It’s a Small World -- for an Apartment Pet

October 5, 2015

Janet Kelly

…the bond,” Giacoppo says. Two of Sajery’s clients got creative. “One would bring her dog over and they could hang out together and then get walked together. The dogs were separated at night and had their owners.” A dog’s ability…

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New Yorker 'Cat Person' Short Story Stirs Controversy

January 1, 2018

Mary Carpenter

…about “Cat Person” led to an outpouring of comments and questions about cat people (versus dog people)—with many echoing the general consensus: cat people are more introverted than dog people. Although dogs may “expand your social circle in the real…

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Elder Orphan? C’est Moi!

May 31, 2018

Nancy McKeon

…me out of bed at a reasonable hour. Now this dog, this ideal dog, has to be kinda old, with a little less bounce in his step, just like his owner. I adopted my last dog, Jeremiah, at age 9…

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Late Dates #13: All of Me

March 1, 2023

Janet Kelly

…adopt another dog asap, and because my two children have huge hearts, they encouraged me to adopt a rescue dog. The shelter was only two miles from where I’d gone to buy organic grass fed beef from Ron, a farmer…

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Green Acre #149: Doggie Dont's

May 15, 2019

Nancy McKeon

Step-dog Tallula probably can’t read, but she tries her best to respect the neighborhood flora. / Photo by Stephanie Cavanaugh. THERE’S AN ART to walking a dog in a city neighborhood like this one. With a few grand exceptions, Washington’s…

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Green Acre #31: Dog Walkers, Ugh!

November 30, 2016

stephanie cavanaugh

…to loose your dog. I say that as the grandmother of the magnificent Lula the Murderess, a Plott Hound-Lab mix who is conducting a brief stay, and of whom I am fond enough to sleep even though she stinks at…

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Thursday Is National Puppy Day!!!

March 22, 2017

Nancy McKeon

…it’s not a “wrong dog.” Please don’t misinterpret: Puppies are adorable creatures, and I join the oohing and aahing when a new little life arrives at the dog park. But I didn’t have to housebreak my older dog, Jeremiah, whom…

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Pet Love

January 18, 2016

Mary Carpenter

…caused oxytocin to fall,” wrote Zak. With dogs, previously owning pets “seems to have trained our brains to bond with them.” Dogs also reduced stress hormones better than cats, which “may tell us why people who own dogs are judged…

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P.S. The Dog Died

May 2, 2021

Nancy McKeon

…we journalists say, she always buried the lede: Dear Daughter, We’re all fine. The weather is fine. Hope you are fine. Love, Mother P.S. The dog died. That was hard to top, but I also remain fond of “P.S. Aunt…

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Green Acre #94: A Tale of Tail and Turf

March 14, 2018

Nancy McKeon

…She’s still looking for it.” Damn cat. Where’s that damn cat? I know you’re around somewhere. Come out here so I can eat you, she’s saying. I speak dog. Or grand-dog, to be precise. Baby and her Personal Prince Pete…

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Green Acre #104: Dog Eat Dogwood

May 30, 2018

Nancy McKeon

The dogwood path at the National Arboretum in Washington DC begins. / Photo by Stephanie Cavanaugh. Blue Shadow Dogwood, seen at the National Arboretum in Washington DC. / Photos by Stephanie Cavanaugh. The fountain at the end of the dogwood…

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Who’s Your Dog, Really?

June 5, 2019

Nancy McKeon

THE SAINTED JEREMIAH, as one friend called my good old dog, died in December 2017 at age 14. For a St. Bernard mix that wasn’t bad, right? But even better: He lives on! In a goofy but ultimately satisfying way….

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Fledgling Buddhist Seeks Downward-Facing Dog

August 4, 2019

Janet Kelly

iStock MEDITATION IS so in right now. That and yoga. And eating yogurt with probiotics for a healthy digestive tract. And suddenly it is very important to be mindful. Mindfulness is definitely in. Wanting to be in, and wanting to…

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Come Rain or Come Shine

May 19, 2020

Janet Kelly

…crap, all the while the dog is pulling to get a move on already. It’s hard to do without letting go of the umbrella, the dog or the poop—or all three. (Though I must say it’s entertaining to watch…someone else.)…

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Sharp-Looking Skeleton Crew

October 30, 2016

Nancy McKeon

…even doggie dogs displaying their bones. The butler here in Chevy Chase, Maryland, is happy to serve his master pup. / MyLittleBird photo. A Georgetown student rental house put its ground floor to use, projecting skulls, even waltzing skeletons (next…

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Happy Howloween!

October 31, 2014

Nancy McKeon

…scary dogs will soon be gone (go visit while you can), but the first-edition dog books, dog and horse paintings and, of course, leashes and collars and fleece coats for winter will be there for you whenever you stop by….

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Fringe Groupie

May 26, 2015

Nancy McKeon

IS IT SO WRONG OF ME to want a bit of fringe in my life? Specifically a fringey crossbody bag I can wear for walking the dog in summer, when I don’t have pockets for house keys, car key, cellphone,…

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Green Acre #393: Come On In . . .

August 10, 2022

Nancy McKeon

…The Speckled Terrazzo Pup Dip Dog Pool, engineered with no inflatable elements to withstand doggie paws (those nails, you know, but they should still be trimmed). It’s $45 at the Minnidip site.   If pink will complement your peonies, the…

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