3.1 - Spay Aborts: The No-Brainer No-Kill Can't Handle

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So You Want to Run a Dog Rescue

Jenny Nordin and Ashlyn Kauh

55 episodes

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Join the women behind the magic of Dog Gone Seattle, the largest foster-based dog rescue in the Pacific Northwest, and hear the behind-the-scenes chronicles of rescue, the comedies and the errors, the celebrations and the abject failures, and everything in between, including expert opinions on all things Dog.

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3.1 - Spay Aborts: The No-Brainer No-Kill Can't Handle

So You Want to Run a Dog Rescue

1 hour 7 minutes 29 seconds

1 month ago

3.1 - Spay Aborts: The No-Brainer No-Kill Can't Handle

Season Three, LFG! In episode 1, hosts Jenny Nordin and Ashlyn Kauh dive straight into a hot-button topic: spay aborts. Why so controversial? In today’s rescue climate, it should be a no-brainer. But with big names like No-Kill Austin Pets Alive pushing a twisted, delusional narrative (and dirty-deleting their infamous video when the internet clapped back), someone’s gotta say it: we’re not sipping that Kool-Aid!

Before we go full soapbox, though, in Not Your 9 to 5, we talk Strep Zoo (yep, add it to the ever-growing rescue worry list) and our 3 a.m. VEG adventure that, thankfully, had a happy ending.

And yes—the Crazy Folder is back. This one’s a doozy: Ashlyn unleashes her best “howler” to deliver Tammy’s unhinged message to volunteer Juliana. Spoiler: Tammy wanted a manager. Ashlyn was more than happy to oblige. Go home, Tammy—you’re drunk. (Or just a batty bitch.)

POD MENTIONS:

International Association of Canine Professionals (IACP)
Ivan Balabanov [Training without Conflict]
Jay Jack [Next Level Dogs]
Dr. Melanie Uhde [Canine Decoded]
Renegade Paws Rescue
SUPERZOO
Streptococcus zooepidemicus: an emerging canine pathogen [PubMed]
Strep zoo outbreak (July 4, 2025) [Stanislaus Animal Services Facebook]
Response to Austin Pets Alive video (dirty delete) [Love and Puppy Paws Dog Rescue Facebook]
Commercial Breeder and Pet Store Laws by State [Bailing Out Benji]

PARNTER MENTIONS:

K9 Kennel Boss
All the Best Pet Care
Double Down Dog Training
Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG)
Nirvana K9 Training
Stanislaus Animal Services
The Good Dog Way
Crossroads Vet

ADOPTABLE DOG MENTIONS:

Sprinkle
Sundae
Eugene
Lunch
Snack

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Chapters

00:00 3.1 Spay Abort

03:46 IACP key takeaways

08:00 Really exciting announcement (podcast guest)

09:36 Superzoo slip lead search

13:54 Household updates, kids and dogs

21:50 Dogs and kids (stress inoculation)

23:21 Not Your 9 to 5: Strep Zoo scare

25:32 Another gold star for VEG

26:52 Context: Heidi the GSD

31:02 Main Topic: Spay Abort in Shelters and Rescues

32:25 Austin Pets Alive Anti-Spay Abort Message (and Dirty Delete)

35:36 Love and Puppy Paws Dog Rescue Response (Accurate)

37:02 Ashlyn's comment (mic drop)

38:40 The problems with the puppies

40:18 What is best for the moms anyway?

43:02 Our policy: Spay abort if safe

47:41 Thank goodness for our vet

50:11 Crazy Folder: Karen's cousin Tammy

55:14 Ashlyn's HR hat

57:09 Coming up in season 3

58:30 Q1 - How do you know if a pet store is a puppy mill?

01:00:42 Q2 - How do you name all the dogs?

01:05:11 Good vibes signing off

01:06:13 Behind the scenes with Sally's farts