Real Dog Talk

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3rd in our series about Behavioral Euthanasia, an emotional story May 10, 2023

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Trigger Warning! Part 3 of the behavioral euthanasia series. We are joined by Diedra with an emotional conversation about how she came to the decision to behaviorally euthanize her dog. These decisions are never easy.
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Let's continue our talk with part 2 of our Behavioral Euthanasia series May 03, 2023

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Trigger Warning! We are continuing our series on behavioral euthenasia. Today we are talking with Natalie Freshour, who has experience with BE. She is a certified dog trainer and behaviorist and runs a rescue called Hot Mess Pooches Rescue and Sanctuary (don't ya just love this rescue name!?!) We talked with her about her experience with BE and how she counsels as a trainer / behaviorist for anyone with a dog where behavioral euthneatia is a possibility. We hope to normalize this conversation as it needs to be! Check out her rescue, https://www.facebook.com/HotMessPooches
Listen to it on your favorite place to listen to podcasts or at pipsrescue.org/realdogtalk
Want to join the discussion about this, check out our NEW social Media pages: @realdogtalkpodcast on Instagram @realdogtalk on FB
Or submit a form on our site: https://pipsrescue.org/realdogtalk/

The first in our behavioral euthanasia series Apr 26, 2023

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This the first in a series and we are tackling a tough subject , behavioral euthenasia. This has a trigger warning. It's not an easy subject to talk about or listen to. I hope you take this journey with us, as we hope to help people talk about it, and help people know how to respond when a friend or family talks to you about their choices. Want to join the discussion about this, check out our NEW social Media pages: https://www.facebook.com/realdogtalkpodcast
https://www.instagram.com/realdogtalkpodcast/
Or submit a form on our site: https://pipsrescue.org/realdogtalk/

Part 3, Making it work! How we make it work with a busy schedule! Apr 12, 2023

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Today we are chatting about how to make it work with a busy schedule with the other Nicole! Her schedule is insane- with kids, dogs, work and travel for her kid’s soccer and she just adopted a puppy! She talks about how she made that decision, and makes it all work with her busy schedule. She gives you her tips and tricks!

Take this journey with us, maybe you will learn a few things or maybe it will inspire you! You can take this knowledge with you or help someone else make it work!

Next podcast we take on a very controversial subject, behavioral euthanasia. We know it’s a tough one to talk about, but it’s necessary in some situations. We want to bring it to light and “normalize” that sometimes, it’s for the best. Do you have a story about behavioral euthanasia? You can tell it anonymously if you are more comfortable with that. Submit it here: pipsrescue.org/realdogtalk

Part 2, Making it work! How we make it work with reactive dogs! Mar 29, 2023

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It’s our 10th episode!!! Thank you for your support with the podcast. It’s been so much fun and we look forward to many, many more episodes.
Last week we chatted with 2 adopters who have dogs with some behavioral & anxiety issues and how they make it work. Today, we are talking about reactivity, and redirection of dogs. Heather and Nicole share their stories about their very different dogs with very similar issues. They make it work by controlling the situation, watching their dog's body language, knowing your dog, and advocating for them.

Take this journey with us, maybe you will learn a few things or maybe it will inspire you! You can take this knowledge with you or help someone else make it work!
Do you have a story of how you made it work? Funny dog story or a WTF story? Submit it at pipsrescue.org/realdogtalk

Making it work! Mar 15, 2023

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Today, in our first in a series around adjusting life with a new dog, we are chatting with two adopters! You'll hear stories about 2 different dogs, adopted at different ages coming into their own personality, and sometimes behavior issues and anxiety arise. These are stories from real people dealing with these real issues and how they made it work. Through training, medication, mental and physical exercise, they figured out their pup and how to make it work!

Do you have a story of how you made it work? Submit it at pipsrescue.org/realdogtalk

How a rescue works…the rules of adoptions and why we have them! Mar 01, 2023

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Join the Nicole’s this week to understand a bit more into how a rescue runs. Why do we have specific policies? To give our dogs the best chance at success. Rescue’s main business goal is to go out of business- sounds crazy right? We put certain “rules” in place to help us succeed at that. Spaying and neutering, vaccines, and respecting our volunteers- these are some of the basic principles that guide us in our adoption decisions.

Have questions or want to help? Check out our website at pipsrescue.org

Training tips and tricks for your foster or personal dog! Feb 15, 2023

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This episode is the last of our series about the dog crisis. We are joined by Shane Gentry, owner of Sally Said So! https://sallysaidso.com/ .

Shane gives us some great tips and tricks on how to make you and your fosters journey successful and set them up for a great adoption. You don't have to be a dog trainer to train your dog or your foster dog. These tips are great for your foster or your personal dog- or both!

If you are ready to foster after listening to this series, please apply at pipsrescue.org/foster !

All about Fostering-The Dog World in Crisis! Feb 01, 2023

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Following up from our last episode, The Dog World in Crisis, today we are chatting about fostering. One of the ways we help clear the shelters is through our fosters. Learn about how easy it is to start fostering to some of the misconceptions around fostering. We are joined by Heather Pack, a PIPs Pioneer, Board Member and Foster.

Join the fostering journey with PIPs at pipsrescue.org/foster. Can't foster? How about volunteering ? pipsrescue.org/volunteer

SOS. The dog world is in crisis Jan 18, 2023

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If you are going to listen to any of our podcasts, this is the one to listen to! You have seen the shelters and rescues BEGGING for fosters, and talking about how crowded they are. It’s the worst the shelters and rescues have seen in many years. Today, we are joined by Karen Simmons from Friends of Wake County Shelter and the No Empty Bowl Project, both groups helping pet owners in Wake County NC and up close and personal to the effects of the current state of the shelter/rescue world. Listen to hear about why we think it's as bad and some simple things you can do to help!

We must get this crisis under control because we can not keep up- the consequences are dire.

https://www.friendsofwakeanimals.org/

https://www.friendsofwakeanimals.org/no-empty-bowl-project