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MTSU Alumna Shares Tales of Dog Rescues on ‘MTSU On the Record’

An MTSU graduate who spends a lot of her spare time chasing dogs will be the guest on the next edition of the “MTSU On the Record” radio program.

Host Gina Logue’s interview with Miranda Caffey-Vogeler will air from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, July 7, and from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, July 13, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and www.wmot.org).

Caffey-Vogeler and her husband, Neil Vogeler, founded Short Mountain Dog Rescue in 2008 at their home, which they have moved from Short Mountain to a location near Dowelltown, Tennessee. To date, they have placed more than 120 dumped and abandoned dogs in homes with caring owners.

“A lot of times they get shot,” Caffey-Vogeler said of the discarded animals. “A lot of times they starve to death. What really spoke to me, and what really started this for me, is when we would see the dogs not want to leave the spot where they were dumped because they thought their owners were coming back.”

Caffey-Vogeler holds a bachelor’s degree in outdoor recreation and works for Good Gracious Café and Catering in Readyville, Tennessee. Neil Vogeler holds an engineering degree from the University of Illinois and works at Cosma Die Technology in Smithville, Tennessee.

To listen to previous “MTSU On the Record” programs, go to www.mtsunews.com/ontherecord/.

For more information, contact Gina Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.