I never planned to become a cat person. Then Miso — a scrawny tabby with one folded ear and the confidence of a landlord — moved herself into my life via a friend’s “temporary” rehoming situation. I knew dogs. I…
There is a special kind of torture known only to new puppy owners: you have this tiny creature with legs like pipe cleaners, the sun is shining, and every instinct screams take the puppy outside — while your vet, your…
The first time I realized something was wrong with Biscuit’s sleep, it wasn’t dramatic. My sister’s beagle puppy — the same land-shark who once ate a remote control — had started sleeping through her evening zoomie hour. Three days of…
Let me tell you about the worst advice I ever followed. When Biscuit — my sister’s beagle puppy, who I “temporarily” fostered for four months — hit twelve weeks old, a well-meaning guy at the dog park told me the…
Every morning at 6:40, my alarm goes off and roughly four seconds later, a cold nose touches my elbow. That is Rusty — a scruffy terrier mix with the timekeeping skills of a Swiss train station. When I first brought…
