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Home
Start Here
Nutrition
Enrichment
Sponsors
Blog
Dog Body Language
Community & Resources
Resources We Use
For Dogs That Ask
  • Fuel the Mission & Listen
  • Press and Media
  • The Wall of Thanks
  • YouTube
  • Merch
  • TDWAFM Instagram
  • Em's Instagram
  • Shop All Offers
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Fuel the Mission & Listen

Real support for dog parents who feel overwhelmed, confused, or alone.

The Dog Who Asked for More is a podcast and community built for people who love their dogs deeply — especially when reactivity, anxiety, big feelings, food confusion, or burnout enter the picture.


This isn’t about perfect dogs or polished advice.
It’s about real life, real stories, and learning how to recognize what dogs are actually asking for.


Listening is always free.


If this work has supported you, there are meaningful ways to help it grow — by listening, sharing, or investing in the mission.


Listen from anywhere. Join the community. Support the work in whatever way feels aligned

Listen Your Way

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Ways to Support (No Money Needed)

Not everyone can donate — and that’s okay. These small actions genuinely help this work reach more overwhelmed dog parents who need it. 


Choose what feels easy for you:

Leave a Review

Reviews help more dog parents find the show when they’re searching for support.
 

Leave a Review

Share Your Favorite Episode

Send a favorite episode to someone who might feel seen by it. 

Share an Episode

Tag Us on Instagram & TikTok

Tag @thedogwhoaskedformore
I love seeing where you listen from — and sharing your dogs and stories. 

Tag Us on Instagram

Join the Email List

Get new episodes, resources, and updates without spam or pressure. 

Sign Up for Emails

Join Our Slack Community

A free, judgment-free Slack space to ask questions and connect with people who truly get it.
 

Join the Community

Pitch an Idea or Send Feedback

Your messages shape the future of this show. 

Pitch an Idea

The Wall of Thanks

Celebrate Your Dog’s Story on The Wall of Thanks

The Wall of Thanks is a dedicated tribute honoring the dogs who shaped us — the ones who challenged us, changed us, and asked us to grow.


By reserving a spot, your dog will be featured on a permanent page of this website for as long as The Dog Who Asked for More exists.


This isn’t just a name on a list.
It’s a legacy placement.
A public thank you.
A way to say: my dog mattered.

What Your Placement Includes

• Your dog’s photo
• Their name
• A short tribute or message
• Lifetime placement on the Wall of Thanks page
• Optional dedication for a dog who has passed

Every contribution directly supports:

• The RV tour and mobile podcast studio
• Free educational resources
• Community support spaces
• Honest conversations about behavior, food, grief, burnout, and big feelings

Why It Matters

Your dog becomes part of the story we’re building — one that honors sensitive dogs, misunderstood dogs, and the humans who chose to show up for them.

This mission began because of Toby and Fitz.
It continues because of dogs like yours.

Become Part of the Legacy

Wall placements are limited to preserve space and visibility.

To reserve your spot, email:
em@thedogwhoaskedformore.com


Subject line: Wall of Thanks Inquiry

Your dog’s story deserves to be honored.
And this mission grows because of dogs like yours.

Reserve Your Spot

Ways to Support the Mission

You don’t have to give money to make a difference.

You don’t have to give money to make a difference.

You don’t have to give money to make a difference.

Support looks different for everyone. Choose what feels aligned. 


Free Ways to Support


These actions genuinely help this work reach more overwhelmed dog parents:


• Share the podcast with someone who might need it
• Leave a rating or review on Apple or Spotify
• Subscribe on YouTube
• Follow and share on social media
• Join the email list
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Support looks different for everyone. Choose what feels aligned. 


Free Ways to Support


These actions genuinely help this work reach more overwhelmed dog parents:


• Share the podcast with someone who might need it
• Leave a rating or review on Apple or Spotify
• Subscribe on YouTube
• Follow and share on social media
• Join the email list
• Tell a rescue, trainer, or dog parent about the show
• Keep listening


Small actions compound.
They matter more than you think.

GoFundMe

You don’t have to give money to make a difference.

You don’t have to give money to make a difference.

We’re actively building a mobile podcast studio — an RV-based space for real, unfiltered conversations about reactive dogs, nutrition struggles, burnout, grief, and the parts of dog ownership most spaces avoid.


This tour will bring honest, judgment-free conversations directly into communities, rescues, and real-life spaces across the count

We’re actively building a mobile podcast studio — an RV-based space for real, unfiltered conversations about reactive dogs, nutrition struggles, burnout, grief, and the parts of dog ownership most spaces avoid.


This tour will bring honest, judgment-free conversations directly into communities, rescues, and real-life spaces across the country.


The build is already in motion.

Now we’re funding the next phase.


If you believe these conversations matter beyond a screen, you can help bring the RV to life.


Fuel the RV Tour and help bring real conversations nationwide.

Support the RV Tour
Fitz - Host Em’s dog

Venmo

You don’t have to give money to make a difference.

Cash App

Quick + easy, one-time support 

Donate
Toby - Host Em’s dog

Cash App

Cash App

Cash App

 Every bit helps the mission grow 

Donate
Toby and Fitz - Em’s dogs

PayPal

Cash App

PayPal

 Perfect for one-time or recurring gifts 

Donate

Zelle

Cash App

PayPal

 Available by request — DM or email me! 

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Where Your Support Goes

This mission is growing — intentionally.


The next phase is the RV mobile podcast studio: a traveling space for real conversations with dog parents, rescues, trainers, and communities across the country.


This isn’t symbolic.

It’s infrastructure.


Your support directly funds:

• The RV studio buildout and recording equipment
• Travel to rescues and communities that need accessible education
• Production and publishing of free podcast episodes
• Professional editing, hosting, and platform distribution
• Development of practical, real-world educational resources


This work remains free because it’s supported — not because it’s inexpensive.

The RV tour is the next step in making these conversations accessible beyond a screen.


If this space has helped you feel less alone, clearer, or steadier with your dog, supporting the mission helps bring that experience to someone else.

Listen to the Podcast

Thank you for being here.

Every listen, every share, every message, every bit of support helps this mission reach dog parents and rescues who need real understanding and real support. 


However you’re here — listening, sharing, learning, or resting — thank you.


This space exists because people care, not because they give.

You don’t owe this mission anything.
You’re already part of it.

 The Dog Who Asked for More is a podcast and educational space supporting dog parents navigating reactivity, anxiety, barking, big feelings, dog food confusion, enrichment needs, and canine nutrition.


Through real-life conversations and grounded guidance from a canine nutritionist, dog trainer, and retired vet tech, the show explores dog behavior, emotional wellbeing, gut health, enrichment, and the everyday realities of life with complex dogs.


This space exists to help dogs — and the humans who love them — feel safer, more understood, and more supported.


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