Rescue Dog Love
This is Rescue Dog Love, a rescue community podcast for those who are passionate about rescue, - because dogs, they rescue us right back. Each week we bring on a member of the dog rescue community to talk about their passion for rescue dogs and how their life has never been the same. Rescue Dog Love is a project by Yamini Coen, inspired by her rescue Boss, who you can find on Instagram at @queenieandboss. To keep up with the Rescue Dog Love podcast, you can follow us at www.rescuedoglove.com or on Instagram @rescuedoglovepod.
Why We Raise Dogs, Not Kids with the DINK Dog Mom - Being childfree by choice and why it's controversial
Welcome back to Rescue Dog Love! In today’s episode, host Yamini chats with Blair, the DINK Dog Mom! What is a DINK? A "DINK" is an acronym that stands for "dou ble income, no kids" or "dual income, no kids" - so Blair and I chat about exactly why we have decided to raise dogs, not kids. What criticisms or assumptions do people make about those who choose not to have children? And why are people so upset at the term “dog mom”?
You can follow Blair on Instagram (@thedinkdogmom) and read her blog entries on her we...
We're back! Catch up with Yamini on dogs, life changes and more...
Hello rescue dog lovers of the Internet, it’s been a while! Host Yamini spills the tea - and honestly shares a big old dump of what’s been going on and what that has taught her about dogs and herself.Â
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Speaking with charity organization SafePet Ontario | How you can help survivors of family violence and human trafficking through fostering dogs and pets
Host Yamini speaks to SafePet Ontario chair Yvonne Tang. This episode may contain potentially triggering content for those who face family violence and human trafficking.
SafePet Ontario focuses on providing safekeeping for those fleeing family violence and human trafficking by temporarily finding foster homes for their beloved pets. We discuss what they do for Ontario, the situation in Ontario for survivors and how you can help by fostering for the organization.Â
You can find them at their website, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
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Saving senior dogs with videogames | An interview about mobile game Old Friend Dog Game
Rescue Dog Love host Yamini chats to Emma Johansson, Creative Director of Runaway Games, about their game Old Friends Dog Game. This is a mobile game all about running a senior dog sanctuary, based on the real Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary in Tennessee. Emma got to do some on-the-grounds research with the organization and was a key player in creating this adorable game. We discuss the inspiration, the dogs, and just why the game resonates so much with dog lovers.
Have you played it yet? If you do (links below), use the code RESCUEDOGLOVE to get a...
Tackling nervous system co-regulation and communication with your dog | with holistic dog expert Sharon from Human Canine Collaborative
Rescue Dog Love host Yamini chats to Sharon from the Instagram account @HolisticDogExpert, who runs Human Canine Collaborative, a behavior consultation and coaching provider for dog owners struggling with the everyday. In this podcast, we discuss her relationship with her canine collaborator Muggins and reflect on how to build a better relationship with your dog.Â
She shares her skills and advice in new ways to help you and your dog, including somatic consent and nervous system regulation. We also chat about the experience of neurodivergence and how being neurodivergent can affect your experiences as a...
What's the deal with dog DNA tests? Comparing Embark, DNA My Dog, Wisdom Panel and the Village Dog
Today's solo episode is a deep dive into the dog DNA test options available and how they relate back to rescues. I'll chat through all the options and their selling points (and REALLY get into my PR background with a full language audit!) and talk about my dogs results. Finally, I talk a bunch about the idea of the Village Dog (spoiler alert: one of my dogs IS a village dog!)Â
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How to build mental health with a difficult dog | Journalling, dealing with big emotions and reactivity with Karoline from the Dog Mom Mentality
Today host Yamini chats to Karoline from the inspirational Dog Mom Mentality - a place for dog owners to reflect on how your mental health can be affected, for the worse or better, by your dog. We discuss difficult dogs, the intricacies of mental health journeys and how therapy and learning more about ourselves has changed our lives and our dog's lives for the better.
You can find Karoline on her website, Instagram and podcast. Listen to the end of the episode for a discount code for her lovely shop.Â
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Sustainable living, influencer culture and the gift your rescue dog can bring | with Briahna (Boba the Sustainable Mutt)
We got our first interview of Season 3 with the lovely Briahna, mom to Boba the Sustainable Mutt. Briahna is a researcher focused on sustainability in food, and this work has extended to her life as a rescue dog lover. Her rescue Boba inspires her to share adorable pictures, but also sustainable living tips for the everyday dog owner.
We discuss the damage of dog influencer culture, how sustainable living is not black and white, and how we can all do our part to do good for our world, today and tomorrow.
You can find Briahna...
Happy Season 3! Tips for fostering a dog or rescuing a dog, solo
Yay! Welcome to season 3! I'm so glad to see you here! Today's episode features just me - a crazy dog parent who decided to foster a third dog in the month and a half that her live-in partner decided to go away to visit family. I may not be single, but these tips will help any single rescue lover navigate a new foster dog, OR, a new best friend. You can also find some general tips on how to put yourself first - for the sake of your dog!
- Lavender might still be up for adoption...
How to be a kickass antiracist dog and animal advocate with Kassidi and Ginger (@Gingers_naps)
Welcome back to Rescue Dog Love! Today, host Yamini chats with Kassidi, PhD student, mom to rescue dog Ginger and animal advocate who uses her Instagram platform to educate on dogs, racism and allyship. We discuss her adorable pitbull mix Ginger, and go into the history of pitbulls and their relationship to anti-Blackness, as well as other issues about race that are persistent in the dog world (and overall world, duh!). Plus, of course, we chat all the different ways we can think before we continue to perpetuate white supremacy!Â
- You can find Kassidi at her ac...
