Finding Joy in a Bowl: A guest post by Jacki Skole

Today’s post and photos are courtesy of Dogland author Jacki Skole, whose blog you can find on her website. Enjoy! Finding Joy in a Bowl My ten-year-old stood in the school library cradling a green plastic bowl in her right hand. That morning I’d filled the bowl with cut-up strawberries, but despite being covered, I could tell that strawberries …

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Father Time: A guest post by Jacki Skole

Today’s post and photos are courtesy of Dogland author Jacki Skole, whose blog you can find on her website. Enjoy! Father Time He looks old. That was my first thought—and my second. It was as though I’d been hit in the gut. Not that I’d expected anything, really; I hadn’t thought about what he’d look like. I’d just wanted …

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Indulge the Dog: A guest post by Jacki Skole

Today’s post and photos are courtesy of Dogland author Jacki Skole, whose blog you can find on her website. Enjoy! Indulge the Dog One Sunday morning, my dog threw her version of a hissy fit. It was about seven o’clock, and my husband, Kevin, wanted to take Galen for a walk, but she didn’t want …

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An early review of Jacki Skole’s DOGLAND…

A review of Jacki Skole’s DOGLAND: A Journey to the Heart of America’s Dog Problem by Kimberly Spanjol, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LMHC, Humane Education Learning Programs (H.E.L.P.) It’s time to wake up, America. Americans love dogs. I woke up watching Good Morning America on May 20, 2015. At the time I was about halfway into reading …

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