The receipt was sitting on the kitchen counter next to a bag of store-bought “gourmet” beef bites. It was a Tuesday evening when our dog suddenly started rubbing her face furiously against the rug, her eyes watery and her muzzle covered in tiny red bumps. One emergency vet visit later, the doctor handed us a…
The One Unexpected Rule for Choosing a Family Dog (And the 25 Best Breeds for Kids) We were seven minutes into our visit at the rescue center when six-year-old Lily dropped her ice cream cone onto the concrete. Before anyone could move, a floppy-eared, golden mix calmly walked over, gently licked the melted vanilla off…
Our Siberian Husky has a stare that could cut glass. She’ll sit across the room, lock eyes with us, and refuse to blink for what feels like minutes. At first, we thought something was wrong. Then we realized — it was dinner time, and she was simply reminding us that we were late. Again. Dogs…
Our Siberian Husky has a product problem. Not a hoarding problem — a taste problem. She has rejected a $40 bed in favor of the cold tile floor. She has ignored a fancy puzzle toy to chew on a cardboard box. She has, on more than one occasion, looked at us with the kind of…
Our Siberian Husky has a toy box that looks like a crime scene. There’s a squeaky chicken missing its head, a rope toy that’s been untwisted into three separate strings, and a Kong that she’s convinced is a personal challenge. She has destroyed toys that claimed to be “indestructible” in under an hour. She has…
Our Siberian Husky once ate something questionable in the backyard and spent the next twelve hours looking at us like we had personally betrayed her. She recovered fine, but that night taught us something important: dogs can’t tell us when something’s wrong. They rely on us to notice, to act, and to know when “a…
Our Siberian Husky has a complicated relationship with grooming. She loves being brushed — genuinely leans into it, closes her eyes, acts like she’s at a spa. But try to touch her nails? Suddenly she’s a dramatic actress in a tragedy, pulling her paw away like we’ve personally betrayed her. Every dog has their thing….
Our Siberian Husky believes she is the center of the universe. Not a theory — a firmly held conviction. If two people in the room start talking to each other, she assumes she’s being ignored, walks between them, and lets out a howl that says “excuse me, I was speaking.” She is wonderful. She is…
Our Siberian Husky once staged a silent protest because we bought store-bought treats instead of making them at home. She didn’t howl. She didn’t bark. She just sat by the oven, staring at it, willing something homemade into existence. She is dramatic. She is also correct — homemade treats taste better, cost less, and let…
Our Siberian Husky once howled at a bowl of plain kibble for five straight minutes. Not because she disliked it — but because she felt it lacked presentation. She is dramatic, spoiled, and entirely correct about one thing: dogs eat better when the food is actually good. Feeding your dog well doesn’t have to mean…
