{"id":2952,"date":"2026-08-25T10:37:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T10:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2952"},"modified":"2026-08-25T10:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T10:37:03","slug":"natty-and-me-sitting-down-with-the-nationals-team-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2952","title":{"rendered":"Natty and Me: Sitting Down With the Nationals\u2019 Team Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I was 15 minutes into the interview when I realized a slight problem: My subject was asleep. Like, snoring asleep. A not-waking-up-till-the-TV-goes-off kind of sleep. Dead to the world.<\/p>

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But, being a professional and all, I kept asking questions. I asked how he got his name. I asked for the latest skill he\u2019s learned. I asked about the attention, the cameras, the nonstop pulls on his schedule. And it was a good thing I didn\u2019t need him to answer any of this. Natty, the Nationals\u2019 team dog, has people for that.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had a long photo shoot today,\u201d Jackie Cheshire, one of Natty\u2019s two handlers, told me. \u201cThis is his nap.\u201d<\/p>

It\u2019s not easy work, you know, accepting all these pets, being such a good boy all the time. In his first season with the Nationals, Natty, a 6-month-old lab-retriever mix, has been everywhere. He was in a video with James Wood pandering for All-Star votes. He has made many appearances at Nationals Park, where he\u2019ll trot around the clubhouse, then the field, then wherever the hell he wants, often posing with a player or five. He was even featured by WeRateDogs on X<\/u><\/span>. (Hello, 9.1 million followers, here is my very long tongue and an adorable photo of me sleeping with a baseball glove as my pillow.) The account rated Natty a 13 out of 10.<\/p>\n

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