Diane Mehta adopted a rescue dog but then questioned her own salvation from the chaos of daily migraines.
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The Dog Breeds Disappearing in India
Skilled, sturdy and well adapted to the country’s tropical climate, these dogs are great workers and excellent companions. Unfortunately, the other characteristic Indian breeds share is that they’re disappearing.
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They’re (Almost) All Good Tweets, Brent
Matt Nelson is a college sophomore who took WeRateDogs from spur-of-the-moment joke to data-driven fav-machine.
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Money: It Can’t Buy Love, But Can It Rent You a Best Friend?
In Bloomberg, Patrick Clark introduces us to Dusty Wunderlich (real name), the man who’s trying to monetize man’s best friend by leasing out purebred dogs.
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I’m Renting a Dog?
Can purebreds on leases democratize credit? The Nevadan behind Wags Lending thinks so.
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They’re Good Dogs, Brent: Meet Costa Rica’s Stray-Dog Whisperer
In Outside magazine, Bob Shacochis profiles Lya Battle, creator of Costa Rica’s Territorio de Zaguates, an open-air shelter home to hundreds of dogs.
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Our Lady of Strays
The world’s greatest dog sanctuary is on a small farm in Costa Rica, where hundreds of canines run wild over the land—eating huge piles of food and slobbering happily on Lya Battle and her small band of dedicated volunteers.
Posted inFeature, Nonfiction
Why I Hate My Dog
In this lighthearted portrait of his family’s rescue dog, author Richard Gilbert explores the larger bond between human and animal.
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The Story About Pit Bulls That Rarely Gets Written
This is a story about an American dog: my dog, Dexter. And because Dexter is a pit bull, this is also a story about the American dog, because pit bulls have changed the way Americans think about dogs in general. Reviled, pit bulls have become representative. There is no other dog that figures as often […]
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Our Longreads Member Pick: Watch Dog, by Kerri Anne Renzulli & Narratively
This week, we’re excited to share a Member Pick from Narratively, the New York-based (and Kickstarter-backed) storytelling site that launched last fall and has been featured on Longreads in the past. “Watch Dog,” by Kerri Anne Renzulli, will be published in a two weeks, and they were kind enough to make the story available early to Longreads Members. Renzulli, a […]