The FeedPups blog
Honest, long-form writing about shelter dogs, adoption, and how a small browser game funds real meals.
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July 2026 recap: what a quieter month looks like
Summer is historically the slowest month for shelter donations. Here is what the July numbers looked like at FeedPups and why we still shipped a full kibble order.
July 14, 2026 · 5 min read
Summer heat is the hardest season for shelter dogs — here is why
Kennel temperatures, exercise limits, water logistics, and the surge in owner surrenders. A practical look at what July and August actually demand from a shelter.
July 7, 2026 · 6 min read
What a shelter volunteer actually does all day
Not the marketing version. A realistic hour-by-hour picture of a Saturday shift at a mid-sized shelter, from morning kennel cleans to evening enrichment.
July 1, 2026 · 7 min read
Adoption
Bringing home an adult shelter dog and the breeds you actually meet on the row.
- AdoptionGuides
Adopting a shelter dog: an honest first-90-days guide
The decompression phase, house-training regressions, vet visits, and the two week rule — a realistic look at what your first three months together will feel like.
April 18, 2026 · 9 min read
- AdoptionBreeds
A short field guide to the breeds you actually see in shelters
Forget the breed-of-the-month lists. Here is what actually walks through a mid-sized U.S. shelter’s doors: mixes, retrievers, bullies, and hound crosses.
March 22, 2026 · 8 min read
Shelter operations
How shelters actually run — food, staffing, seasonality, and volunteering.
- Shelter operationsGuides
Summer heat is the hardest season for shelter dogs — here is why
Kennel temperatures, exercise limits, water logistics, and the surge in owner surrenders. A practical look at what July and August actually demand from a shelter.
July 7, 2026 · 6 min read
- Shelter operationsGuides
What a shelter volunteer actually does all day
Not the marketing version. A realistic hour-by-hour picture of a Saturday shift at a mid-sized shelter, from morning kennel cleans to evening enrichment.
July 1, 2026 · 7 min read
- Shelter operationsNutrition
Why consistent food matters more than premium food for shelters
The unglamorous economics of shelter nutrition: intake volatility, stress-related digestive issues, and why bulk consistency beats boutique brands.
April 5, 2026 · 7 min read
- Shelter operationsGuides
How to tell a shelter is actually worth supporting
Six practical signals — transparency, veterinary access, foster program, return policy, staff turnover, and public reporting — for evaluating a local rescue.
March 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Transparency & funding
Where the money comes from, where it goes, and monthly recaps.
- TransparencyMonthly recap
July 2026 recap: what a quieter month looks like
Summer is historically the slowest month for shelter donations. Here is what the July numbers looked like at FeedPups and why we still shipped a full kibble order.
July 14, 2026 · 5 min read
- TransparencyHow it works
How FeedPups actually funds real shelter meals
A plain-English walkthrough of the money flow: from ad impression and one-time purchase to a bag of kibble on a shelter loading dock.
May 2, 2026 · 6 min read
- TransparencyGiving
Yes, small donations actually work — the math
Why £2 a month is not too small to matter, how pooled micro-donations beat one-off large gifts for operational stability, and what the numbers look like at scale.
February 19, 2026 · 6 min read