dog

It's no coincidence that a dog is a man's best friend; they're more faithful than most other animals, and more faithful than many people.

The tale of a deer
We wanted a dog. We VERY much wanted a dog. We actually bought a house and moved across the country in large part because we wanted a dog. There were other factors that played into that decision, of course, but the desire to have a dog in our life was at the top of the ‘pros’ section of the pros and cons list for making that decision.
By Pete Crutchfield4 years ago in Petlife
How I Know I Can Be a Mother. Top Story - February 2022.
I have always struggled with the idea of being a mother. The idea of being responsible for the life of another being. Making sure they’re fed. Bathed. Clothed. Getting enough sleep. Entertained. Happy. I feel like I’m barely capable of managing those basic needs for myself.
By Chloe Anne4 years ago in Petlife
Uber Dog
Trixie was a Great Dane who stayed with us until the incredible age of a day short of 12. She was a great dog - the best!! It's almost cliche to say - most people adore and love their dog(s). They give us so much unconditional love. We love them despite all the annoyances and inconveniences: they bark, chew, wake you up too early, they're stinky, shed, etc. These are usually the things that you miss the most - even the really naughty things. Once in a while, a truly special one comes along...
By Jackie K4 years ago in Petlife
Licking The Wounds Only A Dog Can Salve
Dogs have an interesting and storied history, both outside of, and including humans. Domesticated dogs as we know them today may bare little to no resemblance to their wolf or jackal ancestors but their important role in the fate of men has remained steadfast throughout the centuries.
By E.K. Daniels4 years ago in Petlife
Mickey
Looking back on that entire three-week period of the summer of 2015, it seems clearer now that I was always going to be the one to take Mickey to the island myself. It would be too cliché, of course, to say that “I needed him more than he needed me.” But, in a broader sense, both of our lives at that point complemented each other’s in enough ways that anyone else would have been redundant.
By Steve Hanson4 years ago in Petlife
My Covid Baby
It was April 2020, a month and a half into lockdown. I got up and started to get ready for my day, teaching virtually. It had its pros and cons. I loved to be able to teach in my pj bottoms, have extra breaks throughout the day, and start late and end early! It was great. I also got to bond more with my dog, Yuki. She is a little white Maltese mix that I found abandoned 5 years before. As we stretched and got out of bed, I thought we would take a longer walk that day. I remember thinking that I needed more steps than the day before. We had breakfast, and then I got her harness and leash as she jumped around in excitement, ready for her daily walk. I fastened her pink harness around her little potbelly and placed new poop bags in my fanny back and headed out.
By Elsa4 years ago in Petlife
Shiloh
I like to think that every animal lover has one soul animal. It's the pet you have which you connect with on the deepest of levels, that awakens, and then completes, a part of you that you did not even know existed.
By Jill Szaroz4 years ago in Petlife
Snapshots and Telephone memories
The way we form memories is funny. We don’t remember events in and of themselves. We remember the last time we were remembering the memory with the beliefs attached to it, and the next time we would be remembering the last time, and so on.
By Allie M4 years ago in Petlife
Chop
Every once in a while, a dog enters your life and changes everything. Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them and filling an emptiness we didn't even know we had. I walked into the auburn humane society on a cold day in January in search of my soulmate. I'm not sure what led me there as it was not a place, I planned on looking. As I walked in, I asked if they had any dogs available for adoption after tirelessly looking at other crowded shelters and being waitlisted behind the people in front of me who were already first in line for the dog. The woman replied," umm, we have two," and led me through the door. As I walked through, straight ahead of me, there he was. I just knew. He was loud and ferocious barking behind that small cage in a quite aggressive ferocious way. As if he was screaming let me out of here. He had been a stray and had been there six months. Unneutered large two-year-old German shepherd mix. This big, beautiful boy confined to a cage looking for his forever home. I have never seen a dog so excited to come out of a cage and into the world! I fell in love right then. His energy, his adventurous happy spirit, I wanted to take him home right then. Being a stray, he desperately needed a bath and smelled so bad it was almost unbearable. But what a beauty. Dandruff and all I said, I will take him. I returned three days later to pick him up since they had to neuter him first. It was the longest three days of my life. I named him Chop. From that day on Chop has been my best friend, my soulmate and my family.
By Tiffani Sumner4 years ago in Petlife
That Spot on the Floor Is Where You Died
This memory is not the one dog lovers want to read. It's the kind we avoid until we cannot possibly avoid it anymore. But, it's the reality all dog caretakers will face one day.
By Jacaranda C.4 years ago in Petlife
The Pandemic Pup
There we were - my partner and I. Freshly independent and recently moved into our own home. Two strong, separate incomes, and enough years ahead before the desire for a child arrives.
By Jason4 years ago in Petlife
Cheering Up Gracie
Millie Bobbie Bear was an unexpected addition to the Frazer family. After my 17-year-old sister's relationship ended, she showed up with an Australian shepherd puppy, the result of her post-breakup impulsiveness.
By S. Frazer4 years ago in Petlife