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Responsible Dog Ownership

Do dogs need blankets and jackets and comfort?
Scout is a majestic predator-scavenger descended from wild ancestors. She also likes to be cozy.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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In fact, I think I might wave hello
On off-leash dogs and shouting at strangers and trying to make things better, not worse
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To the man who loved shorebirds
You were almost right—but only almost.
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My weirdo dog likes neighborhood walks now?
Reflections on preferences and fulfillment opportunities changing over time
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Dogs need more than love
Well, depending on how we define "love".
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Why I fulfill my dog differently than I used to
It wasn't a purposeful shift—but we've become much less pragmatic. Here's a look back on Scout's fulfillment changes and their causes.
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Close encounters of the creature kind
It is so often these close encounters that fill us with wonder—that allow us to more fully appreciate our fellow creatures. But they are also, so often…
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A "virtue signaling" deep dive, anyone?
Please enjoy (or sigh exasperatedly) at me taking social media conversation seriously
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