Limitless Adventures in Pawrenting

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Happiness isn’t always clean. It’s rarely calm. And often, it smells vaguely like wet fur and liver treats.

But it’s real. And it sneaks in when I least expect it.

Here are 30 things that make me happy—some loud, some quiet, and all tangled up in the mayhem that is Sauli.

1. Her morning zoomies—pure chaos at 6:00 a.m., but somehow… joyful.
2. The sound of paws on hardwood—a soft reminder that I’m not alone.
3. Chewed-up leashes—each one a timestamp of her wild spirit.
4. That moment in Book 1 when she finally lets her guard down (don’t worry, no spoilers).
5. Dog daycare report cards that read like wild police blotters.
6. Writing “Sauli and the Great Escape” and laughing harder than I should.
7. Readers telling me their rescue stories. Instant soul connections.
8. Watching her sleep—face twitching, probably dreaming of her next heist.
9. The smell of her head—yes, I’m one of those people.
10. Illustrating her stories with a mix of watercolor and chaos.
11. Rainy days with her curled by my side.
12. The fact that she once tried to outsmart a wolfdog.
13. Packing books for readers. Each one feels personal.
14. Remembering our first meeting in that wild Wisconsin hotel.
15. Leaving her with Loretta and getting daily Sauli-shenanigan updates.
16. Sunlight on her back while she sprawls like royalty.
17. The paw print tattoos people send me. Yes, they exist.
18. Knowing that rescue stories matter.
19. The people who write to say, “She reminds me of my dog.”
20. That one scene in Great Escape when she pulls the van stunt.
21. Her deep sighs when she’s finally tired out.
22. Creating visual paw-narratives. (No, it’s not a thing. Yes, I made it one.)
23. Her epic escape from the bathhouse. (Also in the book. No spoilers.)
24. Knowing I’ll never run out of stories with her.
25. The ridiculous things I’ve Googled because of her. (“Is goat poop toxic for dogs?”)
26. Being her safe place—even when she tests every limit.
27. Writing newsletters that feel like letters to dog people.
28. The fact that she’s not easy—and never has been.
29. Our morning walks. Always chaotic. Always sacred.
30. Her. Just her. Every day. Always her.

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Some people find happiness in clean sheets or empty inboxes.
I find mine in a rescue pup who turned my life upside down—and made it worth writing about.

Start the first story from The Adventures of Sauli the Rescue Pup – Sauli’s Day Across The Globe.
Continue the ride with Sauli and the Great Escape—where things get wilder, messier, and even more real.

You’ll laugh. You’ll gasp. You’ll probably say “Oh no she didn’t.”

(Oh yes. She did.)

#RescuePupChronicles
#AdoptDontShop
#SauliAndTheGreatEscape
#HappinessInDogYears

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I didn’t buy her.

I saw her face on a rescue app—tiny, fierce, already plotting her future—and I flew across the country. We met in a hotel room she would proceed to destroy. Twice.

She didn’t cost me anything at first.

But then came the flights. The crates. The training. The Uber rides with scratched leather. The new fences. The destroyed leashes. The daycare trials (and eventual expulsion). The raw food. The liver treats. The vet visits. The guilt. The joy. The freedom. The chaos. The calm.

And in return?
She gave me a story. And then another. And then—one more. The third in the series is out now: Sauli and the Great Escape. And let me tell you, the title is not a metaphor.

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Was it worth it?

You can’t put a price on the moment a wild, scared soul starts trusting you.

You can’t quantify the joy of a dog finally sleeping peacefully at your feet—or the mayhem she stirs up before she gets there.

Rescuing Sauli was never about cost.
It was about commitment.
It was about showing up for someone who didn’t ask to be left behind.
And it was about earning love, day by day, with patience, humor, and reinforced fences.

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So yeah, it was the most money I ever spent.

And I’d spend it all again.
Because she rescued me right back.

If you’ve ever loved a rescue, you’ll get it.
And if you haven’t met Sauli yet—start with Book 1. She’s not for the faint of heart, but she’ll get under your skin in the best way.

#AdoptDontShop
#SauliAndTheGreatEscape
#TheAdventuresOfSauliTheRescuePup

Lately, I’ve been curious about freedom.
Not the big, capital-letter Freedom plastered on flags. I mean the small, quiet kind.

The freedom to leap first and ask questions later.
To live uncontained. To be messy, wild, loyal, disobedient, hilarious—and still be deeply loved.

Which brings me to Sauli.

She doesn’t follow the rules. Not for long. She escapes. She chases. She climbs. She finds new ways to vanish, usually when the stakes are highest—like say, during Thanksgiving dinner, or across the chaotic streets of Mumbai.

And yet, every single time, she returns. Or I find her. And our story continues.

That’s the kind of freedom I’m curious about. The kind where you can run away, screw up, crash the playdate van, and still be held. Still be home.

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🐾 The Adventure Continues…

Writing The Adventures of Sauli the Rescue Pup has taught me more about loyalty and liberation than any self-help book ever did. And the latest one, Sauli and the Great Escape?
Whew. That one cracked something open.

Because it’s not just a book about a dog escaping yards and daycare and decorum.
It’s about a soul that refuses to be boxed in.

Kind of like all of us, right?

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So, yeah…

That’s what I’m curious about.
Where freedom meets love.
Where wildness meets belonging.
Where the next escape leads—not away, but maybe closer to ourselves.

And if you’re curious too, Sauli’s got a story for you. Actually, three. And counting.

– Kay (wondering if curiosity is the leash… or the key)