Has your guppy looked ready to give birth for weeks, with still no fry in sight? In this episode Art explains why a pregnant guppy might not be giving birth. He covers gestation, stored sperm, the late-pregnancy signs to watch for, and how to tell a gravid female from one that’s bloated or ill. It’s for any fish keeper staring at a round guppy and wondering what to do next.💬 Join the conversation: Have you had a guppy who seemed pregnant forever? Did she eventually drop a brood, or did it turn

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.The panel reviews "You Decided to Get a Doberman" the only way they know how — by remembering the Dobermans who ran their lives. A night-watch executive who audits falling leaves at 2 a.m. and makes his human whisper "Secured" at every window, a duchess caught mid-pounce on a squeaky toy who insists she was meditating, a quality-control nose that reviews the groceries like fine wine, a doorbell preacher whose three-bark sermon stops video

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.The panel reviews "You Decided to Get a Xoloitzcuintli" the only way they know how — by remembering the Xolos who ran their lives. A furnace with ears who never takes a summer off, a duchess with a dermatologist and a sweater wardrobe, a nine-pound night watchman with a heating-pad heart, a refrigerator thief who could not be arrested, and a dog who ignored a man the way a lighthouse ignores a boat. Verdict: five paws out of five. Featuring

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — LYRIK · December 13 – December 31LYRIK · The Amethyst Sign · December 13 – December 31A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year. Lyrik is the eighteenth and final portrait: with this episode, the wheel is

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — ASHEN · November 23 – December 12ASHEN · The Smoky Quartz Sign · November 23 – December 12A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — CALDER · November 2 – November 22CALDER · The Ruby Sign · November 2 – November 22A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Calder

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — BRYOR · October 13 – November 1BRYOR · The Jade Sign · October 13 – November 1A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Bryor portrait:

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — VELKAR · September 2 – September 22VELKAR · The Topaz Sign · September 2 – September 22A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Velkar

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.The Daily Companion — Audio Edition No. 4 · Friday, October 9, 2026Good morning from Gulfport, Florida. Benedetto opens the paper: 'No Election Was Held, and the Park Has Never Been Better Run' — Major, a German Shepherd, runs the park; Button the Yorkshire Terrier keeps the minutes. Violetta reads all eighteen Companion Signs — Talorin still holds the season. Mira tells the Tales page's first cat story, 'The Balcony Is Occupied, and the

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — LUNARA · August 13 – September 1LUNARA · The Rose Quartz Sign · August 13 – September 1A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Lunara

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — FENRIC · July 24 – August 12FENRIC · The Obsidian Sign · July 24 – August 12A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Fenric portrait:

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — VANDAR · July 3 – July 23VANDAR · The Tiger's Eye Sign · July 3 – July 23A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Vandar portrait: the

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — KESTRA · June 13 – July 2KESTRA · The Opal Sign · June 13 – July 2A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Kestra portrait: the Scout

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — THOREN · May 24 – June 12THOREN · The Onyx Sign · May 24 – June 12A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Thoren portrait: the

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — AUREL · May 3 – May 23AUREL · The Amber Sign · May 3 – May 23A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Aurel portrait: the Encourager

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — MORDANE · April 13 – May 2MORDANE · The Garnet Sign · April 13 – May 2A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Mordane portrait: the

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — SOLVAR · March 24 – April 12SOLVAR · The Sunstone Sign · March 24 – April 12A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Solvar portrait:

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — NOCTRA · March 3 – March 23NOCTRA · The Moonstone Sign · March 3 – March 23A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Noctra portrait:

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — ELDRIN · February 11 – March 2ELDRIN · The Labradorite Sign · February 11 – March 2A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Eldrin

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sign Special — RAVIK · January 22 – February 10RAVIK · The Citrine Sign · January 22 – February 10A special edition of The Dog You Chose. Most mornings, The Daily Companion reads all eighteen Companion Signs and moves briskly along — but every sign in the wheel deserves a portrait of its own, and this series takes them one at a time, in the order of the year.Benedetto opens the paper from Gulfport, Florida. Violetta paints the full Ravik