How Long Dogs Remember Scent (Long After We Believe It’s Faded)
Discover how long dogs remember scent — and why familiar smells can trigger grief, recognition, and deep emotional memory in the dogs we love.
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It’s Almost Like I Got Him on Purpose: Watching Quill Become the Dog He Was Meant to Be
After losing Tink, I found unexpected healing in watching Quill grow into the dog he was meant to be. A story of grief, presence, and becoming.
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More Than Just DNA: Why Cloning Can’t Replace Your Heart Dog
Tom Brady’s cloned dog sparked a national conversation, but cloning can’t recreate the dog you lost. This essay explores responsible breeding, nurture vs. nature, and why DNA is only one small part of who a dog becomes.
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Cosmic Timing: The Puppy We Almost Didn’t Get
This is the story of our Labrador retriever Quill, and how sometimes life happens but love (aka a puppy) shows up anyway.
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And Just Like That, Another Heart Dog is by My Side
Can you have more than one heart dog? A soulful reflection on love, loss, and soulmates—through decades of dogs and Sex and the City episodes.
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Pixie-Dusted: A Labrador Named Tinkerbell
If you’ve ever loved a dog so deeply that they became part of your soul, then you’ll understand this tribute. This is the story of Tinkerbell—our black Labrador whose twelve years and two days with us were pixie-dusted in silliness, love, and unforgettable magic.
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July 11, 2022: Losing My Heart Dog Jackson
One year ago today I woke up, went downstairs, and found Jackson splooted on the tile in the foyer. My heart sank the second I saw him. Well past his cute puppy sploot days, I knew that this was something else. As I looked in his epically soulful eyes, I saw the message he was sending me. “Mom, it’s time.”
