Glasshouse Images/Getty As I write this piece, the temperature is soaring to 97 degrees in our midwestern city, and my absolute diva of an Aussiedoodle is napping comfortably on top of an air conditioner vent (can you blame him?). But a few weeks ago, my husband took him on a run, and we learned a...
Ashley Goodwin Two weeks before my husband left for Afghanistan in 2013, my childhood dog, Maddie, died. He promised that as soon as he got home, we would get a dog of our own, so I spent the months he was gone dreaming of what that puppy might be like. Judy came to us serendipitously...
Maskot/Getty Images “Your dog needs surgery.” It’s the news no pet owner wants to hear, both from your heart and your wallet’s perspectives. However, serious medical procedures are something pet owners often eventually encounter, whether your cat eats something it shouldn’t or your dog develops a serious condition. It leaves pet owners asking one of...
June hits and, let’s be real, all hell breaks loose. Don’t get us wrong: we love the start of summer and all of the fun it brings. But we’re also realists who are acutely aware of the total chaos the kickoff of this season signals: wrangling unruly children to apply sunscreen, the musty smell in...