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Dog Fostering 101How Fostering Can Change a Dog’s Life (And Yours)Cara Achterberg is a best-selling author, co-founder of the nonprofit Who Will Let the Dogs Out, and a pivotal voice in the animal welfare community. Cara shares her unexpected journey from fostering her first dog for "selfish" family reasons to visiting over 150 shelters across the country to document the national crisis. This episode dives deep into why fostering is the most impactful way to help "front-line heroes," how to handle the emotional weight of letting go, and why every dog—no matter their past—is a master teacher of resilience.The Turning Point: Cara’s mission shifted when s...
2026-01-0835 minDog Fostering 101What to Do When You Fall in Love With Your Foster DogIt is the most common question for any prospective or new volunteer: "What do I do if I fall in love with my foster dog?" In this episode, host Jackie Adams explains that falling in love isn't a mistake—it’s a biological certainty and a sign that you’ve successfully created a safe space for a dog to heal. We explore the science of the human-canine bond, provide a five-question framework to help you decide between adoption and continued fostering, and offer practical "goodbye rituals" for when it's time for your pup to head to their forever home.
2026-01-0609 min
All My Children Wear Fur Coats with Peggy HoytCara Achterberg: All My Children Wear Fur Coats "Paw-Cast"The meeting focused on the concerning rise in animal shelter deaths since the pandemic, reversing decades of progress in the no-kill movement, with factors like housing challenges and veterinary costs contributing to the crisis. Discussions covered the challenges in spay and neuter access, the impact of trap-neuter-release programs, and the issues surrounding backyard breeding and breed-specific legislation. The conversation concluded with an emphasis on fostering dogs as a way to help shelters, community engagement, and the importance of supporting local shelters through various means.Support the show
2025-11-1745 min
PawdcastCara Achterberg "Who Will Let the Dogs Out"Karen and Jean are back and thrilled to welcome their friend Cara Achterberg, author of Who Will Let the Dogs Out! Cara who shares her urgent call to action for animal shelters, highlighting the range of experiences for dogs—from progressive shelters with strong staff and community support to high-kill and rural pounds where dogs are often overlooked.Through over 150 visits to shelters and conversations with hundreds of animal professionals, Cara sheds light on these challenges and offers practical solutions. Her book is a primer for newcomers, an inspiration for advocates, and a guide to sc...
2025-09-3054 min
Who Will Let the Dogs OutLet's Have a Real Conversation about the Shelter CrisisShelters and rescues all over the country are overwhelmed. Our stray population is growing. More dogs are being surrendered. More dogs are being killed. Adoptions have slowed. Transports have slowed. And yet, some national animal welfare organizations say things are getting better. It's time for a frank conversation about the situation.To learn more about us, visit WhoWillLettheDogsOut.org.
2025-08-0718 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutChapter 5: (Part 2) Veterinary Access and Community EngagementThis episode dives into the critical pieces of veterinary access and community engagement for shelters and rescues. This is the second half of the chapter on Solutions and it's packed with ideas for programs and practices to help your organization engage your community, as well as, creative solutions to the struggle for veterinary access in the south.Learn more or get your copy of the book at:https://whowillletthedogsout.org/who-will-let-the-dogs-out-stories-and-solutions/Have an idea for a podcast topic? Email Cara (cara@wwldo.org)
2025-07-2535 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutVolunteers are VitalWhy do volunteers matter and why truly great shelters have them at the heart of their program. This episode offers inspiration and practical ideas for developing a volunteer program at your animal shelter or rescue.Learn more at:WhoWillLettheDogsOut.org
2025-07-1810 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutMaking Spay and Neuter Funding Easy and AccessibleCara Achterberg, cofounder of Who Will Let the Dogs Out, shares the new program, InstaSnip, for easy and accessible spay and neuter funding available to our shelter partners and to anyone. To learn more about our work, visit WhoWillLettheDogsOut.orgWith questions or to talk more about this idea, contact Cara (cara@wwldo.org)If you're one of our shelter partners and would like to participate in InstaSnip, contact Patty@wwldo.org.
