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... 🐾 Find out more at fetcherdog.com IG: @fetcherdog And subscribe so you never miss a single ep! Dont forget to SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER  Email us: [email protected]. Follow us IG: @omdpod, @juniperomd 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  #OhMyDogPodcast #FetcherDog #DogRescue #AdoptDontShop #RescueDogs #DogPodcast #SeannWalsh #JackDee #Sara #DogLovers #AnimalRescue #DogsOfYouTube #FetcherDogRescue #PodcastCommunity #DogStories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices