Barbara Davis

Barbara Davis graduated with honors from Harvard and then earned her master’s degree in American history from the University of Colorado. For the past 20 years she has written essays and articles, raised a son, and rescued dogs from the Indianapolis Humane Society. She prefers misunderstood dogs, like Chows and Pit Bulls.
Chow Chows

Amazing, Misunderstood Chow Chows Are a Girl’s Best Friend

If you Google “Chow Chow breed of dog” as I just have, you get the

dog sittign on carpet

Amazing Things Dogs Can Do that You Might Not Know About

Dogs have been impressing their owners with their intelligence, capacity to give and receive affection,

boy and his dog

Why Every Child Should Be Allowed to Raise a Puppy

Back in 2004, at age seven, my son was hospitalized for depression. I had taken

Why You Should Adopt a Pit Bull

Why You Should Adopt a Pit Bull

If you Google “about adopting Pit Bulls,” you get page after page of top ten

Picture of Chow Chow and a woman in the park

I Am Not a Crazy Dog Lady!

I was watching the hurricane forecast coverage on CNN several days ago, and they featured