2025-07-0916 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutChapter Five: Solutions (Part One)The first half of chapter five of Who Will Let the Dogs Out: Stories and Solutions for Shelters and Rescues shares stories of leaders who are finding ways to save lives. Includes actionable ideas for putting in place right now and inspiration for leaders.Click here for more information on Who Will Let the Dogs Out, what we do and how we help shelters.Click here to purchase a copy of the book, Who Will Let the Dogs Out: Stories and Solutions for Shelters and Rescues (or look for it on Amazon)
2025-06-2532 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutNC and GA Shelter Tour Wrap UpWe just completed a shelter tour of six shelters and rescues in North Carolina and Georgia. Here's what happened, who we visited, and what we learned.To read the blog post this episode is based on (and see pictures of the places we visited), click here.To learn more about us and the work we do, visit our website:www.WhoWillLettheDogsOut.org
2025-06-1219 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutChapter Four: Whose Responsibility is it Anyway?This is the fourth chapter from the book, Who Will Let the Dogs Out: Stories and Solutions for Shelters and Rescues.Learn more or get a copy for yourself at:Who Will Let the Dogs Out
2025-06-0442 min
Believe in DogReal-Life Shelter Challenges & the Leaders Who Keep Saving Lives: WWLTDO Shelter Roundtable Part 2What does leadership in animal welfare really look like when the going gets tough?
Like losing most of your staff in a single day—or raising twins, running a shelter, and opening a spay/neuter clinic all at once?
We’re back with author, advocate, and nonprofit founder Cara Achterberg (Episode 75, Who Will Let the Dogs Out), along with shelter directors Courtney Cross (Huntington Cabell Wayne Animal Shelter) and Ruby Fooks (Butler County Animal Shelter), for Part 2 of our Shelter Roundtable discussion.
In this episode, you'll hear more about Ruby’s and Courtney’s person...
2025-06-0247 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutWhy We Travel to Shelters and RescuesTraveling to shelters and rescues is the basis for all of our work. Here's why we do it and why it's so important.If you'd like to learn more about Who Will Let the Dogs Out, visit our website: https://whowillletthedogsout.org/If you'd like to donate to our Shelter Tour Fund, click here.If you'd like to inquire about sponsoring one of our tours, contact Cara Achterberg (cara@wwldo.org)
2025-05-2918 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutChapter Three: CausesThis is the third chapter in our book, Who Will Let the Dogs Out: Stories and Solutions for Shelters and Rescues read for you by the author.To purchase a copy (or one for a shelter or rescue), click here.If you are a shelter or rescue, you can request your free copy by contacting Cara@wwldo.org.To learn more about the work we do visit:www.WhoWillLetheDogsOut.org
2025-05-2257 minBelieve in DogHow Community-Focused Shelter Leaders Get Scrappy to Save Lives: WWLTDO Shelter Roundtable Part 1What does it really take to save lives in a shelter where the need never stops?
For leaders like Courtney Cross (Huntington Cabell Wayne Animal Shelter) and Ruby Fooks (Butler County Animal Shelter), it means getting scrappy — not just in strategy, but in spirit. Across the country, life-saving work is happening in shelters not powered by excess resources, but by relentless grit, creativity, and the strength of community.
In this episode, we’re joined by Cara Achterberg — author, advocate, and founder of the nonprofit Who Will Let the Dogs Out (Episode 75) — along with two remarkable shelter...
2025-05-1952 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutToo Many Dogs in Memphis (and Everywhere)Our visit to Memphis Animal Services was eye-opening. It's a tough situation and thankfully a lot of people are working to change that. You can read the blog post that shares pictures and specifics about our visit here.If you want to donate to Team Memphis, the incredible network of people working SO hard to save lives from the Euthanasia List, click here.If you'd like to help my foster dog, Wishbone, who was rescued from the streets of Memphis, and all my other Memphis fosters, you can donate to XPort Paws.
2025-05-1418 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutChapter Two: A Word About No KillThe second chapter in our book, Who Will Let the Dogs Out: Stories and Solutions for Shelters and Rescues shares thoughts on the words 'no-kill' - what the original concept was for the no-kill declaration/movement and how it has been misinterpreted by the general public and shelters/rescues. You can learn more about the book and/or order a copy at WhoWillLettheDogsOut.orgWho Will Let the Dogs Out is a 501(c)(3) Non profit that raises awareness and resources for homeless dogs and the heroes who fight for them.
