by Jacki Skole | May 14, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog People love stories—telling them and listening to them. Perhaps that’s why we start telling our children stories when they are just days old. Then, by the time they’re talking, they’re telling them, too. In 2010, a group of first, second, and third...
by Jacki Skole | May 7, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog My dog ate a mouse, says a blonde third-grade boy. I have two dogs, offers another, a brunette. A third, also brunette, says, My dogs died. The three boys, along with several friends, have come to pet Galen and to see why my daughter and I are seated...
by Jacki Skole | Apr 16, 2015 | Dogland, Standard
Dogland Blog I can only hope the reviews of Dogland will be as glowing as the accolades over its cover. I have two people to thank for that: Matt Smith, the graphic artist who designed the cover and Shannon Johnstone, the photographer who captured an image at once...
by Jacki Skole | Apr 10, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog Welcome to the new blog space for she’s a dork! I’ve moved the blog here so all things she’s a dork and Dogland can live in one place. Please sign up to continue receiving posts–you can do so on the right-hand side of this page. Thank you for making...
by Jacki Skole | Mar 11, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog Kevin and I are in agreement when it comes to our parenting philosophy—we occupy that middle ground between helicopter parenting and free range parenting. But the rules differ when it comes to Galen. I spoil her, and Kevin, well, he grudgingly lets me,...
by Jacki Skole | Mar 11, 2015 | Standard
Dogland Blog I played fetch with a cat. Yes, you read that right. A black and white cat enamored with a tiny stuffed toy that resembles a Christmas stocking, only it’s hot pink with a silver cross-stitch, not red. The entire experience was striking. First, I had...
