For the Love of Dog

By The Little Red Dog Podcast Team

The Little Red Dog is a dog rescue organization based in Southern California, specializing in dog training and behavior. Join us as we dig deep to entertain and educate.... more

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August 21, 2026 What Happens to Your Dog If Something Happens to You
August is Make A Will Month, and PJ and Christine sit down with Spencer Cassidy, co-founder and CEO of LifeLegacy, to talk about the one document most dog owners never get around to: a will. 70% of Americans have no estate plan, and TLRD has pulled countless dogs out of shelters because their person died and nobody had a plan for them. Spencer breaks down pet guardianship, what really happens to your money (and your dog) in probate court, the "I'm too young" myth, and simple ways to support a rescue beyond your lifetime, from beneficiary designations to qualified charitable distributions. Plus: Marshmallow, the American Bully mom bred and discarded with her last two puppies, is finally adopted; the Off Leash 25-Day Challenge is live on Patreon; and a plea for Dudley, a blind, deaf, toothless Cane Corso who needs a new foster or adopter by the end of September. Create your free will through The Little Red Dog at littlereddog.org under Donate, then Planned Giving.
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Donate, adopt, or foster at https://thelittlereddog.org/
Follow us at https://www.instagram.com/thelittlereddog
Follow on YouTube to see our virtual adoption events https://www.youtube.com/@TheLittleRedDog
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28min
August 14, 2026 Hit by a Car, Sent to the Deadliest Shelter
Five years after adopting Naomi Mae, TLRD VIP Jeff Cohen is back in studio to talk about life with her, why he keeps donating and fostering, and what it's like to raise a dog nobody else wanted into a total sweetheart. Then, PJ and Christine share the true story of Goosey, a Texas pet goose whose honking alerted her family to an emergency. A warm one about second chances.
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Donate, adopt, or foster at https://thelittlereddog.org/
Follow us at https://www.instagram.com/thelittlereddog
Follow on YouTube to see our virtual adoption events https://www.youtube.com/@TheLittleRedDog
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17min
August 07, 2026 Meet Caroll and Rescue Rufus
Volunteer Caroll Schwartz joins PJ and Christine to talk about what it really takes to walk rescue dogs: the 100-pound pit mix named Rhino who dragged her across a lawn on her fifth outing, why The Little Red Dog runs a walking clinic before anyone takes a leash, and the honest difference between a martingale and a prong collar. She also tells the story of the Halloween foster fail that turned into four years of running the walking schedule, and makes the case that one hour a week is enough to change a dog's life. Plus a happy story: Rufus waited nearly two years in an Ohio rescue before the Liberty Fire Department adopted him into Station 35, Charlotte is still looking for a foster or an adopter, and TLRD's new off-leash training program is now on Patreon.
Sign up for TLRD Off-Leash and get early access to the 25-Day Dog Training Challenge! There are daily videos and 5 minute daily drills for you and your pup: https://www.patreon.com/cw/tlrdoffleash
Caroll's free Vision Workshop, Tuesday August 11, 5:30pm PT on Zoom: https://scanned.page/p/Y7qr0d
Support the show
Donate, adopt, or foster at https://thelittlereddog.org/
Follow us at https://www.instagram.com/thelittlereddog
Follow on YouTube to see our virtual adoption events https://www.youtube.com/@TheLittleRedDog
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22min
August 01, 2026 How One Photographer Gets Shelter Dogs Seen
Volunteer photographer Christian Shenouda has spent 15 years taking the photos that get shelter dogs adopted. He joins PJ and Christine to explain why the intake photo is usually the worst picture a dog will ever have, and what actually changes their odds. He shares practical tips anyone can use on their own foster or transport, plus the advice his therapist girlfriend gave him for walking into a shelter without falling apart. We have exciting adoption updates on Pita, Sirius, Katniss and Woody, and another ask for Charlotte, a sweet, cat friendly girl whose foster backed out without ever meeting her.
Support the show
Donate, adopt, or foster at https://thelittlereddog.org/
Follow us at https://www.instagram.com/thelittlereddog
Follow on YouTube to see our virtual adoption events https://www.youtube.com/@TheLittleRedDog
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29min
July 25, 2026 Fireworks, Floods, and Getting Dogs Home
