Aging Pets

By Erica Mauro | April 28, 2025 |
2 stylized photos of Mikey running in the backyard

Our dog Max was born in January of 2004.  That’s right, smack in the middle of Will and Mikey.  If you’re doing the math… I was happily loving up my little toddler Will, pregnant with Mikey and I thought it would be the best idea ever to get a Golden Retriever puppy.  Follow me for more great advice.…

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So Tired

By Erica Mauro | November 14, 2023 |
Our dog Ruby resting on the couch after a tough game of fetch. Thought bubble "I'm so tired" and a battery icon at 1%

A major part of my parenting strategy that I have yet to discuss is tiring out the kids and the dogs. I used the dogs to tire out the kids and the kids to tire out the dogs so that by the end of the day, I had a fighting chance of getting them to…

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