Last Thursday was a long day. I worked all day, drove 2+ hours in the head up to CSU, met with our behaviorist for 2 hours, then drove
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She’s a Helper
Summer 2008 is full of home projects aimed at bolstering the energy efficiency of our house, which was built in 1978. I mostly fill the role of snack
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom
Happy Independence Day! It’s a big holiday at our house since Tom loves fireworks so much. So, rather than proffer our usual Friday Training Update, we’re taking a
A Matter of Perspective
I had a brainstorm over the weekend. I simply need to think about Lilly’s recent and rampant displays of fear and reactivity like I would if she were
East of Eden, Seriously
So … I’m waxing literary again. I just finished reading John Steinbeck’s East of Eden. Like many of you, I read The Grapes of Wrath in high school,
Puppy Thefts in CO
Are puppies this summer’s prime stolen property for money-pinched bad guys? I’m beginning to wonder if it’s a sign of the poor economy or maybe something else. Someone
2 Girls Hiking
Spurred on by a sense that summer slips away, Lilly and I went on our first real hike Saturday at Centennial Cone Open Space, a county open wildland-like
The hair a-flying
It’s finally starting to warm up around here. Summer, it seems, may have finally arrived. And, that means … Lilly is losing her winter undercoat. I knew the
Everyone is over-scheduled
I’ve met many really neat people through Lilly. There are several with whom I’d love to enjoy a more social relationship. But, here the catch. Most are too
The less you know about dogs, the more you like flexi-leashes
I hate flexible leashes. Hate them. Hate them. Hate them. Based on the pretty common sight of these leashes in the hands of what I’d deem as clueless