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Monthly Archives: December 2015

Introducing: Bali

December 31, 2015by The Imperfect Dog Leave a comment

My partner and I aren’t ashamed to have our own ‘favorite’ cats. Bali is mine (unless Burma is on my lap then my favorite cat is Burma). Bali is talkative, […]

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Flooding

December 29, 2015by The Imperfect Dog Leave a comment

When I was an undergraduate, I had the opportunity to ‘gentle’ a year old mustang from the Bureau of Land Management. My little colt (whom I named John Wayne) had […]

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Introducing: Burma

December 28, 2015by The Imperfect Dog Leave a comment

Burma is hands-down my partner’s favorite. Burma was her first cat as an adult and has been with her for a long time, so I guess it’s okay to have […]

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Introducing: Frankles

December 25, 2015by The Imperfect Dog Leave a comment

This is our dog, Frankie. She is the quintessential perfect imperfect dog. But we just call her perfect for short. Why is she perfect? She is god-damn sweet as pie. […]

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Resident Animals

Tie-downs: Installed Management

December 23, 2015by The Imperfect Dog 1 Comment

Jonah quickly developed a specific spot on the couch where he wants to sit. Essentially, it is his safe space (it even supersedes the kennel as the #1 spot he […]

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Leaps and Bounds

December 22, 2015by The Imperfect Dog Leave a comment

Jonah progress update: He approached and sniffed my partner’s pant leg on his own. He has done 4-5 full body, toe curling stretches within the last two days. He has […]

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Uncomfortably Drinking

December 21, 2015by The Imperfect Dog Leave a comment

Jonah doesn’t feel comfortable enough to drink water if it isn’t brought to him or in his kennel. Here he is trying to drink it without moving from his spot […]

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How to Make Friends and Influence People

December 18, 2015by The Imperfect Dog Leave a comment

  Jonah has been making some big progress and did well meeting some new people. Please keep in mind that “big progress” and “did well” are defined very differently when […]

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The Absence of Body Language IS Body Language

December 16, 2015by The Imperfect Dog Leave a comment

It is difficult to gauge the emotional reactions of dogs who are shut down (read a great blog post or two on what it means to be shut down here). […]

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Foster Animals, Management Tips

Stock-still, Frantic Movement

December 14, 2015by The Imperfect Dog Leave a comment

One of the first things that you would notice about Jonah, if you met him, would be that he is either moving frantically or not moving at all. When he […]

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