One of the ideas in Leslie McDevitt’s book, “Control Unleashed,” is to allow dogs to look at things they might react to. It’s something I wanted to try
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When Lilly shuts down
I realized recently that maybe I haven’t given you enough detail on what exactly I mean when I say that Lilly shuts down. So, here, in full glory
Nice clothes? Nah
You know you’re one of those crazy dog moms when shopping for nice clothes seems weird. OK, part of that also comes from working at home. Unless I
When they don’t think we’re looking
When they are outside alone, I often watch Lilly and Ginko from various windows in the house. I particularly like to watch when they don’t think I’m looking.
The nibbler
Sometimes Ginko does it to Lilly. He’ll just walk up and start nibbling on her like an ear of corn, tiny bites in a row on her neck
Wishing for a TIVO life
Sometimes I wish that I could rewind the live action of my life and examine the situation better. I figure it would work just like Dartfish, that video
On being flawed
The divorce rate and existence of on-again/off-again relationships says a lot about our collective intolerance of flaws in those we try to love. People like to talk about
Second session with animal communicator (long)
In early 2007, we began having problems again with Lilly wandering the neighborhood. The snow drifts were taller than our fences, so it was easy for her to
First session with animal communicator (long)
In July 2006, about 6 months into Lilly’s agility meltdown, I sought help from an animal communicator. Essentially, I asked her to find out what’s causing Lilly concern
Or … I’ll huff and I’ll puff and blow that door down
So, I’m in the shower this morning, and someone crashes into the bathroom door. I assume Tom is rough-housing with the pups and just laugh. But, when I