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Is off-leash dog drama really worth physical assault?!
Come one, come all: Heated off-leash dog incidents are happening again
 • 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
Welcome to Paws and Reflect!
✨ Revamped ✨ and full of fresh enthusiasm: a nuance-letter for dog lovers written by an insatiable dog nerd.
 • Haley Young
What is talent without effort?
What is a title you do not earn? (Alternatively: I have been lazy.)
 • Haley Young
I left an outdoor gear affiliate program
Because I do not need more stuff, whether it's free or not.
 • Haley Young
They all say that “it gets better” but what if I don’t?
When am I gonna stop being wise beyond my years and just start being wise?
 • Haley Young
What does "gossip" mean?
And how bad (or actually productive and prosocial) is it?
 • Haley Young
I don't know what I'm doing on the internet.
Is life just a series of feeling stuck? Escapism, social media insecurity, and not having a niche (while feeling like you should probably really stick…
 • Haley Young
Can we talk about dog leash laws without virtue signaling?
Pointing out that someone is virtue signaling can be a genuine critique of their behavior… but it can also be a lazy attempt to dismiss their arguments…
 • Haley Young
I revisited some of the first dog-training accounts I ever followed online
Seeing photos of people and pets I used to check on daily but now hardly remember felt strange.
 • Haley Young
I'm very much deeply afraid of being yelled at
On the internet. (Mostly.)
 • Haley Young
We moved to Substack!
The why, how, and some details on the change
 • Haley Young
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