Before Walking Your Dog In This Heat, There’s One Thing You Must Do

By Santhosh K SPosted on July 3, 2025

As I write this piece, the temperature is soaring to 97 degrees in our midwestern city, and my absolute diva […]

What Is A “Soul Dog”? How To Know If You’ve Met Yours

By Santhosh K SPosted on July 2, 2025

Two weeks before my husband left for Afghanistan in 2013, my childhood dog, Maddie, died. He promised that as soon […]

By Santhosh K SPosted on June 30, 2025

“Your dog needs surgery.” It’s the news no pet owner wants to hear, both from your heart and your wallet’s […]

By Santhosh K SPosted on June 5, 2025

We hold this truth to be self-evident: that if a pet needs to throw up, it is going to find […]

By Santhosh K SPosted on May 16, 2025June 4, 2025

When I left, I didn’t take much. Some clothes for Joey and me. My toothbrush, my makeup. And Sundae, tail […]

By Santhosh K SPosted on May 14, 2025June 4, 2025

Mother’s Day is a tricky day for a lot of people, and for one Reddit user, u/InitialSong2898 (we’ll call her […]

By Santhosh K SPosted on May 13, 2025June 4, 2025

When my 9-year-old dog, Judy, began showing signs of weakness in her back legs, I started brainstorming all the ways […]