About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of dogs in people's lives, the 'My Dog Is My Home' movement, and the role of fostering in abusive situations.

For thousands of people, a dog is the one constant through the hardest stretch of their life. PJ and Christine dig into the "My Dog Is My Home" movement and the shelters finally making room for pets, the life-saving role fostering plays for people leaving abusive situations, and the big debate: is crate training helpful or harmful? Plus two urgent rescue appeals from The Little Red Dog. Learn more and foster at thelittlereddog.org. Support the show Donate, adopt, or foster at https://thelittl...

People in this episode

Hosts: PJ, Christine

Topics covered

• dog fostering
• abusive situations
• crate training
• animal shelters
• rescue appeals

Keywords

• dog
• fostering
• abuse
• shelters
• crate training
• rescue

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Little Red Dog, thelittlereddog.org

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