{"podcast":{"title":"The Dogs Were Good (again)","slug":"the-dogs-were-good-again-7240786","podcast_index_feed_id":7240786,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/dogsweregoodagain","website_url":"https://www.youtube.com/@dog_rates","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9a24eeaa-f97b-11ef-a590-ffafbba22fe4/image/a9cd58ed3fcd397564e9ceedd7be793e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"WeRateDogs","episode_count":69,"summary":"The Dogs Were Good (again) is the only show brave enough to answer the question: were the dogs good this week? Join Matt Nelson of WeRateDogs as he identifies and discusses the best dogs from the week’s news, viral moments, and highlights from our increasingly massive database of good boys and girls. He is uniquely qualified to say things like \"wow that's a good dog\" or \"[unintelligible squealing due to cute dog].\" Follow the show! https://www.instagram.com/thedogsweregoodagain/ WeRateDogs: https://www.instagram.com/weratedogs/ https://www.tiktok.com/@weratedogs Matt: https://www.instagram.com/officialdogfather/ A 7EQUIS Production www.7equis.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T18:17:42.123171+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dogs-were-good-again-7240786"},"episode":{"title":"The Rich Are Coming For Your Pets  | The Dogs Were Good (again) | Ep. 43","slug":"the-rich-are-coming-for-your-pets-the-dogs-were-good-again-ep-43","published_at":"2025-12-23T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dogs-were-good-again-7240786/the-rich-are-coming-for-your-pets-the-dogs-were-good-again-ep-43","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dogs-were-good-again-7240786","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EQUIS1455867346.mp3?updated=1766455609","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EQUIS1455867346.mp3?updated=1766455609","summary":"This week Matt sheds light on why the pet care industry is more expensive than ever leaving many pet owners in debt or unable to care for their animals. And of course we are joined with another adoptable special guest, Miss Rachel! New episodes every Thursday! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7lPbxJLWGtCYrgLE2EZw5b?si=b468d66fac414f46 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dogs-were-good-again/id1800125192 Intro song by @HoveyBenjamin Thanks to Candy for the research: https://www.instagram.com/ahistoryofdogs/ Thanks to Gigi from Nom V:https://nomv.org/ Chapters 00:00 | Intro 00:21 | Our Adoptable Special Guest Miss Rachel 03:25 | The Rising Cost Of Pet Care 13:30 | Interview w/ Gigi From NOM V 24:40 | Why Dogs Are Being Surrendered 28:30 | Miss Rachel! Adopt Miss Rahel From Episode 43 https://www.petfinder.com/dog/miss-rachel-923bed8d-9c52-4faa-91db-7a2a84451456/ca/los-angeles/angel-city-pit-bulls-ca1714/details/ Adopt Robby From Episode 42! https://animalcare.lacounty.gov/animal-care-centers/acc-agoura/ Adopt Kodi From Episode 40! https://www.wagsandwalks.org/available-dogs-la/p/4xvjtgoylraltgcprmudlrouicfax6 Adopt Fendi From Episode 39! https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/46110463-van-nuys-california-chihuahua-terrier-unknown-type-medium-mix Adopt Pinky From Episode 38! https://www.petfinder.com/dog/pinky-tuscadero-77696889/ca/west-hollywood/real-good-rescue-ca2791/ Adopt Jack From Episode 37! https://www.petfinder.com/dog/jack-61291006/ca/gardena/pet-harbor-ca1064/ Adopt Willow-Slinky From Episode 36! https://www.petfinder.com/dog/willow-slinky-78863554/ca/north-hollywood/the-hit-living-foundation-ca2653/ Adopt Jabba From Episode 35! https://www.wagsandwalks.org/available-dogs-la/p/jabba Adopt Smidge From Episode 34! https://www.wagsandwalks.org/a…","meta_description":"This week Matt sheds light on why the pet care industry is more expensive than ever leaving many pet owners in debt or unable to care for their animals. A…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1912,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dogs-were-good-again-7240786/episodes/the-rich-are-coming-for-your-pets-the-dogs-were-good-again-ep-43/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dogs-were-good-again-7240786/the-rich-are-coming-for-your-pets-the-dogs-were-good-again-ep-43.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}