2025-05-0719 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutA Visit to the Huntingdon Dog PoundThis was our second visit to this dog pound in rural Tennessee. Find out what life is like in this Carroll County dog pound in February 2025. You can see a written version of this visit on our website:https://whowillletthedogsout.org/improve-huntingdon-animal-shelter/If you'd like to shop for the dogs at the pound, visit the Amazon Wishlist of the Rescue Sisters: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/PJNCLWF7JULLAnd if you'd like to support the two organizations currently saving dogs from the pound...
2025-04-2811 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutChapter One: A Few Definitions (Who Will Let the Dogs Out: Stories and Solutions)This is the first chapter of Who Will Let the Dogs Out: Stories and Solutions for Shelters and Rescues written by Cara Achterberg.The chapter is titled A Few Definitions and shares the unofficial definitions that may be helpful in reading the book.For more information about the book and/or to order a paper copy, click here or visit www.WhoWillLettheDogsOut.orgTo contact Cara, email Cara@WWLDO.org
2025-04-1816 min
The Animal AdvocateInside 150+ Animal Shelters: Cara Achterberg on Rising Euthanasia Rates and SolutionsAnimal shelter advocate and founder of Who Will Let the Dogs Out Cara Achterberg shares insights from visits to 150+ shelters, discussing rising dog euthanasia rates and approaches used at successful facilities. Hear her perspective on "managed intake" and "community sheltering" concepts, plus practical ways to help homeless pets through fostering, volunteering, and advocacy. Whether you're new to animal advocacy or experienced, discover strategies to support your local animal shelter and help reduce euthanasia rates in your community. #ShelterDogs #AnimalAdvocacy #PetAdoption Show Notes 00:00 Introduction 03:13 Cara's Journey: Fostering Dogs to Advocate for Shelter Dogs and T...
2025-04-1633 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutManaged Intake and Community Sheltering: best intentions and dangerous consequencesThere are too many animals in our shelters and the number of animals dying in our shelters has gone up for three straight years (after going down for decades). One of the reasons for this is the practices of 'Managed Intake' and 'Community Sheltering." Both policies were developed with the goal of saving animals, but the way they are being implemented in many shelters is actually driving our current crisis.To learn more about our work, visit WhoWillLetTheDogsOut.org. You can contact Cara at Cara@wwldo.org
2025-04-1120 min
Keep it HumaneWho Will Let the Dogs Out (Episode 260)In this powerful episode of Keep it Humane: The Podcast, Daniel and Ashley sit down with Cara Achterberg, co-founder of Who Will Let the Dogs Out, an organization dedicated to raising awareness about homeless dogs and the challenges faced by under-resourced shelters in rural areas. Cara shares her inspiring journey — from fostering over 200 dogs to traveling the country, spotlighting shelters that are often overlooked.We dive deep into the systemic issues driving animal homelessness, the harsh realities of rural shelters, and how Who Will Let the Dogs Out empowers communities to take action. Cara also discusses the im...
2025-02-2559 min
The Animal Control ReportWho Will Let the Dogs Out (Episode 260)In this powerful episode of Keep it Humane: The Podcast, Daniel and Ashley sit down with Cara Achterberg, co-founder of Who Will Let the Dogs Out, an organization dedicated to raising awareness about homeless dogs and the challenges faced by under-resourced shelters in rural areas. Cara shares her inspiring journey — from fostering over 200 dogs to traveling the country, spotlighting shelters that are often overlooked.We dive deep into the systemic issues driving animal homelessness, the harsh realities of rural shelters, and how Who Will Let the Dogs Out empowers communities to take action. Cara also discusses the importance of collaboration, cr...
2025-02-2559 min
The Animal Rescue Podcast: what you always wanted to know but didn’t know who to askEp. 114 - Who Will Let the Dogs OutThis week I talk with Cara Achterberg about her new book Who Will Let The Dogs Out. We discuss how she got started in animal rescue, what led her to start touring shelters across the south, and why we should be optimistic about the future of animal sheltering. Truly, this book gives so many great ideas for how to support the animals and people in your community. She is offering the book free to shelters and rescues, and sales of the book will help her to continue the work she is doing to support this community. You can find...
2025-02-2433 min
Dog Talk ® (and Kitties Too!)Who Will Let the Dogs Out?#923B: Cara Achterberg started a non-profit called “Who Will Let the Dogs Out” and has written a book of that title about the challenges facing animal shelters in the South, with innovative solutions to solve the geographic challenges around unwanted dogs.
