Pet Theories Podcast

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Pet advice with jokes and consequences.

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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.

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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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Episodes

  1. 1

    Dogscapades Theory

    Tomatogeddon leaves the room echoing.

    Oct 24, 2019·29m·2 clips
  2. 2

    Preserving the Magic: The Canning Mini-Episode!

    Tomatoes take over the mini episode.

    Oct 17, 2019·26m·1 clip
  3. 3

    Frankendoodle Theory

    Oct 2, 2019·50m
  4. 4

    Chimp Recognition Theory

    Sep 18, 2019·35m
  5. 5

    Mystery Sock Theory

    Sep 4, 2019·57m
  6. 6

    Plague FAQ Theory

    Aug 21, 2019·54m
  7. 7

    Birds Just Want To Have Fun Theory

    Jul 24, 2019·43m
  8. 8

    Ramifications Theory

    Jun 26, 2019·49m
  9. 9

    Summer Jams Theory

    Jun 12, 2019·42m
  10. 10

    Homeward Bound Theory

    May 29, 2019·1h
  11. 11

    Cocktail Din Theory

    May 15, 2019·57m
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    Incognito Theory

    May 1, 2019·17m
  13. 13

    Finn The Dog Theory

    Apr 17, 2019·48m
  14. 14

    66.5 Sherlock Clones Theory

    Apr 11, 2019·11m
  15. 15

    Edward Cat-Hands Theory

    Apr 3, 2019·47m
  16. 16

    The Iditarod Special!

    Hidden gem

    It starts as a bonus.

    Mar 28, 2019·21m·1 clip
  17. 17

    British Westminster Theory

    Hidden gem

    Krups begins as a spelling problem.

    Mar 20, 2019·50m·3 clips
  18. 18

    Eminent Dogmain Theory

    Mar 6, 2019·20m
  19. 19

    WESTMINSTER SPECIAL! — Psychedelic Chihuahua Theory

    Feb 20, 2019·40m
  20. 20

    Rain Dogs Theory

    Feb 6, 2019·44m
  21. 21

    Dainty Towel Theory

    Jan 23, 2019·48m
  22. 22

    60. Pointy Ears Theory

    Jan 9, 2019·44m
  23. 23

    Puppy Bail Theory

    Dec 12, 2018·56m
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    58. Fall Back Theory

    Nov 14, 2018·37m
  25. 25

    Trick or Theory

    Oct 31, 2018·58m
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    56. Avian Bird Theory

    Oct 17, 2018·42m
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    55. Monkey Won't Doo Theory

    Oct 3, 2018·52m
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    54. Spiders! Theory

    Sep 20, 2018·54m
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    No More Shock Theory

    Sep 5, 2018·59m
  30. 30

    Historically Accurate Crow Theory

    Aug 22, 2018·30m
  31. 31

    Déjà vu all over again Theory

    Aug 8, 2018·55m
  32. 32

    Episode 50! Unextinct American Dog Theory

    Jul 25, 2018·1h
  33. 33

    Ripple Theory

    Jul 11, 2018·1h 1m
  34. 34

    Digression Theory

    Jun 27, 2018·46m
  35. 35

    47.5 Interruption Theory

    Jun 20, 2018·5m
  36. 36

    Billionaire Buffalo Theory

    Jun 6, 2018·57m
  37. 37

    Lonesome Dog Theory

    May 23, 2018·58m
  38. 38

    Spring Awakening Theory

    May 9, 2018·1h 10m
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    44. Lie Down with Dogs Theory

    Hidden gem

    Pet Theories hosts discuss a Washington Post investigation by freelance journalist Kim Cavin, author of The Dog Merchants, into a shadow market at USDA-regulated dog auctions where breed-specific rescues spend millions buying dogs from commercial breeders.

    Apr 27, 2018·45m·2 clips
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    43. Dogs of a Feather Theory

    The hosts answer listener pet questions and discuss animal news, starting with a Florida shelter renovation story.

    Apr 11, 2018·51m
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    Overlap Theory

    Mar 30, 2018·55m
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    41. Streisand Theory

    Mar 14, 2018·1h 10m
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    40. Year of the Dog Theory

    Feb 28, 2018·44m
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    39. Kibble Crush Theory

    Feb 14, 2018·46m
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    38. Sinister Theory

    Jan 31, 2018·53m
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    37. Jesus Lizard Theory

    Jan 17, 2018·48m
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    36. Tilapia Theory

    The hosts discuss listener pet questions, animal news stories, and upcoming segments on pet behavior and training.

    Jan 3, 2018·54m
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    35. Gratuity Theory

    Dec 20, 2017·1h
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    34. Brain Soup Theory

    The hosts discuss listener pet questions, animal news, and a dog trick to teach perching, with humorous banter.

    Dec 6, 2017·52m
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    33. Colorblindness Theory

    Nov 22, 2017·1h