Pets
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Old bird
While doing my laundry, I was surprised by how brave a Eurasian tree sparrow is, eating food scraps at an arm’s length. It also kept peculiarly bobbing its head my way, making me wonder if it’s just the bird checking out on me. Was it afraid I’d sneak out on it? Later, I realized why Read more
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We lost a cat today
An orange two-month-old kitten, to be exact. We can’t figure out how we lost him. And the mother keeps calling him too. But no. We never found him at all. He’s been lost a couple of times already. He used to wandering off by himself, but we always find him in the nooks and crannies Read more
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Letting Sam go
It’s true that it takes a neighborhood to raise goats. But if you’re raising them not as a pet but as a source of extra income, and end up treating them like pets anyway, letting them go feels like a breakup. I also learned how our other goats felt sad or bad or distraught about Read more
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It takes a neighborhood to raise these goats
It’s been a year since I wrote about Dolly, our mama goat. Actually, when I wrote about Dolly, she’s the only goat we have. And I’ve been meaning to write you about how our neighborhood is generous enough to pitch in some hand (attention and enthusiasm) towards our backyard goats. But today’s different. While I Read more
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“Dogs without us”
Actually, I never thought about it. Did you? Like ever? If you’re fond of having dogs around your house, perhaps, your answer is no. But let’s indulge the thought for a moment, should we? From The posthuman dog: What dogs have to gain from human disappearance: Freedom of physical movement (no human constraints, such as Read more
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It’s that time for Coco
Our cat Coco has been talking to us the whole day. I know it because we’ve been through this a couple of times before. She meows and meows (just to get our attention) and leads us to a place she knows is peaceful and safe. But of course, there wasn’t a box and some warm Read more
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The future of pet food
We recently visited our vet for Sofie’s scheduled vaccination. Here’s what she looked like after getting the shots: And yes, that’s right. She’s the new dog I talked about in this previous blog post. The good thing about having a vet is that you can tap into their knowledge without being judged for being ignorant Read more
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