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Dogs and Coffee with Kelly and Rocky Kanaka

Dogs and Coffee with Kelly and Rocky Kanaka

By: Kelly Kanaka and Rocky Kanaka
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 Dogs and Coffee" is a heartwarming, fun-filled podcast hosted by Emmy-nominated TV personality and YouTuber Rocky Kanaka alongside Kelly Kanaka, who together are a husband and wife dynamic team in life, business and entrepreneurship driven by a shared vision and passion for pets spreading the word of love, adoption and volunteering. Filmed at a local coffee shop by the iconic Original Farmer's Market at The Grove in Los Angeles, the show features a cozy, cafe setting where guest celebrities, influencers, and fellow animal lovers, join Rocky and Kelly for intimate conversations of hope and perseverance while they attempt to make the guest their favorite coffee drink. Whether you're a coffee enthusiast, a dog lover, or simply seeking feel-good conversations, "Dogs and Coffee" is your new favorite way to celebrate the love and happiness animals bring into our lives. If you love Rocky Kanaka in Sitting with Dogs or seeing him on his farm growing Flip Coffee you will love this.2025
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  • The Ugly Truth About Fake Service Dogs

    The Ugly Truth About Fake Service Dogs
    Dec 19 2025
    Get Flip Coffee and Help Dogs Here: https://www.flipcoffee.com Molly Burke joins Rocky and Kelly for a raw, wise, and surprisingly funny conversation about blindness, identity, and the guide dogs who've shaped every chapter of her life. From the moment doctors told her parents "she's going to go blind… there's nothing we can do" to a childhood spent losing vision in waves, Molly walks us through her story with honesty and clarity. She shares what it was like preparing for blindness while she could still see, learning Braille early, practicing cane skills long before she relied on them, and the accident that forced her into using a cane full-time at eight. Molly also opens up about the part no one sees: the neurological panic of rapid vision loss. And through it all: dogs. For 18 and a half years, she's rarely been without a guide dog by her side. Molly's Coffee Order: medium roast cafe latte with soy milk Dog: Elton John (Guide Dog and Water Connoisseur) Follow Molly: ‪@MollyBurkeOfficial‬ / @mollyburkeofficial Molly's Book - Unseen: How I Lost My Vision but Found My Voice Thank you for sharing to help get our adoptable dog of the week a loving home! Dog: Pumpkin Age: 2 years old Breed: Husky/Chow Chow mix Location: Flip Farms - San Diego County Go here: https://rockykanaka.com/adoption/pump... And check out ALL of our adoptable dogs at: https://rockykanaka.com/adoption-list/ Get New York Times Best Selling Book Sitting with Dogs https://amzn.to/4hE9qxx Follow Molly: @mollyburkeofficial / / mollyburkeofficial Follow Rocky: @rockykanaka / / rockykanaka Follow Kelly: @kelly.kanaka / / kelly.kanaka Dogs and Coffee Podcast by Kelly and Rocky Kanaka where they talk all things dogs and coffee. This podcast covers comedy to heartfelt moments talking about the state of dog rescue, how to handle difficult dogs, some of our favorite coffee drinks and more all while Rocky tries to be a barista. We serve Flip Coffee at local cafes and will hopefully do this around the country.
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • This Company LEGALLY made a DOG their CEO 😅

    This Company LEGALLY made a DOG their CEO 😅
    Dec 13 2025

    Get Flip Coffee and Help Dogs Here: https://www.flipcoffee.com

    WeRateDogs founder Matt Nelson joins Rocky and Kelly for a hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt conversation about how a joke Twitter account became the internet's most joyful dog brand.

    Matt shares how it all started long before the followers, back when he was a kid who couldn't calm his emotions, but the golden retrievers in his house could. In college, he fell in love with comedy, noticed that almost all of his viral jokes were about dogs, and launched WeRateDogs from his tiny dorm room. Four days later, the account had more followers than he did… and by year's end, it had a million.

    Today, the brand is a full-time operation, a charitable foundation, and home to one extremely confident dog CEO: Javier, Matt's newly adopted, totally deaf, low-rider boss.

    Matt breaks down how he and his team choose dogs for the viral Top 10 lists, why only around 60 dogs in 10 years have ever earned a perfect 15/10, and what really qualifies a dog for the highest rating. He also shares the chaos of being recognized in public ("Can you rate my dog?") and the story behind the first autograph he ever signed- which someone immediately cared less about than the rating.

    PLUS! Rocky and Kelly get deputized to rate dogs. And yes… Rocky breaks the rules.

