Contrarian Pet of the Week
Meet Emily!
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: Emily Kappler-Litt
Age: Two and half
Breed: Asbury Park Shepard (i.e. half husky, part Chow Chow, part German Shepard, part lots of other dogs)
Hobbies: Running, gardening, stealing other dogs’ toys at the beach. Also, being a writer’s assistant.
Worst/Best Moment: Worst moment: when, as a puppy, she broke out of her pen and chewed through the cord of an unplugged hot glue gun. Best moment: every other moment because, according to multiple peer-reviewed studies, she’s the best dog in the whole wide world.
David Litt wrote speeches for President Obama from 2011 to 2016. A New York Times bestselling author, his newest book, “It’s Only Drowning,” was published by Simon & Schuster Tuesday. He posts under @davidlitt on Instagram and BlueSky, writes the newsletter “Word Salad,” and was born with an innate talent for cooking shrimp. Jen Rubin and David will discuss the book June 28 at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
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Please take a moment of silence for Gilbert, the beloved golden retriever of Melissa and Tom Hortman, currently lying in state at the Minnesota State Capitol with Melissa and Tom. https://www.startribune.com/melissa-hortman-dog-gilbert-shooting-mark-hortman-minnesota/601374091
Don't you love how dogs wear their hearts on their sleeves? What you see is what you get. Emily's good energy jumps out of her ... and right into us. Although dogs may not have a choice, what they share with us is enormously generous: their attention, their presence, their bodies. As hard as it is to raise dogs, they give us so much more than we can give back.
Emily! My eternal gratitude. And all the pre-loved toys you can get your jaws on :)