Lilly Meets LuLu, Part 2

As promised, here is a video showing how Lilly coped with meeting a very young puppy (just over 8 weeks). You can see in her body language that

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Lilly Meets LuLu, Part 1

It’s late, so this is just a quick note. Stay tuned this week for more info and even videos chronicling Lilly’s first extended encounter with a very young

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Meet Cody: A Retrospective

Since I spent most of this week overcoming a late summer / early fall cold, I have no training news to report. So, I dug out and scanned

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Real Life Recalls

Yesterday, I sat in my office poking at a few things on my desk, when I heard the distinct sounds of Lilly trying to sass the mules next

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A Walk With My 8-Year-Old Niece

In my mental fog last week, I forgot to mention that Lilly went for a loose leash walk with my niece. We only went a few blocks from

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Farewell, Katie

Today is a rough day in Lilly Town. First of all, my sister meets with her oncologist to get the full diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan now that

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Snake Update

On our walk up to the road to get today’s mail, we spotted our bridge snake friend sunning himself on the rocks. Neither Lilly or Ginko noticed him

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Sunday Snake Encounter

You will NOT believe what Lilly did Sunday. We headed out for our usual 3-mile walk, and as habit dictates, Lilly ran to the edge of our bridge

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Coping Strategies

Again, you have my apologies for the missing posts and general absence lately. I’ve been thinking a lot about how best to handle stress and worry when it

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Another Terrible Idea: Canine Disarming

Prepare for another mini-rant rooted in utter dismay. A “new” solution to dog aggression? Disarm the dog’s canine teeth. Not kidding. It’s tedious to click through The Los

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