I am absolutely thrilled to have gotten the opportunity to write a Pride feature story for Apartment Therapy. Also look at this beautiful art by Ben Haist. You can read the full story here “At its root, Pride is about both resistance and belonging—two words I am thinking a lot about this …
Read more “Pride Isn’t Just a Party—It’s About Resistance and Belonging.”
In this time of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, many of us understandably feel compelled to be in the streets and so I wanted to offer up these dog protest safety tips: 1. DO NOT bring your dog to protests, rallies or demonstrations. Even if they are peaceful as we have seen repeatedly …
August 18, 2002 – May 4, 2020 RIP Mercury Part of me never thought this was something I would have to write – because it felt like Mercury would live forever, and he got 17.5 very very very good years. I’m sad to share that tonight Mercury passed away peacefully in my arms wrapped in …
A Canine Eulogy to the Titanic (April 15, 1912): The ship’s log says that twelve dogs boarded The Titanic Airedales a King Charles Spaniel Fox Terrier Chow Chow a Poodle French Bulldog Great Dane a Newfoundland. Two Pomeranians and a Pekingese were smuggled off in lifeboats concealed in blankets a Scottish Deerhound deboarded moments before …
To add a little bit of fun and whimsy in these hard times I wanted to share my picture book Bedtime Stories For Rescue Dogs: William To The Rescue illustrated by the AMAZING Lili Chin. Please enjoy and share with anyone who needs a little extra joy today
I hope that you and yours are doing as well as possible during these completely surreal times. I am doing as well as I possibly could – we are safe in our comfortable home, and are socially isolating. As a profound introvert I have to admit that honestly I’ve been trainingfor this my entire life. …
By now I’m sure you know that I wrote an article in the New York Times “The Dog Park Is Bad, Actually” about Dog Parks and the way they sound like a good idea but actually fail dogs. This morning I was also included in a BBC Radio Show talking about the risks, allure and challenges …
it’s no secret i’ve done a big writing career change-i write about dogs almost full time now & rarely about queer stuff & I’ve noticed a trend. When my bio gets read in literary spaces (big and small) there is a audible audience chuckle/giggle when the word “dog” is said why?! — Sassafras Lowrey (@sassafraslowrey) …
I am BEYOND thrilled to be able to share that my first article for The New York Times was just published! You can read it here Also is this art not completely completely perfect? I didn’t see the art until the article went live and I’m utterly in love with it and feel like it …
TOMORROW (Tuesday January 27, 2020) my dog Sirius and I will be on AKC TV during the DogCenter show at 12:00pm EST talking about trick training! You can watch the show on the AKC TV app, Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire. Or you can stream it live on Facebook on the AKC.TV or American Kennel Club …