If you miss Life by Pets, you can find what I am writing now over at Dear Alien Anthropologists. I realized a few months ago that one of the reasons I was not writing as much as I would have liked to was that a lot of the things I …
Early on a Thursday morning, I took the dogs to the park. I had two phone interviews later that morning and wanted to make sure the dogs got their exercise in. I took the dogs down one of the forest paths from the parking lot to the off leash area. …
We’re going camping this weekend and dragging J along with us. A good friend is coming to watch the dogs for us. Here are the notes I sent her. (Which make me realize just how spoiled my dogs can be.) Water There are three dog water bowls. One in the …
Back in high school, when my best friend and I would talk about our futures, she was not certain she wanted any kids at all, but decided that if she did have any, it would be one, and one only. As an only child herself, she was certain that parents …
Thank you to Pup Fan and her post over at I Want More Puppies for bringing this article to my attention. We are discussing this recent article at Slate, where the author suggests that it is impossible to still love your dog when you have kids. Let me state unequivocally …
I want to start by saying that I am not against pets as gifts in all situations. I wrote a couple of Christmases ago for That Mutt about two situations where pets were given as gifts, and I was all behind it. You’ll hear another story about that today. The …
I have zero desire to drive my commute, but taking the train/bus makes for a long day- one where I am out of the house for 12 hours every week day. My new job is demanding mentally (which I am happy about), and when I get home, I just want …