Featured Work

A sampling of published freelance articles, personal essays, and graphic design.
A screenshot of the Paws and Reflect homepage circa May 2024

Paws and Reflect blog and social media community

  • Skills: Personal, Educational
  • Date: Ongoing since 2019

30-page download: 101 Easy Dog Enrichment Ideas

  • Skills: PDF Guide, Approachable
  • Date: March 2024

A tribute to Frans de Waal: ethologist, author, inspiration

  • Best: Personal Essay, Tribute
  • Date: March 2024

How should your dog greet new people?

  • Best: Short-form, Actionable
  • Date: February 2024

Should you teach your dog these seven skills?

  • Skills: Educational, Actionable
  • Date: September 2023

Camping with dogs: training, gear, and tips

  • Skills: Long-form, Educational
  • Date: September 2023

Guide to puppy exercise and biological fulfillment

  • Skills: Deep Dive, Authoritative
  • Date: October 2022

Puppy blues: What they are and how to fix them

  • Skills: Educational, Encouraging
  • Date: September 2022

A new dog parent’s guide to puppy socialization

  • Skills: Long-form, Educational
  • Date: August 2022

How Sniffspot provided peace after a dog attack

  • Skills: Interview, Profile, PR
  • Date: August 2022

How to train a reactive dog: Beginner’s guide

  • Skills: Actionable, How To
  • Date: July 2022

The stress-free guide to house training your dog

  • Skills: Deep Dive, How To
  • Date: July 2022

The state of public dog parks across the US

  • Skills: Research Summary, PR
  • Date: July 2022

Everything to know about puppy crate training

  • Skills: Long-form, Educational
  • Date: July 2022

Comprehensive guide to enrichment activities for dogs

  • Best: Long-form, Accessible, Guide
  • Date: July 2022

A new dog parent’s ultimate guide

  • Skills: Educational, Authoritative
  • Date: June 2022
Courtney Bolinson smiling, a photo she submitted to appear with this piece

What I’ve learned about community as an adult beginner

  • Skills: Ghostwritten, Interview, Feature
  • Date: April 2018
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, where Ben’s story took place

Ben Breitenbach: An old hunter’s survival story

  • Best: Interview, Profile
  • Date: September 2017