A little dog named Prieta went missing over the Fourth of July and turned up two weeks later swimming in San Francisco Bay, fending off seagulls until Menlo Park firefighters scooped her out of the water. PJ and Christine talk about why her microchip got her back to her family within an hour, then celebrate Boerne, Texas, where a town of 24,000 placed 46 shelter dogs into 29 emergency foster homes in just eight hours ahead of the floods. Plus good news from The Little Red Dog: Katniss and Peta adopted, Dudley's DNA results, and an update on Malibu's IVDD journey.
Support the show
Donate, adopt, or foster at https://thelittlereddog.org/
Follow us at https://www.instagram.com/thelittlereddog
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12min
July 17, 2026 Why Adopted Dogs Get Returned
PJ and Christine dig into the real reasons adopted dogs get returned: too much love too soon, unrealistic expectations, not enough exercise, no rules or routine, the wrong match, and life changes nobody planned for. They share what The Little Red Dog has learned from 15 years of rescue about setting a new dog up to succeed, and close with the story of a seven-year-old boy who sold his prized Pokemon card collection to save his sick puppy.
Support the show
Donate, adopt, or foster at https://thelittlereddog.org/
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28min
July 11, 2026 Why Are Dogs Still Dying in Shelters
In 2025, roughly 600,000 animals (including 320,000 dogs) died in America's shelters — many of them alone, scared, in their kennels. PJ and Christine of The Little Red Dog dig into why so many good, adoptable dogs get overlooked: breed mislabeling, the pit bull myths that follow certain dogs, and how the shelter environment itself can turn a happy dog into a so-called "behavior case." A hard but hopeful conversation about dog rescue, adoption, fostering, and why the problem is almost always human error — not the dog.
Support the show
Donate, adopt, or foster at https://thelittlereddog.org/
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21min
July 03, 2026 The Miranda's Rescue Case: How Does This Happen?
This week on For the Love of Dog, PJ and Christine share must-know Fourth of July safety tips to keep your dog from becoming part of the July 5th shelter surge — from microchips and safe spaces to keeping gates closed during the fireworks. They also dig into the disturbing Miranda's Rescue case, where dogs were found shot and buried, and ask how transfers and adoptions go unchecked. Plus an uplifting finish: Bear, the Australian koala-detection dog who saved 100 koalas and just retired with an award.
Support the show
Donate, adopt, or foster at https://thelittlereddog.org/
Follow us at https://www.instagram.com/thelittlereddog
Follow on YouTube to see our virtual adoption events https://www.youtube.com/@TheLittleRedDog
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18min
June 26, 2026 She Was on the Kill List — Now She's the Perfect Dog
PJ and Christine sit down with adopter Jill Stanton, who almost never found Zahara — a dog pulled off the kill list at one of California's deadliest shelters and now, in Jill's words, “heaven on earth.” Jill shares how she discovered foster-based rescue (the middle ground between a shelter and a breeder that most people don't know exists), why staying open-minded landed her the perfect family dog, and how The Little Red Dog's 30-day protocol made a seamless second-dog adoption. Plus a Feel Good Friday moment with Osito, the bike-riding rescue pup charming the World Cup in Mexico City. A warm reminder of why foster rescue and adoption change lives — for dogs and people both.
Support the show
Donate, adopt, or foster at https://thelittlereddog.org/
Follow us at https://www.instagram.com/thelittlereddog
Follow on YouTube to see our virtual adoption events https://www.youtube.com/@TheLittleRedDog
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18min
June 19, 2026 The No-Kill Myth
"No-kill shelter" is one of the most comforting phrases in animal rescue — and one of the most misleading. This week PJ and Christine pull back the curtain on what really happens to surrendered dogs, why five states account for half the nation's euthanasias, and how kennel stress breaks down even healthy animals. They also dig into why so many good dogs get overlooked — seniors, black dogs, "only dogs," and dogs with disabilities like Dudley — and make the case that there's an adopter out there for every single one. A frank, hopeful conversation about responsibility, rescue, and loving the dog you have.
Support the show
Donate, adopt, or foster at https://thelittlereddog.org/
Follow us at https://www.instagram.com/thelittlereddog
Follow on YouTube to see our virtual adoption events https://www.youtube.com/@TheLittleRedDog
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21min

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