Ep. 457: Houndations - How to Know When It's Time for the Toughest Dog Decision

About this episode

Tony discusses the difficult decisions surrounding end-of-life care for dogs.

This week, Tony talks about end-of-life care for our dogs, and when we know that it's truly time to put them down. Connect with Tony , Cal , and MeatEater Cal on Instagram  and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , Youtube , and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Tony

Topics covered

• end-of-life care
• dogs
• pet decisions
• animal welfare
• dog health

Keywords

• dog care
• end-of-life
• pet health
• dog decisions
• animal welfare

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Organizations: MeatEater, MeatEater Podcast Network, Cal

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