OMD4 Ep4: Saving Dogs & Going Viral: The Story of Fetcher Dog Rescue

We’re joined by Jordan and Stephanie Connor from Fetcher Dog Rescue Centre - the inspiring mother-daughter duo behind the viral “Kiss Me” videos who’ve helped save hundreds of dogs from Bosnia and the UK. Also this week, Mildred’s got kennel cough! And the great “dog and Earth’s magnetic field” debate continues...

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00:00 Intro

00:41 Mildred has kennel cough

04:38 Dolly’s strange rasping but harmless cough

05:27 Juniper does this too

05:56 The great dog and the Earth’s magnetic field debate - listeners wade in

07:30 Do dogs go a different way in Australia?

09:14 Seann’s fun dog fact …or is it?

10:35 Jack’s fun dog fact about Plato 

13:07 Sara’s friend Lizzie in Canada adds to the debate: dogs and electricity

16:50 Intro to Jordan Connor from Fetcher Dog Rescue Centre 

17:23 Joining Jordan is her mum and rescue partner Stephanie 

17:57 How Fetcher Dog started in 2016 helping dogs in Bosnia 

19:00 How they became a charity  

19:28 The premises they started on, Jordan coming home from university  

20:45 Stephanie had cancer, gave up work started volunteering at a rescue

22:31 After they got Koda from Bosnia they wanted to help more dogs there

23:50 How they went mega viral with the Kiss Me video, kissing rescues

25:20 How hundred of millions of people seeing their videos has helped

25:52 The adoption process and making sure people are prepared 

27:30 Not all rescues have had bad backgrounds, one of their rescues is expecting puppies 

29:11 How hard is it to say goodbye when their rescues get adopted

31:08 Shadow their German Shepherd when Jordan was a child

32:48 Clearing up misconceptions about rescue dogs

33:59 Jordan can find any breed

36:00 People don’t realise pounds and some rescue centres do put dogs to sleep (not Fetcher Dog)

37:35 What you can do to help: volunteer, donate and share posts: Fetcherdog.com

39:28 Saying bye to Jordan and Stephanie 

39:48. Wrapping up the show and Seann getting demanding 

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