1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:01,840 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, me hint there. I just want to give 2 00:00:01,880 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: you a heads up. The program you are about to 3 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: hear may have some explicit language, it may not. It 4 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 1: also depends on where the vibes and the spirit leads us. 5 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: Hope you enjoy. Welcome to more Anita, a deep dive 6 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: into the Latin X experience. With more Anita, we want 7 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: to create a community and a shared space with you 8 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: while sharing knowledge and inspiration. This show is about celebrating 9 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: our culture with guests who exemplify the best of us. 10 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: I'm Darrylene Castillo Vito, so you may or may not know. 11 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,319 Speaker 1: I'm a real crowd dog mom all over here. That's right, 12 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: my precious girl Pixie, a three year old thirteen pound 13 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: Chihuahua terrier who is the supermodel and queen of the house. 14 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: And the sweet brown eyed, old soul five or old 15 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: sixty pound pitfull Georgie. Why are we bringing my sweet 16 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: babies up because we have the host of Paul's and 17 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 1: Bro's podcasts in the room, Rakel said. Rakel is from 18 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: New York City, you'r and she is Dominican Wapa. So 19 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: she has been fostering animals since two thousand eighteen. Not 20 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: having any prior formal experience with cats, boar dogs. Each week, 21 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: Rakel deconstructs the world of animal rescue and she shares 22 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: the amazing people who are saving fairy lives impacting humans, 23 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: and she shares knowledge on how to become a part 24 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: of this community as well. I had the absolute honor 25 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,559 Speaker 1: and privilege of being on Pause and Pros and shared 26 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: my personal story of how I became a dog mama 27 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: to one amazing Pixie and then later dog mama to Georgie. 28 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: I talked so much about my mental health and how 29 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: Pixie saved me during my life of touring and traveling. 30 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: Pixie became my es S a emotional support animal during 31 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 1: my travels. Now, I know there are some feelings about 32 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: e s A and some people see it as an 33 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: excuse to not pay a pet fee, which, hey, do 34 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: you pet fees are expensive as f but Pixie truly 35 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: emotionally supported me. I struggled so much with loneliness and 36 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: depression on the road. Traveling is great and all, but 37 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: being away from home, living out of a suitcase, not 38 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: having a base of feeling grounded, can be extremely taxing. 39 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: After a while, Pixy, she gave me structure, love and 40 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: companionship that I never knew I needed. After my amazing 41 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: convo with Raquel on Paul's and Bettles, I had to 42 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: share her with you guys here on Monanita. We really 43 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: we get into adopting rather than shopping. How Hakel began 44 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: her journey towards becoming a foster mama, which led her 45 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: to palls and battles, and how she has been using 46 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: her podcast to learn, educate, and really connect people with 47 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: nature and animals. We touch based on so many animals, 48 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: not just dogs and cats. We even talk about bats. Okay, whatever, 49 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 1: I'm a little nerdy. I love Animal Planet. So this 50 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: episode was such a blast and a big changeup what 51 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: we normally have on here. You gotta shake it up 52 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: sometimes and learn something new. I promise that's what Kel 53 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: and I bring to the table in this episode. Animal 54 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: Planet is so dope. I don't care how nerdy it sounds. 55 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: So take a step into the world of animals with 56 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: Haratl sit bain leofl Me Henkel has entered Monanita. We 57 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: are so excited to have you here. Um that you 58 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: are the host of Paul's and Beros podcast, which talks 59 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: all about dogs, all about cats, and I had the 60 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: honor of being on Paul's because I don't know if 61 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: my listeners even know, but I'm an animal lover and 62 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: I have two dogs that my fiance and I rescued separately, 63 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: but now you know, all live together. UM and Raquel 64 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 1: had reached out to me, and UM was interested in 65 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: having me on the podcast, and I was like, oh 66 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 1: my god, wait a second. I love this because I 67 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: grew up watching Animal Planet and like watching all the 68 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: what's that dog Trainer show? The one that's like really 69 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: famous with Caesar Melian because what is he up to? 70 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: Where is he at? Caesar? What's popping? But I missed 71 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 1: like I was like, I have never seen a latine, like, 72 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: first off, the mini ghana from New York. Hello. Also Um, 73 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: like the repping for the animals and like be at 74 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: the forefront and having like really important conversation. So that's 75 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,359 Speaker 1: what we're about here on mor Anita. And I was like, 76 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 1: I have to have Raquel in the room. How did 77 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: pause begin? How did like where did you take your 78 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: love for animals? And then say I'm about to do 79 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: a podcast. Yes, Oh I'm thrilled to connect with you. 80 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: And talk more about this with you, and I love 81 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 1: learning about your both of your rescue dogs, So thank you, 82 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: um so with positive battles. The reason I started this 83 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: podcast is because I so in I started fostering dogs. 84 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 1: And I've always been an animal lover and I'll tell 85 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 1: you in a few like how that animal love grew. 86 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: But in I started fostering and once. Since then, I 87 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: have fostered over twenty five cats and dogs. And I've 88 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: always loved dogs and I didn't really understand cats. I 89 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: like them from afar, but then after fostering them, and 90 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: that will be a whole other spiel too, It's just 91 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: I love them and there's so many stereotypes around them. 92 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: They're actually really awesome. And the majority of the ones 93 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: that I rescued, literally were just an exception of one, 94 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: were like so similar to dogs, and you know, and 95 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: so basically for me, poss and barros. I started this 96 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: because I actually had to take a break from fostering. 