Past Animals
Homer was the epitome of a ‘good old porch dog.’ He loved being with his humans and was excellent with all types of animals (the only exception being that one […]
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Introducing: Bali
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, […]
Flooding
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 […]
Introducing: Burma
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 […]
Introducing: Frankles
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. […]
Tie-downs: Installed Management
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 […]
Leaps and Bounds
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 […]
Uncomfortably Drinking
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 […]
How to Make Friends and Influence People
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 […]
The Absence of Body Language IS Body Language
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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