We interview the leaders in animal welfare to understand their journey to being the top dog and their vision for how their organization will save more animals lives in the community
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Sep 29, 2026 · 27:35
What happens when people are forced to choose between a safe place to live and the animal they love? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Christine Kim, Founder…
Sep 24, 2026 · 24:09
What do you do when a cat is smarter than every trap you've tried? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Natascha Scott, President of 9 Lives Cat Rescue of Oxford…
Sep 22, 2026 · 29:20
What happens when a communications professional turns a passion for community cats into a career in animal welfare leadership? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down…
Sep 17, 2026 · 26:43
What happens to exotic animals when their owners can no longer care for them? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Brittany Vanderstine, Director of Wild Exotics…
Sep 15, 2026 · 23:44
What happens when foster homes become the heart of a rescue organization? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Melanie Hallas Kirsch, Foster Home Coordinator,…
Sep 10, 2026 · 27:09
What if the best way to save more animals is to prevent them from ever entering a shelter? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Aldwin Roman, Senior VP and COO of…
Sep 8, 2026 · 25:49
What happens when an animal shelter stops thinking like a shelter and starts becoming a community resource? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Carrie Ridgway,…
Sep 3, 2026 · 23:49
What if animal welfare organizations could create more impact by supporting the shelters already doing the work? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Bill Crowe,…
Sep 1, 2026 · 24:13
What happens when you leave your career behind to build a better future for animals? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Katie Dwight, Co-Founder of Herd and…
Aug 27, 2026 · 26:03
What if the biggest opportunity in animal welfare isn't saving more animals—but engaging more people? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Finnegan Dowling,…
Aug 25, 2026 · 25:30
What if the future of animal shelters isn't about housing more animals—but helping fewer animals need shelter at all? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Melissa…
Aug 20, 2026 · 24:13
What happens when one act of kindness becomes a lifelong mission? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Denise Bynum, Director of the Homeless Animals Relief…
Aug 18, 2026 · 26:29
What if the future of animal welfare starts by helping people first? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Cheryl McCormick, CEO of the Athens Area Humane Society,…
Aug 13, 2026 · 25:48
Can one bold decision change the future of animal welfare? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Sarah Swanty, Executive Director of Animal Friends Alliance. What…
Aug 11, 2026 · 26:29
What if the best way to save more animals is to keep them out of shelters in the first place? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Ashley Armstrong, Executive…
Aug 6, 2026 · 27:34
What does it take to build a movement rooted in compassion? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Kim Sturla, President and Co-Founder of Animal Place, one of the…
Aug 4, 2026 · 28:08
What if the biggest challenge in animal welfare isn't a lack of compassion—but the stories we tell? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Hanna Lentz, Executive…
Jul 30, 2026 · 28:44
What happens when a business leader challenges everything animal shelters have always done? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with John Gerrard, President & CEO of…
Jul 28, 2026 · 23:18
Animals don't just change lives—they help heal them. In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Jackie Ducci, Founder of The Human-Animal Alliance. Jackie shares how…
Jul 23, 2026 · 26:31
What does it take to lead one of the largest municipal animal shelters in the United States? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Jon Gary, Director of San…
Jul 21, 2026 · 23:07
Animal shelters are no longer just places for homeless pets—they're becoming the heart of their communities. In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Jane Tomsich,…
Jul 16, 2026 · 28:13
The best way to save shelter animals is to keep families together before a surrender ever happens. In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Christy Schilling,…
Jul 14, 2026 · 24:53
What happens when shelters stop judging and start supporting? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Megan Winters, Director of Shelter Operations at Harbor Humane…
Jul 9, 2026 · 22:09
What does it take to go from volunteer dog walker to leading an entire humane society? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Caryn Fugatt, Executive Director of…
Jul 7, 2026 · 27:45
What if the most powerful way to help animals isn't rescue — it's education? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Danielle Hanosh, Co-Founder and Executive…
Jul 2, 2026 · 25:14
