A Shiba Inu dog lying on her back and smiling at the camera in a playful mood.

The Pawplexity Essays are where the Pawdcast conversations slow down.

Episodes start with situations. Essays stay longer with the ideas underneath them: control, predictability, attachment, stress, participation, ageing, responsibility, and the quiet negotiations that make up everyday life with a dog.

They are not instructions. They are attempts to look more carefully at things we usually think we already understand.