97 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: We moved a year ago of state, so we moved 98 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: from the Bronx to upstate New York, and where we 99 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: moved they don't allow dogs. And then even though I 100 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: tried my best to find a place that would allow animals. Um, 101 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: you know, it didn't happen. And we were also expecting 102 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: a baby girl. So I have a seven month old 103 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: actually she's eight months today, Happy birthday. Yes, I love that. Yeah, 104 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: so my little Malou is eight months today, and so 105 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: I was like, you know what I need to learn 106 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: about motherhood before I continue also fostering. However, for me, 107 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 1: it's very important to stay in the space and through 108 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: a podcast, I can really echo and and highlight the 109 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,359 Speaker 1: voices of people who are rallying behind animals. And so 110 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,919 Speaker 1: my intention with poss and Barros is to inspire animal 111 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: us to take action, whether that's rescuing like you did, 112 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: or that's adopting or starting your own pet based business. 113 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: I love that. Okay, there's so much to unpack here 114 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: because so are amazing soundman August who's you know in 115 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: the room right now. Um he has cats. And I've 116 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: been one of those people where, um, cats have always 117 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: frightened me, like they know I don't like them, like 118 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: they know I don't like them. So then they come 119 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: and they want to mess around with me like they 120 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: feel it, And I know and I see it. Cats 121 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: are really smart. I get it and I've grown to 122 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: like cats a little more like this year because I 123 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: have friends that I've been around now that have cats, 124 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: and um, I just spent a lot more time with them, 125 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: and they're still like a fifty fifty. I'm still have 126 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: scared and I'm also still like, you are so cute. 127 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: But that's enough. Okay, you stay over there, um, because 128 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: I want to tap into like your cats. Tell me 129 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: all the juice about the cats, Okay, So basically, UM, 130 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: let me see. Okay. So I when I started fostering, 131 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: and I guess I could start a little bit at 132 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: the beginning. So I've always I've always loved animals, and 133 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: I think that love grew from every single summer I 134 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: went to the Dominican Republic to spend it with my grandparents. 135 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: So I spend it with my mom's side and then 136 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: also with my dad's side of the family and everyone. 137 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: Both of my grandparents homes they always had dogs or cats, 138 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: and so that exposure, I feel like, really grew my love. 139 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: And then it was also interesting because on one side, 140 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 1: so from my mom's side, my grandparents never allowed the 141 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: dogs inside like they lived outside. They had a house 142 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: for the like they did have their their space, but 143 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: they were never allowed inside and they were never really pets. 144 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 1: So when I would come, my grandmother would always be likemano, like, 145 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: you gotta be careful. You can get all these things. 146 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: That's a culture thing. And we talked about this on 147 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: your podcast. So when I was growing up, it was 148 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: the same thing. I was like, you were not allowed 149 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: to have an animal in the house. It was not 150 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: a pet. It was like, oh, you want to you 151 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: want to pet? Meet up? Okay, here's a goldfish. Like 152 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 1: that was that was the cab So I totally feel that. 153 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: I don't really feel that. Yeah. And then from my 154 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: father's side, so my grandmother she always also had dogs, 155 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: but the difference was that her dog was allowed in 156 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: the home. So I got to see both. And then 157 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: every time I would come and be like, mom, can 158 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:27,439 Speaker 1: we please get a dog? And I also think visiting 159 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 1: the Dominican Republic, I had exposure to cows and chickens 160 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: and my grandmother would get milk directly from a farm, 161 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: so I would go with her. She would go get 162 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: her chickens, and I could see like how they were 163 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: living and you know, very different than in the US. 164 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,680 Speaker 1: So I think that constant exposure. And then there's also 165 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 1: a lot of stray dogs in the Dominican Republic. Um, 166 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 1: just like in a lot of developing countries that you 167 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: don't see in the US, in particular New York, because 168 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: I know some cities in the US you do see 169 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: this surprisingly. Um. But basically, it took me years to 170 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: convince my mom that for us to have a pet, 171 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:04,319 Speaker 1: And so finally, junior year of high school, she was 172 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: like okay, and I couldn't believe it, like I thought 173 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:10,320 Speaker 1: that she was lying. So it happened. And when we 174 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 1: first got our dog, his name is Bubbles, and he's 175 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: still with us today. He's fourteen years old, and yeah, 176 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: he's are the sweetest boy ever. But when we got him, 177 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,439 Speaker 1: my mom would touch him, wash her hands, touch him, 178 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 1: wash her hands, like okay, let's be careful. Now. That 179 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: didn't last long. She lets him go on her bed, 180 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: she will be eating and she'll give him some food 181 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: from her hands. Like it's totally different. And I see 182 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 1: this in people who then have that close exposure. Um. 183 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: But so that's where I think the love grew. And 184 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: then I finally got to have my own dog. So 185 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:43,199 Speaker 1: once I went to college and I did my m 186 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: b A. I was away for five years because I 187 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: continued on to do grad school and my family dog 188 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: stayed with my mom. So once I went back home 189 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: and then moved, it was kind of like, okay, yeah, 190 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: you're not taking him. And then I also think I 191 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: was young and I did want to go out and 192 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: all of that stuff off, and I kind of knew 193 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: a dog wouldn't be you know, which is why I 194 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,199 Speaker 1: always tell people like, be very sure that you're willing, 195 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 1: like this is a hundred You're making a commitment forever. 