I am increasingly convinced that my dog has a severe case of FOMO. Not mild. Not occasional. I’m talking full-blown, body-check-you-on-the-stairs, “no one leaves without me” levels of fear of missing out. If there is movement toward a door, he is there. If a shoe is being put […]
A family in North Carolina recently uncovered a crime ring operating out of their very own kitchen. The culprit? Not a burglar. Not a raccoon with ambition. Not even a teenager with a late-night cereal dependency. No. It was Chase, their 8-year-old Golden Retriever. He is a dog […]
I have reached a point in life where I trust dogs more than people. And not in a cute, Instagram-caption kind of way. I mean in a deeply scientific, peer-reviewed, my nervous system has run the data kind of way. People are flexible. We smile when we don’t […]
There are two types of people in this world 1. People who think their pets sleep all night.2. People who have met their pets. I, unfortunately, am now the third type. Yhe one who strongly suspects a coordinated, multi-species underground operation is unfolding the moment I turn off […]
There was a time not long ago ( like Tuesday) when I believed animals had a certain moral code. A quiet agreement, if you will. You stay in your lane, I’ll stay in mine, and nobody touches the ribeye. And then somewhere in Oklahoma, a dog said absolutely […]
There are people who cry at weddings. People who cry at movies. People who cry at tax season. I cry at dog stories. A heroic dog.A rescued dog.A dog reunited with its human.A dog wearing a tiny raincoat. I am emotionally available for all of it. So when […]
There are people who think dogs are chaotic creatures. Loud, needy, impulsive. Agents of fur and entropy. Those people have clearly never noticed how dogs build rituals. Not routines. Rituals. Sacred, non-negotiable emotional appointments with their human. Mine have three. My middle dog who is my resident curmudgeon, […]
We’ve known for a while that toddlers are tiny linguistic geniuses. They don’t need flashcards. They don’t need formal lessons. They just listen. They overhear conversations while stacking blocks or licking windows, and suddenly they’re using words you don’t even remember teaching them. It’s casual. It’s sneaky. It’s […]
You know it’s going to be one of those years when even the wildlife seems to have a group chat where they coordinate their plans to move into your property. I swear the animals have discovered Zillow, and I’m 90% sure they’ve been passing around my address with […]
I never thought I’d reach a point in my adult life where I would have to hover over the remote like a paranoid teenager trying to switch the channel before their parents walk in. Except in my case, I’m not hiding anything scandalous. I’m hiding commercials from my […]
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