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When we adopted Blu, the woman at the shelter gave us a long look and said, “You sure about this? He’s a pit.”…
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The morning of June 16, 2015, I woke up before the alarm. I just lay there, staring at the ceiling, heart pounding like…
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I was only supposed to drop off some groceries. My mom had been stressing about them not eating enough, so she sent me…
I didn’t think I’d cry that hard. Not in front of all those people. But when Rex—my uncle’s retired K9 partner—jumped onto the…
Every night, right around 8:15, Sherman starts pacing. Not frantic or anything—just this slow, patient back-and-forth across the living room like he’s waiting…
Melanoma is a dangerous form of skin cancer that originates from melanocytes—cells responsible for producing melanin, the pigment that gives color to our…
I walk past this house every morning on my way to work. At first, the big curly-haired dog—Herbie, according to the sign—would bark…