Courtney Sheldon had always wanted a pet tortoise. When she was 9 years old, her family would help take care of a dog kennel when the owner was away. She spent her time at the pond out back, playing with the turtles. When she moved to Arizona in 2020, she mentioned to her boyfriend that they should get a tortoise. After all, the climate was right. She was half joking – they already had three dogs and five cats. But the idea stuck with her. Then one day on Facebook, she saw an article about … [Read more...] about Tortoises Make Lifelong Companions
Emily Dieckman
Making Friends During a Pandemic
My boyfriend and I have been talking about getting a dog since before we moved in together three-and-half years ago. At first, we’d wanted to make sure we enjoyed living with each other before bringing another living being into the mix. Then, we learned our apartment didn’t allow dogs. When we moved to a dog-friendly place, I felt bad that we’d leave the dog home alone all day while we were at work, and he worried about how we didn’t have a fenced yard. We might want to move out of the … [Read more...] about Making Friends During a Pandemic