196 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 1: So yeah. So then once I moved out, I moved 197 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: to the Bronx with at the time he was my 198 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: boyfriend now husband, And when I moved out with him, 199 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: I always thought, Okay, I want to foster. I couldn't 200 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 1: do this when I lived at home, but I kept 201 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: putting it off because when you're not seeing what some 202 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: of the animals are going through directly. You can hear 203 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: about it from a friend, but it doesn't really compel 204 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: you to move, I think, in anything unless you're really 205 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: seeing it. Just like we all know we should be recycling, 206 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 1: We all know that we should be doing all these things, 207 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,559 Speaker 1: but I think if we were actually going to the landfill, 208 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: seeing the oceans, it would be different. So the same 209 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 1: thing with animal abuse and rescue. So there were two 210 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 1: incidents is where I found two straight dogs. One was 211 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: left tied to a pole. Um. It was like the 212 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: you know, like the hot dog dogs, like dash yep. 213 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: Somebody left it. And I knew when we were walking 214 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: that someone abandoned that dog. But my husband was like, no, 215 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: somebody just went upstairs or something. I said, no, there's noble. 216 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: They got in the corner here, there's no reason why. 217 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: So that ended up being true. It was an abandoned dog. 218 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: I took it home all this stuff. Then another dog 219 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:16,719 Speaker 1: came through. UM. I saw these girls walking a dog 220 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: and they were like, hey, we found this dog. We've 221 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: been walking around. Nobody's claimed him, and our mom won't 222 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: allow us to keep it. And it was like in 223 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 1: bones darling, like literally the skinniest thing. And I was like, 224 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: wait a minute, because I had Groce series. I said 225 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:31,959 Speaker 1: just wait for me. I'm gonna go up and I'll 226 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: come down. And I went and it was like before work, 227 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: and I had to take the dog to this uh 228 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: to the shelter, et cetera. When I encountered those two 229 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 1: instances that compelled me to take action. I was like, 230 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 1: what are you waiting for? You don't live at home anymore, 231 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: your husband's on board at the time, boyfriend, and so 232 00:12:47,880 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: what do you And that's what really started my fostering journey. 233 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: When I used to do my family visits city r 234 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: I would get so sad, like seeing all those stray 235 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: dogs like when I was little, and my when I 236 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: used to feed them, like get beat that. So my 237 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: mom was like, stop feeding those animals, like you know that, 238 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: so you're gonna get rabies, Like but I'm like, no, 239 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: they're just they just want they just want food, like 240 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 1: they're just there's so many of them. And then I 241 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: just always shared that love too with animals, and the 242 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: same thing my mom was like no animals in the house. 243 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: She gave me one week trial with a dog and 244 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: then she was out, and then I didn't get my 245 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: dog until I got older. So I totally totally hear you. 246 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: But fostering it's a whole different level. And my mom 247 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: got into fostering just to get like a little trial 248 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: to see if she likes the dogs and like how 249 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: can she get herself more comfortable? So like that was 250 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:56,839 Speaker 1: a route that my mom took that led her to 251 00:13:57,080 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: gaining comfortable, comfortable bility with dogs and finally now having 252 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: her own dog. And then also like shout out to 253 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: your now husband, because that's a lot. Yeah, we're fostering, 254 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,680 Speaker 1: and I mean, do you still you still foster now 255 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: to this day? Sadly for the past year, I haven't 256 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: um because when we moved here, they don't allow pops 257 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: and we moved into a house and recently renovated at that, 258 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: so um, you know, I have hope that we can 259 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: convince because now that we lived here for a year 260 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: and we're great residents, I have hoped to ask him, 261 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: but no, So it's been a year. And I have 262 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: to say my husband didn't grow up with any animals 263 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: and and he so he didn't know, like this was 264 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: set in our wedding speech because like his brother ended 265 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: up adopting one of my dogs and one of my 266 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: senior dogs at that and then his other brother ended 267 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: up getting a dog, and then Jason ended up changing 268 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: a dog's diaper. That's like another story. So it's wait, wait, wait, wait, 269 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: wait what Let's talk about the typer moment for a second. Yeah, 270 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: so you went from never having a dog to that, Um, well, 271 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: he knew how passionate I was about it. And I've 272 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: always been a dreamer, and I think that I maybe 273 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: would have gone into something animal related sooner had I 274 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: not been kind of resisting because and you might know this, 275 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: like coming from an immigrant household, it's the expectation is, Okay, 276 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: you're going to be an architect, doctor, lawyer, and so 277 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: growing up my grandparents friends in the Dominican Republic used 278 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: to be like like it was like I was gonna 279 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: be a doctor. So then I was like, um, I've 280 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: always loved helping people, and I just felt like, um, 281 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: you know, going into medicine would be it. Then I 282 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: went through a whole path of that, thinking I want 283 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: to be a nurse, a social work, all this, and 284 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: today I'm a career coach. That's my nine to five 285 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: helping people land jobs in tech. Um. But I think 286 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: with I didn't pursue a career in animal rescue because 287 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: I didn't really see either available unless you were like 288 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: a trainer or a vet. And then I think, yeah, 289 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: you don't animal Planet, yeah, or Animal Planet, And I'm like, okay, 290 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: like how do you even It just didn't seem something attainable, 291 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: and I think even now part of pots and Battles 292 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: is also a journey of me speaking to people who 293 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: are doing great things and rescue and how can I 294 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: make that into something in the future too. So um So, basically, 295 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: when him and I started dating, I always vocalized how 296 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: much I loved animals, and I said how I wanted 297 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: my own farm, and like I want chickens in the 298 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: future like I I you know, and what a rare 299 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: thing like the city girl, like I get girls stout 300 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: by things, but when it comes to like animal poop 301 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: and things like that, like I'm fine, like bring it 302 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: and bring it like I, you know, I'm not girls 303 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: stout by it. Um Like I used to volunteer with 304 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: horses when I, uh, when I started abroad in Australia, 305 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: and I used to pick up their poop and it 306 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: was like the best volunteer job ever. I didn't care. 307 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: But so I always was open with him. And then 308 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: when I have when I asked him about fostering, I 309 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: thought he would say no, but he was on board 310 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: and um so through the journey. Our very last dog 311 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: that we um fostered last year. His name was Captain 312 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: he did have to be put to sleep. UM. We knew, 313 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: we knew taking him in that he was going to 314 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 1: pass away because we've had to fosters fosters UM, which 315 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: is kind of like hospice, but basically you've taken a 316 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: foster knowing they're going to pass away. So we took 317 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: him to give him his forever, last best last days UM. 318 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: And he stayed with us for a couple of months, 319 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 1: and he had a condition where he was slowly losing 320 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: his ability to walk and UM and and basically we 321 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: had to change his his diaper because he was also 322 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: losing that function. I mean, how do you deal with 323 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 1: like the aftermath of everything Like that's such an emotional UM, 324 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:56,880 Speaker 1: such an emotional roller coaster, like the idea of fostering UM, 325 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:00,119 Speaker 1: and it just seems so it could be really the 326 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: as well. How do you like process all of that? 327 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 1: How do you That's the one thing for me, I'm like, 328 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: I would love to foster. Don't get me wrong, I 329 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 1: would be so down to foster. But like for me, 330 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: I'm so emotional, Like I remember when I had my 331 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:20,199 Speaker 1: I think I mentioned to you my first puppy on 332 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: my own and I was touring so much. And I 333 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: was really young, and I was like, you know, in 334 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: the beginning of my career, and I was like, oh 335 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:31,919 Speaker 1: my god, I can't keep him. Like there were some 336 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 1: gigs that I was getting that I just couldn't travel 337 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: with a dog, and the stress of like trying to 338 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 1: find someplace for him, not being comfortable leaving him with 339 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: certain people like strangers, and um just it's expensive, like 340 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: boarding your dog, and then the trauma of that, Like 341 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,120 Speaker 1: so I had to give him away and like it 342 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: was the hardest thing. Smokey his name was Smoky. It's 343 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: so silky, a silky Australian terrier, so cute, and I 344 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 1: like I kind of like rescued him off the craigslist. 345 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: Like this is like we're talking way back like in 346 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 1: two thousand. Oh my gosh. Yeah, And that was like, 347 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,200 Speaker 1: I it took a while for me to get over that, 348 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 1: Like that was a very traumatic experience. So I can't 349 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 1: even imagine, like how do you handle that? How do 350 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: you handle like the revolving door. I'm so glad you're 351 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: asking me about that, because I think that's the one 352 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: of the main hesitations that people have when they think 353 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:36,399 Speaker 1: about fostering the way I like to position it is 354 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 1: like go with the end in mind. So the goal 355 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 1: is goodbye, and the goal is to help this cat, 356 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: dog or rabbit find it's forever home. And you are 357 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: literally saving a life when you foster, because when you foster, 358 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: you're not only saving the dog. Let's say that you're fostering, 359 00:19:57,119 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: but you're also making space at the shelter for another 360 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: dog to go in. You're also impacting whoever ends up 361 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: adopting that dog all the benefits that there are just 362 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 1: emotionally in owning a dog. So you're literally like saving 363 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: three lives. Um. And the other thing I have people 364 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 1: consider is what's the alternative. So if you don't foster, 365 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: and you're able to, let's say you're interested, but you're like, 366 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 1: you know, and it's so real it can't be heavy, 367 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: you know, So definitely not something to dismiss. But if 368 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:33,679 Speaker 1: you don't foster, than the alternative is that this dog. 369 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:38,959 Speaker 1: So imagine, imagine you're one of your dogs at the shelter. 370 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:43,920 Speaker 1: Um when you the dog is just not the same 371 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 1: in this space where it's allowed. It's there in this 372 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 1: small crate um or like you know, some some shelters, 373 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:53,880 Speaker 1: the size will be different. But basically it's just not 374 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: a natural environment for them. It doesn't allow them to 375 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: show up as their best selves. It could be the 376 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: best dog, but at the shelter, it's barking away, it's nervous, 377 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: there's so many people. So a lot of times the 378 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 1: dogs that have a really difficult time at the shelter, 379 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: if it's a kill shelter, they will be put to 380 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 1: sleep if nobody adopts them, because people tend to go 381 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 1: to the dog that is like overly social, not the 382 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: one that is in the back corner shivering. Um. And 383 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,159 Speaker 1: then also if it depends on the dog's age, a 384 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 1: lot of people want younger dogs, and so like by fostering, 385 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: you're helping somebody envision this dog in their home. Because 386 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: when you see those photos of the dog at the shelter, 387 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: it tends to look crusty, like the floor is crusty everything, 388 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 1: and you're like, oh, I feel bad for the dog, 389 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 1: but like I can't see them. If you see those 390 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 1: after photos of the dogs like in somebody's home, oh 391 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: my gosh, it looks like a completely different dog and 392 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: the personality is different. Um. The last thing I'll say 393 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 1: about that too is that we're stronger then we think. 