2025-02-2427 min
Save A Pooch - Rescue Dog Welfare- Pet Life Radio OriginalSave A Pooch - Episode 64 Shelter Solutions: A Deep Dive with Animal Advocate Cara AchterbergThis episode features Cara Achterberg, co-founder of Who Will Let the Dogs Out and author of "Who Will Let the Dogs Out: Stories and Solutions for Shelters and Rescues." Drawing from her experience visiting over 150 shelters in 13 states, Cara shares critical insights into America's shelter crisis and offers practical solutions for change. From heart-wrenching stories of overwhelmed Southern shelters to inspiring tales of innovative rescue approaches, this episode explores the complex challenges facing our nation's homeless dogs and the heroes fighting for them. Learn about the truth behind "no-kill" shelters, the impact of the pandemic on animal welfare, and how...
2025-02-2128 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutThe book: IntroductionUntil we have an audio version, we will be publishing the book in podcast episodes for those of you who would prefer to listen rather than read (or you spend long hours on transport vans!).
What book is this, you ask??? Read on, friend....
Who Will Let the Dogs Out: Stories and Solutions for Shelters and Rescues
Our animal shelters are overwhelmed—and the suffering of dogs is undeniable. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In Who Will Let the Dogs Out, Cara Achterberg offers an urgent call to action and...
2025-01-3118 minBelieve in DogHoliday Hacks: Simple Solutions to Your Dog Behavior Challenges (For the Holidays & Beyond!) with Juliana DeWillemsHoliday Giving Campaign: Let’s help Cara Achterberg (Episode 75) provide her newest book Who Will Let the Dogs Out: Stories & Solutions for FREE to America’s shelters and rescues!
What If you could solve your dog’s biggest behavior challenge TODAY? Dog trainer Juliana DeWillems says that while immediate results usually aren’t possible in dog training – they can be when we use management techniques.
In her new book Manage It! Hacks for Improving Your Dog’s Behavior, Juliana shares how us Pet Parents can easily solve many of our dog’s behavior challenges by chan...
2024-12-0259 min
Soul Touched by DogsCara Achterberg - Who Will Let The Dogs Out - Advocating For Shelter DogsAll about Soul Touched by Dogs at https://soultouchedbydogs.comIn this enlightening episode, I sit down with Cara, co-founder and board president of Who Will Let the Dogs Out, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and resources for homeless dogs and the people who help them. Cara shares her journey, starting from her experiences visiting underfunded shelters in the South during a book tour, to co-founding the non-profit with photographer Nancy Slattery. We delve into the surprising and often shocking conditions of these shelters, discuss the difference between shelters and rescues, and explore practical ways the...
2024-09-2921 min
Pets Are FamilyReally Who let the dogs out??Join hosts Jessica and Tricia on the "Pets Are Family" podcast as they welcome the inspiring Cara Achterberg, founder of "Who Will Let the Dogs Out." In this episode, they dive deep into Cara's journey from a serial foster mom to founding a national nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness about the conditions in animal shelters, particularly in the South. Cara shares her eye-opening experiences visiting over 130 shelters, the challenges they face, and the incredible stories of the people and animals she has met.Discover the three key elements needed to save every savable...
2024-07-2338 min
Steve Adubato's Lessons In Leadership with co-host Mary GambaLessons in Leadership: Cara Achterberg and The Leadership-Wellness ConnectionIn this special “Animals in Focus” edition of Lessons in Leadership, Steve and Mary talk with Cara Achterberg, President and Co-founder, Who Will Let the Dogs Out, about her passion for dog rescue, her books, “One Hundred Dogs & Counting,” and “Live Intentionally,” as well as the connection between wellness and leadership. Then, Steve and … Continue reading Lessons in Leadership: Cara Achterberg and The Leadership-Wellness Connection
2023-09-2430 minBelieve in DogWhere Do All the Shelter Dogs Come From? With Cara AchterbergThis might be the most important conversation I’ve ever had on the Believe in Dog Podcast.
Have you ever wondered why there’s a seemingly endless stream of homeless pets in need at shelters and rescues across the USA?
As a writer, Cara Sue Achterberg began documenting her family’s experiences fostering dogs for a local rescue and wrote the book Another Good Dog - One Family and 50 Foster Dogs.
