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Has Anyone Gone On A Dog Park Date?

I haven’t been to the nearby dog park in a long time, not since my little dog pack lost it’s most opinionated member, Piper the beagle. But now I can say I’ve gone once in 2026 and I enjoyed it. This particular park hasn’t always been great. In fact, at one point it was downrightContinue reading “Has Anyone Gone On A Dog Park Date?”

Big Snow in Nashville? Part of me is jealous…

I have three distinct memories of specific experiences during big snow storms in Nashville. In one, I was downtown and thought it would be fun to spin out as I exited a parking garage. A thousand dollars later, my front axle was back to normal. In another memory, I was driving home after work letContinue reading “Big Snow in Nashville? Part of me is jealous…”

Piper Part 2 – You Make Me Wanna Roll My Windows Down and Cruise

Hi there! Welcome to Out of the Wilderness. I’m posting 15 tributes to my best beagle who passed away last week. She was lovable. She was sneaky. She was Piper. At 15 years old, she had lived her best life whether it was getting a secret extra treat or wandering off the moment I turnedContinue reading “Piper Part 2 – You Make Me Wanna Roll My Windows Down and Cruise”

To get a dog or not to get a dog, that is the question

I remember sitting in the humane society for nearly 3 hours with a beagle puppy on my lap. I was told she couldn’t be set down onto the floor because we were in the cat room so she couldn’t touch the floor (but why??) so we sat there, Piper on my lap while I spentContinue reading “To get a dog or not to get a dog, that is the question”