Podcast Episodes

3.3 — Dog Detective Case Files: Luna, Rex and Clyde

Season 3 Episode 3

Rescue dogs don’t come with a sign on their head listing all their most important information It’s often the rescuer’s job to figure it out — piecing together clues from stakeholders, vet records, an…

Published on 8 hours ago

3.2 - Senior Adopters: Balancing Limits, Hard Truths, and Potential Payoffs

Season 3 Episode 2

In Episode 3.2, hosts Jenny Nordin and Ashlyn Kauh are back with another dose of chaos and candor. They kick things off in Not Your 9 to 5, celebrating their first spay/neuter clinic: 31 dogs fixed i…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

3.1 - Spay Aborts: The No-Brainer No-Kill Can't Handle

Season 3 Episode 1

Season Three, LFG! In episode 1, hosts Jenny Nordin and Ashlyn Kauh dive straight into a hot-button topic: spay aborts. Why so controversial? In today’s rescue climate, it should be a no-brainer. But…

Published on 1 month ago

2.29: Scrotal Hematoma (aka Swollen Empty Ball Sac Syndrome)

Season 2 Episode 29

Season Two Finale! In episode 29, hosts Jenny Nordin and Ashlyn Kauh gear up for a week in Savannah at the IACP conference—with two husbands and five young kids in tow. Between the usual chaos and co…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

2.28: Mega Esophagus - Special Needs, but Make it Vertical!

Season 2 Episode 28

In episode 2.28, Jenny Nordin and Ashlyn Kauh reflect on their conversation with Jon and the everyday chaos of running the largest dog rescue in the Pacific Northwest; it's been a wild week of return…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

2.27: The Calm in the Chaos—Jon Nordin on Love, Rescue, and a Life of Service

Season 2 Episode 27

Jon Nordin didn’t start the dog rescue—but he married the woman who did. A Ranger-qualified Army paratrooper with a background in logistics and calm under fire, Jon thought he was buying a companion …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

2.26: SOS (Surfeit of Owner Surrenders) from the Rescue Trenches!

Season 2 Episode 26

In this episode, hosts Jenny Nordin and Ashlyn Kauh reflect on their conversation with Gina and the evolving role of balanced training in rescue—past, present, and what’s next.

The Not Your 9 to 5 seg…

Published on 3 months ago

2.25: From Feral Dog Foster to Pro Dog Trainer with Gina Cooley of Double Down Dog Training

Season 2 Episode 25

In this episode, hosts Jenny Nordin and Ashlyn Kauh sit down with Gina Cooley—board member of Dog Gone Seattle and owner of Double Down Dog Training—for a wide-ranging conversation about the real-wor…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

2.24: Seven Hallmarks of a "Good" Breeder (TMYK to Adopt or Shop Responsibly)

Season 2 Episode 24

Hosts Jenny Nordin and Ashlyn Kauh aren’t here to preach “Adopt Don’t Shop”—but they are here to urge you to adopt or shop responsibly. After spilling the tea in a previous episode on what makes a “g…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

2.23: From Foster Fiesta to Foster Fiasco

Season 2 Episode 23

In episode 2.23, hosts Jenny Nordin and Ashlyn Kauh face an unprecedented challenge finding fosters for incoming dogs this summer, a historically busy season. Preparing for the annual foster voluntee…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago