Contrarian Pet of the Week
Meet Viv!
By Bryan Benitez
We told you we wanted to have fun, and we take fun seriously at The Contrarian. Each week we will share The Contrarian pet(s) of the week. (The pet need not be contrarian.) Subscribers are invited to submit their furry friend!
Name: Viv
Age: 10
Breed: Mutt
Hobbies: Eating food, getting into mischief, and eating things she is not supposed to.
Best Moment: Cuddling on the couch.
Worst Moment: Following a stranger into their home and getting lost for 4 hours.
Bryan Benitez is staff assistant at Democracy Defenders Fund.
How many creatures can express joy by doing nothing but their normal day-to-day routine? Thank you, Viv. Next up: stranger danger talk.
Hey, I discovered a new level of joy this week when a friend told me about Sniff Spot. It's a subscription service to private dog parks on private property--described as an AirBNB for dogs. I'm not comfy with unfenced off-leash parks or the gross mess everywhere in most public dog parks. Regular folk host secured areas that you can rent by the hour--some are just in people's backyards, for small dogs. But this changed everything for my lovely Irish setter who spends too much time on a leash. She and her "brother" poodle have already had two romps on 2 acres doing whatever they liked this week. Nothing makes me feel better than seeing my dogs as happy as Viv.
Oh MY, what a pretty girl!