Dana Shavin has written for Oxford American, Parade, PBS’s Next Avenue, Psychology Today, and The Sun, and an essay is forthcoming in Garden and Gun. She is a three-time award-winning humor columnist and travel writer for the Chattanooga Times Free Press, and the author of a memoir, The Body Tourist, and of a collection of columns, called Finding the World: Thoughts on Life, Love, Home and Dogs. You can see more at danashavin.com. Find her on Facebook/Muckrack/Authory
When you're lucky enough to grow up and grow old with your besties.
The mental health benefits that come with our beloved animals.
Yes, it is possible, with tenacity and training.