394 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,719 Speaker 1: So if you go with the end in mind, you know, 395 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 1: the goal is goodbye, to get them a good home. 396 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: It's gonna soften the emotions a little bit. And then, 397 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, the day that I say goodbye, 398 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 1: it hurts. I cried, Like you know, I cry. I've 399 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,120 Speaker 1: had my my Sometimes I need like a whole day 400 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: of decompression and I'm like my baby. But but then 401 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: I'm over it. Then I'm over to three days a 402 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: week like um, and then I'm fine. So that's definitely 403 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: you know, you gotta do what you gotta do to 404 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:25,439 Speaker 1: self preserve. It's gonna hurt, but it doesn't compare to 405 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: the alternative. It's so important that you said that too, 406 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: I think because I think for people to understand, like 407 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: if you're interested in fostering, like I never thought about that, 408 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 1: it's like staging. It's like staging the dog, like getting 409 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: the dog in a comfortable space so like they can 410 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 1: be adopted and like they can feel like themselves and 411 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: like and feel their best to like be their best 412 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: for their their next home. I wanted to also add 413 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: to that, as a foster, you give the dog or 414 00:22:56,800 --> 00:23:00,399 Speaker 1: an opportunity to really decompress. So who that dog is 415 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:03,400 Speaker 1: at the shelter is very different in your home after 416 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 1: one or two weeks. So, um, some dogs that appeared 417 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: to be like intimidating and barking away, they were just scared. 418 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: They were scared and they're barking like I don't know 419 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,400 Speaker 1: what's going on. So people think like if they get 420 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 1: a shelter dog, they're getting a dog that's been abused. 421 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,639 Speaker 1: That's not the majority of cases. It depends on what 422 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: state you're in. But so in the twenty plus cats 423 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 1: and dogs that I have fostered, only a very small 424 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: handful were like abuse cases and it was questionable. Um. 425 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: The others were that like I had one where the 426 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:37,359 Speaker 1: owner was passing away from cancer and she told her 427 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,640 Speaker 1: landlord like, hey, do you know somebody who would put 428 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: both of my dogs to sleep? Because I don't know 429 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: who would take them in, And so then you know, 430 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:48,159 Speaker 1: they convinced her otherwise. Um, because the dogs went to 431 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 1: a faster as opposed to the shelter, and so she 432 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: allowed them to live. Right. Then there's cases where people move, 433 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:56,919 Speaker 1: they lose their jobs, so like, you're not getting a 434 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,160 Speaker 1: damaged dog like you might be thinking, and even if 435 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: the shelter is gonna try to do a good job 436 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: at placing them where they feel fit. So if you 437 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:08,399 Speaker 1: foster Darning, let's say, then it's like that dog, you 438 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 1: can really tell the potential on you home, like this 439 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: is their personality as opposed to from the shelter, and 440 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: there's a stigma to you with all of that. Within 441 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 1: all of that, I think it's like, oh, if I 442 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: go to the shelter, I go to like I'm getting 443 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: a dog that's going to be problematic. Right Then the 444 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 1: other side of it, then I look at like people 445 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: who breed and I'm actually curious about your opinion on 446 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: that because and I have friends who have gotten their 447 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 1: dogs from breeders who are like, oh no, I would 448 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: never get a dog from a shelter. It's like it's 449 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 1: a divide and I'm so curious for you, like what 450 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: do you think about breeders and like that position because 451 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 1: there are so many dogs that are in shelters and 452 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:50,639 Speaker 1: that that do need homes and that should be adopted. Yes, Okay, 453 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: so I don't like to I feel like people need 454 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: to do their research. And when I say research, it's 455 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 1: not oh I went on the breeder's website and it 456 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,639 Speaker 1: says they're terrified. Great, Okay, I can say that, Like 457 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: what does that mean? So I would say I prefer 458 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:09,639 Speaker 1: and really push adopt, don't shop. But I understand that 459 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:14,679 Speaker 1: there's some people that they're very fixated on wanting a 460 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: particular breed and they're like, I want this breed a 461 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 1: you know whatever. People have their preferences, and I feel like, 462 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 1: until they learn more about it. But basically, if you're 463 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 1: really really stuck on like because I always say, get 464 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 1: a dog based on the personality and your lifestyle, and 465 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: it's better actually when when you get a dog that 466 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: is a little bit older and I mean like even 467 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: two plus years, because unless you're really committed to that 468 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:43,360 Speaker 1: puppy stage, then please don't get a dog. But that's 469 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:47,120 Speaker 1: a whole you know, because don't do it. It's it's difficult. Um. 470 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: But basically, what I I would say is, um, if 471 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: you want a particular breed, there are rescues that are 472 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: breed focused. So there's a rescue for bulldogs like, oh 473 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: my goodness, right, every like um, I think it's every 474 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: decade or so, there's like a breed that is really popular. 475 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:08,239 Speaker 1: So right now. It's like French cheese and bulldogs and 476 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: so everybody wants a friend. See, but then what happens. 477 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: There's a lot of abuse with these poor babies because 478 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 1: they're breeders that, like you said, there's a lot of 479 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: money to be made. The breeder isn't asking you. Let's 480 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: say I wanted to adopt a dog. They're not like, okay, okay, 481 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: what are hours? Are you home? Um? Are you committing 482 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:28,919 Speaker 1: to this dog forever? They don't ask you any questions. 