About this episode

Jill Stanton shares her journey of adopting Zahara, a dog saved from a kill list, and discusses the benefits of foster-based rescue.

PJ and Christine sit down with adopter Jill Stanton, who almost never found Zahara — a dog pulled off the kill list at one of California's deadliest shelters and now, in Jill's words, “heaven on earth.” Jill shares how she discovered foster-based rescue (the middle ground between a shelter and a breeder that most people don't know exists), why staying open-minded landed her the perfect family dog, and how The Little Red Dog's 30-day protocol made a seamless second-dog adoption. Plus a Feel Go...

People in this episode

Hosts: PJ, Christine

Guest: Jill Stanton

Topics covered

• dog adoption
• rescue dogs
• foster care
• shelter dogs
• pet care

Keywords

• dog adoption
• kill list
• foster-based rescue
• The Little Red Dog
• second-dog adoption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Little Red Dog

Books & works: Zahara

Places: California

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