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Dog Owner Encouragement

My dog is going to die. How do I live with that?
An interview about anticipatory grief with author and animal lover E.B. Bartels
 • Haley Young and E.B. Bartels
My dog and I will never be "cured" of our reactivity
All these years of progress later, sometimes I still grieve the things that aren't easy with such a sensitive creature.
 • Haley Young
What it is like to love a dog who is wearing out before your eyes
I hope we have years of still becoming.
 • Haley Young
Train the dog, take the dog, leave the dog... just enjoy life with the dog!
Living in a van has helped me strike a healthier balance than ever when it comes to including—and not including—Scout in other activities.
 • Haley Young
It’s (still) isolating to love a sensitive dog
But I am capable of crossing any imaginary line my least-productive thought spirals draw.
 • Haley Young
In fact, I think I might wave hello
On off-leash dogs and shouting at strangers and trying to make things better, not worse
 • Haley Young
Dogs need more than love
Well, depending on how we define "love".
 • Haley Young
My interview with Carol Mithers, author of Rethinking Rescue
It's finally live! An in-depth conversation about the ties between human and domestic animal welfare
 • Haley Young
Thank you for not treating my cattle dog like a retriever
“She doesn’t require an ounce of management when people don’t expect her to be a Labrador” — summing up Scout’s ability to happily coexist with…
 • Haley Young
There is no finish line
I want to be done so I can be loved. Maybe the ultimate checklist is separating the two.
 • Haley Young
What makes my dog well-behaved and composed and good
“We never scold her for anything anymore,” Sean remarked the other day. He’s right—we never need to.
 • Haley Young
You can't be "anti human, pro dog"
I think of my past self vilifying strangers to retain a sense of moral high ground when all I actually stood upon was compounded harm.
 • Haley Young
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