In this episode I sit down with Lisa, a long term foster carer for Galgos, Podencos, and mixed breeds to explore what fostering really means in the middle of today’s rescue crisis.

Lisa shares the quiet routines that help traumatised dogs begin to trust again and the reality of letting them go so that another dog can take their place.

But this is about more than one person’s foster story. It is about a wider culture that treats dogs as disposable, fuelling gridlocked kennels and a constant demand for foster homes.

Together we unpick what fostering reveals about us as a society, how it challenges the mindset of dogs as lifestyle accessories, and why opening your home is an act of resistance as much as it is an act of care.

If you have ever wondered whether fostering is for you, or if you want to think more deeply about what our treatment of dogs says about us, this conversation is for you.