Saige Jones Podcast

Saige Jones Podcast

Filling the room with inspiration and perspective to give us that spark we might need to remember that we can get exactly where we want to be. Taking you on a journey through the lives of inspiring people who have found incredible success, some of who have dug themselves out of hard times, others who have taken that leap toward a more fulfilled life, found the beauty in the dark days and some who have found their way by doing things the unconventional way.

Episodes

October 28, 2025 13 mins

On this week's episode, Saige speaks with Rachael Nestor, who fosters dogs in Texas through Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue. Rachael shares her take on the factors that make fostering dogs easier. She also talks about how fostering is a great opportunity for people who aren't sold on a forever commitment. This is episode 6 of 6 with Rachael. 

 

Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue:

Website: tgpr.org

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/txpyrs/ 

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On this week's episode, Saige speaks with Rachael Nestor, who fosters dogs in Texas through Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue. She tells us about how she brings the dogs when she travels and explains who handles the marketing of her foster dogs between herself and the rescue that she fosters through. When asked about the emotional side of saying goodbye to fosters, Rachael shares that from her time body building, it became hard to feel t...

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On this week's episode, Saige speaks with Rachael Nestor, who fosters dogs in Texas. Rachael talks about how she fosters through Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue. She tells us about whether she's required to train her fosters, shares stories about medical issues some of her foster dogs have faced and her experience handling resource guarding as a foster. This is episode 4 of 6 with Rachael. 

 

Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue:

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On this week's episode, Saige speaks with Rachael Nestor, who fosters dogs in Texas. Rachael talks about how she fosters through Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue, she shares that the rescue covers all costs and talks about how she ended up working with this rescue. Rachael also shares the exciting news that at the time of the recording, she was planning on starting her own rescue, which she has since started. Rachael's rescue is called ...

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On this week's episode, Saige chats with Rachael Nestor, who fosters dogs in Texas. Rachael talks about how she fosters through Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue. She shares the stories about how she ended up with all of her 4 dogs, including having gone to a breeder for her golden retriever and her thoughts on that now. This is episode 2 of 6 with Rachael. 

 

Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue:

Website: tgpr.org

Instagram: https://www.instagr...

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On this week's episode, Saige chats with Rachael Nestor, who fosters dogs in Texas. Rachael talks about how she fosters through Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue and tells us about her experience fostering for approximately 2 years with close to about 15 dogs in that timeframe. We learn about how the foster dogs integrate with Rachael's 4 permanent dogs and how TGPR pairs dogs with fosters. This is episode 1 of 6 with Rachael. 

 

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August 5, 2025 8 mins

On this week's episode, Saige shares the news that she got foster kittens! She talk about how they're doing, where there is room to help them and how much progress they've already made so far.

 

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On this week's episode, Saige continues speaking with Shira Scott Astrof, who created the rescue, The Animal Rescue Mission (ARM.) Shira shares where ARM's rescue animals come from, how they find animal abusers and how ARM handles those situations. Shira also talks about there being both responsible owners as well as irresponsible owners who are living on the street as well as living in homes. We hear from Shira about how amazing i...

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On this week's episode, Shira Scott Astrof, who created the rescue, The Animal Rescue Mission (ARM,) discusses the financial costs of starting an animal rescue as well as navigating personal finances when dedicating so much time to the rescue. 


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On this week's episode, Shira Scott Astrof speaks about how dog fighting still happens, how to handle the emotional side of fostering, what people can do to help and the importance of fostering. 

 

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June 10, 2025 19 mins

On this week's episode, Saige revisits her conversation with Shira Scott Astrof. Shira is the founder of the dog rescue, The Animal Rescue Mission. She shares her experience with founding the rescue and rescuing dogs who largely come from abusive situations. 

 

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On this week's episode, Saige shares the news that she will be getting foster kittens soon! She tells us about some of her considerations when going into fostering as well as the typical steps that a kitten takes during and after being fostered prior to landing at their forever home through the rescue that she's associated with.

 

 

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May 13, 2025 6 mins

On this week's episode, Saige shares the story of coming across a deceased cat that was recently hit by a car. She tells us what she did 1) for the dignity of the cat and 2) in order to help provide closure to a potential family that might have been looking for their cat.

 

Trigger warning: this episode covers the topic of animals passing away/getting hurt. 

 

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On this week's episode, Saige speaks with Emily, who is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, which is based in Washington, D.C., with a rescue campus in South Carolina. On today's episode Emily shares insight on why it's important not to go to backyard breeders and if you choose to go a breeder, how to know if it's ethical. Emily and Saige also discuss there being purebreds for adoption and what pupp...

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On this week's episode, Saige speaks with Emily, who is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, which is based in Washington, D.C., with a rescue campus in South Carolina for part 2 of 3 episodes with Emily. On today's episode, Emily tells us about the sad realities of euthanasia in shelters, what stray hold laws are, what surrendering an animal means for that animal potentially being euthanized and the...

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On this week's episode, Saige speaks with Emily, who is the Marketing and Communications Manager at Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, which is based in Washington, D.C., and also has a rescue campus in South Carolina. This is part 1 of a 3 with Emily and on today's episode, Emily and Saige discuss what led Emily to working full time in animal rescue and how Lucky Dog Animal Rescue works as far as where their animals come from, their full ti...

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On this week's episode, we are joined by Jackie for part 2 of our conversation about adopting her dogs. She tells us about her experience with both rescues that she adopted from on Long Island, NY, including the time it took to be approved and the cost to adopt. If you're considering adopting and located on Long Island or in the surrounding area, take a look at the rescues' information and adoptable animals below!

 

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On this week's episode, we are joined by Jackie, who shares her story of going to a puppy store and a breeder to buy her dogs when she was younger. She tells us about now knowing what happens to animals being bred and not giving in to that when going to expand her fluffy family as an adult. We'll hear about her journey to adopting 2 dogs, including waiting to take on the responsibility of a dog. 

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On today's episode, knowing that 2 of her remaining 3 foster kittens in her care will be adopted the following day, Saige shares what it feels like to anticipate saying goodbye. She shares why this goodbye feels less nerve-wracking than saying goodbye to their brother previously. Saige also discusses her opinion on why bonded kittens should be adopted together and kittens should generally be adopted out together with another kitten...

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On this week's episode, Saige tells the story of saying goodbye to her foster kitten, Twizzler. She shares details about how the adopter came into the picture, where the goodbye took place, the toughest parts about the send-off and the fact that it is the best ending to see a foster animal get adopted.

 

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