What type of dog is he? Our Bella, a Formosan Mountain Dog-Shiba Inu mix, LOVES broccoli. Same thing, if you were to put broccoli and bacon in her dish she will inhale the broccoli first. She’s bad for begging anyways, but if you have a piece of broccoli on your plate she is in full melt-down mode. She also loves…

My dog also does the post-sex stare. Both dogs will leave the room during, but immediately after Bella will run into the bedroom and put her front feet up the edge of the bed and just stare.

Yup, I end up spooning my dog all the time. My husband and I work shift-work and Bella will get into whichever spot is vacated for some warm bed snuggles.

I have two dogs, both rescues from Taiwan and both are a little quirky. Bella has lots of strange fears and it’s a lot of work to desensitize her to them, but lately she has become afraid of her farts. Like, she rockets off the couch, bed, her crate, whatever and runs out of the room. She’s been vet-checked (I thought…

Oh man. I’ve recently had to draw that line with both my dad and brother (it’s been a long time coming...) and it’s been a struggle.

I personally would send a “thanks, but not interested” text anything after the first date. And your first date guy sounds awesome! Back in my dating days I dated a couple guys with kids, and though I’m not planning on having kids myself it helped relieve that pressure since they already had them.

My Bella frickin’ LOVES the bath. She will go in the tub sometimes and whine until one of us caves and bathes her. I love soapy puppy pics!

The condo I bought after my ex and I split up. It was the first big purchase I made entirely on my own. When I moved in my mom gave me a pink tool kit and I promptly went about hanging pictures and shelves, installed some new lights in the kitchen and a wine glass rack—that was the first time I really thought “Wow, so…

This. Thank you for articulating exactly what I was trying to put into words. Any human family member I have lost has been difficult, but losing my dog was devastating in a completely different way, simply because it had been her and I on our own for a long time and my condo was filled with reminders of her.…

My mom is the same. Even now with all of us kids grown up and on our own, it still looks like Christmas vomited all over their house. We put up one token string of lights on our patio, and hang our (and our dogs) stockings on our bookshelf. Decorating the tree (and every other surface you could possibly decorate) at…

Find something you love and it will be easier to stick with in the long run. I tried everything: running, Jazzercise, swimming, yoga, pretty much every class my gym offered. I hated exercising. Then I found kettlebell, fell in love with it (and my kick-ass coach and ladies I lift with!) and 5 years later I love it…

That face! Those eyebrows! I’m a little partial to dogs with brows—my Formoan-Shiba Inu cross has amazing brows and they are always so expressive!

I’m so sorry. There is so much good advice here already, I can only offer what I experienced. Take the time to take care of yourself and surround yourself with a good support system--I am so thankful and lucky my parents were able to take me and my dog in for a few weeks, but you will be surprised who comes out of the…

Your grandmother sounds amazing.

I’m so sorry. I feel that some dogs hold such a special place in your heart, no matter how long they are gone. I had a similar meltdown recently when I was cleaning and found my german shepherd’s favourite toy, a hedgehog that she had removed all of the stuffing and squeaker from so it was just this crusty old toy…

Oh emm gee. Look at that face. I’m partial to dogs with eyebrows (one of mine is a Shiba Inu cross that has the little brown brows), but man is that ever a cute little face!! Enjoy all of the puppy kisses and cuddles!

I finally bought a high-quality foundation, instead of relying on drugstore brands that melted off my face by noon--and I love it! Why have I not done this before?!?

That sounds fantastic!! I love the ladies (and the few men) at my gym classes, everyone is so supportive of each other and there is so much high-fiving and cheering every class.

Great idea!! What is making me happy this week, is tonight is my last overtime shift (and then 8 regular shifts) before I leave on 7 weeks on honeymoon. To say it’s been a long summer with too much work would be an understatement, so I am glad there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Fuck. I’m sorry that happened to you. I feel your pain... found my (ex) fiance’s MSN messenger conversation with a mutual female friend, not only planning their next hook-up but also complaining about our sex life, or lack thereof. It’s such a shitty thing to read, as I imagine those text messages were for you.