Mornings Belong To Them Now
A cat who never yowls, a dog with no subtlety, and a weekday alarm I stopped setting eight months in. How two animals quietly took over the first hour of my day, and what I traded to keep it.
A cat who never yowls, a dog with no subtlety, and a weekday alarm I stopped setting eight months in. How two animals quietly took over the first hour of my day, and what I traded to keep it.
The left arm of my sofa was opened up like a bag of chips, and I spent six months doing the wrong things about it. What I learned about weave, placement, and admitting the furniture was never the real subject.
I picked our first clinic because it was close to the grocery store. Here is how I went about it the second time, and what I ask now before I hand over a leash.
Between a shepherd mix who claims the corner cushion and a cat who patrols the backrest, my sofa stopped being furniture and became contested ground. Here is what wore out first, and what I check before I buy another one.
A home that survives the pets.
Written and edited by Danny Pruitt.
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