After an exhausting day of agility yesterday, I fell asleep on the couch. Only to wake up, with a corgi snuggled against me, at 2:30am because the kitchen light had been left on. When I hit a certain part of…
Stop. Breathing. On. Me!
I’m having a bit of a sensory moment. Ok more than a moment. A sensory few days. Beau, stop breathing on me. But, Miss Katrin how will I know you love me if I’m not Right Here?! Beau, get out…
Dog Has Sensory Overload on Walks
“Dog has sensory overload on walks” is a search term that landed someone at this blog. It made me happy and sad at the same time to find that in the search. Happy that someone was seeking answers and sad…
Thermal Blackout Roman Shades DIY
Lately our curtains and shades have been driving me nuts. Ok really I’m having major sensory hell issues caused by bright light and I’m taking it out on the sunlight ergo the projection onto the curtains and shades. So I’m…
Teaching an Automatic Leave It Behavior: Management
I’ll let you in on a little secret, I don’t care about obedience. I don’t care if your dog can sit, or lie down or stay or come when called. Actually if you come see me for a behavior concern…
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…