Journal
Remembrance writing
Breed-specific reflections on love, loss, and the particular shape of missing them.
What It Is Like to Lose a Beagle
The wrong kind of quiet
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Bernedoodle
The years were still not enough
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Bernese Mountain Dog
They deserved more years
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Border Collie
The house runs fine now — unobserved
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Boxer
They burned too bright
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
The lap is cold
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Cavapoo
They were attached
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Chihuahua
The grief is proportionate to the love, not to the weight
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Dachshund
The burrow is empty
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Doberman Pinscher
The shadow is gone
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a French Bulldog
The loudest silence
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a German Shepherd
The unguarded house
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Golden Retriever
The door is the hardest part
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Goldendoodle
One of a kind was always the cost
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Great Dane
You knew the math
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Labradoodle
The current has stopped
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Labrador Retriever
The quiet after the enthusiasm
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Miniature Schnauzer
The wrong kind of quiet
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Pembroke Welsh Corgi
The house was managed
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Poodle
They understood everything
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Rottweiler
The house is unguarded now
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Shih Tzu
The deal was broken
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Siberian Husky
The house is not peaceful — it is broken
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose a Yorkshire Terrier
They were always supposed to be here
March 19, 20266 min
What It Is Like to Lose an Australian Shepherd
The partner is gone
March 19, 20266 min