Tag: pets
Where to Board your Pet in Kansas City
Suitcases and bags stuffed with last minute sunscreen, plane snacks for the kids overflowing out of your purse, trying to remember if you checked...
From Pet Mom to Baby Mom: Thoughts on Pet Loss
Call it woman’s intuition– I walked in the house on a Saturday night, fresh off the airplane from a work conference, and the house...
Talking to Your Preschooler About Pet Loss
“Where Coop Coop go?”
A question I get asked several times a week that I wasn’t prepared to answer.
Our golden retriever, Cooper, had just turned...
5 Tips for Raising a Puppy and Toddler
I guess it should have occurred to me when breeders would stop taking my calls after I let slip we had an 18 month...
My Son Doesn’t Love Dogs. And That’s OK.
I walk my son to kindergarten most mornings. One day after I dropped him off, a mom and her dog walked over to me...
Pet-less and Fancy Free
When I became a parent, I knew I would face lots of judgment from others. Would I send my baby to the nursery the...
Have a Paws-itively Merry Christmas with Your Pets
While a pandemic has had us staying home more and more, we have had to find different ways to keep ourselves entertained. We have...
A Pandemic Puppy
It's summertime during the pandemic, the equivalent to springtime on the farm. New puppies are everywhere. Families smiling, kids frolicking through the fields with...
Rehoming Our Dog
Before I had kids, I was a "fur mama." Our dog, Scout, was the center of the universe. He slept on our bed, had...
A Letter To My Firstborn (Dog)
Dear Firstborn,
Almost a decade ago, your dad and I were married and promptly couldn't wait to adopt you. We found you online, you had...
No Shoes Allowed: A Cultural Dilemma
I enjoy a new idea-- both the thinking of and stealing. I would argue my *own* best idea to date has been elevator buttons...
I Don’t Trust Your Dog
Memory: I'm nearly six years old, and I'm sitting on my grandmother's couch. My nearly 4-year-old brother is at the other end. We're watching...
Are We Ready for a Pet?
Growing up, we were a dog family. The dog belonged to the entire family though various dogs had their favorite family members. At various...
When Guinea Pigs Die
Our guinea pigs died this November. On election day. Crazy, right? If it had been any other random day in November, I surely would...
When Babies and Pets Don’t Mix
I was a sophomore in college when Louie found his way into my mom’s garage. He was a white and orange kitten, no more...
