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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
Seven years writing the story of Scout Finch
Happy gotcha day to the dog I got in my 20s—the one who's moved into four apartments, one house, and now a converted van by my side.
 • Haley Young
December 2025 Paws and Reflect recap
Scout's water bowl froze overnight: Van fiascos, holiday visits, writing announcements, and more as usual!
 • Haley Young
My first book has a cover!
Updates on THE DOG LOVER'S BUCKET LIST, publishing May 2026
 • Haley Young
Say hi to THE DOG LOVER'S BUCKET LIST
Exciting news: I'm going to be a published author!
 • Haley Young
November 2025 Paws and Reflect recap
My van is broken, but my dog is great! This month's roundup of Scout news, van travel, reading, writing, and other tidbits.
 • Haley Young
Which section of the bookstore are you stuck in?
Find me in the "non-human animals" aisle. Never make me leave!
 • Haley Young
Van life duality in California's redwoods
Aren’t the multitudes the point?!
 • Haley Young
Manners are subjective, so our dog-training goals are too
Or "why my dog and I won't mind our manners." The rules we’ve maintained are the ones that most affect our own daily existence!
 • Haley Young
It's just a slip lead, but sometimes an object becomes memory
It’s just a slip lead, but it’s one of the first things I ever had made just for her. Scout, the leather reads in a perfect serif typeface. This leash…
 • Haley Young
A squirrel, some chaos, and the circle of life
Oh, and romanticizing—delighting in—the little things. Always.
 • Haley Young
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.
 • Haley Young
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