My Dog Dragged Me Across the Pet Store Parking Lot
One ordinary errand turned into a full-body demonstration of leash reactivity. I was embarrassed, frustrated, and still holding the leash wrong. Here ...
Life With Ziggy
12 readsPersonal narrative. The mistakes, the breakthroughs, the parking-lot meltdowns. Posts that only Maya could write — raw, funny, and always concluding with something the reader can use.
How I Used My Terrible Piano Playing to Desensitize Ziggy to Thunder
Ziggy fell apart at the first rumble of thunder. I am a mediocre pianist at best. Somehow those two facts became a workable desensitization plan. Here...
Why This Blog Exists (And Why Ziggy Ate My Couch)
A tech product manager adopts a terrified terrier mix named Ziggy. Chaos, failed advice, and one destroyed couch later, she finds her way into certifi...
The First 48 Hours: Everything I Got Wrong Bringing Ziggy Home Abstract
A product manager meets a terrified terrier mix and immediately tries to optimize the first weekend. Almost every decision made it harder. Here is the...