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The Hardest Decision: When Quality of Life Becomes the Conversation
I've written a lot of words about dogs. About keeping them healthy. About supplements and vet visits and preventive care...
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The messy, beautiful, expensive truth about dog parenthood.
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Three Friends, Three Dogs, Three Different Approaches to Aging
I have three close friends, and we all have dogs within a year of each other's ages. Dana has a...
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The Foster Dog Who Was "Too Old" and Changed My Whole Perspective
The rescue coordinator's email said: "We have a 12 year old beagle who needs a foster. She's been returned twice....
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How Our Whole Family Rallied When Our Dog Got Diagnosed
The call came on a Wednesday. Our vet, Dr. Pham, called me directly instead of having the front desk schedule...
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The Instagram Lie: Comparing Your Dog's Health to Perfectly Curated Accounts
I follow a golden retriever on Instagram who is 13 years old and looks like he was assembled by angels....
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My Dog at 14: What I'd Tell the Person I Was When She Was 2
My dog, Nellie, turned 14 last month. She is a small terrier mix with a personality approximately forty times her...
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Nobody Prepares You for the Slow Goodbye
People talk about losing a dog like it's a single event. A day. A decision. A moment at the vet's...
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The Dog Park at 6am: Where Senior Dog Parents Find Each Other
There's a version of the dog park that most people never see. It happens before sunrise, when the parking lot...
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What Watching My Dog Age Taught Me About My Own Health
I'm 38 years old. I take better care of my dog than I take care of myself. That's not a...
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The Rescue Dog Who Taught Me That "Old" Doesn't Mean "Done"
I wasn't looking for a dog. I need you to understand that because it matters to the story. I was...
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My Vet Said There Was Nothing Left to Try. I Didn't Accept That.
I need to start this with a disclaimer that I take very seriously: I trust veterinarians. I believe in science...
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She Was Given 6 Months. That Was 2 Years Ago.
The oncologist was kind. She was also direct. She looked at the imaging, she looked at the biopsy results, and...