<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[hesterpetcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[hesterpetcare]]></description><link>https://www.pawnderings.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:57:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.pawnderings.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Soulmate Sven (and the Humbling of a Very Important Human)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I arrive to see them. After five months. Five months of wanting sooner. Trying sooner.Negotiating sooner. But I wasn’t allowed. So I built something instead. Quiet certainty. A private storyline with excellent confidence and absolutely no live feedback. That when I walked back in… it would be ecstatic. Obviously. Because that’s what reunion is. 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Smaller and "modern" breeds just weren’t my thing. I loved...]]></description><link>https://www.pawnderings.com/post/from-sceptic-to-super-fan-how-ralphie-the-cockapoo-won-me-over</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ba468d9402632b809fca6c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:31:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff2355_f51e6a6e4464433eb769a11c9cf7d327~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hester Regoort</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From rakes to romantics: The delightful irony of Bridgerton]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I'm looking after pets, I also enjoy writing copy for companies and occasionally for myself. 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