Welcome back to Sit Stay Rant, where we unleash the real mess behind rescue! Amy, Tiffany, Emily, and Brittany are back at the mics, joined by the ever-adorable Mama Dumpling, (who provides few snores in the background) as the team tackles another week of rescue madness.

This week’s episode centers on Beethoven, a nine-week-old puppy whose adoption quickly turned into a cautionary tale. The adopter seemed wonderful, until the payment disappeared. The team walks listeners through how the adopter paid the adoption fee, only to dispute the charge days later. What followed were endless excuses: a “stolen” card, promises to write a check, missed deadlines, and weeks of avoidance. Amy, Emily, Tiffany, and Brittany share every twist with humor and disbelief, offering an inside look at what really happens when good intentions meet bad behavior.

Amy also recalls a wild story from years ago, when another adopter refused to pay the fee and she went full investigator mode, even contacting the man’s mother. What happened next? You’ll have to listen—but it’s shocking.

The crew doesn’t stop there. Amy brings up a recent encounter with a potential adopter who became rude after being told the rescue couldn’t “hold” a dog for several weeks until it fit their schedule. That sparks a deeper conversation about finding balance in the adoption process—how rescues walk a fine line between being too rigid with rules and too flexible in trying to make placements work.

Through it all, the team reflects on how dogs aren’t just passing through our lives, they become part of our timeline, marking chapters of love, lessons, and growth that shape who we are. Between laughter, exasperation, and Mama Dumpling’s steady presence, the crew reminds listeners why, despite the chaos, they keep doing this work: because every dog saved changes more than one life.

Grab your coffee and tune in for another unfiltered, hilarious, and heartfelt look at life in rescue.