Cara shares with us her dog fostering wisdom learned from now more than 150+ dogs who have spent time in her home. You may also...
2023-08-071h 20
All My Children Wear Fur Coats with Peggy HoytWho Will Let the Dogs Out - Cara AchterbergIn this episode of All My Children Wear Fur Coats, we had the pleasure of speaking to Cara Achterberg, Founder of Who Will Let the Dogs Out. WWLDO is an organization looking to raise awareness for the small shelters around the country that are struggling to keep their doors open. Cara shines a light on the issues taking place in our country that most people would never know about.Support the show
2023-07-2537 min
Health Power: The OG Health Podcast & Dog-Eared PodcastEP #27: BOOK:"Another Good Dog: Our Family and Fifty Foster Dogs." AUTHOR: Cara Sue AchterbergSend us a text15% of BITE ME NOT & ITCH BE GONE until end of JUNE 2023. Go to https://oneearthbodycare.com/A regular listener Ray brought to my attention that Cara's sound was much lower than mine. I have no idea how that happened. I put together every show and I must have hit something just before bouncing the file. Anyway, I evened out the sound and it's a MUST LISTEN. Cara is phenomenal and so is her book!Lisa is joined by Cara Sue Achterberg who talks with Lisa about her book, "Another Good...
2023-06-1858 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutCrisis Created by Misuse of the HAAS Model of ShelteringIn this episode, I talk with Suzy Hollenbach of All 4s Rescue League in Memphis. We talk about how the HAAS model of sheltering being embraced by Memphis Animal Services and others, while excellent in theory, is creating a crisis of loose dogs in the city. All 4s has encountered packs of dogs roaming the city endangering not only themselves as so many are being hit by vehicles, but also the people of Memphis, particularly in the under-resourced areas.
Learn more about All 4's Rescue League, click here.
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2023-05-1035 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutHow Do We Engage Our Communities?Community engagement is a critical piece of the puzzle when it comes to creating a shelter that is sustainable, successful, and saving every savable animal. Cara shares ideas for how any shelter can engage their community and help them see their shelter as an important part of their community offering not only animals for adoption and a safe place for unwanted animals, but as a resource for pet owners, a place to volunteer and meet other animal lovers, and a place where they want to donate their time and the money.
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2023-04-2025 min
Fighting for the UnderdogFighting for the Underdog: Who Will Let the Dogs Out?A NEW SEASON of the Fighting for the Underdog Podcast starts TODAY! In season 4, you will learn “Who are WE at ALF”?! In this season, we will interview ALF staff, clients, and guest speakers willing to share their stories with you! Our first episode features Cara Achterberg, President and Cofounder of Who Will Let the Dogs Out. Who Will Let the Dogs Out is a nonprofit organization that works to raise awareness and resources for shelter dogs and the people who fight to save them.
2023-04-1839 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutThree Elements Needed to Turn Around a Struggling Animal ShelterThree elements that hold the key to making a municipal shelter a life-saving resource for its community.
Referenced in this podcast:
Dr. Kim Sanders, Anderson County PAWS
Moore County Citizens Pet Responsibility Committee
Special thanks to Connor Civatte for the original music used at the begining/end of each episode.
For more information on Who Will Let the Dogs Out, visit our website or our linktree to learn more.
2023-03-2115 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutDog Pounds in this Day and AgeHave you ever been to a dog pound? Join me on my first trip to a dog pound in western Tennessee.
The dog pound in this episode is the Huntingdon dog pound in Carroll County, Tennessee. It is run by dog catchers employed by the city of Huntingdon. The person ultimately responsible for this situation is the mayor of Huntingdon, which means that the citizens who vote for him are also responsible.
To date, multiple rescue organizations have tried to force change, including the Nashville Humane Association and the Humane Society of the United States, a...
2023-03-0617 min
2022-05-0519 min
PawdcastWho Will Let the Dogs Out? | Episode 27In this episode of the PawsGo pawdcast, Karen and Jean chat with Cara Sue Achterberg – an author and animal welfare advocate. This is Cara’s second visit with the pawdcast and she’s back with some very exciting news.Inspired and supported by her work with Northern Virginia-based rescue Operation Paws for Homes, Cara has launched a new not for profit specifically to bring awareness and change to small municipal shelters and pounds, primarily in the south. Through Who Will Let the Dogs Out https://whowillletthedogsout.org/ Cara’s goal is to connect those small rural shelters and pounds...
