What Really Happens When You First Get A Dog

The story of my shelter pup.

Marlowe at the beach.

A few months ago, I adopted a stray from my local shelter. In the midst of moving to a new apartment, getting ready to start a new job, and adjusting to life in a different city, I decided that throwing fuel onto the fire might be alright, and so I got a tiny terrier mix that I dubbed Marlowe. This isn’t exactly a first for me — a couple…