If you’ve been reading along for a while, you’ve probably seen me refer to Niles and Celia as “reactive” dogs. If you don’t know what a reactive dog is, it’s basically a dog who overreacts to certain things; most commonly, it means a dog who barks, growls and lunges at people or other dogs. For … More Diary of a Reactive Dog, part 1
I’m going to confess right off the bat that this post is not coming from a place of altruistic knowledge-sharing. I’m a little bitter. I shouldn’t be, but I am. For the past two weeks, we’ve had white moms climbing over each other to apply for this litter of puppies we got in. Seriously, our application … More You don’t know what you’re getting
“Now, your dogs are full pit, right?” This is a question I get pretty often. Most of the time it’s our friends asking out of simple curiosity, and there’s no harm in that. One time a guy and his wife pulled over as I was walking Nelson to ask if he had papers. If you … More Breed profile: American Heinz 57
I need another dog in my house like I need a hole in the head, but boy, the puppy fever is coming on strong this year. My favorite video of Niles came up in my Facebook memories today, and I went from “Sure, it would be nice to pet a puppy right now” to “I NEED … More For National Puppy Day, do me a solid
If my blog posts thus far haven’t been a big enough hint, my life has basically been one long learning experience since we adopted Nelson. From reading up on the history of pit bulls to dipping my little toe into the pool of dog behavior and training, it’s the most learning I’ve done since college, … More We went back to school! Kind of.
Today, I’m making Nelson a cake. I haven’t made a cake for human consumption since, uh…I actually don’t remember. It’s not important. What’s important is I’m making one for Nelson, because today is his two-year adoptiversary. Also, we adopted a third dog. To say this was not in the plan would be an understatement. We didn’t … More Welcome home
Just so you know, writing this makes me distinctly uncomfortable. Matt and I are not, like, publicly affectionate people. We do not document our rare dates. We appeared in one photo together this year. Nonetheless, when reflecting on 2016, this post felt necessary. Matt and I have known each other since high school and have … More The boyfriend appreciation post
I love Christmas. I feel like this is at odds with my identity as both a black-hearted cynic and a dirty liberal, but I really love it. Christmas lights are my favorite lights. I’m a big fan of giving gifts. I’m split on the music; I’ll listen to any arrangement of “Carol of the Bells” 300 … More Jingle bells, Batman smells, the dogs all ran away
Can you even be mad when someone returns an amazing dog? I mean, you can, obviously. As a rescuer, you’re probably supposed to be mad, because that person signed a contract and said this dog was now part of their family, but they’ve dumped them back on you two weeks before Christmas. It kind of … More Welcome back
When I started college, I considered myself politically neutral. I had moved on from just parroting what my parents or teachers said, but whenever I was asked about it, I said I didn’t have time to do in-depth research on the positions and pasts of any and all candidates. It was a nice, idealistic little out; … More “I hate political crap”
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