Surviving Animal Rescue: Tails of the Nitty Gritty

Join us for a chit chat with some of our very own Coco's Heart Dog Rescue Veterinary Team members as we dive into the different veterinary days that are often changing depending on the animals in need of rescue. You may be surprised to hear what can be thrown away in the every day trash and just how busy a veterinary tech on any given day in the clinic. 

Like what you heard? Stay tuned for more from our veterinary team including educational medical topics too! 

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In this two episode series, we discuss all things lost dogs! Episode 1 touches on a current and personal experience of a spirited but loyal chihuahua and her unsolved journey of escaping her foster to adopt home despite the large amount of effort by all parties to keep her safe. We normalize the shame that comes when a dog goes missing on our watch while also sharing some thoughts that may be controversial like using a retractable leash or harness. Episode 1 offers a look at some prevention tools which leads to episode 2 that will go over the steps to take...

Join us for an hour long chit-chat with some of our Coco's Heart Dog Rescue team as we reveal a long held secret that has to do with the Netflix series, Love is Blind. Get our thoughts on deciding to either clone your dog or consider taxidermy (like... WHAT?!),  learn about some of the things we did in the earlier years of rescue, and about a corgi in charge who decides who comes and who goes from his neighborhood. We had fun reminiscing and simply, talking RESCUE!

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Have you ever wondered what working at a dog rescue is like? What it's REALLY like? Learn more about being a Foster Coordinator for Coco's Heart Dog Rescue, a non-profit, foster based organization that does not have a shelter facility to house animals- no immediate, quick solution if a dog needs a new place to go. Hear how this role is not just a job but a lifestyle that has burnt them out once before and came back a second time with clearer boundaries and a bond that supports each other in the day to day. Ending abruptly because...

This week we dive into the ever-changing and increasingly controversial language of rescue and some of the current "no-no's" and "icks" within the rescue community. Some may surprise you. Some you may or may not agree with. As a volunteer-focused organization, we are always doing our best to be mindful of all opinions and triggers but DANG! It's hard to keep up on everything! 

Co-Hosted by JoHanna Okrasinski, Ashley Kurtz, & Kayla Kessels
Coco's Heart Dog Rescue Staff

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"I cannot foster because I will not be able to give them up!"
"I cannot foster because I have children."
"I cannot foster because I don't have a fenced in yard...."

These are just some of the fostering myths we hear often. Listen in from foster coordinators as they debunk these common myths and break down the barriers for fostering for a non-profit animal rescue. 

Co-Hosted by JoHanna Okrasinski, Kayla Kessels, & Sara McLain
Coco's Heart Dog Rescue Staff

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We kick off our first episode talking to the woman who started it all, our Director and Founder, Ashley Kurtz. Discussing things rarely mentioned before on the history of Coco's Heart Dog Rescue and how the non-profit foster based animal rescue developed and grew over the last 15 years. 

Co-Hosted by JoHanna Okrasinski & Kayla Kessels
Coco's Heart Dog Rescue Staff

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Countryside Veterinary Clinic 

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We are a foster based animal rescue organization out of Wisconsin. This trailer gives an insight on what to expect from episodes to come. We will welcome guests throughout the season as well as educational tips and tricks to animal ownership and hear all about the day to day lifestyle of running an animal rescue!

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