483 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 1: They don't care. As long as you have the money, 484 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: you can buy this dog, and so do yep, and 485 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 1: so with these breeders, and if you look into this, 486 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 1: you'll be horrified to know that they have things as 487 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 1: basically a lot of these dogs get it's almost like rape. Um. 488 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:51,639 Speaker 1: They will have them breed because it's not like you 489 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 1: can talk to the dog and say, okay, do what 490 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: you gotta do right now to get pregnant. It's like 491 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: they have them have a litter and before and even 492 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:01,679 Speaker 1: for like humans, like you can't just have a baby 493 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 1: the next month, like you need to heal. They don't 494 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: allow that proper healing, and they can't get them pregnant 495 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,439 Speaker 1: over and over and over again, and a lot of 496 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,360 Speaker 1: times because they're just viewing this as money, they don't 497 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: even provide the proper living conditions. If you look into 498 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:18,640 Speaker 1: some of these rescue cases, it's like dogs that they 499 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: never um, they never had a bed and then they 500 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,200 Speaker 1: create without a bed in there that they poop and 501 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: pee in the same place and they're just it's like horrific. 502 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 1: And so if you're really set on choosing a breeder, 503 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 1: then I would say to you ask them questions. If 504 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:36,159 Speaker 1: they're not willing or right away get offended by you 505 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 1: asking questions, you need to run then why because if 506 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: have you seen mom? How does mom look? How does 507 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 1: dad look? What? You know? What is the case? Don't 508 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 1: just go off of the photos online. UM. I don't 509 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,399 Speaker 1: want to bash all breeders. I want to believe that 510 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: there are some that are um that really love the 511 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 1: dogs and doing it responsibly. What I have found is 512 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: that when I've questioned breeders in the past, UM, I've 513 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: had them just like block me. So then I'm like, 514 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:04,880 Speaker 1: what do you have to hide? Why can't you answer 515 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:08,760 Speaker 1: simple questions or or you know? UM. But I also 516 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: don't like to bash people because um, that that are 517 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: considering a reader, because I'm like, educate yourself. And this 518 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 1: is why if you have a friend direct them to 519 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: pet Finder you can. That's well, that's why we're here. 520 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: We're here to like say, do the home work, do 521 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,679 Speaker 1: the knowledge, and how would you know a verified breeder? 522 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: Like is there a certificate? Like how do you become 523 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: a verified breader? M hm, that is a spot that. Yeah, 524 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: that's an amazing question. So to be honest, and actually 525 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:37,120 Speaker 1: I need to do my research on this, I don't 526 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: think that there's like a there's not like an organization 527 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: or program, not that I'm familiar with. I'm trying to 528 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: think of like the American Kennel Association and it's not 529 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 1: like they're going to their homes and verifying this. So honestly, 530 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: I think that, um, you know, when you think of 531 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: like marketing, they use the right words, just like when 532 00:28:55,640 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: we buy shampoos and things like fortified, you know, nourish, 533 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: and there's some labels you can just slab on because 534 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: you know that people are looking for that. So no, 535 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: I would say some signs to look for are if, um, 536 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 1: do they ask you any questions like is there a 537 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,239 Speaker 1: form that you need to fill out or is it 538 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 1: just all very transactional? Um? Yeah, communication wise. Do they 539 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 1: show videos of mom and dad and how they live like, um, 540 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 1: are you able to go see mom and dad and 541 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 1: and the litters like does when you get there? Is 542 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 1: it clean? Do the do they have does mom have 543 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: a proper vetting situation? What's going on there? Um? So 544 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: I would stay looking for those signs and then you know, referrals, 545 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 1: but don't go based off of because again it's gonna 546 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 1: be marketing and so they're gonna make their website look beautiful. 547 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 1: And I'll be transparent with you. When we got our 548 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 1: family dog, we got him from a breeder. I was 549 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 1: in high school. I didn't know about this, and we 550 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 1: went off of the website. The website looked nice. Then 551 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 1: we went to the store and my family dog's name 552 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:04,520 Speaker 1: is Bubbles, and he blew a bubble from his nose, 553 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: which is why I called him that. But but I 554 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,280 Speaker 1: now see that they actually have like a little cold, 555 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 1: and I, you know, I can't say that I would have. 556 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 1: I don't you know, I didn't see mom and Dad. 557 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: I didn't know about this. So now that I know better, 558 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 1: I do better and I would never buy a dog. Um. 559 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 1: But yeah, and you know there's a thing too when 560 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:31,120 Speaker 1: you love animals. What I would challenge listeners who love 561 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: animals is just question the things that you purchase or 562 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: do because a really big one that people contribute to 563 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:41,600 Speaker 1: and they don't even know it is through tourism. And 564 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,080 Speaker 1: are you going to a resort and taking a photo 565 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: with like the monkey that has chained And are you 566 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: going to Thailand and take and doing the excursions with elephants? 