What does it take to transform a small animal shelter into a community lifesaving organization? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Dara Worthington, CEO of…
Jun 30, 2026 · 22:51
What happens when a passion for animals evolves into a mission that changes lives? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Nicole Navarro, Founder and Executive…
Jun 25, 2026 · 25:07
What happens when a police officer, disaster responder, and animal welfare executive all become the same person? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Kerri Burns,…
Jun 23, 2026 · 25:50
Saving animals starts with supporting the people who care for them. In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Alexis Fine, Operations Manager at Williamson County…
Jun 18, 2026 · 27:40
What happens when veterinary medicine finally shines a light on animal shelters? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Kate Hurley, Founding Director of the UC…
Jun 16, 2026 · 33:24
What happens when the unconditional love of dogs becomes the reason to keep living? In this powerful episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Zach Skow, founder of Marley’s…
Jun 11, 2026 · 29:07
What does it take to build a community-wide solution for homeless cats? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we talk with Chris Bush, Vice Chair of Chatham Animal Rescue &…
Jun 9, 2026 · 23:27
What does transformational leadership look like in animal welfare? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we talk with Kristen Hassen, Founder and CEO of Outcomes Consulting, about…
Jun 4, 2026 · 26:43
What happens when animal services focus on keeping pets and people together? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we talk with Rachel Ide, Animal Services Director at…
Jun 2, 2026 · 26:59
What happens when saving a dog also helps save a human life? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we talk with Stephen Knight, Founding Executive Director of Dogs Matter, about…
May 28, 2026 · 25:38
What does true horse welfare actually look like? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Caroline Hegarty, founder of Equitopia — an educational platform focused on…
May 26, 2026 · 24:25
One vacation to Puerto Rico changed everything. In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Melissa Giordano — animal rescue advocate, foster mentor, and Rescue…
May 21, 2026 · 26:26
The most vulnerable animals in shelters are also the most adoptable. In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we talk with Marnie Russ, founder of the National Kitten Coalition and…
May 19, 2026 · 23:21
Real change in animal welfare doesn’t just happen in shelters — it happens through systems. In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we talk with Natalie Ahwesh, Executive Director of…
May 14, 2026 · 26:21
What does it take to lead and evolve animal welfare over four decades of change? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Shelly Moore, CEO of the Humane Society of…
May 12, 2026 · 23:48
What if the key to saving more animals isn’t building bigger shelters—but keeping pets out of them entirely? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Sheryl Blancato,…
May 7, 2026 · 24:34
What does the future of animal welfare look like when trust comes first? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Jakie Hernández, Vice President of Shelter…
May 5, 2026 · 27:40
It started with a mother cat and kittens in her backyard. In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Samantha Shelton, Founder and CEO of Furkids Animal Rescue &…
Apr 30, 2026 · 25:02
Sometimes, the biggest career shift leads to the most meaningful impact. In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we talk with Randa Richter, Humane Programs and Public Media Director…
Apr 28, 2026 · 23:18
What happens when you completely change careers at 40 — and find your true purpose? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Jackie Roach, CEO of the Santa Fe Animal…
Apr 23, 2026 · 23:54
What does full-spectrum animal protection look like? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we talk with Mike Keiley, Vice President of the Animal Protection Division at…
Apr 21, 2026 · 21:21
What does it take to lead one of the largest animal welfare organizations in Texas? In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Jordan Craig, Chief Operating Officer of…
Apr 16, 2026 · 22:09
Animal welfare is global — and so is innovation. In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we speak with Erika Oguro, founder of the Japan Animal Shelter Alliance. After earning her…
Apr 14, 2026 · 25:13
She didn’t expect to land her dream job — and then build a new animal shelter from the ground up. In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Casey Shook, Executive…
Apr 9, 2026 · 21:12
It started with a cat she tried to save — and a realization that the real solution wasn’t adoption, it was prevention. In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we sit down with Esther…
Apr 6, 2026 · 25:32
Community cats are not just a shelter issue — they are a community issue. In this episode of Top Dog Podcast, we talk with Stacy LeBaron, founder of Community Cat Central and…
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