The Rescue Dog Pod
My name is Helen Summerfield-Brown, and I am a rescuer, advocate and full-time animal lover. This podcast is for animal people who have rescues, volunteer at rescues, who have adopted animals, cried at animal stories and fallen in love with the underdogs of the world. If you are curious about behind the scenes in dog rescue, then this is your place. Each week, I will be sharing real time stories from around the world - the messy, the beautiful, the heartbreaking and the hopeful. You will hear from rescuers, fosters, adopters, vets and advocates. I hope this Podcast inspires you, educates you and reminds you that one person can really make a difference.
So, thank you for pressing play. I hope you will come along for the ride!
Episodes

Aug 7, 2025
Aug 7, 2025
14 min
Welcome to The Rescue Dog Pod, where the stories are real, and the glamour? Yeah… that doesn’t live here.
In this episode, “A Typical Day,” come and listen as I reveal the thrilling reality of rescue work—it’s basically just paperwork, emails, and endless computer stuff. No, I’m not wrangling wild dogs in a field all day. I’m wrangling spreadsheets, vet bookings, and online forms while wearing yesterday’s hoodie and drinking cold coffee.
If you thought rescue life was patting puppies all day—well, sometimes it is—but mostly, it’s me trying to remember 47 different passwords and emailing people back before my inbox becomes a disaster zone (again). So come on in and hear just how unglamorous my work really is… and why I still love it anyway.

Jul 30, 2025
Jul 30, 2025
15 min
Welcome to the very first episode of the new Rescue Dog Pod. My name is Helen Summerfield-Brown and I am a rescuer, advocate and full time animal lover. This podcast is for animal people who have rescues, volunteer at rescues, who have adopted animals, cried at animal stories and fallen in love with the underdogs of the world. If you are curious about behind the scenes in dog rescue then this is your place. Each week, I will be sharing real time stories from around the world - the messy, the beautiful, the heartbreaking and the hopeful. You will hear from rescuers, fosters, adopters, vets and advocates. I hope this Podcast inspires you, educates you and reminds you that one person can really make a difference.
So thank you for pressing play . I hope you will come along for the ride!





