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Claire Sutton
Staff Writer
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Claire Sutton writes about life with pets, from the first days home to the small daily routines that make a household work. Her reporting spans people-and-pet relationships, training basics, and the practical side of bringing a new animal into the family.
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- Sep 29, 2026You Don't Have to Adopt a Dog to Get the Benefit
- Sep 21, 2026The 90-Day Rule for Adopting a Dog With Someone New
- Sep 18, 2026At-Home Grooming Is a Monthly Health Exam That Happens to Leave Your Dog Clean
- Sep 11, 2026Most Cat Gifts Fail the Chic Test. These Clear It.
- Sep 9, 2026Her Anxious Dog Became the Best Mental-Health Teacher She Ever Had
- Aug 29, 2026She Says 'Meow' Instead of 'Hello.' Meet Fashion's Most Committed Cat Lady.
- Aug 18, 2026An Animal Communicator Told Me My Dog Wanted a Cleaner Water Bowl. She Was Right.
- Aug 14, 2026The Manuals Said Grieving a Pet Wasn't 'Real' Grief. A New Study Disagrees.
- Aug 11, 2026Pet Insurance Isn't Health Insurance. It's a Loan You Make to Your Vet.
- Jul 31, 2026Senior Dog Adoptions Are Falling. Here's Exactly Where to Find One.
- Jul 29, 2026Can't Afford to Feed Your Pet Right Now? There's a Safety Net You Can't See
- Jul 26, 20268 Floppy-Eared Breeds, and the Strange Reason Dogs Have Those Ears at All
- Jul 12, 2026She's Cut Her Cat Into 37 Surreal Portraits. He Couldn't Care Less.
- Jul 7, 2026The 'Rainbow Bridge' Feels Ancient. A Grieving 19-Year-Old Wrote It in 1959.
- Jul 6, 2026Yes, Your Dog Can Learn to Skateboard. It's Just Shaping in Disguise.
- Jul 5, 2026All 363 Miles of Oregon's Coast Are Public. Your Dog Already Knew.
- Jun 29, 2026Your Dog Isn't Why You're Not Dating. It's Just Your Best Excuse.
- Jun 25, 2026Before You Get a Second Dog, Let Your First Dog Cast the Deciding Vote
- Jun 24, 2026The Illustrator Who Built a Career on the One Thing Most Pet Portraits Miss
- Jun 18, 2026In a Colorado Divorce, Your Dog Is Legally a Toaster. A Bill to Fix That Just Died
- Jun 14, 20268 Habits of a Great Dog Owner That Have Nothing to Do With Money
- Jun 13, 2026Science Finally Cracked Orange Cats. The Gene Pulls a Trick No Other Animal Does.
- Jun 7, 2026Big Dogs vs. Small Dogs: Does Size Really Shape Behavior?
- Jun 5, 2026Your Cat Picks the Foot of the Bed on Purpose. Here's the Logic
- May 31, 2026Your Kid Wants a Dog. The Data Says Give In, Especially for Daughters.
- May 28, 2026Why Kids Read Better to a Dog Than to You
- May 26, 2026If Your Dog Needed Emergency Surgery Tomorrow, Could Your Sitter Say Yes?
- May 14, 2026Cat People Don't Want Cat Kitsch. 7 Gifts That Get It Right
- May 9, 2026Pick the Dog Your Life Can Support, Not the One You Fell For
- May 3, 2026The Honest Case for a Second Dog (and the One Reason That Doesn't Hold Up)
- Apr 30, 2026Your Pet Insurance Won't Pay for Shots. Here's the Add-On That Might.
- Apr 22, 2026Cannes Hands Out a Golden Palm. It Also Hands Out a Dog Collar.
- Apr 11, 2026You Can Buy Pet Insurance the Day Before Surgery. It Just Won't Pay.
- Apr 7, 2026One Word, Two Jobs: Why 'Socializing' at the Dog Park Backfires for Puppies
- Mar 21, 2026How a Touring DJ Raised a Puppy-Mill Rescue, Then Prepped Her for a Baby
- Mar 15, 2026The Freedom Paradox: A Dog With Boundaries Gets to Do More
- Mar 6, 2026Hating Cats Doesn't Make You a Narcissist. The Rush to Diagnose Says More.
- Feb 18, 2026So You Want to Work With Animals. It's Harder Than the Dream
- Jan 16, 2026Your Cat Isn't Grateful. They're Telling You They Feel Safe, Which Is Better
- Jan 12, 2026The 'Best Family Dog Breed' Is a Myth. Here's What Actually Predicts a Great One
- Jan 12, 2026Cane Corso or Mastiff? The Choice Is About Your Life, Not Their Size
- Jan 10, 2026Your First Dog: Match the Lifestyle First, the Breed Second
- Jan 5, 2026Every Reason Not to Foster a Pet Is Already Solved by the System
- Dec 23, 2025Pet Composting: Turning Your Pet's Remains Into New Life
- Dec 1, 2025Stop Calling Them 'Kill Shelters.' Then Show Up.
- Nov 23, 2025The Airport Therapy Dog's Real Job Is Getting Strangers to Talk
- Nov 21, 2025The Crate Is the Easy Part: How to Size and Choose One So Training Works
- Oct 22, 2025The CNN Hero of the Year Fosters Dogs for People in Addiction Recovery
- Sep 30, 2025Your Dog Isn't a Sofa. Pennsylvania's House Just Voted to Say So.
- Sep 23, 2025Your Cat's Shedding Is Telling You Something. Learn to Read It
- Sep 20, 2025For Andrew Knapp, the Dogs Are the Whole Map
- Sep 18, 2025Forget the Socialization Window. An Adult Shelter Dog Is the Safer Bet
- Sep 14, 2025An Avalanche Dog's Real Job Starts Before Anyone Is Buried
- Aug 22, 2025Shelters Stopped Guessing: How Science Rebuilt the Modern Shelter
- Aug 21, 2025Cat or Dog? Stop Asking Which Is Better and Ask This Instead
- Aug 6, 2025Stop Taking the Attachment Quiz About Yourself. Take It About Your Pet
- Aug 4, 2025Your Dog's Teenage Months Are the Riskiest of Their Life. Here's How to Survive Them
- Jun 25, 2025A Judge Called a Dog 'Immediate Family.' Now Read the Fine Print.
- Sep 23, 2022There Is No Right Way to Grieve a Pet. This Book Is Proof.

