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Lasting Grief & How to Survive World Pet Memorial Day
Written By: Dan Chruscinski
I’ve been writing this blog for two years now. Usually, my goal is to make you laugh about muddy paws, complain about my velcro Border Collie, Billy, or give you...
The Importance of a Pet Community: Why We Finally Cut the Ribbon
Written By: Dan Chruscinski
Let’s address the giant pair of ceremonial scissors in the room.
We aren't exactly the "new kids on the block" here in Plainfield. So, you might be wondering why we...
The Great Summer Glow-Up: Why Your Pet Needs a Spa Day
Written By: Dan Chruscinski
The weather this past weekend here in Plainfield was absolutely spectacular, which naturally meant our household split into two very distinct camps.
Billy, my Border Collie, saw the sunshine and...
Getting Fixed: The Nervous Pet Parent's Guide
Written By: Dan Chruscinski
I am going to let you in on a little secret. As I sit here writing this, Billy—my deeply clingy, boundless energy machine of a Border Collie—is currently at the...
The Velcro Dog Diaries: Surviving Your Furry Shadow
Written By: Dan Chruscinski
My Border Collie’s birth name is William Kaplan Maximoff McGillicutty. It is a truly magnificent, deeply distinguished name for a very serious chaos goblin. However, over the last few months,...
Surviving April Showers And the Muddy Paw Print Menace
Written By: Dan Chruscinski
Whoever coined the phrase "April showers bring May flowers" was definitely not a dog owner staring down at their muddy backyard at 6:00 AM.
Lately, we have been getting torrential,...
Tags and Chips: The Ultimate Guide to National Pet ID Week
Written By: Dan Chruscinski
There is a highly specific, stomach-dropping kind of dread that washes over you when you see a neon "Missing Pet" poster stapled to a telephone pole in Plainfield. It’s the...
National Pet Day: Why We Need Them, and the Magic of a Rescue
Written By: Dan Chruscinski
Let’s be completely honest for a second. Our pets pay zero rent, contribute absolutely nothing to the mortgage, and actively judge our outfit choices. Yet, we gladly revolve our entire...
Spring Thaw: How to Drag Yourself and Your Dog Back into Society
Written By: Dan Chruscinski
Let’s be brutally honest. For the last four months, we have all been living like glamorous, carb-loading hermits.
In my house, winter survival meant embracing a dangerously sedentary lifestyle. Lizzie’s...
World Stray Animals Day: How to Help Local Dogs and Cats
Written By: Dan Chruscinski
April 4th is World Stray Animals Day, and while the global statistics are completely overwhelming, the most important rescue work actually happens right in our own backyards.
We talk a...
I’ve been writing this blog for two years now. Usually, my goal is to make you laugh about muddy paws, complain about my velcro Border Collie, Billy, or give you...
Let’s address the giant pair of ceremonial scissors in the room.
We aren't exactly the "new kids on the block" here in Plainfield. So, you might be wondering why we...
The weather this past weekend here in Plainfield was absolutely spectacular, which naturally meant our household split into two very distinct camps.
Billy, my Border Collie, saw the sunshine and...
I am going to let you in on a little secret. As I sit here writing this, Billy—my deeply clingy, boundless energy machine of a Border Collie—is currently at the...
My Border Collie’s birth name is William Kaplan Maximoff McGillicutty. It is a truly magnificent, deeply distinguished name for a very serious chaos goblin. However, over the last few months,...
Whoever coined the phrase "April showers bring May flowers" was definitely not a dog owner staring down at their muddy backyard at 6:00 AM.
Lately, we have been getting torrential,...
There is a highly specific, stomach-dropping kind of dread that washes over you when you see a neon "Missing Pet" poster stapled to a telephone pole in Plainfield. It’s the...
Let’s be completely honest for a second. Our pets pay zero rent, contribute absolutely nothing to the mortgage, and actively judge our outfit choices. Yet, we gladly revolve our entire...
Let’s be brutally honest. For the last four months, we have all been living like glamorous, carb-loading hermits.
In my house, winter survival meant embracing a dangerously sedentary lifestyle. Lizzie’s...
April 4th is World Stray Animals Day, and while the global statistics are completely overwhelming, the most important rescue work actually happens right in our own backyards.
We talk a...