One year ago today, almost to the minute (since I started writing this post, at at least), since Daisy crossed the Rainbow Bridge. We still miss her every day; we keep pictures of her up on shelves and as backgrounds on our phones. We went so far as to get a plush replica of Daisy…

There’s a question mark at the end of the title because it’s still early days, but the family is whole again. In early 2017 I stumbled upon a Shiba rescue website while I was looking for a friend for Daisy. I figured she’d want another Shiba friend, having lost Lilo in December. The site was…

This post is uncharacteristically long and heavy. It took three days to write. Buckle up. I can’t say I wasn’t allowed to have a pet as a child. I had several species of freshwater fish. Nothing exotic or over-the-top, just your typical goldfish, neon tetras, and assorted gouramis over the span of many years. There…