When we adopted Penny from a rescue that focuses on dogs with the double merle gene, we knew very little about this condition. We were considering adopting a deaf dog since we already use ASL in our home, but I didn’t initially realize the connection between deafness and the double merle gene. Having worked in […]

A few weeks ago, we thought we were about to say goodbye to Cooper. One Friday morning, he woke up, picked at his breakfast, and went outside. He seemed slow, off, and a bit disoriented. Over the course of the morning, his condition rapidly declined. He couldn’t walk properly, wobbled, and fell frequently. He appeared […]

A few weeks back, while lost in an online scroll, I stumbled upon a heated discussion about wearing shoes inside the house. Interestingly, it wasn’t directly about footwear indoors but sparked by a photo of a woman folding laundry on her living room floor. The comments section erupted with opinions on whether it was sanitary […]

Without Sacrificing Cleanliness, Style, or Function I recently spoke with a woman about my work writing on dogs, cats, and the pet industry. She mentioned she loved animals, especially cats, but didn’t want them in her home. Her reasons? She couldn’t stand the sight of carpet-covered cat trees and refused to live in a house […]