567 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:53,720 Speaker 1: And then are you swimming with dolphins? Um, that's a 568 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: whole other thing that is like so abusive, it's really 569 00:30:56,960 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 1: really bad. Yeah, I think that now. I think the 570 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: knowledge situation is the thing that like is the main 571 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:06,160 Speaker 1: thing that needs to be spread. And like I'm with 572 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 1: you on adopt, don't shop. I think that with the 573 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 1: exception of them, like if you're looking for a specific 574 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 1: kind of dog or specific kind of and whatever, specific 575 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 1: kind of breed and you're like I want that specifically, 576 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 1: do your research and you do it properly, Like I'm 577 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:24,479 Speaker 1: I'm all about that. But I think that's the hardest 578 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 1: part too, Right, It's like verifying and online and like 579 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 1: the web, and it's crazy out there, so highly recommend 580 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: knowledge is power. I feel like that's like our motto 581 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 1: and every single episode that we do here on Modernita 582 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:53,480 Speaker 1: hack Out. So I know you have a baby now, 583 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 1: happy birthday baby today, and I'm just curious like for you, 584 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 1: like your next step into that, because that's a whole 585 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:04,600 Speaker 1: different layer of something that I thought about, like, oh 586 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: my god, I have two dogs. I have a sixty 587 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: pound pitfull and I have of thirty well pixies a 588 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:13,680 Speaker 1: little chunky now, so like a sixteen pound Chihuahua Chihuahua 589 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: terrier um. And I'm like, oh my god, when I 590 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:18,760 Speaker 1: have a baby, like are they going to get along? 591 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 1: Like do you have any of those like hesitations now 592 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: that you do have a eight months baby? Have you 593 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 1: thought about that, like when you're gonna incorporate like if 594 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:30,840 Speaker 1: you are ever going to incorporate fostering back into your 595 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 1: life and or having a nactual pet full time? Have 596 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 1: you has that been like what is that? Like? Yeah, 597 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, I'm so happy you're asking this because 598 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:45,560 Speaker 1: I I just didn't interview with a trainer, a dog trainer, 599 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 1: and he was talking it's all. The episode hasn't aired 600 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: out yet, um, but by the time people listen to this, 601 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:54,520 Speaker 1: it might already be, but he was giving so many 602 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 1: tips around how to introduce and like cohabitate with your 603 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: dogs and a baby. It is very important for you 604 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:05,440 Speaker 1: to take the necessary precautions and not try to do 605 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: too much too quickly, because dogs do thrive off of 606 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 1: consistency right like they'd like it. As humans, we can 607 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: get a little bored with, like with things being too much, 608 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:18,800 Speaker 1: like if we have the same we eat any like 609 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: we have the same schedule every single day. But with them, 610 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:24,840 Speaker 1: they really thrive off of that because it's familiar. They 611 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 1: know what to expect. And so when you introduce a baby, 612 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 1: you know, all of the things are gonna get dishrouveled. 613 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:31,200 Speaker 1: It's like all of a sudden, it's like why is 614 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:34,840 Speaker 1: that lying? You know? Why is she holding this little thing? 615 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 1: And it keeps making these weird noises, like why is 616 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:39,960 Speaker 1: she stressed? Why is she up at one in the morning. 617 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:41,920 Speaker 1: She would be up one in the morning and four 618 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 1: in the morning, you know, So the dog schedule gets dishoveled. 619 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:48,440 Speaker 1: So Um, to answer your question, will I ever have 620 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:51,960 Speaker 1: dogs and my baby? Um, yes I will. And it's 621 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,960 Speaker 1: a matter of probably when we move from here and 622 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:57,880 Speaker 1: taking precautions. So some tips I would have would be 623 00:33:58,840 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 1: it kind of just depends on how old your child is, 624 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:05,560 Speaker 1: but but it's still is the same in the sense of, Okay, 625 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:10,320 Speaker 1: you want to introduce them slowly if it's a baby, 626 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 1: and because they're gonna be way smaller. Is like you 627 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 1: want to really respect your dog's boundaries and create boundaries 628 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:20,440 Speaker 1: with your child. I see a lot of videos of 629 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 1: this that people think is cute, where like I saw 630 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:27,319 Speaker 1: a toddler feeding a dog, well teasing. It had like 631 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:29,920 Speaker 1: um ham in its hand and then it was like 632 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 1: giving it to the dog, taking it away, giving it, 633 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,920 Speaker 1: taking away, giving, taking the dog didn't do anything, but 634 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:36,960 Speaker 1: like could you imagine doing that to a human? And 635 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 1: like on a bad day when I'm really hungry, I 636 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:46,480 Speaker 1: might bite you. Like, well, you know they're not says like, 637 00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:48,800 Speaker 1: come on, like we're still different species. You have to 638 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:52,319 Speaker 1: so still and there's they're still an animal. There's still 639 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:55,120 Speaker 1: an animal. Yeah, And so that confusion. So I think, 640 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:58,000 Speaker 1: um some things that like I would say, like question 641 00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 1: what you're finding cute and playing around with Like is 642 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:04,000 Speaker 1: your kid constantly pulling at the tail constantly and the 643 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:07,239 Speaker 1: dog is going away and you as a parent are 644 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:10,720 Speaker 1: ignoring the signs, like the dog is clearly uncomfortable. It's yawning, 645 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:14,040 Speaker 1: which is a sign of uncomfortable itty. Um, the tail 646 00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:16,879 Speaker 1: is but beneath its um, you know it's legs, it's 647 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:19,239 Speaker 1: going to a corner. And yet you're still trying to 648 00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:21,680 Speaker 1: force this because now you're putting the baby in a 649 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: bad predicament and the dog. So it's just like being 650 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:27,759 Speaker 1: being mindful to that. Um. And then and then like 651 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:30,920 Speaker 1: you know, if you're um, I know that there's a 652 00:35:31,239 --> 00:35:34,440 Speaker 1: page and now I'm forgetting. But it's all about introducing 653 00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:37,080 Speaker 1: your baby to the dog because there's more practical tips. 654 00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 1: But I would say setting boundaries going slowly. They actually say, 655 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:43,960 Speaker 1: before you have a baby, could you hold like a doll? 656 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:47,040 Speaker 1: Like it sounds silly, but like and and um, play 657 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:50,000 Speaker 1: the crying noises so that it's just not startled by 658 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:54,359 Speaker 1: those things because it's questionable on whether a dog knows 659 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:57,319 Speaker 1: that a baby is a baby, because especially think of 660 00:35:57,320 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 1: a two year old. It could see eye level to 661 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:02,759 Speaker 1: your dog. I don't know that the dog knows that's 662 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:06,200 Speaker 1: a child. Um. So it's just kind of setting those 663 00:36:06,239 --> 00:36:08,640 Speaker 1: boundaries and you see it all the time where people 664 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:11,960 Speaker 1: successfully live with baby and dogs, but there are those 665 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:15,640 Speaker 1: rare cases where kids have gotten bit and it's just 666 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:18,600 Speaker 1: I think, um, yeah, what you as a parent are 667 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:22,640 Speaker 1: what boundaries are you setting and following that, like respecting 668 00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:25,440 Speaker 1: the dog and also respecting the baby and respecting yourself. 