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Leash your dog, please (and be nice about it?)
Come one, come all: Heated off-leash dog incidents are happening again
17 hrs ago
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Haley Young
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Delight in the little things
A squirrel, some chaos, the circle of life, and romanticization
Sep 12
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Hills I will die on as a dog lover
The more specific a guideline, the more likely I am to take issue with it. But I stand behind some overarching beliefs.
Sep 3
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August 2025
Gifts for and of an old dog
She greets me when I walk in the door—everything different and everything the same—as if we had not spent the bulk of our lives hundreds of miles apart.
Aug 20
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I am not spiritual (and yet)
A prose-poem about the universe
Aug 4
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July 2025
Our time runs out: Portland roundup
Routines, reflections, and favorites from three months living in the same spot
Jul 29
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I hope we have years of still becoming
What it is like to love a dog who is wearing out before your eyes
Jul 24
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I love bringing my dog to concerts
Train the dog, take the dog, leave the dog... just enjoy life with the dog
Jul 20
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It’s (still) isolating to love a sensitive dog
But I am capable of crossing any imaginary line my least-productive thought spirals draw.
Jul 16
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Welcome to Paws and Reflect!
✨ Revamped ✨ and full of fresh enthusiasm. Here's what's new.
Jul 10
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Haley Young
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Against fireworks and greedy human pleasures
There is no meaningful need for artificial light and sound displays—but so much need for us to marvel at what already exists.
Jul 3
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June 2025
In fact, I think I might wave hello
On off-leash dogs and shouting at strangers and trying to make things better, not worse
Jun 12
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