Tara talks about irresponsible dog ownership, dogs living on chains, preventable reasons for taking dogs to shelters and irresponsible breeding. We also feature a sad but poignant listener story. Direct link to the episode. Shownotes:

00:00 (Chapter 1) Intro
00:15 (Chapter 2) Rant: Irresponsible dog ownership
04:00 Ownership vs Guardianship
05:30 (Chapter 3) Rant: Dogs living on chains outside
07:55 (Chapter 4) Rant: Preventable reasons to take dogs to shelters
12:40 (Chapter 5) Rant: Irresponsible breeding
18:30 (Chapter 6) Rant wrapup
20:00 (Chapter 7) Listener story from Chris Doelle
30:51 (Chapter 8) Outro/Keep sending in your stories and pictures
-Chris Doelle's dog Samson
-Chris Doelle's ladder climbing dog Lou
-Spay or Neuter your dog!