
Pet advice with jokes and consequences.
The gist
Pet Theories Podcast mixes practical pet advice with animal-news detours, from dog costumes and puppy energy to shelters, rescue questions, and sled-dog sport. The rhythm is casual and quick, with jokes opening the door to surprisingly serious care questions.
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About Pet Theories Podcast
Pet Theories Podcast is a conversational animal show where practical pet advice keeps colliding with reported animal news. It is funny first, but not only funny. Eve and Ephraim build episodes out of quick corrections, jokes, source-checking, and the kind of pet-owner reasoning that starts with a simple question and ends somewhere thornier. A discussion of dog costumes, for instance, becomes a matter of size charts, weather, overheating, wet fabric, dangling parts, chewing hazards, other dogs, and whether vision is impaired. That is the show’s basic move. The silly part is allowed to be silly. Then the welfare question gets its due. Across the excerpts, dogs are the center of gravity, but the range widens to mice, a mountain lion cub, a squirrel, shelters, fish, dog sports, and animal charity. The show uses recurring news talk, including stories grouped as News for Dogs, as a way to test what humans owe animals in ordinary and institutional settings. It is comfortable with pet advice that sounds small until the details pile up. Puppy energy becomes age, maturity, boundaries, attention, and the difference between intelligence and endurance. Spaying and neutering become joint stress, unwanted litters, heat cycles, cancer risk, anesthesia, and the convenience of fixed animals. Rescue stories become harder when money, breeding, French bulldog C-sections, heartworm, and adopter refunds enter the conversation. Dog sports are handled with the same mix of fascination and incredulity, from Iditarod reporting to Westminster and Crufts confusion. The voices also openly evaluate the articles they are using, pointing listeners toward outlets when a story earns that attention. The show does not flatten pet care into tips. It treats each answer as a chain of consequences. The humor keeps the pace loose, with puns, digressions, and household interruptions still left in the texture. The seriousness arrives without a costume change. Pet Theories Podcast suits a listener who wants animal talk that can be useful, odd, affectionate, and morally alert in the same few minutes.
Made for: Suits a listener who likes pet care, animal news, and training talk delivered as a lively back-and-forth rather than a tidy instruction sheet. It especially fits someone who enjoys dogs but also wants the ethical and practical complications left in.
What sets it apart: The show stands out by letting the bit and the serious point live in the same conversation. It can joke through a premise, then stay with the care, shelter, or welfare detail long enough for the advice to matter.
In their own words
Every week, we answer our listener's most awkward pet questions, from cat training troubles to macaw manners. Plus, some helpful dog training advice, cool new pet tricks, and review all the latest news for animals. Please send any and all of your pet questions to [email protected]
As heard by us
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Pet Theories Podcast pairs usable pet advice with curious, funny scrutiny of the animal stories behind it.
Pet Theories Podcast turns pet care into an informed, cheerfully unruly conversation. Eve and Ephraim move between practical guidance and animal news, with enough attention to consequences that advice never feels like a bag of tricks.
Why you'd press play
Dog costumes get a weather check; your assumptions about a pricey 'rescue' get one too.
Press play if you want
- someone to ask what 'rescue' means when a group buys a dog and charges adoption fees
- dog advice that remembers a costume can overheat your pup or give them something tempting to chew
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Frankendoodle Theory
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Chimp Recognition Theory
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Mystery Sock Theory
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Plague FAQ Theory
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Birds Just Want To Have Fun Theory
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Ramifications Theory
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Summer Jams Theory
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Homeward Bound Theory
May 29, 2019·1h - 11
Cocktail Din Theory
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Incognito Theory
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Finn The Dog Theory
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66.5 Sherlock Clones Theory
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Edward Cat-Hands Theory
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The Iditarod Special!
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British Westminster Theory
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WESTMINSTER SPECIAL! — Psychedelic Chihuahua Theory
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Rain Dogs Theory
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Dainty Towel Theory
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60. Pointy Ears Theory
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Puppy Bail Theory
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58. Fall Back Theory
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Trick or Theory
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56. Avian Bird Theory
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55. Monkey Won't Doo Theory
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54. Spiders! Theory
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No More Shock Theory
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Historically Accurate Crow Theory
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Déjà vu all over again Theory
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Episode 50! Unextinct American Dog Theory
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Ripple Theory
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Digression Theory
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47.5 Interruption Theory
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Billionaire Buffalo Theory
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Lonesome Dog Theory
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Spring Awakening Theory
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44. Lie Down with Dogs Theory
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43. Dogs of a Feather Theory
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Overlap Theory
Mar 30, 2018·55m - 42
41. Streisand Theory
Mar 14, 2018·1h 10m - 43
40. Year of the Dog Theory
Feb 28, 2018·44m - 44
39. Kibble Crush Theory
Feb 14, 2018·46m - 45
38. Sinister Theory
Jan 31, 2018·53m - 46
37. Jesus Lizard Theory
Jan 17, 2018·48m - 47
36. Tilapia Theory
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Jan 3, 2018·54m - 48
35. Gratuity Theory
Dec 20, 2017·1h - 49
34. Brain Soup Theory
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33. Colorblindness Theory
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