2021-11-0438 min
Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal LiberationEpisode 611: One Hundred Dogs and Counting with Cara Achterberg PLAY THIS EPISODE Cara Achterberg joins the podcast this week for an important conversation about the many dogs currently in animal rescues and shelters waiting for a home that may never come. Author of 2020’s One Hundred Dogs and Counting: One Woman, A Thousand Miles, and a Journey into the Heart of Shelters and Rescues, Cara shares how she gradually came to the realization that shelters will never have enough money or space to care for all the dogs in need. She dives into the reasons so many have the mistaken belief that we have fixed the homeless dog pr...
2021-09-251h 07
The Best of Women's FictionCara Sue Achterberg, award-winning author of Blind TurnCara Sue Achterberg, author of Blind Turn, chosen as the Maxy Awards 2021 Book of the Year. Cara shares her inspiration for the story described as a “deeply felt” page-turner, which explores a mother’s worst nightmare – when her daughter is responsible for a fatal texting and driving accident.
Find Cara's social media links, the books she recommends and the video version of this episode at www.BestofWomensFiction.com
All books featured on the podcast are listed in Lainey's recommended reads at www.bookshop.org
2021-09-1113 min
Electric Soil PodcastDog Advocate, Best-selling Author : Cara Sue AchterbergTodays episode is the Dogcast!I am joined by Dog Advocate and Author - Cara Sue Achterberg.We discuss her heroic efforts in fostering dogs (she is now over 100 dogs fostered), her latest dog-book based on those experiences '100 Dogs and Counting' , her collaboration with a filmmaker as they prep the release of a documentary that aims to shine a light on the saddening animal shelter and dog homelessness situation in the USA.Cara and I also discuss adopting from a breeder or puppy-mill vs. adopting a rescue dog. (There is an amazing s...
2021-05-2923 min
The MisFitNationCara Achterberg- Author and Dog Rescue AdvocateCara is an irrepressible writer, a curious cook, a lazy gardener, a loyal friend, a dog trainer in training, and an occasional cowgirl. She is also a compulsive blogger, a creative writing teacher, an almost famous novelist, and a rescue dog advocate. She will talk your ear off about processed food, growing tomatoes, Virginia wine, shelter dogs, or the puppies she is currently fostering. If you ask about herkids, I may brag a bit, as they are certainly worth bragging about.http://www.carawrites.com/https://ophrescue.org/--- This episode is sponsored...
2021-05-2526 min
The MisFitNationCara Achterberg- Author and Dog Rescue AdvocateCara is an irrepressible writer, a curious cook, a lazy gardener, a loyal friend, a dog trainer in training, and an occasional cowgirl. She is also a compulsive blogger, a creative writing teacher, an almost famous novelist, and a rescue dog advocate. She will talk your ear off about processed food, growing tomatoes, Virginia wine, shelter dogs, or the puppies she is currently fostering. If you ask about herkids, I may brag a bit, as they are certainly worth bragging about.
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2021-05-2527 min
Lovely BooksE38: "Blind Turn" by Cara Sue Achterberg *Author InterviewIn this episode, Emmy B interviews author, blogger, and animal rescue advocate Cara Sue Achterberg on her newest novel "Blind Turn." Cara draws on her own experiences and grows along with her readers' on life's journey of growth, forgiveness, and redemption. The story is sober and chilling - we know it's fiction, yet the story of a teen charged with vehicular homicide is something far too real. Don't worry- we kept all the spoilers out. Brief Summary: After a texting a driving accident threatens to ruin a life and disrupt a community, lessons of friendship and forgiveness...
2021-03-0528 minDog Talk ® (and Kitties Too!)The Birth of the Animal Rights MovementErnest Freeberg (A Traitor To His Species); switching carb-addicted, food thief kitty Levi to wet food; Cara Sue Achterberg (One Hundred Dogs and Counting)
2020-10-1150 min
Step Inside This Heart-Pounding Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.One Hundred Dogs and Counting by Cara Sue AchterbergPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/88249to listen full audiobooks.
