The Adventures Of One Woman And Her Two Dogs
About 10 months ago I stopped eating meat. My reasons weren’t totally because animals are treated badly in factory farms––actually, I already knew that, and I suspect that most meat-eaters know that. I had been reading a book called Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer, which explores the environmental impact that the meat industry has…
Not long ago I wrote a blog about what it means to be a good advocate for your dog. After what happened to Carl and what has been happening around the nation in response to the murder of George Floyd, I began to think about that blog. While that blog is less that a few…
For as long as I can remember, I have loved animals. As a child, I grew up on a small farm. It wasn’t your average farm, though. We didn’t eat our animals; they were our friends. Over the course of my 17 years growing up on the farm, we had show chickens, a donkey, a…
It’s a little ironic that I just belted out a 17 page paper for class but thought, “I don’t know what to say” when it came to writing this blog. I’m on week six of working and doing schooling from home, and lately, I feel like much of my creativity and motivation has dried up….
It’s been a long week, but at least it’s Friday, I guess. I’ve had a full-week of non-stop news coverage. At the same time, I fought vigorously all week for the rights and safety of my coworkers (at least I won that battle this morning). I haven’t been able to sleep right in quite some…
This is kind of an abnormal post for this blog, but I needed a space to write out my thoughts and feelings. This has to be that space. Thank you for listening. -Kirsten Where do we go from here? That’s a question I keep asking myself. As we get further and further into this election,…
I want to talk about an issue that many are passionate one way or another about – breeding. If you would have asked me how I felt about dogs being bred on purpose two years ago, I would have told you that I was absolutely against it. Now, I’ve changed my mind. I’m absolutely for…
Last week a petition began making its rounds online. It demanded that the NFL remove Michael Vick as honorary Pro Bowl Captain. In case you weren’t aware or have forgotten, Michael Vick is most known for the atrocious things he did to dogs. In 2007, Vick was found guilty of running a dogfighting ring. He…
Occasionally on this blog, I will write about things that may have nothing to do with my dogs. Instead, I may write about topics that are important to me such as music and mental health; this is where the “relax” part of the website name comes in, because I believe both of those things are…
If you use the internet, especially Facebook, you don’t have to look far to find a post where someone is trying to rehome their dog. Some give excuses such as: “I just had a baby,” “We’re moving,” or “I don’t have time.” To me, there is not a single good reason in this world to…