Happy Tuesday, Peekaboo fam!

We’ve got a great lineup of local family stories today:

...and more! Let's dive in.

— The Peekaboo Team

Today’s newsletter is sponsored by Pediatric Dental Associates & Orthodontics, where dental checkups feel like an adventure.

For 14 years, Charlie was Dominique's soul dog.

He found her in 2009, moved with her from Massachusetts to NWA, and stayed by her side through every late-night feeding and mid-day story time with her newborn son, Julian.

He was there for Julian's first seven weeks of life. Then he wasn't.

For months, Charlie's toys sat untouched. Then one October Saturday Dominique and her husband took Julian to Best Friends' Super Adoption Event “just to look….”

They swore a dozen times that they were "absolutely not adopting a dog," but then they met Bingo, and you can probably guess what happened next.

This is a story of unexpected adoptions that makes you ask, “Who rescued who?”

🐕‍🦺 NWA's Cutest Family Dogs: Over 150 pups entered Peekaboo's Cutest Family Dog Contest. The finalists included an adventure-loving hiking buddy, a blood-donor rescue pit bull, a therapy dog who moonlights as a sock thief, and several others that totally melted our hearts . Check out their photos →

🎾 NWA Dog-Friendly Parks: Where do you take the whole crew, paws included? We rounded up the best family- and dog-friendly parks across Benton and Washington counties, plus our picks for the best playgrounds, the best dog parks, the best paved trails for strollers, and the best natural hikes to tire everybody out. See the full directory →

📚 July Book Recs: Looking to round out the summer reading list? Allison Harrison of Once Upon A Time Books shares five picks spanning classic Americana to a modern memoir, a fitting mix for America's 250th and beyond. See her recommendations →

Between the toy avalanche, the closet nobody wants to open, and the "I'll deal with that later" pile that's been there since spring, most of us could use a little backup.

That's where Clutter Away NWA comes in.

This Bentonville-based team offers luxury in-home organizing, concierge move-in unpacking, and staging/decluttering services across Northwest Arkansas. They'll tackle a single overflowing closet or an entire move, setting up systems that actually stick and hauling away the trash and donations when they go.

If you've been dreaming of a home that finally feels like it's got its act together, this is your sign.

Placement sponsored by Ivybrook Academy

Movies in the Parks: Holes at Walker Park in Fayetteville, Thursday, July 31 at 7:30pm. Free and open to everyone. Bring blankets, chairs, and a picnic for one last movie night before school bells start ringing again.*

Terrific Tuesday Nights at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville, every Tuesday from 5–8:30pm through August. Free admission for an evening stroll through the gardens. Picnics and lawn chairs welcome, but leave the pups at home for this one.

Priceless Nights at the Amazeum in Bentonville, every Wednesday from 4:30–7:30pm. Pay-as-you-wish admission opens up the whole museum for the evening, and once you're checked in you can stay until close. Check out their Mo Willems-inspired hands-on exhibit Opposites Abstract on display all month!

* Indicates Sponsored Placement

Thanks for reading! Can’t wait to share our August issue with you starting next week.

Keep an eye out around town for our print editions and tune in each week for story snapshots.