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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
Van fiascos, holiday visits, writing announcements, books, 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
An inspirational journal for pet parents published by the Quarto Group and coming out in May 2026!
 • Haley Young
November 2025 Paws and Reflect recap
A roundup of reading, writing, van travel, Scout news, 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
Because "polite" is subjective—and 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
But sometimes an object becomes more than an object.
 • Haley Young
A squirrel, some chaos, and the circle of life
A squirrel, some chaos, the circle of life, and romanticization
 • 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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