Title: One Hundred Dogs and Counting
Author: Cara Sue Achterberg
Narrator: Cara Sue Achterberg
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
Release date: 10-08-20
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 10 ratings
Genres: Activists
Publisher's Summary:
After nearly a year struggling to find a home for a particular foster dog, Cara begins to wonder how the story ends - when will all the dogs be saved? Even after the 100th foster dog passes through Cara’s home, the stream of homeless dogs appears endless. Seized by the need to act, Cara grabs her be...
2020-10-088h 52
Top Dog PodcastMovie dogs and a more than hundredfold foster dog momAmerican author and dog rescue advocate Cara Sue Achterberg witnessed some heart-wrenching moments in dog shelters in the south of the US. She talks about her latest book: "One Hundred Dogs and Counting" (www.carawrites.com).Dog trainer Bente Dubnitzki from Queensland/Australia lives the glamorous live of movie stars. Or doesn't she? Bente gives us an insight into how much hard work it really is to train dogs for a role in a movie (www.bentesdogtraining.com.au).In chapter 13 of the audio book "Pirate - The Barking Kookaburra" Pirate and Stelze are going on a dangerous journey (www...
2020-09-2658 min
Who Will Let the Dogs OutSaving Dogs While The Sky is FallingVisit Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter in Mississippi where they are saving thousands of animals even as the roof falls in on them. A remarkable couple has led this shelter to save 12,000 dogs in the last nine years since taking over. With no real dog laws or public shelters, Mississippi is inundated with unwanted dogs and unplanned litters. Here is one bright spot that could use help to be even brighter.
For more information on Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter, click here. You can follow them on Facebook or purchase something for the shelter through their Amazon wishlist.
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2020-08-0531 min
Who Will Let the Dogs OutAnger Won't Keep Dogs From DyingLife and death decisions are made on a daily basis at MARL (Mississippi Animal Rescue League) in Jackson, MS which handles over ten thousand animals every year. They are the only 'open intake' shelter for a 100-mile radius.
For more information on MARL, visit their website.
For more information on Who Will Let the Dogs Out, visit our site and follow our blog. You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram.
You can find pictures of this episode and the blog post that inspired it, at Anger Won't Keep These Dogs From D...
2020-07-2821 min
Who Will Let the Dogs OutPurebred Puppies for Sale - Cheap!A visit to a market in Mississippi where puppies and dogs are sold alongside Chinese-copy sunglasses, t-shirt closeouts, and pork rinds.
for more information visit, WhoWillLetTheDogsOut.org.
2020-07-1622 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutSuperheroes Do Exist (Animal Rescue Corp)Travel with us on our rescue road trip to TN, MS, and MO. Our first stop was an unexpected one, but we're glad we made it. We stopped in Lebanon, Tennessee at the emergency shelter of Animal Rescue Corps. ARC rescues thousands of dogs from natural and man-made disasters using a massive army of volunteers from all over the country, smart practices, and just four paid staff members. You'll be amazed at what ARC is doing - we were! Maybe you'll be inspired to get involved with ARC too.
For more information on ARC, visit their website o...
2020-06-0929 minWho Will Let the Dogs OutTrailer Who Will Let the Dogs OutIntroducing a new podcast to share stories of dogs and the heroes who fight for them. Travel with writer Cara Achterberg and photographer Nancy Slattery as we visit the shelters, rescues, and dog pounds where thousands of dogs suffer and sometimes die while waiting for adoption or rescue. Convinced the problem is not that people don't care but that they don't know, Who Will Let the Dogs Out seeks to share the stories that will inspire all of us to figure out how we can finally let all the dogs out.
To learn more about our mission...
2020-05-0704 min
PawdcastAnother Good Dog, Adventures in Fostering | Episode 10IF forced to come up with an unintended positive outcome of the COVID 19 pandemic, it’s probably the number of dogs and cats that are being fostered and adopted by stir crazy sheltering in place humans.In this episode, Karen and Jean chat (virtually) with Cara Sue Achterberg, an author and foster volunteer with Operation Paws for Homes (OPH), who literally wrote the book on fostering. In Another Good Dog, Cara not only chronicles her family’s experiences with over 100 foster dogs, she invites us to join her mission to end the euthanasia of good...
