“Wow I’m impressed he behaved himself with such a crew!” Is a response I received from the owners of a dog, Rascal, I have staying with me currently after I sent her some video clips of our group walk in…
My how you've grown
Today on our walk as I easily called Zora to heel off leash as an off leash dog up ahead about 30′ away stared us down, I said to my friend, “A year ago I never would have let myself…
Skill A Day: Day 22 & 23 Walks, Basset Hounds & Leave It Choices
Well, seems I managed to get a bit behind on posting of our Skill A Day. So here we go couple of days at once! Day 22 was Thursday. That morning we took a walk with a couple of friends…
Startle Response
I have a really low startle threshold. Just ask my husband. He thinks it is mind boggling ridiculous how I scream when the dreaded, anticipated thing finally occurs in a movie or TV program. He says, “How did you not…
The Overtired Dog
Some dogs (generally adults) are really good at self regulating and getting the sleep they really require to stay mentally fresh and with good stress tolerances and coping skills. Others not so much. This is a topic I frequently found…
Spring turns into Winter, turns into Spring
Sometimes living in New England is hard. Don’t get me wrong, I love, I adore living here. I like seasons. I like winter. I like fall. Spring and summer I can handle because they mean winter and fall will…