Archive - The Dog Dad

On Lying to Your Friends

Using the dog to cancel plans you never intended to keep.

Jan 9 • Lee Parker

The January 6:00 AM

The difference between the tactical hiker and the slipper-man.

Jan 7 • Lee Parker

I Decide If I’m Coming Based on the Dog

I say “sounds good” while quietly running a second schedule.

Jan 5 • Lee Parker

What is a Dog Dad, exactly?

A field guide to the hijacked life: why we trade our sanity, our aesthetics, and our bank balances for a chaotic four-legged roommate.

Jan 4 • Lee Parker

The Real Reason You Cancel

It’s not always the dog.

Jan 3 • Lee Parker

The First Walk Decides the Day

How the morning walk quietly sets the tone for everything else (#001)

Jan 2 • Lee Parker

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