I’ve been wanting to write about this for a long time, but I wasn’t quite sure what to say or how to say it. When I was 19, I bought a 6-week-old basset hound. He was a fat little nugget, and he was perfect. I had done a ton of research on breeds that I […]
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My favorite rescue dog Challenger recently killed Carrot’s mate, Pebble. I never thought he would attack the rabbits because we’ve fostered so many kittens and he was always fine around them. But cats are predators, like dogs, and even at very young ages they know how to hiss. When kittens are too young to hiss, the […]
About three months ago, I convinced Mr. Cereal that we should get a parakeet. I had birds growing up and I loved them. As an adult I’ve been wanting birds, but I wasn’t sure how to start again. So I did a bunch of research, and decided that parakeets would be the best bet for […]
Yesterday we went to visit a friend at his home, a children’s magician who’s currently battling late stage lung cancer. Charlie and Olive played with the rabbits he uses for his magic show while we were there, and his wife, who works as his assistant, saw how much my kids loved the rabbits and asked […]
In a recent post, I talked about how Snowy is an only child and we intend for her to stay that way. But this isn’t exactly true, because Snowy does have a very beloved “big sister,” our cat, Allie. I grew up always having pets. I got my beloved dog, Wishbone, for my 5th birthday, and […]
I have always been a passionate animal lover and rescuer. Animals have taught me so much about unconditional love, compassion, trust, loyalty, and responsibility and have enriched my life in so many ways. I want my kids to be able to have that same experience so I always knew that they would have pets. Plus dog owners live […]
Growing up, I always had at least one dog and most of the time we had two. I still vividly remember my first dog, a giant German Shepard named Boone that let me sleep on his side. He was gentle and loving and so sweet. We went through quite a few dogs, and I always […]
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