Continuing a Mother Dog’s Love: The Promise We Make When We Bring a Puppy Home
A heartfelt look at a mother dog’s love, from the whelping pen to the promise we make when we bring a puppy home. A favorite essay from the archives.
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Why I’m Passionate About Offering Help for Dog Owners (and How My Story Led Here)
After sharing my new branding — the colors, the logo, the shift toward writing about life with dogs instead of only helpful dog information — I noticed something interesting. I keep drifting right back to writing articles that provide help for dog owners. And like any writer who is also a Pisces and an over‑thinker,…
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Because Love Wins: Why We Keep Getting Dogs
Dog grief, love, and healing—this post explores why we keep getting dogs, even after loss. Because love wins.
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Quill’s Awesome Mix: Decoding My Dog’s Vocalizations
Peter Quill had his Awesome Mix—a cassette filled with memories, grief, and joy. My Quill has his own version: a vocal playlist of sneezes, sighs, and guttural sounds that score our days together. He’s the most vocal Labrador Retriever I’ve ever known, and each sound he makes is a track on the album of our…
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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.
