If you’re in any way a responsible pet owner, you know that sometimes having a pet comes with some tough decisions. We all want to believe that we’ll have our dogs forever. And we probably adopt our pets with that intent in our minds and our hearts. But sometimes life has other plans. The decision […]
Life comes for all of us. One day we’re young and carefree in our photos, the next we hardly recognize the adult staring back at us from the mirror. But it’s not just us humans who are subject to change. Our dogs are also the victims of the passage of time. And we can see […]
I’m not on TikTok. I’ve hit thirty-years-old so when the latest social media craze took off I figured, “eh, I’m too old.” But I still have friends who are active on it. Most of the TikTok videos are silly fun, but there is one TikTok video that is actually quite informative. And it’s making the […]
There are many stereotypes about dogs, some of which are more accurate than others. One of the stereotypes surrounding dogs is that all dogs love water. While this may be true of some dog breeds, there are others who aren’t that keen on water. In my family, it was the cat, Patch, who enjoyed water […]
There is something about dogs that is just so kind. They have an innate sense to care for others – something that we could probably all learn from. My mom was always commenting on my dog’s instincts about being a “mother hen” towards all the animals in our family. She was always so patient and […]
Most of us don’t really like things flying at our faces, even if it’s food. I still remember being seven and getting traumatized by my attempt to catch an M&M in my mouth. I completely missed and hit myself in the eye. It was not a fun feeling. And since then, anything that remotely looks […]
When I was twenty-two years old we lost our cat Patch to a heart attack. It was sudden and unexpected. He was our outdoor kitty, so the only consolation that we had was that he didn’t pass away while outside. He passed in the middle of the night in our home, where we were able […]
