On this week’s episode, Ali and Betsy unpack a horrifying board-and-train story—and why five-star reviews don’t always tell the truth. Plus, a preventable spay tragedy, surviving the heat, and a beautiful reminder from Huck of just how extraordinary dogs can be.

What do you do when your senior dog starts slowing down? Betsy shares what’s happening with Phoebe—and the complicated choices that come with caring for an aging dog.

Then things get a little wild: Ali returns from Camp Harmony, a rat takes over her fountain, and a stray West Hollywood pig finds a very famous new mom: Diane Warren.

Come for the dogs, stay for the chaos.

Rehoming a dog is heartbreaking—but sometimes it's exactly what's best for the dog. Betsy shares Bruce the Yellow Lab's rehoming journey, we celebrate the ASPCA's newest community veterinary clinic in Los Angeles, and explore why reducing barriers to veterinary care matters.

Then, inspired by the upcoming premiere of The Shards, we relive the wild west of growing up in L.A. We stole street signs, jumped into strangers' cars, hid friends in our trunks, and somehow all lived to tell the tale. Come for the chaos, stay for the doggy devotion

A Tesla's pet mode traps a grandmother in the heat, two Tibetan Mastiffs escape life as a Saudi prince's disposable trophy pets, and four abandoned puppies make it through a Texas flood to new homes. Betsy and Ali cover it all — plus Sweden's new 6-hour dog law and the sidewalk near-miss that proved why dogs should walk at your side. Come for the chaos, stay for the doggy devotion.

An AirTag that won't move, three puppies rescued from an Arkansas storm, and a dog who can smell zoo camp on you — this week has it all. Betsy and Ali cover the overnight scramble to get a scared Malinois to Nashville, the scrappy volunteer rescue of three lab puppies, and Huckleberry's best (and weirdest) moments yet. Come for the chaos, stay for the doggy devotion.

Why is caring for our pets becoming so expensive? Betsy and Ali unpack the rising cost of veterinary care, follow the rescue of an abandoned young Malinois on her journey to a forever home, discuss new animal welfare laws, and share the website that answers the question every dog lover secretly asks before watching a movie: "Does the dog make it?"

Can businesses help change the future of animal rescue? Betsy and Ali sit down with Phil Covitz of And Sons Chocolate and Nola Singer, founder of Rescue Rosé, for a little kiki to explore the power of giving back, the importance of adoption and spay/neuter advocacy, and a new collab that will making every purchase count for dogs in need.

Could the next breakthrough in Type 1 diabetes be closer than we think? Betsy and Ali dive into the buzz around peptide and ketamine therapies, separate promise from hype, and discuss the heartbreaking LAPD shooting of a family dog—plus essential Fourth of July safety tips every pet owner should hear.