Tethered Trails
A Tethered By Grace Pawdcast
Real conversations. Real dogs. Real connection.
Pull up a chair, grab your coffee, and probably make room for a dog or two.
Tethered Tails is the official podcast of Tethered By Grace, where we talk honestly about dogs, the people who love them, and everything that happens in between.
From ethical breeding and training to service dogs, therapy work, responsible ownership, advocacy, grief, hilarious dog stories, and the relationships that change our lives—nothing is really off the table.
Latest Episode
Episode 1: Why Tethered?
Stephanie Skrede sits down with Jessica Tritz to talk about the why behind Tethered By Grace.
What started with the love and loss of one extraordinary dog has grown into something much bigger.
In our very first episode of Tethered Tails, Jessica shares the story behind Alexa, the beginnings of Tethered By Grace, and how one dog's legacy became the foundation for a nonprofit centered around education, advocacy, responsible stewardship, and strengthening the human-dog bond.
We talk about where Tethered began, where it's going, and why we're so passionate about making a meaningful difference in the dog community.
What You'll Hear on Tethered Tails
Ethical Breeding
Healthy dogs, brighter futures
Puppy Raising
Foundations for a lifetime
Training & Behavior
Real guidance, real progress
Service & Therapy Dogs
Purpose. People. Possibility
Veterinary Care
Expert insight for healthier lives
Rescue & Adoption
Second chances change everything
Grief & Healing
Honest conversations for the hard days
The Human-Dog Bond
A connection like no other
Meet The Voices Behind The Pawdcast!
At the heart of Tethered Tails are two women who love dogs deeply, just from slightly different sides of the story.
Jess brings the breeder perspective—the joy, responsibility, hard work, and heart that go into raising puppies and supporting families from the very beginning.
Stephanie brings the perspective of a dog owner and guardian family, along with previous podcast experience and a love for meaningful conversation.
Together, they bring different experiences to the table, but the same goal: to have honest, helpful, and sometimes funny conversations about dogs, the people who love them, and everything that comes with sharing life with them.
No perfect scripts. No pretending to know it all. Just real conversations, shared experiences, and a whole lot of heart.
More Than A Podcast
Tethered Tails is another way we're carrying out the mission of Tethered By Grace.
Our mission is to advance animal welfare and advocacy by strengthening the bond between dogs and people through ethical stewardship, education, support, therapeutic work, and community connection.
Sometimes making a difference starts with a program.
Sometimes it starts with education.
And sometimes it starts with two people sitting down and having a conversation.
Live with heart. Lead with grace.