669 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:34,359 Speaker 1: I think in the house are so so important. This 670 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:36,600 Speaker 1: is the moment that we've all been waiting for. This 671 00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:39,920 Speaker 1: is our speed question rounds. Are you read deep? Oh? 672 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:46,040 Speaker 1: I hope so? Okay? Question one? If you could have 673 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 1: any other animal in the world, no limitations, So it 674 00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:52,680 Speaker 1: could be a wild, exotic animal, it could be an 675 00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:55,160 Speaker 1: animal that's extinct, it could be an animal that's no 676 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 1: longer around. What animal would you want to live in 677 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:05,080 Speaker 1: your home? Oh my gosh, Um, you can only choose one, 678 00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:09,560 Speaker 1: only one, okay, besides my obvious choice that would be dog. 679 00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:12,400 Speaker 1: I love them so much. I would say a horse. 680 00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:16,360 Speaker 1: And I know it's like not someone, but horses are incredible. 681 00:37:16,520 --> 00:37:19,840 Speaker 1: They they're emotional intelligence. Do you want like a horse 682 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:22,560 Speaker 1: horse or do you want like one of those pony horses? Oh? No, 683 00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 1: I want a horse horse. Okay. What color? Oh my gosh, 684 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:31,799 Speaker 1: a brown horse? And yeah, I mean and and you 685 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:34,560 Speaker 1: said only one species, but I'd love like ten. Plus 686 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:38,320 Speaker 1: they're incredible from intelligence that they're emotional intelligence is incredible. 687 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:40,719 Speaker 1: And what would the name of the horse be? Oh 688 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:43,719 Speaker 1: my gosh, why does the name Bamby come to mind? 689 00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:46,799 Speaker 1: And Bamby wasn't even a hare, but hey, Bamby. I 690 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:50,040 Speaker 1: love that. I love that. I want to beat bandy. Okay. 691 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:58,760 Speaker 1: Question two, who is your favorite animal expert, animal inspiration, 692 00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:04,080 Speaker 1: animal person? Who is your favorite person that you like 693 00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:07,279 Speaker 1: it's your go to? Who is that? Wow? What a 694 00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:11,640 Speaker 1: good question. Okay, Well, I would say that that has 695 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:14,560 Speaker 1: been in process. At the beginning of my journey, it 696 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:16,560 Speaker 1: used to be Caesar a Malian, But now that I 697 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:19,760 Speaker 1: know a little bit more, I would say that somebody 698 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:22,000 Speaker 1: that I kind of really aspire to be more like 699 00:38:22,280 --> 00:38:28,040 Speaker 1: is Jane Goodall. And she works primarily with primates, so 700 00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:32,120 Speaker 1: like apes and per mission. What I love is that 701 00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:35,040 Speaker 1: she wants to create a world where we live in 702 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:38,040 Speaker 1: harmony with nature, and I just feel like that's the 703 00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:42,279 Speaker 1: perfect goal because even we're often afraid of what we 704 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:46,160 Speaker 1: don't understand, and I feel like what she promotes let's 705 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:49,400 Speaker 1: be in harmony with each other because, for example, baths, 706 00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:51,239 Speaker 1: Like how many of us aren't like afraid and be like, 707 00:38:51,239 --> 00:38:56,880 Speaker 1: oh they look so creepy but actually um, but actually 708 00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:59,080 Speaker 1: we need them. If there were no bad if there 709 00:38:59,080 --> 00:39:00,759 Speaker 1: were no baths to be back, we actually would have 710 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:04,160 Speaker 1: any gave So no tequila, there'll be no bananas, there'd 711 00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:08,319 Speaker 1: be no chocolate, and the mosquitoes would eat us all 712 00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:11,200 Speaker 1: alive because they trapped like a thousand mosquitoes. I don't 713 00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:13,280 Speaker 1: know if it's like an hour or every two hours, 714 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:17,240 Speaker 1: but like we need each other like literally every single 715 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:21,080 Speaker 1: no matter how creepy certain animals might look, you don't 716 00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:22,600 Speaker 1: have to love it and be like I wanted as 717 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:24,480 Speaker 1: a pat, I actually encourage you. Don't ever do that 718 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:28,160 Speaker 1: because you're messing up in the ecosystem. But can we 719 00:39:28,239 --> 00:39:30,319 Speaker 1: live in harmony together? You don't have to love something, 720 00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:34,320 Speaker 1: you could just respect it. I love that, Okay. Last question, 721 00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:38,480 Speaker 1: what reminds you of home or makes you feel like home? 722 00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:45,560 Speaker 1: Mm hmm. What reminds me of home is any time 723 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:54,399 Speaker 1: I have San coltro or Yes, that really reminds me 724 00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:58,080 Speaker 1: of home and visiting the Dominican Republic and being there 725 00:39:58,120 --> 00:40:02,000 Speaker 1: with family. And yeah, so a nice on culture which 726 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:06,440 Speaker 1: doesn't happen often reminds me of home. I love that 727 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:10,600 Speaker 1: same Now I want that, Kay, if the people want 728 00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:14,000 Speaker 1: to follow you, follow what you're doing, like learn more 729 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:18,320 Speaker 1: about animals and become more involved in the community. And 730 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:22,359 Speaker 1: and just your episodes are awesome, like I've mentioned them 731 00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:25,680 Speaker 1: in the introduction, Um, everybody should tap in. There's something 732 00:40:25,719 --> 00:40:28,440 Speaker 1: to learn, and there's something to learn beyond cats and dogs. 733 00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:31,960 Speaker 1: It's like it's so informative and it just inspires me 734 00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:34,719 Speaker 1: to be a better human being with nature as well 735 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:37,440 Speaker 1: and with animals. So thank you for that. But where 736 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:41,319 Speaker 1: can our listeners also get that same reaction? Yes, you 737 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:45,160 Speaker 1: can follow me on Instagram pause andros so p A 738 00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:49,200 Speaker 1: ws behros p E r R O S. And then 739 00:40:49,320 --> 00:40:51,839 Speaker 1: if you want any tips around career, because that is 740 00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:54,440 Speaker 1: I'm also an expert in that you can follow me 741 00:40:54,440 --> 00:40:58,000 Speaker 1: on You can follow me on Instagram as well. At 742 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:01,960 Speaker 1: coached by Sid and sid is see like Charlie I 743 00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:05,680 Speaker 1: d So coached by c I D. Kay. Thank you 744 00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:08,600 Speaker 1: so much for coming into Moranita, Thank you for giving 745 00:41:08,600 --> 00:41:11,360 Speaker 1: your time. I'm so excited to see all the lessons 746 00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:13,440 Speaker 1: that you continue to teach and the people that you 747 00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:16,400 Speaker 1: continue to connect. Thank you so much. It's been an honor. 748 00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:18,360 Speaker 1: I love your energy, and I love that you're also 749 00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:22,040 Speaker 1: highlighting the Latino community. We need this. Thank you so much. 750 00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:33,160 Speaker 1: Yea Monanita is a production of Sonato in partnership with 751 00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:37,080 Speaker 1: I Heart Radios Michael la podcast Network. For more podcasts 752 00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:39,759 Speaker 1: from I Heart Radio, visit the I Heart Radio app, 753 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:43,080 Speaker 1: Apple podcast, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.