My mantra with puppies has always been ‘tired puppies are good puppies.’ Whether it’s physical exercise, training, or mental stimulation, giving your pup things to do so they’ll sleep when you need them to can be really helpful. A Kong filled with moistened kibble/treats and left to sit in the freezer can also be a big help.

I always recommend Mary Roach’s books, they’re all great. She writes about all kinds of research and history in different subjects matter, and she’s such an entertaining writer. Specifically liked Bonk (s*x research), Stiff (use of cadavers in research), and Grunt (military research).

Into Thin Air, Bad Blood, Say Nothing, King Leopold’s Ghost, The Spirit Catches you and You Fall Down, The Coddling of the American Mind, Irreversible Damage, and Confederates in the Attic are all excellent. None feel bloated/like they should have been articles.

A late reply, but I thought you meant to say Erik Larson, not Lardon. His books are great!

Couldn’t agree more with your first sentence. Feel like I’ve read a lot of those lately…

Stayed at the Marriott in PV over Christmas. Rooms are slightly dated, but food is good, pools are great and we loved PV.