𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐄 Someone recently asked what lesson the dog show world had taught us that applies to life outside the ring, and curiosity got the better of me, so I began reading through the responses expecting to find reflections about breeding, preservation, mentorship, structure, stewardship, patience, discipline, and the countless lessons that…

The longer I spend around animals, the less convinced I become that the shelter crisis is going to be solved by any single program, law, campaign, slogan, fundraiser, or social media movement, which is not to say those things have no value because rescue matters, shelters matter, foster homes matter, spay and neuter programs matter,…

A single photo stopped me cold this week: rows of shelter dogs gone, with a caption blaming breeders. For a moment, the explanation felt simple enough. The longer I looked, though, the more I found myself wondering whether I was seeing the whole story or simply its heartbreaking ending. That question sent me down a…