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MeatEater Conservation

Ep. 457: Houndations - How to Know When It's Time for the Toughest Dog Decision

MeatEater Conservation

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness, Education

4.99.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

This week, Tony talks about end-of-life care for our dogs, and when we know that it's truly time to put them down.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is an IHeart podcast.

0:02.5

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.4

Welcome to Meat Eaters 12 and 26 presented by Moultry Mobile and OnX Maps.

0:10.3

12 of Meat Eaters' biggest and baddest hunts from the last year released throughout

0:15.0

2026. These are long-form episodes so you get more of what you love.

0:20.1

The first one up is my baited bear hunt in Manitoba.

0:23.4

If you've ever wondered what a baited bear hunt is like, you'll love this episode.

0:28.2

My favorite part was watching a younger bear spend an hour trying to figure out how to get a creatively hung beaver carcass down from a tree.

0:36.5

Check it out now on Meat Eaters' YouTube channel

0:38.9

and be on the lookout for more 12 and 26 in the coming months.

0:45.8

Hey everyone, welcome to the Houndations podcast.

0:48.8

I'm your host, Tony Peterson.

0:49.9

And this episode is all about trying to do the right thing

0:52.7

when we have to make the worst decision that dog owners are likely to face.

1:01.0

I think that one of the greatest injustices of our modern life is the reality that even if our dogs end up living as long as dogs can, it's never long enough. Getting, you know,

1:12.8

10 or 12 years out of a dog is a gift, but also an absolute heartbreaker. And the end rarely comes

1:19.5

with them slipping away overnight. Instead, it'll usually involve some level of breakdown of

1:24.9

their minds and for sure their bodies. This is tough to deal with.

1:28.7

Obviously, we have an obligation to them to recognize when it's time.

1:33.3

That's what this episode is all about.

1:40.6

The average lifespan of a Labrador retriever depends on coat color.

1:45.8

Black and yellow labs average 11 to 13 years.

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