Emily Pierce is a self-published novelist, award winning short story writer, and freelancer. When she’s not writing, she enjoys baking and making clothes for dogs.
It’s always amazed me how puppies have the same cute qualities but vastly different personalities. When Maggie was a puppy, she liked to snuggle and gnaw on her bones. She rarely chewed anything that wasn’t a dog toy. The puppies my family had in the past are a different story. They chewed up everything you […]
The first time I noticed Maggie scratching at herself more than usual, my first thought was that she had fleas. After a closer inspection, that didn’t end up being true, but she still continued scratching. It wasn’t until after I called the vet that I learned that dogs get dry and itchy skin like humans. […]
When my parents brought home a puppy when I was in middle school, we all immediately fell in love with her. She was a bundle of fluff with lots of energy who loved to play and cuddle. She was a dream to welcome into our family until we took her outside for her first walk. […]
I love my dog, but sometimes Maggie’s breath reeks. It doesn’t happen very often, but when I first noticed it during her puppy days, the scent hit my nose like a freight train. A friend told me to buy breath freshening dental treats, so I did. They ended up costing more than what I had […]
I like to take Maggie for special weekend trips to our local pet store. She gets to make new furry friends and we usually walk out with a toy she picks out for herself, but I also get something from the trip. While we’re walking around the store, I tend to see what’s being stocked […]
When I was growing up, I never thought too much about what our family dog was eating. I would go with my dad to pick up new bags of dog food at our local pet store every once and a while, but that was all I knew. I figured that dogs ate the same brand […]