2020-04-0945 min
Bark And Swagger - Pet Fashion - Pet Life Radio OriginalBark And Swagger - Episode 83 How One Woman & Her Family Fostered 50 Dogs in 2 Years: The StoriesHave you ever thought about fostering? Cara Sue Achterberg hadn’t until she went looking for a companion for her dog. What happened and what she learned led her on a journey that, today, includes over 130 dogs she’s fostered, helped ready for forever homes and it’s been quite the ride. Hear her stories and learn how you, too, could be a foster parent and why it’s so important. More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Japanese Simplicity Meets How One Woman & Her Family Fostered 50 Dogs in 2 Years: The Stories on Pet Life Radio Bec...
2019-06-1741 min
Bark And Swagger - Pet Fashion - Pet Life Radio Original (PetLifeRadio.com)Bark And Swagger - Episode 83 How One Woman & Her Family Fostered 50 Dogs in 2 Years: The StoriesHave you ever thought about fostering? Cara Sue Achterberg hadn’t until she went looking for a companion for her dog. What happened and what she learned led her on a journey that, today, includes over 130 dogs she’s fostered, helped ready for forever homes and it’s been quite the ride. Hear her stories and learn how you, too, could be a foster parent and why it’s so important.
More details on this episode MP3 Podcast - Japanese Simplicity Meets How One Woman & Her Family Fostered 50 Dogs in 2 Years: The Stories on Pet Life Radio
2019-06-1741 min
Explore Complete Digital Audiobooks for Your LibraryAnother Good Dog: One Family and Fifty Foster Dogs -- Cara Sue AchterbergPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/346205 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Another Good Dog: One Family and Fifty Foster Dogs
Author: Cara Sue Achterberg
Narrator: Xe Sands
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 49 minutes
Release date: August 7, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary: When Cara felt her teenaged children slipping away and saw an empty nest on the horizon, she decided the best way to fill that void was with dogs—lots of them—and so her foster journey began. In 2015, her Pennsylvania farm became a haven for Oper...
2018-08-087h 49
The Butterfly KinectionBK7: Disconnect to ReconnectMolly and Sara discuss the ways in which we can become more connected to ourselves and others and how to bring that to the forefront of our lives.
Are we really connected or are we disconnected and don't even know it?
Electronic devices may give the appearance of connecting to others, however physically being around someone, speaking to them, and feeling their loving comforting energy is needed for us all to have a deeper connection in general.
When we are disconnected and speaking to others through our devices, we tend to misinterpret, make...
2018-06-0619 minPracticing Normal : A MUST READThe houses in Pine Estates are beautiful McMansions filled with high-achieving parents, children on the fast track to top colleges, all of the comforts of modern living, and the best security systems money can buy. Welcome to normal upper-middle-class suburbia.
The Turners know in their hearts that they're anything but normal. Jenna is a high-schooler dressed in black who is fascinated with breaking into her neighbors' homes, security systems be damned. Everett genuinely believes he loves his wife . . . he just loves having a continuing stream of mistresses more. JT is a genius kid with Asperger's who moves from one obsession t...
2017-06-1457 min
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaPracticing Normal by Cara Sue AchterbergPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/315619 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Practicing Normal Author: Cara Sue Achterberg Narrator: Charles Constant, Andi Arndt, Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: The houses in Pine Estates are beautiful McMansions filled with high-achieving parents, children on the fast track to top colleges, all of the comforts of modern living, and the best security systems money can buy. Welcome to normal upper-middle-class suburbia. The Turners know in their hearts that they're anything but normal. Jenna is a high-schooler dressed in black who is fascinated with...
2017-06-0630 min
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaGirls' Weekend by Cara Sue AchterbergPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317521 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girls' Weekend Author: Cara Sue Achterberg Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Dani, Meg, and Charlotte have bonded over babies, barbeques, and backyards, but when they escape for a girls weekend away, they can't bring themselves to return to lives that don't seem to fit anymore. Harried Dani can't explain why she feels so discontented until she meets a young gallery owner who inspires her to rediscover the art that once made her happy. Dependable Meg faces up...
2017-02-1430 min
Download Incredible Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenGirls' Weekend by Cara Sue AchterbergPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/317521 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Girls' Weekend Author: Cara Sue Achterberg Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: February 14, 2017 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Dani, Meg, and Charlotte have bonded over babies, barbeques, and backyards, but when they escape for a girls weekend away, they can't bring themselves to return to lives that don't seem to fit anymore. Harried Dani can't explain why she feels so discontented until she meets a young gallery owner who inspires her to rediscover the art that once made her happy. Dependable Meg faces...
2017-02-1430 min