Pro Baseball Player Posts on His Struggles With Dog Ownership, Stresses the Value of Commitment

Pro Baseball Player Posts on His Struggles With Dog Ownership, Stresses the Value of Commitment
Photo courtesy of Austin Conway
Michael Wing
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A professional baseball player wrote a touching Facebook post acknowledging the difficulties he faces as a dog owner. Yet, he explained how, despite the challenges, he regards his German shepherd mix as a family member not to be discarded. The post went viral and encouraged many people to reconsider their own approach to pet ownership.

Austin Conway is a professional baseball player with the Chicago White Sox who owns a German shepherd mix named Stella. He began his viral post by saying he “hated” having to write it, before proceeding to explain why his pooch can be a bit of a handful sometimes.
Michael Wing
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Michael Wing is a writer and editor based in Calgary, Canada, where he was born and educated in the arts. He writes mainly on culture, human interest, and trending news.
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