — hope it was worth the wait. 😅

We had to talk about science (just a primer) before hosting Dr. Melanie Uhde, with Season 3 Finale dropping in 2025 — pinky promise. Even though we dip into operant conditioning and the quadrants, swearsies this episode is anything but boring.

Highlights include a gummy-adjacent encounter with a local trainer/breeder that almost didn’t make the cut, and a brief exploration of moral intoxication… because are the dogs the only ones on drugs?

Let us know what you think in the comments. 🎙️🐾
https://open.spotify.com/episode/32m5cGcq2Wx7M2WW3RTZFk?si=zWS73WPXSq2zydo8kU33_Q

So You Want to Run a Dog Rescue · Episode

12/24/2025

Yes, we are alive. No we didn't quit. Putting it into the universe, will publish two new pods in 2025 (both recorded mid November). In the meantime, please don't go "rescuing" any Presa Canarios on a magical Christmas whim, mmkay?

11/21/2025

In Episode 3.5, we explain what a Nutriscan is and how it can guide diet plans for dogs struggling with skin issues, inflammation and suspected food allergies. We find them to be very useful and well worth the cost! That said, we'll never turn down a sale and so we're sharing this Black Friday Promo that just hit our inbox, in case you want to snag one for your dog!
W. Jean Dodds' Hemopet, Petlifeline, Hemolife & Nutriscan

11/21/2025

Grab the popcorn. Dogs biting kids, dangerous dogs who just need a CGC, keyboard warriors, endless crazy folder & s**t list emails… all rolled into our 9-to-5, every.damn.day.
Season 3 Episode 5 is unhinged AF.

So You Want to Run a Dog Rescue · Episode

11/11/2025

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11/10/2025

This snippet didn't make the cut for 2.4: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Just our usual mid-episode banter on normal topics like dog-butt-licking.


The full episode is probably much more entertaining:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3mQyLLvbcTvTJMO0GxfRJ4?si=nnz8uUM3SGKKQeOk0u60VA

11/02/2025

I've dressed as a Fairy Dog Mother for Halloween more than a few times, but this year, with a twist... instead of a magic wand and a "Save Them All" shirt, it's a slip lead and a different message. Fitting. Sort of like last year when I ran out of time to do my originally planned costume makeup (after getting all the dogs situated, the kids costumes and makeup done, and finding all the lost things while losing all my s**t) so... I went as a crazy frazzled mom. Easy peasy: Just let my pony tail out, didn't change my clothes, grabbed a big ass mug off coffee, three kids and a dog and said LFG Trick or Treat. Every day is Halloween for this Crazy Frazzled Fairy Dog Mother 💁‍♀️ 🎃 🧚‍♀️

10/21/2025

Sometimes you think you’ve got the perfect plan… and then your foster goes and adopts a dog and you have flex, stat.

This week on the podcast, we talk about Rico — the quirks, the yeast, and the art of pivoting when rescue doesn’t go the way you hoped.

🎧 So You Want to Run a Dog Rescue — 3.3 Dog Detective available now 👉 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bhe2Vr719wiyj14lYOZTP?si=h1yQxiJnSFifsWADUddzUQ

10/21/2025

Your turn. Ready, go!

09/30/2025

Another day, another dog in need because their owner passed. 💔

This is one reason why rescues hesitate with senior adopters. Not because we don’t *want* seniors to have dogs. Not because we don’t value the love they give. But because when the inevitable happens, the dog is left behind — and the cycle starts all over again.

Episode 3.2: **Senior Adopters **
We don’t sugarcoat it. We talk about when it works, when it doesn’t, and why rescues are programmed to think twice.

🎧 Listen here --> https://open.spotify.com/episode/23LSz4dIKtQjEyyAJT2qXh?si=1urf-9NnSh6dSh16C83jqA