    Matt Nelson Coffee Order: decaf vanilla latte with oat milk
    Dog: Javier
    FOLLOW MATT! @WeRateDogs and @thedogsweregoodagain
    Support 15/10 Foundation: 15outof10.org
    Get YOUR: 2026 We Rate Dogs Calendar: https://weratedogs.com/pages/2026-calendars
    Submit YOUR Pup Here: https://portal.weratedogs.com/

    Thank you for sharing to help get our adoptable dog of the week a loving home!

    Dog: Pumpkin!
    To quote Rocky & Kelly, "We are ALL in on Pumpkin!" "Pumpkin! Pumpkin! Pumpkin!"
    Age: 2 years old
    Breed: Husky/Chow Chow mix
    Location: Flip Farms - San Diego County
    Go here: https://rockykanaka.com/adoption/pumpkin-for-adoption/

    Get New York Times Best Selling Book Sitting with Dogs https://amzn.to/4hE9qxx

    Connect with Matt on Instagram: @officialdogfather | @weratedogs | @dogfeelingsig

    Follow Rocky: @rockykanaka / https://www.instagram.com/rockykanaka/#

    Follow Kelly: @kelly.kanaka / https://www.instagram.com/kelly.kanaka/#

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    Dogs and Coffee Podcast by Rocky Kanaka and Kelly Kanaka where they talk all things dogs and coffee. This podcast covers comedy to heartfelt moments talking about the state of dog rescue, how to handle difficult dogs, some of our favorite coffee drinks and more all while Rocky tries to be a barista. We serve Flip Coffee at local cafes and will hopefully do this around the country.
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    59 mins
  • How a Chance Meeting Saved a Vet's Heart

    How a Chance Meeting Saved a Vet's Heart
    Dec 5 2025

    Get Flip Coffee and Help Dogs Here: https://www.flipcoffee.com

    Dr. Kwane Stewart aka The Street Vet sits down with Rocky and Kelly for an honest, funny, and deeply emotional conversation about dog shelters, homelessness, and what it really means to be a good pet parent.

    From the childhood moment he chased an injured golden retriever through his neighborhood in Brownsville, Texas, to announcing at seven, fresh off watching The Black Stallion, that he would become a veterinarian… to eventually becoming a high-end vet serving wealthy clients in San Diego before the recession hit and pushed him into municipal shelter work in Modesto, where he was euthanizing dozens of animals by 10 AM. Dr. Kwane shares every chapter with unfiltered honesty about how it shaped him.

    How a quick 7-Eleven coffee stop became a $3 act of compassion, and man's "thank you for not ignoring me," became the seed that grew into Project Street Vet.

    Through it all, Dr. Kwane stays grounded, compassionate, and funny, even when the stories get heavy. And yes, we get into social media, misconceptions about homeless pet owners, and why walking an encampment in Oakland became "one of the best days" of a veteran journalist's life.

    Dr. Kwane's Coffee Order: Straight Black Coffee
    Dog: Cora

    Thank you for sharing to help get our adoptable dog of the week a loving home!

    Dog: Pumpkin
    Age: 2 years old
    Breed: Husky/Chow Chow mix
    Location: Flip Farms - San Diego County?
    Go here: https://rockykanaka.com/adoption/pumpkin-for-adoption/

    Get New York Times Best Selling Book Sitting with Dogs https://amzn.to/4hE9qxx

    Connect with Dr. Kwane on Instagram: ___

    Follow Rocky: @rockykanaka /https://www.instagram.com/rockykanaka/#

    Follow Kelly: @kelly.kanaka / https://www.instagram.com/kelly.kanaka/#

    Get New York Times Best Selling Book Sitting with Dogs https://amzn.to/4hE9qxx

    Connect with Dr. Kwane & Project Street Vet:
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkwane/
    https://www.instagram.com/thestreetvet/
    Website: https://www.projectstreetvet.org/

    Follow Rocky: @rockykanaka / https://www.instagram.com/rockykanaka/#
    Follow Kelly: @kelly.kanaka / https://www.instagram.com/kelly.kanaka/#

    Dogs and Coffee Podcast by Rocky Kanaka and Kelly Kanaka talks all things dogs and coffee. This podcast covers comedy to heartfelt moments talking about the state of dog rescue, how to handle difficult dogs, some of our favorite coffee drinks and more — all while Rocky tries to be a barista. We serve Flip Coffee at local cafes and will hopefully do this around the country.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
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