STasker/Getty Images When I left, I didn’t take much. Some clothes for Joey and me. My toothbrush, my makeup. And Sundae, tail wagging, clueless to the life we were leaving behind. I thought maybe there would be a conversation later — some objection, some claim to her. But there wasn’t. Instead, when I returned the...
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images When my 9-year-old dog, Judy, began showing signs of weakness in her back legs, I started brainstorming all the ways I could help her strengthen those muscles. During a routine vet visit, our primary veterinarian asked if I had ever considered acupuncture. Yes, I told her — and proceeded to explain...
Tara Moore/Getty Images Mother’s Day is a tricky day for a lot of people, and for one Reddit user, u/InitialSong2898 (we’ll call her Song), this year was a bit of a doozy. So much so that she had to take to the platform to ask “Am I The Assh*le?” Song is a mother of adult...
Westend61/Getty Images It never gets any less cute, the way your dog tilts their head when you say their name, or how your cat comes pitter-pattering through the house with a little “brrrrow” after you call. It’s enough to make you wonder, do dogs and cats know their names? They definitely respond to them, but...