YOUR EVERYDAY FIELD GUIDE

Life With Pets.

The everyday joys, honest questions, and little things that make a life together.

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Cute Shiba Inu dog looking out the car window with a thoughtful expression.

Life With Pets / Getting Started

Road Tripping With a Puppy Without Losing Your Mind

A road trip with a puppy sounds idyllic in theory, windows down, ears flapping, the whole cinematic picture. The reality, at least for the first few trips, is closer to a logistics exercise than a sce

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High angle of adorable fluffy purebred dog with tongue out enjoying stroking from crop unrecognizable owner at home

Life With Pets / Getting Started

Your Dog Is Not Seven Times Your Age. Here Is the Real Maths

The “multiply by seven” rule has been repeated so often, for so long, that most pet owners accept it without ever questioning where it came from. As it turns out, the answer is somewhat unglamorous: i

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Crop anonymous black woman in casual clothes stroking obedient small dog with tongue out on street in daytime

Life With Pets / Getting Started

Identifying the Root Cause of Anal Sac Issues

Depending on where you're standing and who else is in the room, watching your dog drag their backside across the floor can trigger anything from laughter to a mortified scramble for the nearest exit.

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Capture of a hands-on interaction with a dog amidst autumn leaves in İstanbul.

Life With Pets / Getting Started

Nobody Tells You About the Puppy Blues

Somewhere between the excitement of bringing a puppy home and the picture-perfect moments that follow, there is often a stretch that nobody warns new owners about: a period of exhaustion, doubt and, f

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