The first time I cooked lamb for Snickers was an accident. I’d bought a pack of ground lamb for a shepherd’s pie I was making for myself, used most of it, and had about half a pound left sitting in the fridge. I didn’t want to waste it. Snickers was due for dinner. So I … Read more
I noticed Snickers scratching behind his ear one morning. Not the casual, absent-minded kind. The intense, back-leg-going-a-mile-a-minute kind where you can hear the thumping from the next room. I checked for fleas. Nothing. Checked for ticks. Clean. But the skin behind his ear was dry, flaky, and slightly pink. The vet said it wasn’t anything … Read more
Snickers smelled the bananas before I even opened the air fryer. He parked himself on the kitchen floor and didn’t move for 15 minutes. Tail going, ears up, one paw on my foot like he was placing an order. Christina walked in and asked why the dog was “guarding the counter.” He wasn’t guarding. He … Read more
Snickers was sitting on the kitchen floor watching me cook dinner last Thursday. Chicken breast, broccoli, sweet potatoes. Normal weeknight stuff. And he had that look. The one where he tilts his head slightly and his ears drop forward, like he’s doing math on the odds of getting a piece. I glanced at his bowl. … Read more
I signed up for Ollie last fall. Filled out the quiz, picked the Chicken & Carrots recipe, and waited for the box to arrive like it was Christmas. When it showed up, Snickers lost his mind. I’ve never seen him eat that fast. Bowl licked clean in under 90 seconds. Not a crumb of evidence … Read more
Snickers was sitting at my feet while I ate a banana, doing that thing where he leans his whole body against my leg and stares up with those giant brown eyes. Not begging. Just… existing near the food with maximum emotional pressure. I broke off a small piece and gave it to him. Gone in … Read more
I did the math on a Tuesday night because I couldn’t sleep. Grabbed the kibble bag from the pantry, flipped it over, and started working out what I was actually paying per meal to feed Snickers. The bag cost $58. It lasted about 30 days. That’s roughly $1.93 per day for a 15-pound Cavalier who … Read more
I was standing in the pet food aisle last month, holding a bag of kibble that cost more than my own groceries for the week. Snickers was sitting in the cart, looking at me like I owed him something. And honestly? I kind of did. I’d been making his food at home for a while, … Read more
Snickers turned four last month. No party, no cake, just an extra scoop of food and a belly rub that lasted way too long. But somewhere between his first birthday and now, I realized I’d been feeding him the same two homemade recipes on repeat for quite some time. He still ate them. Cavaliers aren’t … Read more
Snickers had been giving me the saddest brown eyes all morning. Not his usual “I want a treat” look. More like “something isn’t right and I can’t tell you what.” He hadn’t touched his breakfast, which is basically unheard of for a Cavalier who once tried to eat a sock because it smelled like peanut … Read more