christal

crying in my emotional caves 🙇🏻‍♀️ writer/editor (she/her)

[christal @dearskye]

holy smokes do not move your dog to canine food based on "eastern food therapy". do not base your dog's nutritional needs off your diet preferences at all!!

[christal @dearskye]

thought this one of the try guys haha

[👽brittny pierre🪩 @sleep2dream]

Jack Harlow done gave white boys an anthem. apparently white boy winter is approaching. Lmaooo what is this?

[christal @dearskye]

the shed did it better

[Heben Nigatu @hebennigatu]

I need to be scamming more

[christal @dearskye]

@kittenpantss @zachsilberberg my people are slowly showing themselves!!!

[christal @dearskye]

@svershbow absolutely! our team is now inspired to make our dogs little badges too :)

[Sophie Vershbow @svershbow]

My dog is more famous than me and I wouldn't have it any other way. https://t.co/zWOynXZUrU

[christal @dearskye]

ngl reading about @svershbow's simon on the blog i manage is REALLY effing cool. i 🥹'd at the title good boy and i'm going to cry when simon earns his 'foster brother' badge

https://t.co/JCNuuHEGCO

[christal @dearskye]

everyday i am surprised by my inability to spell diarrhea

[christal @dearskye]

there's no judgment for putting this monster's needs first. and because of that i've been able to replenish my spoons (get back on meds) so i can continue making sure she is the happiest puppy in the world.

[christal @dearskye]

true story: my tired puppy is the best measure of work-life balance i've ever had.

[christal @dearskye]

and it's very cool to be able to support Meda to the fullest. especially when she has separation anxiety and can be reactive if she doesn't take 70% of my week for training, dog play dates, and separation anxiety sessions. she is so smart/impatient she creates behavior chains

[christal @dearskye]

our surveys also found that 42% of pet parents would give up their morning lattes while 33% would skip social outings for a year (um, i def did!)

what would you do for your pet?

[christal @dearskye]

a brief break from my twitter slowdown to say i've been at rover for a year now!

this campaign from @RoverDotCom looked into how we spend on our pets! here's how it breaks down

https://t.co/vN85rMh5H2

[christal @dearskye]

io also don't think i've witnessed as much pet passing in my life than in the last few months. collectively as a generation of pet parents, we're going to need more guidance through this

end of life care isn't normally in the budget but it's important

https://t.co/5fSShwZv8i

[christal @dearskye]

a brief break from my twitter slowdown to say i've been at rover for a year now!

this campaign from @RoverDotCom looked into how we spend on our pets! here's how it breaks down

https://t.co/vN85rMh5H2

[christal @dearskye]

adopting an older or young dog? your yearly expenses are likely to fall around $610-$3,555. and that can change as your dog ages!

my coworker looked at six years of expenses and saw them go up as a result of relocation, inflation, and changing health

https://t.co/KbIlln360Z

[erin mccann | @mccanner]

I don't know what the actual most popular dog breed in America is, but for most dog owners it's probably something like "we have no idea what he is but he smiles like a doofus," as shown in https://t.co/LMBRodL0rg's own version of this survey

[erin mccann | @mccanner]

So about that "French Bulldogs are the most popular dog breed in America" headline that you've seen all over the place this week.

let's take a closer look, shall we?